Huawei and Leica tease P10 and P10 Plus ahead of MWC 2017

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is almost upon us. Ahead of it brands are teasing what they plan to bring to the showroom floor. Without beating around the bush, Huawei and Leica both promote two new co-branded and co-engineered smartphones—the P10 and P10 Plus. The two brands originally collaborated on the P9 and P9 Plus. This was later carried on to the Mate 9. These phones feature dual-camera system with one of the sensors being used exclusively for black and white photography. Having the dual-camera setup also makes it possible to have a DSLR-like shallow depth of field effect on the phones. We should be hearing more about these devices in the next few days.

Source: CNET

Twitch now lets you change usernames

An often requested feature on Twitch is finally here. The service now lets you change your username once every 60 days. All you need to do is head to your Profile Settings to enable the change. Once you abandon your old username, Twitch will hold on to it for a minimum of six months and they may opt to return this to the pool of available usernames. The only thing they won’t recycle is partner usernames, except, they say, under special circumstances. And they still won’t accept direct requests to take usernames of inactive accounts, though.

And for those worried about losing their streamer stats, Twitch advises players to export these before changing the username. And you will need to update any links to your channel page as the URL will change and it won’t redirect to the new one.

Some Google users experience having their accounts unexpectedly signed out, Google claims account are safe

If you’re like us who suddenly find their Google accounts signed out suddenly yesterday, apparently we’re not alone. It seems to be the result of a routine maintenance by the company. As reported by The Next Web, this caused some issues with users thinking their accounts got hacked. But as Google assures, online security of the accounts are intact. They’re encouraging everyone to sign in again. 

Spotify gets into original podcast game

Building on its own original content, Spotify is getting into the podcast game with three new podcasts series. The first one, which is already up, is called Showstopper. It’s hosted by The Fader’s Editor-in-Chief Naomi Zeichner and it tackles “pop culture analysis of our favorite music moments in TV.” Coming this March 14 is Unpacked. It’s co-hosted by Matt FX, music supervisor for Comedy Central’s Broad City, and Michele Santucci of Spotify Studios. It revolves around festivals and the people who are a part of it—everyone from musicmakers, filmmakers, to any time of creative people. They’re aptly starting at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

The last original podcast is currently called The Chris Lighty Story. Coming in April, it’ll chronicle how Chris Lighty, music industry executive, was able to shape the careers of some of the biggest names in hip hop (50 Cent, LL Cool J, Missy Elliot, Puff Daddy, and Foxy Brown).  There will be direct commentary from the likes of Russell Simmons, Fat Joe, and many more.  Spotify promises there will be more originals heading our way later this year.