Twitter rolls out landscape mode for Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Helping Apple iPhone 6 Plus users see more Twitter on their screen, the social network adds a landscape mode to the super-sized iPhone’s Twitter app. Not only do you see more of the user interface at once. There is also a new compose window and threaded conversation design. The new UI looks rather similar to how Twitter looks like on the iPad. No word yet if Twitter plans to introduce this to the other iPhone models.

Source: The Next Web

Google brings Project Tango development kit to Canada and South Korea

Google’s Project Tango hasn’t been making the news lately. But the company’s experiments with machine vision and sensing technology continue. In fact, the Project Tango development kit is out now for Canada and South Korea. The dev tablets now cost $512 (from the $1,024 at launch). It comes with a 7-inch display, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a Tegra K1 processor, and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat (but gets frequent updates to improve its unique software capabilities). What sets it apart is the depth-sensing cameras and orientations sensors that allow it to create a 3D map of a certain area.

By the end of the month, or on August 26^th to be exact, the tablet will also be available in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The device can be bought by anyone in the supported country, but, of course, it’s geared towards software developers.

Source: Google Developers | Via: Android Police

Xbox One continues 'greatest games line up in history' salvo with rash of premium titles

Xbox gamescom 2015 briefing, Microsoft showcased new game reveals for Xbox and Windows 10, extending the company’s greatest games lineup in Xbox history into 2016.  

The company debuted world-premiere gameplay of anticipated exclusives “Quantum Break,” “Crackdown 3,” “Scalebound” and “Killer Instinct Season 3.” 

Xbox also announced “Halo Wars 2” – an exciting new strategy game packed with fast-paced action, massive battles, and an all-new Halo story, coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in fall of 2016. 

Arriving this fall, by popular fan request, DVR for Over-the-Air TV will come to Xbox One, in addition to new Xbox One console bundles for popular titles “FIFA 16” and “Halo 5: Guardians,” as well as the new Xbox Chatpad.

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Review: 2015 Mazda 6

Text and photos by by Donny Halliwell

To call the mid-sized sedan segment competitive would be doing it a disservice. Many auto manufacturers have cut their teeth by playing in this space and for nearly two decades, it’s been largely dominated by just a handful of models.

Every once in a while a new contender steps up its game and pushes the rest to follow. For this reason, I jumped at the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the new 2015 Mazda 6 for a week to put it through its paces.What ensued was an experience that, in the category and price point, is rivaled by no other. From virtually every angle, this car looks to punch above its weight, so it’s not hard to see why I award the Mazda 6 – 6 out of 5 stars.  Read on to find out why.

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