May, 2016

• 12 May

  Google gives iPhones and iPads slick Gboard keyboard

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Use Gboard for iPhone to search while you text 1:29 Sorry Android fans, Google decided to give its slick, new Gboard keyboard to iPhone and iPad devices first. Gboard lets you search for emojis and GIFs right from the keyboard. It also brings the ability to enter text via Glide typing. …

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• 12 May

  FBI expects more legal actions over encrypted devices

  

  The FBI’s latest battle with Apple over iPhone encryption may be over, but the war will rage on, according to the bureau’s chief. FBI Director James Comey told reporters at a briefing Wednesday that he expects more legal actions from the government to gain access to encrypted electronic devices, Reuters reported. Comey pointed to the fight to unlock such devices …

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• 12 May

  LG’s action camera lets you stream your sick backflips over 4G LTE

  

  “Rad moves, bro!” “Wicked flip!” and “Seriously, are you OK? Do you need an ambulance?” are just some of the things you’ll hear from your friends, thanks to LG’s new 4G LTE-enabled action camera. Creatively titled the LG Action Cam LTE, it allows all your extreme-sports fun to be streamed live to YouTube in glorious full HD. Much like GoPro’s …

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• 12 May

  You will need a TV licence to watch BBC iPlayer’s on

  

  A loophole in BBC’s iPlayer service, which allowed you to watch on-demand but not live TV shows without a licence, is to be closed, culture secretary John Whittingdale has confirmed. Whittingdale set out his intentions to close the loophole back in March, but has today confirmed those plans in a white paper detailing the BBC’s future. “The BBC works on …

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• 12 May

  BT to stream Champions League and Europa League finals for free on YouTube

  

  No longer just the best place to watch birds dancing to metal, YouTube will soon play host to the Champions League and Europa League finals, thanks to BT. BT will be streaming the matches for free on its YouTube channel to those of you in the UK. On 18 May, Liverpool will play Spanish team Sevilla in the UEFA Europa …

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• 12 May

  5 reasons to install Google’s keyboard on your iPhone

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Use Gboard for iPhone to search while you text 1:29 Google has released a keyboard for iOS users that does more than simply offer a way to enter text. Naturally, search is built in, as are a few other options you won’t find in Apple’s stock keyboard. After a some time using it, it’s clear Gboard …

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• 12 May

  YouTube’s new messaging tool pairs chats with cats

  

  YouTube is souping up its mobile app with a new feature — an instant messaging service that lets you share and chat about your new favourite cat video without having to leave the app. The existing share option on a video will allow you to share the video directly to a contact, Wired reports. You’ll then be able to see …

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• 12 May

  Verizon pumps up prepaid plans with more data

  

  Cellular service provider Verizon said Thursday it will add bigger data buckets to its prepaid plans. Specifically the carrier has upped its $60 monthly subscription for smartphones to include 6GB through Autopay. Consider those additional gigabytes of data an incentive for prepaid customers to turn on automatic payments. If you choose not to use automatic payments, then you’ll have a …

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• 12 May

  Woman allegedly live

  

  Authorities in France have opened an investigation after a woman allegedly broadcast her death on Periscope, the Twitter-owned live-streaming app. The woman died Tuesday after intentionally falling under a train in Evry, about 25 miles from Paris. She reportedly was using the app at the time of her death. Periscope is primarily used for streaming and watching live broadcasts, but …

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• 12 May

  Will the Rio Olympics resemble ‘Contagion’?

  

  The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro could look like the movie “Contagion.” In the 2011 film, an American gets sick in Hong Kong and brings the illness back to the US, causing an epidemic. Now a report in the Harvard Public Review argues that the half million visitors who will descend on the Brazilian city could spur a similar …

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