WordPress adds fingerprint-scanner support for Android app

WordPress looks to improve its app on Android with its latest update. The app now has support for devices with fingerprint scanners and it also features a new media library interface. If your device runs on Android Marshmallow, you can opt to use your fingerprint scanner to unlock the app’s lock screen instead of having to input your PIN. A fingerprint icon should show up if your device is compatible with this feature. WordPress also makes managing multiple photos and video uploads easier. They cleaned up the interface of the media library and added Material Design elements to it.

Some of the minor changes include fixes for problems like deleting posts instead of moving them to trash, incorrectly asking Authors for their credentials, disappearing avatars for those using the comment section, as well as issues with opening external sites from apps.

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Microsoft HoloLens to work for up to 5.5 hours on a single charge

Filling in the blanks for the things we don’t know about Microsoft’s virtual reality headset, HoloLens, we now get information on battery life, connectivity options, and app compatibility.  Microsoft Technical Evangelist Bruce Harris said at an event in Tel Aviv that the battery life of the VR headset runs between 2.5 and 5.5 hours per charge and depending on the task at hand. It’ll also be able to connect to almost all Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-enabled device. And it can also run any universal Windows 10 app. Its viewable area will be similar in size to what you can expect if you held a 15-inch screen two feet from your face. And while you might want to test these out for yourself, there might still be a while until you can get your hands on it. Developer kits are expected to arrive sometime during the first quarter of this year.

Source: PCWorld

Microsoft's Windows Mobile Word Flow keyboard coming to iOS

Word Flow keyboard has long been one of the highly praised features on Windows Phone and was used to break the Guinness World Record for fastest texting. We are now working on extending this keyboard to other platforms, starting with iOS. - Microsoft

Microsoft is going to make the predictive and swipe-enabled Word Flow keyboard, previously exclusive to Lumias and Windows Phone devices, to iOS. iPhones and iPads have had the ability to run third party keyboards since iOS 8 and Apple has improved the functionality and ease of use of their stock keyboard. 

Microsoft seems to be in the testing phase and is looking to send out invitations to beta users willing to test the Word Flow keyboard on their iPhones.

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Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn believes fully autonomous driving cars will come in 4 years

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said in an interview that he believes that fully-autonomous driving will be the norm for consumer vehicles within three to four years. A number of carmakers, Nissan included, are currently in various stages of testing autonomous driving cars and technologies. 

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