Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 11:04PM The 'Be together, not the same,' motto is a recurring one for Google's Android OS and the latest TV spot celebrates diversity and togetherness by showing various animals having fun together. It's a great commercial because it proves cats can open doors and elephants and dogs can hang out together.
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 7:30PM 
Google has long been rumoured to be separating its photo service from its social network Google+. And they seem to be taking a step closer to making that a reality. Google just purchased Odysee, a mobile app designed to share photos privately. The app also lets you send your phone photos directly to your home PC. Nimbuz, the team behind the app, didn’t say what their plans are but they are joining the Google+ group. The purchase makes a lot of sense, especially if Google wants to develop a standalone platform for photos. We just have to wait and see then. Odysee has already been pulled from app stores and the service will be shut down on February 23.
Source: TechCrunch
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 7:21PM
The Apple Watch release is upon us and reports have surfaced that Apple retail employees are already being trained to help customers when the wearable comes out. The first wearable from the brand is priced higher than its rivals but they are being positioned as fashion accessories instead of the usual smartwatch. The Sport models start from US$349 and the 18K Watch Edition models can go up to $5,000. Of course, Apple employees would need to be on top of their game to be able to facilitate sales of this new product, particularly the more pricey models.
Source: PhoneArena
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 7:07PM Looking for less traditional ways to get his first film to the fans, David Cross is letting you pay what you want for his new film HITS over at BitTorrent. This offer will be available for the first two weeks of the film’s release starting this Friday, February 13. It remains to be seen if this’ll be a good distribution model but he hopes this will get the film faster to fans and it’ll eliminate the need to pirate a copy. Fans of the film will also be able to pay what they want at 50 select theatres in the U.S. and Canada during the film’s debut on Thursday. But HITS will also get a more traditional release in theatres in New York and Los Angeles. Vimeo, Google Play, and iTunes will also distribute the film.
HITS stars Matt Walsh, Meredith Hagner, Jason Ritter, Amy Sedaris, and Michael Cera. It tells the story of Dave, a municipal worker that causes a ruckus in his town when his rants about potholes went viral on YouTube.
Source: TechCrunch
