“Microsoft had a bold vision for its Xbox One console that involved its Kinect accessory. While the Kinect for Xbox 360 was one of the most popular game console accessories of all time, a bundled Kinect with the Xbox One introduced a $100 price premium over the PS4 competition.”
Google Springboard is essentially Google Now for work, Sites receives a major revamp
“Over the past few months, Google has rolled out several new features powered by machine learning.”
NSA reveals why it couldn’t hack the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone 5c
“One of the more surprising aspects regarding the locked iPhone 5c involved in the San Bernardino terrorist attack of 2015 was that the FBI was unable to unlock the device by themselves.”
Original Moto 360 will not receive the Android Wear 2.0 update
“Motorola has confirmed that the original Moto 360 will not be receiving the Android Wear 2.0 update. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise to anyone, as the watch was first released back in September 2014 and has some lower end hardware in it.”
Samsung Confirms Radical New Galaxy Phone
“Samsung’s first foldable phone is “right around the corner” according to Gregory Lee, President and CEO of Samsung Telecommunications America. Speaking at the Future:Mobile conference, and reported by Recode, Lee said that the new bendable phones are incoming.”
Google is testing a new Material Design layout for desktop searches
“Material Design is supposed to be the visual template that unifies Google’s products, but it’s taken a while to reach every part of the tech company’s kingdom — especially the larger products.”
Google’s new Motion Stills app lets iOS users make GIFs out of Live Photos
“Google has announced Motion Stills, a new iOS app that allows users to turn Live Photos from an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus into animated looping GIFs that can more easily be shared with other users.”
iPhone 7 and the Audiophile Case For Lightning Headphones
“Last month, MacRumors considered the case for and against Lightning headphones by comparing the audio performance of existing brands at three different price points: the $45 Brightech earphones, the $300 Philips Fidelio M2L headphones, and the $800 Audeze El-8 headphones.”
The world isn’t ready for Google’s Instant Apps
“If you’ve been following the tech industry news lately, you might have heard about this new, unlaunched feature that Google presented at I/O this year: Android Instant Apps.”
Uber sacks driver after passenger records vile homophobic rant
“An Uber driver has been removed from the rideshare service after he was recorded hurling homophobic comments at an Australian couple on Saturday.”
