April, 2015

• 21 April

  What if the iPhone 7 merged with the Apple Watch?

  

  This concept imagines all new ways to control the iPhone. ADR Studio It was only a matter of time before the Apple Watch inspired some far-out concept videos for new Apple products the faithful would like to see. Strangely, the arrival of the company’s first signature wearable has inspired the below bizarre take on an …

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• 21 April

  Google search has a newfound love for mobile

  

  Is your website mobile-friendly? Google is setting some new standards you’ll have to meet. Google Google is making changes to the machinery of its mobile searches that will reward websites deemed mobile-friendly and penalize those that are not. As of Tuesday, Google is updating the way it looks at the design of mobile websites as a way to determine how …

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• 21 April

  OnePlus One finally on sale without invites, for good this time

  

  OnePlus For much of 2014, I referred to the OnePlus One as “the best smartphone you can’t buy.” Because despite promises to the contrary, the company continued to sell it mostly by invitation only. Now, at long last, the OnePlus One is available to the general public and will be for good. Buried within that same announcement: news of its …

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• 21 April

  Homeland Security Department to open Silicon Valley office

  

  Tech companies will soon be competing for talent with a new player in Silicon Valley: the Department of Homeland Security. During a speech today at the security-focused RSA Conference in San Francisco, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that his department is opening a cybersecurity office in Silicon Valley. And Johnson wasn’t coy about why: he wants to tap …

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• 21 April

  How to download extra camera modes on the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge

  

  Various Camara Modes on the Galaxy S6 Jason Cipriani/CNET Typically when a new smartphone launches, the camera is an integral part of the product’s announcement. Manufacturers all claim to have the best photo quality, and various shooting modes. It’s nice to have a revamped camera app with each new hardware release, and if we’re lucky we’ll see minor software improvements …

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• 20 April

  With Fizz, Google hopes to bring new power to mobile Web

  

  Alex Komoroske, senior product manager for Chrome’s open Web platform, speaks at Google I/O 2013. Stephen Shankland/CNET A Google project called Fizz is beginning to pop, letting programmers make Web apps on mobile devices livelier and easier to use. The Android version of Chrome 42, released last week, brings some new Fizz features to better match what’s possible with native …

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• 20 April

  Village Roadshow slams the ‘sleazy neighbourhood’ of online piracy

  

  Image by Nicolas Raymond, CC BY 2.0 “Pirate sites are a sleazy neighbourhood which our children go to and they are selling hardcore pornography and scams such as party pills and steroids.” That’s according to the head of Village Roadshow who has thrown his support behind new anti-piracy legislation put forward to allow rights holders to petition for the blocking …

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• 20 April

  The 10 gestures you need to know for the Apple Watch

  

  Now playing: Watch this: How to navigate the Apple Watch in 10 helpful moves 3:00 The Apple Watch is a completely new product for Apple: not just because it’s a smartwatch, but because nearly everything it does feels and works a little differently than the iPhone, iPad or Mac. There’s a touchscreen, but it doesn’t have pinch-to-zoom: it’s pressure-sensitive instead. …

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• 20 April

  Google’s Android Wear software will let you leave your phone at home (if there’s Wi

  

  Google announced new updates to Android Wear, including Wi-Fi capability. Sarah Tew/CNET Google wants to make smartwatches less dependent on smartphones. For now, to use most smartwatches, you need to connect the device to your smartphone and keep your phone nearby. That’s no longer going to be necessary for wrist-worn devices powered by Google’s Android Wear software, the company said …

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• 20 April

  Guy builds his own ‘Star Wars’ BB

  

  If you’re crafty, good with power tools and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, you can build your very own BB-8 droid from “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” for just $150 (about £100, AU$190). Related Links Star Wars droid BB-8 is real, powered by Sphero ‘I got my heroes back’: Why the new ‘Star Wars’ trailer made …

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