Friday
Aug072015

Get your ‘regular dose of space’ with NASA’s Tumblr account

NASA keeps extending its reach in the social media space. This time the space agency is coming to Tumblr with not one but four new accounts. The main account will have different images and videos of NASA’s work. The other three focus on specific areas. One is dedicated to updates on the Mar’s Curiosity rover. Another follows astronaut Peggy Wilson as she trains for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. And the last one follows NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter. If you want to keep track of what the space agency is doing, you can follow them here, too.

Source: NASA | Via: The Verge

Thursday
Aug062015

Microsoft bakes in Android Wear capability of OneNote into main app

 

Taking one app you’d have to download separately, Microsoft updated its OneNote app on Android to add Android Wear support. The Android Wear version of the app lets users view notes from the wearables and add new ones via voice command. There doesn’t seem to be any difference from the way OneNote Android Wear app worked before, this time, as mentioned, you just don’t have that extra app with you.

Source: Android Police | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Thursday
Aug062015

Demo shows YouTube Gaming app in action

Curious about what YouTube has up its sleeve for its Gaming app? Kotaku shows off a demo video of the app that’s still in its testing phase. It isn’t available for public release yet so if you see any kinks to it, it’s to be expected. You should probably play the guided tour clip in full-screen to actually see what’s happening. You can play around with the app through a leaked APK. It’s only available for Android users at the moment, though.

Source: Kotaku

Thursday
Aug062015

Darkroom for iOS adds sharing ability for filters and better color altering tool

 

Photo editing app Darkroom adds more tools under its belt with its latest update. Version 2 of the app adds the ability for users to share custom filters on Instagram. The app shares this in a unique way though. When you post a photo on Instagram with a filter from Darkroom, others can take a screenshot of the photo. There will be an on-image QR code showing up there and that filter will then be made available to them.

The app’s color tool now also lets you choose specific color profiles in your photo as well as adjust hue, saturation, and luminance for each. Darkroom also now lets you favorite and delete photos while you edit, the save function will let you overwrite your existing photo with edited one. You can also now transfer edits from one photo to another. If you want access to the color tool and filter sharing though, you’ll need to make an in-app purchase to “Pro Mode.” That’ll set you back US$3.99.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free)