Google updates Photos app for iOS, doesn’t bring Chromecast support yet

Google has now brought the redesigned Photos app to iOS. However, it doesn’t have Chromecast support just yet. The app does, however, let you share animations via Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger. Users in the US get the ability to label people and merge face groups. These users can also look for the photo they need using the name of the people in the shots or combine the name with a specific location. Hopefully that feature plus the Chromecast support makes its way to us soon.

Source: Google Photos | Via: Engadget | Download: iTunes App Store (Free)

‘The Martian’ becomes an Apple Watch game

The Martian, Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi film, gets a new game on iOS with an Apple Watch tie-in as the movie premieres around the world. Little Labs developed the game with the help of the author of the original book the movie was based on. It’s a text-based strategy game that prompts its players to make decisions that can help astronaut Mark Watney solve problems while he’s stuck on Mars.

The game costs $3.49 and is available as a universal download for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It won’t have any in-app purchases or downloads following the initial purchase.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: iTunes App Store ($3.49)

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Video: See some Dyson-designed cardboard carts raced through a torture test track

Video: See some Dyson-designed cardboard carts raced through a torture test track

Some of the most inventive minds working at Dyson are put to the test as part of Challenge Dyson, a yearly event/contest that brings out the most innovative solutions to varous fun challenges.

This year’s challenge Dyson was called the Card Kart Challenge. It involved engineers making a kart out of cardboard and racing against others on a challenging obstacle course. On the course, the karts encountered fire, water, wind and sand.

16 teams took part, and the event involved over 200 Dyson engineers globally, including those who designed and built the course from scratch. Over 800 Dyson people came out to view the event in Malmesbury.

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