Google Assistant will read a special 'Harry Potter' chapter to you for 'Back to Hogwarts'

Just in time for "Back to Hogwarts" day, Pottermore Publishing partners with Google to have its virtual assistant read a chapter of Harry Potter to you. Say, "Hey Google, tell me a Harry Potter story" to have Google Assistant read chapter six of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The chapter is significant because it's the first time Harry boards the Hogwarts Express after getting invited to study at the famous wizarding school. In this chapter, we meet Ron, Hermione, Draco, and Neville for the first time. Basically, "it's the start of relationships that form the backbone of the Harry Potter stories."

To access the chapter, make sure you have the Google Play Books app on your Android or iOS phone. Android users already have Google Assistant. Now, if you use an iPhone, you will need to download the Google Assistant app.

Samsung launches DeX app for Windows and Mac

If you have the new Samsung phones and want to use DeX app, you can now use it. The app is now available for Windows 7 and 10 and Mac systems. You can now connect your Galaxy phone to your computer, helping turn your smartphone into a computer. Aside from being able to play games, access local files for a presentation, DeX makes it possible for you to use your computer's keyboard and mouse to control your Galaxy smartphone. There are also apps that are optimized to provide you with a good experience on Samsung DeX, including Microsoft Office, YouTube, Adobe Premiere Rush, and Twitch.

Source: PocketNow

Nespresso announces collaboration with Swedish bike company Velosophy

The single-use coffee capsule industry has been under the watchful eye of consumers worldwide but one company takes great strides in its recycling program. Nespresso is constantly looking for innovative companies to collaborate with and to encourage us to think about next level recycling. This time, it's with Swedish bike company, Velosophy. 

Earlier this week, Nespresso announced the collaboration with Velosophy in creating RE:CYCLE - stylish and meaningful bicycles made with recycled Nespresso capsules demonstrate the potential of recyclable aluminum. 

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Mark Ronson makes first Instagram Story music video

Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson partnered with Sony Music and Instagram to release the first-ever interactive music video on the platform's Stories feature. The video was for "Pieces of Us," a song featuring King Princess and off his new album, Late Night Feelings. The phone-filmed video was made specifically for Instagram Stories. With this feature being designed to be temporary, the video will appear in consecutive 24-hour cycles, each offering the viewer a different kind of interaction. Fans are encouraged to engage by adding polls, lyric stickers, and new Augmented Reality filters into their own Stories. Ronson has been incorporating the fan-made versions into his Stories in what Fast Company describes as "some sort of electro-beat, sticker-covered ouroboros." Eventually, the full video will be available on Ronson's IGTV.