SoundCloud now has an app to help creators manage their community

SoundCloud as we know is an audio-based app or site that lets you upload audio clips or even sample tracks by some artists. Taking cues from YouTube and its video stars, SoundCloud is helping out content creators on its platform with a new companion app to help them manage their community called SoundCloud Pulse.

The app is designed to make it easier for creators to check on their followers and even help grow them. You can view things like stats on your posts/tracks, reply to people commenting on your uploads, follow other users, and share uploaded tracks privately or publicly to selected users. Other features coming to the app include the ability to upload tracks from your mobile device, edit track information, expand message capability, and more in-depth stats. The app is available for free download on Android.

Source: SoundCloud | Via: Android Community | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Samsung Galaxy View tablet gets its own CNN News app

With a gigantic 18.4-inch screen, having apps that cater to this very specific screen size might not be too common. That’s the issue with Samsung’s new Galaxy View tablet. It’s up to them to forge partnerships to help make this a compelling device for customers. One of the companies they’ve tapped is CNN, who has made a News app specifically for the tablet.

The new CNN for Samsung Galaxy View app is already up on Play Store, but of course, this will only work with the new tablet. It’s probably up on the Play Store though so updates can be easily dispensed to the app. It features a large magazine type of format with a relatively small slide-out menu though. It emphasizes other areas though like video stories and photo galleries, to fully take advantage of the Galaxy View’s big screen. You can also expect alert notifications for breaking stories and local news and weather updates. The tablet isn’t out yet but we should expect to hear more about it soon.

Source: Android Police | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Google logged about 50 self-driving cars hit the road in October

Google is steadily making progress with it self-driving car program, which is running in California and Austin, Texas. A recently released report shows that the company had a total of 48 cars running the roads of both areas. There are 23 Lexus RX450h SUVs self-driving in public streets—19 of them are in Mountain View and four are in Austin. There are also 25 prototype cars self-driving public streets—21 of them in Mountain View and four in Austin. The cars can run in Autonomous and Manual modes. Cars driving in Autonomous mode average around 10,000 to 15,000 miles per week these days. It has logged a total of 1,268,108 miles in Autonomous mode since the project began in 2009.

Google has also started testing the self-driving cars around small children. It requires more care due to unpredictability but tests like these do help in the development of truly autonomous vehicles.

Source: Google [PDF] | Via: The Next Web

Coursera comes to Apple TV

Coursera’s giving couch potatoes easy access to learning by bringing its online learning platform to the Apple TV. According to Coursera, they’re the first to bring this kind of platform to Apple’s set-top box. It brings the complete web-based course load to your TV, just like its iOS counterpart. You can learn from a number of courses offered by top universities around the world like Duke and Princeton. The app is available for free download on the Apple TV App Store.

Source: The Next Web