2016 Honda Civic models gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support

Honda just announced that its upcoming 2016 Civic model will be supporting both Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto. It’ll have a 7-inch touchscreen to support both platforms. With Apple CarPlay you can do things like get directions, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music. You can control this right from the display or by using Siri. Some of the apps it can support include Phone, Messages, Maps, Music, and other compatible third-party apps. It’ll need your device to run iOS 8.4 or later and be an iPhone 5 or later. For Android Auto, you need Android 5.0 or later. It can run features like Google Maps, Google Now, messaging, music, etc.

Source: Honda | Via: Apple Insider

ICYMI: The new trailer for Danny Boyle's 'Steve Jobs' movie is out

The latest trailer for the Aaron Sorkin penned and Danny Boyle directed 'Steve Jobs' movie starring Michael Fassbender as the iconic and mercurial Apple founder is out. Slickly edited with a series of fast cuts of Jobs' personal and work life as well as some intense Apple keynote scenes light up this trailer. The movie will be hitting theatres in October and there's already some Oscar buzz for Kate Winslet's performance as well as Fassbender's take on Jobs. Will you go out and see this movie?

Microsoft expands global YouthSpark initiative to focus on computer science

Microsoft commited US $70 million in community investments over the next three years to increase access to computer science education for all youth, and especially for those from under-represented backgrounds. Through the company’s global YouthSpark initiative, scores of nonprofit organizations around the world will receive cash donations and other resources to provide computer science education to diverse populations of young people in their communities and prepare them with the computational-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for success in an increasingly digital world.

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National Learn to Code Day takes place on September 26

Ladies Learning Code -- a national not-for-profit offering beginner-friendly tech education -- is proud to announce the third year of the Canada-wide initiative designed to promote technology education: National Learn to Code Day. On September 26, 2015, 1,200+ adult learners will attend simultaneous in-person workshops in 22 cities across the country plus thousands more will have the ability to participate online from anywhere in the world via live stream.

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