Friday
May222015

Google's Hangouts App for Mac is now available

Users of Google Hangouts who own a Mac can now download a Mac-specific Chrome App for the messaging and video conferencing application. Running within Chrome, the Mac Hangouts app consolidates a user's contacts on the left side of one window and puts your chats on the right. Quite nifty. To get Hangouts simply go here from your Chrome browser.

Thursday
May212015

Pebble Time set to start shipping to backers on May 27

Pebble has announced that it expects to start shipping the first models of the Pebble Time on May 27th, which means that the company has somewhat delivered on a May shipping promise for early backers but this means most will likely get their new watches in mid to late June.

Source: Pebble

Thursday
May212015

Video: Event footage and demos from the Asus Zenfone 2 launch in New York

Video by Maarten Heilbron

Maarten Heilbron was on hand in New York for Asus's big North American launch event for the Zenfone 2 which is now available in North America including Canada. The video focuses on the finer points of the launch as well as some hands-on time with the Zenfone 2 and many of its features including its camera and ZenMotion gesture control on screen. Maarten also covers some of the intriguing accessories that round out Asus' impressive contract-free flagship offering.

Thursday
May212015

shomi now available via Chromecast

shomi's streaming video service is available via Chromecast so users can enjoy the videos and TV shows on any Chromecast connected HDTV or projector.

“Even before we launched, Chromecast was on our shomi roadmap as a must-have for our service and I’m delighted that we’re now able to deliver this experience to our members,” said Ann Tebo, Director, Product Management, shomi. “With Chromecast, Apple TV, and Xbox 360, there are now three Internet-connected ways for customers to get great shomi content on the big screen.”

 

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