Friday
Jul012016

Site lists down almost all OK Google voice commands

You know that Google’s mobile voice assistant can do thing like set your alarm for you or remind you to buy things. But there are a lot more things that assistant can do for you, including being able to increase the brightness of your display and launch the camera to take a selfie. A new site called OK Google lists down majority of the commands you can use with the app. The site classifies the commands via categories such as Reminders, Travel & Flights, Social Apps, and Maps & Navigation. It shows different iterations of commands and questions you can ask your Android device. Now, study up and find it easier to talk to your Android gadget.

Source: Android Community

Thursday
Jun302016

Apple rumoured to be in talks to purchase Tidal

Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal might be joining Apple, if rumours are to be believed, that is. The Daily Beast reports that Apple is supposedly exploring this option to bring on artists such as Beyonce and Kanye West that release exclusive content on Jay-Z’s service. It also comes at a time when Apple is looking to invest on its music platform, including a redesign of the service. Tidal’s main selling point, aside from the exclusive music, is sound quality. It costs US$20 a month to subscribe to the service.

Thursday
Jun302016

Facebook drops Paper app

The last of Facebook’s Creative Labs experiments is biting the dust. Facebook is shutting down its app that you probably don’t know about called Paper. It brought a clean and ad-free look into your News Feed while putting in some stories from your favorite news outlets. You’d see photos and stories cycle through without the added distraction of automatically playing videos and ads. Plus, news stories were arranged by topic, letting you browse through stories that really interest you. It’s even in this platform that Facebook’s fast-loading Instant Articles was developed. The app even let you send and respond to Facebook messages without leaving Paper. Of course, we know how Facebook wants you to use the Messenger app. But now the app has been pulled from app stores and users won’t be able to log in after July 29th.

Source: MacWorld

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