OnePlus 2 makes appearance on video a day before launch

Maverick smartphone maker OnePlus is getting ready to launch its super-hyped follow-up to the popular but all too scarce OnePlus One tomorrow. The video above from Eason Qin (YouTube) shows the rather familiar look and feel of the OnePlus One but wait! Is that a home button below? Looks like it. This confirms the additions of a fingerprint reader for mobile payments and improved access control which will be one of the OnePlus two's highlighted features (the others being VR feature, a Snapdragon 810 processor plus a USB Type-C connector.

Anyone who wants to follow along in the proceedings tomorrow, or reserve a OnePlus 2 smarphone, needs to do so using an app which promises a VR version of the event (with or without a Google Cardboard rig). 

Source: Eason Qin

Alex Gibney's "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine" documentary is coming in September

Steve Jobs' life and work, as well as the incredible trajectory of his success, will continue to be mined and expounded on as a source for movies and documentaries. While an early look at Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic (starring Michael Fassbender) looks a little too Hollywood, Alex Gibney's Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, documentary (which drops on September 4th) takes a more incisive look at the life and work of Steve Jobs but seems to dwell on personal and past relationships.

Judging from the trailer, none of the source footage is new and has been derived from various video intervies of Jobs through the years. There are some interviews of former friends and colleagues, It is doubtful that there will be any earth shattering revelations to Jobs' life and times but it will be interesting to see how everything is put together by Gibney.

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YouTube now lets you see vertical videos in all their glory

In case you missed it, YouTube recently released an important announcement for Android and iOS users. Well, it’s important for those who have a tendency to shoot in vertical orientation on their smartphones and tablets. The mobile app now lets you watch vertical videos in full screen. Before you would only see these videos in narrow boxes, even if you try to blow it up into full screen. Now, you can see how these videos are supposed to look like with the latest update for Android and iOS. You no longer have to worry too much if you forgot to record your video in landscape. YouTube will still let you upload your video properly. Try watching these clips on your mobile devices.

Source: The Next Web