Entries by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla (6710)

Friday
Apr222016

Apple celebrates Earth Day with Siri and Liam

This new Earth Day video shows Apple's iPhone recycling robot Liam interacting with Siri in a fun and lighthearted skit. Liam can take apart iPhones and organize its various parts for proper recycling and is one of Apple's efforts for its global citizenship and environmental awarenss.

Friday
Apr222016

Mailbird now allows users to use various Game of Thrones inspired House Sigil Themes

Users of the Windows 10 Mailbird application can now pay homage to their favourite Game of Thrones Houses by using the logos and sigil themes to embellish their email experience. There are nine themes available for free. Learn more about it here.

Thursday
Apr212016

Google's Chrome browser has 1 billion monthly users on Android and iOS

Google's Chrome mobile browser has broken the 1 billion monthly user threshold and is the latest segment of Google's ecosystem to enjoy mass appeal. Chrome on iOS and Android now joins Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail and Google Play as billion monthly user properties.

Chrome has been around on the desktop now for eight years. It released Chrome version 50 for Windows, Mac and Linux last week, and updated Chrome for iOS to version 50 yesterday. While it isn't know what the exact split of Android vs. iOS users is, Android likely has the lions share of numbers simply because it is the dominant mobile OS as well as having Chrome as the default browser on devices.

Other fun facts, Google revealed that Chrome now loads 771 billion pages each month, its auto-complete search feature helped users avoid typing 500 billion characters. Google'estimates this feature has saved 186,528 years of typing.

Source: Google via ZDNet

Thursday
Apr212016

Spin Master buys Toca Boca and Sago Mini, makers of apps and games for young children

Spin Master announced that it has agreed to acquire the Toca Boca and Sago Mini companies from the Bonnier Group of Sweden.  

With offices in Stockholm, San Francisco and New York and over 80 employees, Toca Boca is a play studio that makes digital toys for kids aged 3-9.

Since its first product launch in 2011, Toca Boca has released 32 apps that have been downloaded in 215 countries worldwide. With over 140 million total downloads to date and growing, Toca Boca apps focus on stimulating kids' imagination so that they can play and have fun in a safe digital environment with no in-app purchases or external advertising.

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