Vine gets personal with ‘For You’ channel

A new feature for Vine makes it easier to discover new videos and people to follow. The new For You channel will populate the top of your feed. It’ll show clips customized specifically for you. So, it’ll take into account what you watch the most or favorite and you’ll see some things similar to that. It’s initially available for iOS users and will be coming to Android at a later unspecified date.

Source: Vine | Via: Engadget

Apple appoints Jeff Williams as COO, Johny Srouji as SVP hardware, Phil Schiller now in charge of App Store

Phil Schiller has been leading Marketing at Apple and is now taking charge of App Stores

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has announced the promotion of Jeff Williams as Chief Operations Officer, the addition of Johny Srouji as VP of hardware and SVP of Marketing Phil Schller is now in charge of the App Store.

Williams is Tim Cook's second in command, a former IBM'er and now occupies Cook's position before Steve Jobs turned over the reigns to Cook in 2011. While it may or may not be an indication of succession for Apple's top executive position, it does show confidence in Jeff William's ability to manage operations as Apple scales in terms of operations and services.

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Homido 'mini' is a sensible, pocket headset for VR apps

An portable and practical option to most Google Cardboard VR glasses, Homido mini is a foldable, pocketable device that's comptible with iPhones and Android devices. The Homido mini launched this week for $15 from the Homido website, and will be on Amazon.com on December 20.

Le Menu Dit 1.0 for iOS - Translates English menus to French

Creekcats LLC today announces Le Menu Dit 1.0, their English to French menu translator for iOS devices. Le Menu Dit (French for "the menu says") presents each line of the original menu with the translation immediately below it, so French-speaking travelers can easily order while traveling in the United Kingdom, the United States and other English-speaking countries. Users simply take a photo of the menu, crop as needed, and tap "Translate." No Internet connection is required.

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