Dark Sky brings to-the-minute weather updates to new site

If you’re into weather forecasting, you might have heard of the handy Dark Sky app. Now, the Dark Sky Company is hoping to recreate that with a new website. The site will have the key features of the app and will show things like current temperature, weekly forecast, and to-the-minute rain forecast. According to Wired, the weather map shown is “situationally aware” and will change depending on what type of info is most relevant at the time. For example, it’ll show you the precipitation radar if it’s raining.

With the launch of darksky.net, the site Forecast.io will be shut down. The Forecast.io extension that developers can use will also be renamed to Dark Sky. The site is completely free and it looks like it’ll stay that way. It’s just meant to introduce users to what the app can do, which is available on Android and iOS.

Quick look at the CrystalTech Nano liquid screen protector demo

In the past, if you wanted to add some protection to your precious smartphone or tablet, you had to consider a glass or plastic screen protector. These were very difficult to install, often introduced grit and bubbles and were inconvenient. CrystalTech's Nano liquid screen protector is liquid applied to smartphones.

CrystalTech Nano offers invisible protection, reinforcing your smartphones or tablet’s screen to 9H (sapphire equivalent) hardness for ultimate scratch resistance and is easy to apply while leaving no annoying bubbles. But it gets better.

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macOS Sierra now rolling out to supported notebooks and desktops

Apple has started to roll out macOS Sierra, a free update to the El Capitan operating system that powers Apple notebooks and desktops. macOS Sierra brings various performance enhancements, the most notable being the Siri voice assistant which has been made available on the desktop for the first time.

Other key features include a universal clipboard function, the ability to unlock a desktop with a nearby Apple Watch, a vastly improved search and UI for Photos App, plus the ability to access files on your desktop using a connected iPhone or iPad. 

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Your tweets can now be over 140 characters

Twitter has released a much-awaited feature: longer tweets. There is still the 140-character limit but there are some parts of your tweet that won’t be counted. These include media attachments (GIFs, videos, images, and polls), quote tweets (except if you actually put the link on your own and not using the Twitter feature), and even usernames when replying to a tweet. For that last point, it doesn’t have to be just one user. If you reply to multiple people, their usernames won’t be counted as well.

Source: The Verge