Thursday
Jun302016

Android N gets its name

This has probably started to show up on your feed. Android N is now Android Nougat. Aside from that, it also gets its new version number. It’s now also known as Android 7.0. You get to see the new Nougat statue at Google’s HQ in the video above. You’ll also some of the suggestions people gave when Google told people they could suggest a name for the new mobile operating system.

Source: Droid Life

Thursday
Jun302016

The Apple Beat: Apple’s Continuity to unify iOS 10, watch OS 3.0 and macOS Sierra

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple unifies its various operating systems, iOS, watchOS and macOS through iCloud as well as with common features across their Photos, Messages and other shared apps. Continuity, which enables seamless transition of actions between devices is just going to get better as the various operating systems get updated this fall.

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Thursday
Jun302016

Review: Apple MacBook (2016)

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The most portable Mac retains the thin and light profile that mobile workers and frequent travellers appreciate and becomes  a better vessel for many of  the upcoming macOS Sierra features.

Notebooks and laptops are some of the most important and most personal devices we have today, yet for some reason, these devices seem somewhat stunted in terms of their evolution. Sure, they’re more powerful, new 2-in-1 paradigms have made them versatile for users who want a tablet as well, but for the most part many of the updates and new features seem incremental.

Learning a lot from making iPhones and iPad, Apple created the MacBook to usher in the next phase of personal computing in the notebook and laptop form factor but nothing about the MacBook is common to what’s in the market today.

 

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Thursday
Jun302016

Tape measure gets smart with Bagel

 

It’s no surprise that even tape measures are getting tagged “smart.” This time, a new Kickstarter project by Bagel Labs is hoping you back this smart tape measure called Bagel. The measuring device offers three measure modes, saves your measurements, records voice memos, and syncs all these data with a companion mobile app.

You can use it in string mode to get measurements that you would with a regular analog tool. It can do this for up to 10 feet. It also comes with a strong Dyneema string so it can withstand up to 112lbs. Aside from that, wheel mode will let you roll it on its side to measure curved distances with one hand. Meanwhile, remote mode has a laser pointer to measure horizontal and vertical distances. To snag one of these Bagels, you can pledge US$59 to get the unit with an accompanying micro-USB cable. This gives roughly a 45 percent discount off its estimated suggested retail price.

Source: Engadget