May, 2015

• 21 May

  Load cached pages when offline in Chrome

  

  Nicole Cozma/CNET Back in January of this year I wrote about how you can play Chrome’s endless runner game if you’re lacking a stable data connection. Now, thanks to Android Police pointing it out, there’s another cool thing you can do if your connection is spotty: load the cached version of a website. This feature …

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• 21 May

  Spotify, QuizUp join quest to be ‘The Everything App’

  

  The world doesn’t need another app for watching video clips. Yet here we are, living in a world where a music service is expanding into a video hub for news and comedy shows. It seems quite a few apps recently are drawn to the idea of becoming “the everything app” — an all-in-one stop for your entertainment and social needs. …

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• 21 May

  Google Chromebooks score in schools but slow to catch on elsewhere

  

  Chromebook sales are rising, but Google still needs to promote them to the business crowd. Richard Nieva/CNET Chromebook sales are on the rise, even though consumers still don’t really have a good handle on them. Global Chromebook sales are targeted to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent jump from the 5.7 million sold in 2014, research firm …

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• 21 May

  Sling TV app comes to Android TV, adds ESPN Deportes (hands

  

  David Katzmaier/CNET Just in time for the Google I/O developer conference next week, the Android TV streaming platform is getting live TV. The Sling TV app is now available on Android TV devices, namely the $100 Google Nexus Player streaming box and a few 2015 Sony and Sharp smart TVs. Owners of those devices can download the free app and …

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• 21 May

  The new Spotify: Part tunes, part TV, part fortune

  

  CEO Daniel Ek introduced “the new Spotify” Wednesday, with more kinds of media and an effort to serve up more content based on a specific context. Sarah Tew/CNET Spotify always aimed to become the soundtrack to your entire life — it just realized it needs more than music to get there. Wednesday, the world’s biggest subscription music service unveiled the …

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• 21 May

  Try the Microsoft Hyperlapse beta on Android

  

  Nicole Cozma/CNET Update (07/17/2015): The Microsoft Hyperlapse app is now out of beta and available for download from the Google Play Store. Microsoft has released a new app for Android devices that will let you turn any video into a smooth hyperlapse. If you’re interested in creating super-smooth hyperlapse videos on your Android phone, then you’ll want to check out …

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• 21 May

  Amazon math app aims to slow kids’ summer learning loss

  

  TenMarks My sixth-grader has challenges with math during the school year, so I can only imagine what a three-month break is going to do to his already tenuous grasp of the subject. Amazon company TenMarks is hoping to combat this kind of “summer learning loss” with its Summer Math Program, a personalized course tailored to nearly all grade-school students. Normally …

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• 21 May

  Real

  

  The deadly alien that first stalked Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987’s “Predator” just kept coming back in sequels. Now, humans (and other aliens) can fight back with wrist-worn weapons of their own based on the retractable blades shown in “AVP: Alien vs. Predator,” provided they have access to a blacksmith shop. Related Links Real-life Legend of Zelda shield could withstand a …

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• 21 May

  Amazon teams with Manhattan stores for one

  

  Amazon’s Prime Now is planning to expand its coverage area for groceries and add more stores. Amazon Amazon is working with a handful of stores in Manhattan to expand its one-hour delivery service to include pasta salads, cookie sandwiches and rotisserie chickens. The e-commerce giant said its Prime Now speedy-delivery service — which offers thousands of items from paper towels …

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• 21 May

  Snap photos, make lists with iPhone app Nine

  

  Matt Elliott/CNET I’m sure Evernote is wonderful, but it’s overkill for my note-taking and information-capturing needs. In the absence of Evernote and apps of its ilk, I often resort to snapping shots with my phone as reminders of things to buy, books to read, recipes to try and so on. Then, when I need to recall the information in a …

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