Google said it plans to add a section to the Play Store that will make it simpler for families to find appropriate content. A new graphic, called the Family Star, will signify to consumers when content is rated for children. Parents will be able to search via age groups for apps, games, and even movies, […]
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure believes the company will have the number 1 or number 2 network in the country within 18 to 24 months. Claure made the comments while speaking at the Recode Conference. “I can tell you we’re making progress, and I can tell you the area of focus will be the continued building […]
Microsoft said it plans to more effectively enforce rules in the Windows Store in order to rid it of duplicate and questionable apps. The company will focus on four main areas: eliminating app clutter; ensuring apps are appropriately priced; distinguishing informational apps; and ensuring relevant app titles and keywords. Microsoft plans to strip away app […]
Google has provided a small update to its Cardboard virtual reality product. To start, the actual viewer is now larger and simpler to assemble. Google says it will fit phones with screens up to 6 inches, and the viewer assembles in 3 steps rather than 12. Further, Google updated the Cardboard SDK so developers can […]
Google has unveiled its attempt to help development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, by launching Project Brillo. Based on core components of Android, the IoT operating system is designed to run on low-powered devices, and includes native support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, and other Android functions in order to make communications between devices as […]
Between Financial Analyst Day 2015, all the news on High Bandwidth Memory, and a carefully seeded hardware sample to Frostbite (DICE) developer and uber guru Johan Andersson. Plus the teaser video below. This new island is one seriously impressive and sweet GPU. wow & thanks @AMDRadeon ! They will be put to good use 🙂 […]
Apple has acquired Metaio, an augmented reality startup that launched way back in 2003 as an offshoot of a project at Volkswagon. The company’s site said it stopped taking new customers, and now a legal document shows Apple has bought it. The document (hat tip Magdalena Rogl) to confirms a transfer of shares of the […]
Following the new character images that debuted earlier this month, Lucasfilm has revealed an all-new image of actor Andy Serkis in motion-capture gear and revealed that his Star Wars: The Force Awakens character will be called “Supreme Leader Snoke.” Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set 30 years after the events of Return of the […]
As revealed back in March, Trevor Noah will be taking over as host of Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “The Daily Show.” Now, a new promo has been released that shows Noah taking over Jon Stewart’s desk and reveals that Noah’s first episode as host will air September 28. Check it out in the […]
Deadline is reporting that director Joe Wright (Atonement, Anna Karenina) will direct Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises) in The Lifeboat for Focus Features and Working Title. Based on Charlotte Rogan’s 2012 book, The Lifeboat takes place in the summer of 1914 when newlywed Grace Winters (Hathaway) survives the sinking of […]
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