Wednesday
Jun172015

The GameOn Project lets you know what Android game to play next

Don’t know what Android game to play next? The GameOn Project hopes to take the guessing game out for you. You can think of it as the Pandora for mobile games. The app culls your favorites and has its algorithm recommend other games you might enjoy. The app will ask you your gender, age, and your three favorite games. You can add more as you play or remember older titles. You can even narrow down your search results to filter results such as those you can play with your friends or those that are free.

Source: The Next Web 

Wednesday
Jun172015

SourceCode: Stephen Elop out of Microsoft as devices take a back seat


By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Stephen Elop, the man largely responsible for making Nokia a suitable acquisition for Microsoft as part of its devices initiative, has left the building. A memo to Microsoft employees by CEO Satya Nadella announced the compression of various divisions within Microsoft, most notably the Windows and Devices Group (WDG) which merges Windows OS and mobile devices. Elop previously headed Devices but has now 'reitired' from Microsoft as Terry Myerson takes stewardship of the compounded division.

 “Stephen and I have agreed that now is the right time for him to retire from Microsoft,” Nadella explained in his memo. “I regret the loss of leadership that this represents, and look forward to seeing where his next destination will be.”

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Wednesday
Jun172015

Wine Country Ontario Launches New Travel Guide Mobile App

 

Ontario wineries are recognized around the world as award-winning producers. On a recent press trip to the Niagara region for the preview of this weekend's Niagara Integrated Film Festival, it's no surprise that the stunning vineyards have also become great go-to travel destinations.

This month, Wine Country Ontario releases a new Travel Guide and mobile app that offers trip planning to the region easier. Ontario Wine Country attracts two million visitors each year and this new guide is a keeper with details on the various wine regions as well as where to eat and stay along with local attractions.

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Wednesday
Jun172015

The Apple Beat: An Overview of Apple Music 


By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What a lot of people tend to overlook is that because of iTunes, Apple is actually the number one music retailer in the world. The service celebrated selling 25 billion songs back in 2013, and it took over a decade to build that business which now is expanding to Apple Music.

Apple’s big announcement at this year’s World Wide Developer’s Conference was its new music service aptly titled Apple Music. 

The company that invented iTunes as well as revolutionized buying songs and albums digitally and which really started the iPod revolution a decade ago, had to react to the sudden shift of users buying music to using streaming services like Pandora (not in Canada), Spotify, RDIO, Google Play Music and various others. Here's what you need to know about Apple Music.

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