Android Wear 2.0 comes to six more smartwatches

After the first three smartwatches got the Android Wear 2.0 update, Google had to halt the release to more Android Wear wearables because of a last-minute discovery of a bug. Thankfully, Google was able to fix that quickly and rolled out the new operating system to six more watches, which includes the Fossil Q Marshal, Fossil Q Wander, Michael Cors Access Bradshaw, Michael Cors Access Dylan, Nixon Mission, and Polar M600. This means nine out of the 19 devices expected to get Android Wear 2.0 have already gotten the update. Unfortunately, older generation Android Wear watches won’t be getting the new OS.

Source: SlashGear

Twitter drops the egg avatar, supposedly to combat abuse

Twitter’s default egg avatar is the signal that the user who owns that account hasn’t uploaded a photo yet. It’s an integral part of Twitter’s identity. But it looks like Twitter is shedding this part of their image for two reasons. One is they want to replace it with a silhouette icon to encourage users to upload profile photos of themselves. Another is to combat abuse. Yes, you read that right. Twitter thinks since abusive accounts usually don’t upload profile photos and have the egg profile picture there is now “an association between the default egg profile photo and negative behavior.” While we don’t think that’s the actual solution to the issue, Twitter thinks it is. What they are doing though is taking out something that has been heavily identified with the service, which we think is a mistake.

Source: TechCrunch

Review: 2017 Mazda3 Sport GT

By Emily Chung

In a segment with many brands to choose from, the 2017 Mazda3 offers a premium touch to the compact sedan lineup. Our model tested came with Mazda Radar Cruise Control, Colour Active Driving Display, and many other features that bring refinement to this vehicle class

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Snapchat wants to keep you in its app

Snapchat is constantly under siege by Facebook and we won’t be surprised if this new feature will show up on Facebook, Instagram, and even WhatsApp. Snapchat adds a new functionality to its search bar to encourage you to keep watching. Just type a topic of choice (ex. puppies) and get to see all the videos related to that. The videos that show up there have been added by users who selected the add a “Snap to Our Story” option. Snapchat uses a machine learning algorithm it probably got from its acquisition of search and recommendation app Vurb last year.

By adding this functionality, it’ll entice you to stay on the app longer, especially with the addition of Stories “around me” and local “attractions” that you can check out. It’s rolling out to select cities in the U.S. first but Snap plans to release the experience to more areas. It just won’t say when though.

Source: Mashable