Netflix brings season 7 of ‘Parks and Recreation’ to streaming service next month

After waiting for word when the seventh season of Parks and Recreation would show up on Netflix, we finally get confirmation. The season will be dropping on the streaming service by January 13^th. Fans were waiting for the availability of the final season to come out already, if the availability of past seasons were any indication. But it would seem NBC opted out of the usual September or October release to supposedly drive up sales of the DVD. But now at least we get word when to expect the show to stream. And we can’t wait!

Source: Netflix Life | Via: Slash Gear

VLC adds split-screen support on iOS, among other features

VLC gets a significant update on iOS. One of the new features include split-screen support for the iPad. This means, you can watch your favorite shows or movies while doing other things on your tablet. The app also gets Touch ID support, meaning you can lock the app behind this feature and not have people looking into your video collection.

Other new features include the ability to configure gestures as well as the ability to set up your playback continuation options.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Apple's App Store holiday app sale is now live

Every year, various popular and in demand iOS apps are discounted by Apple and developers for a year-end sale extravaganza. Various apps are now available for $1.19 in the Canadian App Store. Check them out here.

Report claims Google working on new messaging service to take on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

If you think Google already has one in the form of Hangouts, well it would seem Google has different plans. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is reportedly developing a new messaging service to take on the likes of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype. What would set it apart is it would supposedly have artificial intelligence and chatbot technology incorporated into it. This will let users ask questions from within the app as well as receive answers from the web. There is no official word on this report yet so we have to wait for confirmation, if there is any.

Source: Wall Street Journal | Via: Droid Life