Monday
Aug072017

Coach unveils stylish new Apple Watch bands

Coach has unveiled a collection of stylish new Apple Watch bands that add a lot of flair to the popular wearable. Available for pre-order with an August 19 ship date, these bands will be made in limited quantities so it is wise to pull the trigger on any design that grabs your eye.

Source: Haute Ecriture

Monday
Aug072017

Car2go adding Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLA models to Calgary fleet

Starting on Tuesday, the car-sharing company  Car2go is adding over 100 roomier Mercedes-Benz CLAs and GLAs to their fleet in Calgary.

Both the CLAs and GLAs are all-wheel drive, five-passenger vehicles. The CLA is a coupe while the GLA is a compact crossover with expanded cargo capacity.

“Our Calgary members have shown us that having an option with room for more passengers is what they want — one that also performs well, no matter the season,” car2go Calgary general manager Jon Wycoco said in a news release.

Source: Globe News

Sunday
Aug062017

Google tries out putting search results within search results

Google is known to try out certain features with a small group of users to see the reception for the feature and whether it warrants a wider release. One of the new features that’s popped up on Google Search app on mobile was reported by 9to5Google’s Justin Duino. It shows additional results from a pop-up window after you look for a particular thing or term. He tried looking up the price of a product and then some sort of pop-up cards, like you’d see with Google Assistant showed up at the bottom of his screen with the words: “People also view.” Duino was running 7.8.17.21 version of Google’s app. You can see what the pop-up search results look like in the image above.

Sunday
Aug062017

Google Play Store wants to bring to your attention apps that don’t crash

In a “why haven’t they been doing more of this before” moment, Google just announced that it’s making changes to the Play Store to make it easier for you to find apps that work properly. A new post on Google’s Android Developers Blog, states that half of the one-star reviews some Play Store apps get are over app stability (or lack thereof). Keeping that in mind, Google plans to improve its search and discovery algorithm on the app store to show app quality. “This results in higher quality apps being surfaced in the Play Store more than similar apps of lower quality (e.g. apps that exhibit more frequent crashes,” the post says. And for developers who find themselves suddenly at the bottom of the search list, Google encourages you to take a look at feedback and use that to help improve the app.