Google finally swaps Currents for Google Play Newsstand on iOS

It’s been available on Android devices since November 2013 and now Google is making the newsreader switch from Currents to Play Newsstand on iOS. You will be able to see Material Design influences on the app with cleaner design, cards layout, animations, typefaces, and color-coded tabs. It shows news under different sections such as Highlights, News, Business, Technology, Sports, etc. You can also handpick specific publications you want to follow. Those you visit a lot will show up in your Highlights tab more. The app also greys out the articles you have read and warns you about paywalled sites.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Charge your smartwatch with your smartphone using Samsung Power Sharing Cable

You can have all the mobile battery packs with you but sometimes that isn’t enough to get you through a day. A lot of people carry multiple devices so wouldn’t it be great if you can transfer power between them? Samsung has introduced a new Power Sharing cable that will let you do just that. It lets you transfer power from select Samsung devices to any micro-USB toting gadget. The Power Sharing cable only supports the latest devices, such as Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Avant, and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5. You will also need to get the Power Sharing app to allow your Samsung smartphone or tablet to charge another device. It retails for US$19.99 and is available on the company’s online store.

Source: Ubergizmo

Cineplex comes to Roku with thousands of movies

Cineplex is the first movie video on-demand service available on Roku in Canada. The channel delivers thousands of movies including the latest new releases such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Fault In Our Stars, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Godzilla, Blended and much more. You also have the flexibility to start and stop movie playback when you switch between devices.

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Adobe acquires Aviary to enable creative cloud app development

Adobe today announced that it has acquired privately held Aviary, a developer of mobile SDKs (Software Development Kits) for the delivery of creative apps.

With millions of people already using Aviary-powered photo-editing apps and thousands of developers using Aviary’s SDKs, across mobile platforms, the acquisition accelerates Adobe’s strategy to make Creative Cloud a vibrant platform for third-party apps, through a new Creative SDK.

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