Facebook is becoming ever more aggressive at pushing users toward its expanded universe of services. First, it worked to As
The list of E3 announcements that've leaked is probably longer now than the list of ones that haven't. Add one more to the list, as an image of the Xbox One S (for slim) has apparently leaked in Worth noting: This is It's beautiful, though. Way better than the chunky Xbox One model from 2013, especially when stood vertically like in the below image. Not only is the chassis smaller, but the power brick is now housed internally. What a relief.
The upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary update—also known by its codename, Redstone—will have lots of new features for PC users. But Windows 10 Mobile users will have some new goodies, too—among them being an updated Microsoft Wallet app and NFC tap-to-pay support. According to Windows Central’s Daniel Rubino, he was able to associate his debit card with his Lumia 950, and successfully made a payment using the NFC tap-to-pay functionality in the Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update. He also notes that the new Wallet 2.0 app is compatible with loyalty cards from a number of popular merchants, such as Petco, JC Penney, Rite Aid, and more.
While a la carte menus remain elusive, SFN TV will offer various skinny bundles that can soon be mixed and matched.
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Sending packages by airplane is nothing new, but the task could soon be taken over by drones. DHL recently completed of a three-month-long test of its automated drone delivery system, the Parcelcopter. It works with a combination helipad and mailbox dubbed Skyport, which can automatically load and unload the drone’s payload when it lands and store it in one of the station’s lockers. Testing took place between January and March of 2016 in Bavaria, Germany. The idea was to see if the drone could be used to deliver packages to areas that are remote and where standard delivery takes a long time. According to DHL, the Parcelcopter successfully completed 130 autonomous loading and unloading cycles while dealing with rapidly changing weather conditions and temperature fluctuations. Each round trip covered 8 kilometers with the drone flying 1,200 meters above sea level. Flying at a speed of 70 km/hour, the Parcelcopter was able to deliver its payload within 8 minutes of take-off. A trip that takes 30 minutes by car in winter.
Intel has missed out on the iPhone party until now, ceding big business to other chip makers in the process. But that could be about to change. Apple will use modems from Intel in some models of its next smartphone, replacing chips from Qualcomm, according a Bloomberg If true, it would be a big win for Intel, especially after its decision to
This is it. E3 is next week—this weekend, really. I’m heading down to Los Angeles tomorrow morning and then EA kicks things off Sunday afternoon with the first press conference. So many trailers. So many games. So many sequels. Maybe a new property or two? Hell, we already got one this week. Okay, maybe you don’t care about E3 and you’re just looking for a way to kill your entire weekend. If that’s the case,
Google’s Nearby platform is ready to get a little more in-your-face. According to the While the Nearby API isn’t new, Google says an update to Google Play Services enables devices from KitKat and above to recognize pings from Google offered an example from United, which could ping you with a download to use for in-flight entertainment.
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We just saw Motorola do something with Android that up to now, only Windows 10 has been able to do. Motorola's OneCompute prototype Moto Mod takes the concept behind Windows 10's Continuum feature—the ability to project a Windows phone onto a PC—and ports it to Android. Shown at parent company Lenovo's Tech World exhibition Thursday in San Francisco, OneCompute could further blur the line between smartphone and desktop. OneCompute is conceived as one of the magnetic Moto Mods add-ons that can
This week,
Apple may be ready to pop the Green Bubble. A report from Such a move is less the shocker now than it might have been in the past, given that Apple has
In years to come, we might look back on E3 2016 as the transition year. Many of the biggest names in gaming have already pulled out or reduced their presence at what’s traditionally gaming’s biggest news event of the year. EA is hosting its own show, while Activision and Wargaming pulled their booths off the show floor. And rumor has it (though you know how rumors go) that E3 might abandon Los Angeles next year and head to a different convention center. Crazy. But we’ve still got at least one more of these things. Next week we’ll get an idea of what’s coming in the rest of 2016—and beyond. Plus there’s...a Doritos event happening next door? Here’s what to expect next week.
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