June, 2016

• 8 June

  The case that puts Android on an iPhone

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Android running on an iPhone 1:18 A special case with Android for brains can put Android on an iPhone. We talked to the developer behind it, Nick Lee, to find out more details on how his iPhone can run Google’s mobile operating system. Lee also let us know if he plans …

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• 8 June

  Snapchat ready to rock with new music festival deal

  

  Snapchat wants to give music fans around the world the true festival experience, but without all the crowds, sweat and sunburn. The popular disappearing photo and video app has struck a deal with live music company AEG Live to cover some of its biggest events via Snapchat Live Stories. Among the first festivals to be covered are the Stagecoach Country …

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• 8 June

  Twitter repaints its Android app with a cleaner look

  

  Tweeters who use the Android app should notice a few changes the next time they tap into it. Updated Tuesday, the latest version of Twitter for Android offers a look similar to other Android apps that use Google’s Material Design aesthetic, with larger icons and more white space. Twitter has been struggling to attract more tweeters at the same time …

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• 8 June

  Copy your playlist from one streaming service to another

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Transfer songs between streaming services 1:04 Recently I canceled my Rhapsody subscription in favor of Spotify, mostly because the latter now offers a $15/month family plan (though it stubbornly refuses to block explicit lyrics, grumble, grumble). Having been with Rhapsody for a couple years, I’d assembled quite a number of playlists and was dreading the thought …

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• 8 June

  Zuckerberg to hold his first Facebook Live Q&A

  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become well-known for his town hall-style question-and-answer sessions. He’s done them from places including Berlin; Delhi, India; and Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. But next Tuesday, he’ll do his first Q&A via Facebook Live, the live-streaming video service the social network has been intensely pushing lately. It will start at 11:30 a.m. PT. People …

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• 8 June

  This is the future: YouTuber uses drone to cut hair

  

  From photography to racing, drones are becoming increasingly useful as people explore the evolving technology. On Tuesday, Simone Giertz, a YouTube blogger known for making humorously dodgy robots, tried to take drones to their next logical frontier of glory: haircuts. She paired up with computer hacker Samy Kamkar to make the above video, which sees the duo attempt to give …

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• 8 June

  Google’s AI to make itself at home in the iPhone (The 3:59, Ep. 58)

  

  Google is putting building blocks in place to make your smartphone apps a whole lot brainier. The search giant brought an early version of TensorFlow, its “neural network” software platform, to Apple’s iPhones and iPads. The platform should enable more sophisticated apps from Google and other developers using TensorFlow, which was already available on Google’s Android mobile software. Also on …

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• 8 June

  Google expands Project Fi coverage with US Cellular

  

  Google is expanding the reach of its wireless service, called Project Fi, via a partnership with US Cellular. The additional coverage will be “rolling out to all users” in the coming weeks and will provide added consistency and speed, Evan Jacobs, a product manager for Project Fi, wrote in a blog post Wednesday. Project Fi, which Google launched in April …

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• 8 June

  Here are the biggest changes said to be coming to Apple’s app store

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Apple App Store to embrace ads, app subscriptions 1:41 Apple is reportedly making a few tweaks to how it does business when you download an iPhone or iPad app from its App Store. For one, it looks like app developers will have the chance to make more money from subscriptions. Currently, Apple takes a 30 percent …

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• 8 June

  Watch a Nerf war from the perspective of a DJI Phantom 3 drone

  

  Now playing: Watch this: We filmed this epic Nerf gun battle with a flying drone 2:01 This past weekend, I took a drone to a Nerf war. No, I haven’t invented a quadcopter capable of shooting foam darts. I just wanted to show CNET readers what it’s like to play one of my favorite new sports. I also figured it’d …

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