Ford just made a big commitment to Android Auto. The company announced Monday that all 2017 models equipped with its SYNC 3 infotainment system will come with the ability to run Google's phone-to-car interface. Anyone running Android 5.0 and up can sync their phone with their vehicle dashboard for displaying directions, using phone functions, listening to music, and using voice commands. When we
Samsung wants to make sure that more of itsGalaxy products will fit on one charging pad. That’s one of the key ideas behind a recently uncovered The design indicates you’d be able to charge a smartphone or tablet along with a smartwatch.
Microsoft is upping its game for organizing your personal photos. The company recently announced some significant changes to OneDrive’s photo features that borrows a little from Facebook and Google, as well as a slightly improved Photos app in Windows 10. When you upload photos to OneDrive, the cloud service will now detect which photos were taken in a short span of time within a particular location. It will then choose the “highest quality” photos from that set and create an album. Previously, OneDrive would only organize your photos based on the date they were taken. For a while now, Facebook has shown you memories that happened on the same day from previous years such as a popular photo or text post. Now, OneDrive is doing something similar by showing you photos taken on a specific day from previous years, as well as the current one.
Microsoft's move of Skype to the cloud comes with a continuing lack of disclosure on security and privacy.
For the most part, Windows 10 makes uninstalling very easy, but not consistently so. Some of Microsoft’s own built-in apps appear to be impossible to remove. The good news is that you can remove them. It’s just that Windows doesn’t clearly show you how to do it.
IDC’s smartwatch sales estimates for the second quarter of 2016 are in, and the news isn’t great, particularly for Apple. According to Overall, smartwatch makers shipped a total of 3.5 million devices in the April-to-June quarter, IDC says. That compares to a total of 5.1 million in the year-ago quarter.
This innovative "lounge" requires no external pump and is a suitable substitute for folding chairs, bean bags, hammocks, picnic blankets and pool floats. To inflate, simply unfold, scoop air into it, roll and buckle. Elastic loops allow you to anchor your lounger to solid ground in the windiest conditions. Currently averages 5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from 59 reviewers (
You can tell we’re getting close to the fall, because each week this news roundup includes more and more trailers. But that’s just the fluff. I know you’re really here this week because someone replaced all the textures in Also this week: I said last week that it’d been a while since a Humble Bundle impressed me. Well, now we’ve gotten pretty crazy bundles two weeks in a row, so I might have to revise that statement. This week it’s a 2K bundle, and the notable bit:
Stock up on new Android apps and games for the weekend.
