Anticipated features coming to iOS 9

Apple's Vice President of Internet Services Jennifer Bailey updates WWDC attendees on ApplePayText and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After the massive overhaul received in iOS 7 and iOS 8, Apple showed off some of the more exciting features and enhancements coming to iOS 9. Here are some of the exciting features that we can expect once the update ships in the fall.

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Google Play Books hits 1 billion mark for Android app installations

While it’s not exactly as great a feat as WhatsApp and Facebook crossing the one billion line, Google Play Books is only the ninth app to hit this installs mark. This app, like other Google apps, has the advantage of coming pre-installed on most Android devices. But it’s good to know that people are still looking for ways to read books on their devices. The other Google apps that have hit the one billion mark include Games, Movies, Music, and Newsstand.

Source: Android Police

Square to unveil Apple Pay-compatible wireless reader in the fall

Square will be unveiling a new version of its card reader this fall that will accept Apple Pay. Announced at Apple’s WWDC event, the battery-powered wireless reader will also work with EMV chip cards and other services (possibly support for Android Pay at a later date). The new reader will work with Square Stand for businesses as well. Square is offering 250,000 of the wireless readers for free, or you can already preorder it for US$49, plus a $49 card processing credit.

Source: Square | Via: The Next Web

HTC’s Vive VR headsets are now with developers

And the development phase for HTC’s virtual reality headset goes into full swing. The Valve and HTC-made Vive has finally started making its way to developers. The developer kits are being shipped to the likes of movie studios and game developers with key components like two Lighthouse base stations, which is the mounted hardware the Vive needs to locate and track users in a room; two wireless Steam VR handheld controllers; cables; and “everything else needed to get started.”

Although it is a bit worrying when it comes to the timeframe these developer kits started to arrive to the developers. HTC Vive was touted with a late 2015 release so with half of the year done, there isn’t that much time left to ship the apps. All we can do now is wait and see.

Source: ReadWrite.com