‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to get a female lead

The upcoming new Star Trek: Discovery will be continuing on the tradition of Star Trek’s diverse casting choices. The new show, which will be set a decade before the original TV series, will have a woman as its lead actor. They won’t name yet who will be leading the show but we should hear news soon enough. The lead though won’t be like Captain Kirk, instead she’ll be a lieutenant commander. The series will debut in the US on CBS in January 2017 and then the rest of the season will be on CBC All Access there and will stream on Netflix internationally.

"We're going deep into something that was for me always very tantalizing, and [we're telling] that story through a character who is on a journey that is going to teach her how to get along with others in the galaxy," series creator Bryan Fuller told reporters Wednesday during the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "For her to truly understand something that is alien, she has to first understand herself."

Source: CNET

Eye-Fi outs software to help extend life of its old Wi-Fi-connected SD cards

Eye-Fi announced at the start of July that it was ending support for its X2 line of Wi-Fi SD cards so people would upgrade to its Mobi line. But now, the company is offering a barebones solutions for its users who still want to use the older Wi-Fi connected cards. Called Eye-Fi X2 Utility, it’s currently limited to Mac users and has the most basic of features. The software will allow you to transfer images from your PC through Wi-Fi. But that’s it. Also, Eye-Fi won’t be releasing any updates to this software—further emphasizing that they want you to upgrade. The Windows version is said to be in the works but Eye-Fi won’t say if and when they’ll release it.

Source: Eye-Fi | Via: The Verge

Summarize news articles, documents, scans and more with iSummary

Summary 1.11 is a new productivity app for iOS. iSummary was developed for obtaining quickly extracted summaries of news and other documents. It automatically locates the most relevant facts in a story and generates short summaries that help the reader quickly grasp the main points from a document. To read the full story, readers can then tap on the "Get Full Text" button to get a clean, easy-to-view layout of the original article. 

The new app is for obtaining quickly extracted summaries of news and other documents on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The app aims to dramatically improve users' mobile news reading experience. 

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Google Chrome to start blocking Flash next month

Starting in September, Google Chrome plans to shift the emphasis from Flash to HTML5. Chrome 53 will start block Flash, particularly those kinds that load “behind the scenes,” which can slow down casual browsing. HTML5 is known to be less resource-heavy as well as improve battery life, page loading, and responsiveness across the web.

Come December, Chrome 55 will make HTML5 the default browsing experience. Sites that have Flash-only support will be the only exceptions. But you’ll have the option to enable Flash when you visit. These changes will hopefully result in fewer crashes and hang-ups.

Source: Engadget