Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hands-On With Google’s New Nexus 5X And 6P Phones

Google unveiled two new Nexus phones, an updated version of its Chromecast dongle and an audio-only version of the Chromecast at a press event in San Francisco today. This was Google’s largest dedicated hardware event to date, and we spent some quality time with all of the new devices. Read More



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Why Snapchat’s Only Non-Ephemeral Content, The Profile GIF, Is A Big Deal

Snapchat Profile GIF Not everything on Snapchat disappears. As much as the app wants memories to span just 10 seconds and live for just 24 hours, one piece of content doesn’t self destruct. The profile GIF. And through its permanence, Snapchat has found a way solve a major problem with its identity system and social graph. Snapchat quietly added the profile GIFs in July alongside the flashier shift from… Read More



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Google Maps Comes To Apple Watch

Screen Shot 2015-09-29 at 5.18.44 PM At Google’s press event today, the company announced a number of new products and updates, including two new Nexus smartphones, two Chromecast devices, a new Android tablet and more, but one thing it kept under wraps was news of a notable new application arriving on the iOS platform: Google Maps now works on Apple Watch. Through an update to the Google Maps iOS app on the iTunes App… Read More



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Everything You Need To Know About Google’s Nexus And Chromecast Event

DSC_0012 Today, Google held a massive event to announce a few new products. In particular, the company two new flagship Nexus phones — the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. But that’s not all, Google also unveiled not one but two new Chromecast devices and a mysterious Pixel C Android tablet. Here’s everything you need to know about these devices… Read More



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Urban Airship Goes Beyond Push Notifications, Announces New Data Streaming Service For Marketers And Data Teams

7805815120_2f1ca5e49a_o Portland’s Urban Airship is probably best known as a push notifications service, but it definitely has designs to go beyond this. Today, the company is launching Urban Airship Connect, a service that helps marketers and data teams ingest data from mobile apps and stream those signals to other business systems. Read More



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Google Introduces Google Play Music Family Plan, $14.99 For Up To 6 People

DSC_0050 Google is expanding its Google Play Music service with a new family plan. The company announced at its big event that families will be able to subscribe to Google Play Music for $14.99. For this price, you get 6 different profiles so that you can get music recommendations that work for your tastes. These plans will be available “later this year.” Read More



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You Can Now Skype From Your Android Wear Smartwatch

picture1 Microsoft’s continued focus on making its products available cross-platform continues today with the launch of its communications apps, Skype for Android Wear smartwatches. The app, which rolls out with the latest version of Skype 6.4 for Android, allows you to receive notifications and read your messages on Android Wear devices, including the Moto 360, Huawei Watch, LG Watch Urbane, or… Read More



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