Saturday, March 26, 2016

Casio's Android Wear Smart Outdoor Watch now available for $500




Unveiled in January at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch from Casio is now available for purchase in the US. You can purchase the $500 device from the Google Store, Amazon, REI, as well from Casio's own online stores


Out of Warranty Service Fee for Apple Watch Sport  Dropped to $199



Apple has dropped the out of warranty service fee for the Apple Watch Sport to $199. The service fee was previously $229.


Android Experiments Challenge: Win a trip to attend Google I/O




Google is holding its annual conference this upcoming May and registration has already closed for this year's event. If you are a fan of Google and love developing applications, you are in luck. Google is holding a contest for developers to come up with really cool and interesting ways to incorporate any of Android's new or unique features into an application or project involving your app

Marshmallow update hitting Honor 7 units in EU


Huawei has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Honor 7 units in the EU. 

Oculus Rift shipments begin


Three months after Oculus Rift went up for pre-order, the Oculus Rift has started shipping, with deliveries beginning March 28. This was announced by Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe in a tweet. 

Production cost of AMOLED screens is now lower than LCD's


According to an analysis done by IHS Technology, AMOLED screen production cost is now lower than that of LCD screens. Production costs in the first quarter of the year for a 5" 1080p display amount to $14.30 for an AMOLED panel compared to $14.60 for an LCD one.

Friday, March 25, 2016

iTunes U App Gets Support for Managed Apple IDs, Shared iPad, Spotlight Search


Apple has updated iTunes U with support for managed Apple IDs, Spotlight Search, improved offline syncing, and more.


Shazam Can Now Add Tracks to Your Apple Music Playlists


Shazam has released an update to its app that lets iOS 9.3 users add tracks to their Apple Music playlists.


Apple Releases New Build of iOS 9.3 for iPad 2 to Fix Activation Issues


Apple has released a new build of iOS 9.3 for the iPad 2 that likely fixes activation issues encountered by some users when updating.


Apple Music for Android gets a widget



Apple Has updated the Apple Music app on Android, and changed a handful of things, including a new widget. Now, you can have a widget for the app on your homescreen.