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All things considered, the building wouldn’t even have to be all that big. It would just be an absolute nightmare.
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The Huawei-made Honor 8 smartphone remains an excellent unlocked handset, even more so now that the company recently began rolling out an update that introduces Android 7.0 Nougat and EMUI 5.0. Still not sold on the price though? B&H Photo has your back.
Right now B&H Photo is selling the Honor 8 with an instant $110 coupon, along with a couple of extra accessories thrown in for free. The total cost to you is just $289.99 for the 32GB version or $339.99 for the 64GB model. The 32GB version is available in Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black and Pearl White, while the final two color choices are also available with the 64GB purchase.
But what about those extras? The two extras include a clear case for the Honor 8 and a Doctor Strange movie gift box.
Yes, you may not be aware but the Honor 8 was one of the official tie-in products to the recent Marvel Studios version of the comic book-based Master of the Mystic Arts. The Doctor Strange gift box for the phone costs $69.99 on its own, but you get it with this bundle for free. In addition to its own collectible box, it contains an Honor 8 case with Doctor Strange-related artwork on the back, along with two Marvel comic books. It looks like a pretty nice, and different, add-on, especially if you are a fan of Marvel’s movies.
As we said, the Honor 8 remains a solid smartphone in terms of hardware. It has a 5.2-inch Full HD display, a Kirin 950 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, two 12MP rear cameras, an 8MP front-facing camera, a rear fingerprint reader and a 3000mAh battery. Plus, your phone will be getting the latest Android OS very soon, so there’s that.
Will you be jumping in with your own Eye of Agamotto to get this pretty cool Honor 8 bundle, or will you be held back by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak? Let us know your feelings in the comments, or feel the wrath of the Dread Dormammu!
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Response to the Trump administration’s move to temporarily restrict travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority nations continues to have an impact on Google today. Employees staged protests against that decision at several of its offices, including its main headquarters in Mountain View, California. The company did not directly organize the protests but is supporting them.
Forbes reports that over 2,000 of Google’s employees took part in the protests. At the main Mountain View campus, Google CEO Sunar Pichai spoke to the assembled workers outside to support their efforts. He was joined by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who spoke of his own experience as an immigrant many years ago:
I came here to the U.S. at age 6 with my family from the Soviet Union, which at that time was the greatest enemy the U.S. had–maybe it still is in some form–but it was a dire period of the Cold War. Some of you probably remember it. And there was threat of nuclear annihilation. And even then the U.S. had the courage to take me and my family in as refugees.
Pichai had already stated in a memo that the actions made by the new administration could not only negatively affect a number of its current employees but also hinder its efforts to recruit top talent from the seven countries that are covered in the travel restrictions.
Under the new orders, travelers, except for US citizens, who come from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen will not be able to enter the country for 90 days. The exceptions are people from those countries who already have a green card to enter the United States. The US Refugee Admissions Program has also been suspended for 120 days and refugees from Syria have been banned indefinitely from entering the US. The Trump administration said this move was made to fight possible terrorists threats from those nations until a new travel policy could be put in place.
This weekend, Google said it will donate a total of $4 million to help support pro-immigrant organizations. Half of the money will be donated by employees, with Google offering matching funds. Google has joined a number of major tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, who have made public statements against the travel ban.
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Owners of the over two-year old Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet have officially seen their last Android OS update. Google has confirmed that both devices will not be getting the upcoming update to Android 7.1.2 Nougat, which was released in a beta version earlier today for a number of other Google Nexus and Pixel-branded devices.
Google sent that info over to Droid Life, and it’s not much of a surprise. Both products were released in November 2014, and Google’s own support page indicated that they were not guaranteed to get OS updates after October 2016. In fact, the company released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for the Nexus 9 in early December, followed by the Nexus 6 in early January, so it actually rolled out one more update than it originally was supposed to do for both devices.
If you are still using either one or both of these products, the good news is that Google will continue to offer security updates for the devices until at least October 2017. While you won’t be getting the latest and greatest Android version on the Nexus 6 or 9, both should continue to be secure to use for some time.
If you are an owners of the Nexus 6 or Nexus 9, how do you feel about Google putting an end to Android updates for your phone or tablet? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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If you own either the 2015 or the recently launched 2017 version of the NVIDIA Shield TV set-top box, you might be able to finally use it with some popular game controllers. Online reports claim that owners have successfully been able to pair the official PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S controllers to the Shield TV models via Bluetooth.
Both of these Android TV-based set-top boxes recently got big operating system updates to Android Nougat, though it’s unknown if that is the reason why the PlayStation and Xbox controllers can now work with the Shield TV devices. Some users are also reporting that the connections take a few extra steps. One claims that in order to use the PS3 controller, it must first be connected to the Shield TV via a USB cable. After that, you’ll supposedly have to access the device’s Settings app to find the PS3 controller with a Bluetooth connection. In theory, you should be able to use that controller wirelessly with the Shield TV.
Another report claims to have the procedure on how to connect the PS4’s controller to the Shield TV, and it’s a little more involved. First, this person says you have to press and hold both the PS and share buttons on the controller until it blinks. Then you will have to go into the Settings app on the Shield TV. You should see the PlayStation controller visible in the app, so it should be selected to enable the wireless Bluetooth connection. Finally, you will apparently have to press and hold the PS button again for about 10 seconds if you want to turn the connection off.
There’s no word yet if connecting the Xbox One S controller will need a lot of effort with the Shield TV box. There’s also no confirmation if these controllers will work with any other Android TV box, but that seems unlikely at this time. If you own either one of NVIDIA’s Shield TV devices and one of these Bluetooth-enabled controllers, let us know if you have been successful in pairing them up in the comments!
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Nextbit has just announced that it’s been acquired by gaming laptop company Razer.
Razer has acquired the majority of the assets of Nextbit Systems Inc., and is bringing onboard the management and employees of the company. No specific financial details have been disclosed at this point, and the deal officially closed on Friday, January 27, 2017.
You’re probably wondering what this all means for the Nextbit Robin and for the future of the company. Tom Moss, CEO and co-founder of Nextbit, explained in a blog post that the company has indeed stopped selling the Robin smartphone and all accessories through its official channels, and that they’ll continue to fulfill warranties for 6 more months. Nextbit Robin devices will also continue to receive software updates and security patches through February 2018.
“[Razer are] rebels like us, they speak from the heart, and they share our need to push boundaries,” says Moss. “Nextbit will operate as an independent division inside Razer, focused on unique mobile design and experiences. To put it simply, we’ll be doing exactly what we’ve been doing all along, only bigger and better.”
Moss has yet to comment on any new products that are coming down the pipeline.
This news comes just a few months after Razer acquired THX, the popular film audio company. Now it looks like the gaming laptop company is going on somewhat of a shopping spree, and that might be great news for Nextbit.
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Google has just officially announced Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and will begin rolling out the public beta build starting today!
Android 7.1.2 beta will roll out to Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus Player and Pixel C devices who are enrolled in the Android Beta Program starting today, while the company says the Nexus 6P will get the update “soon.”
Of course, you probably shouldn’t expect a ton of new features to come along with this new update. Android 7.1.2 will be an incremental maintenance release focused on refinements, which will include a number of bug fixes, optimizations, and a small number of enhancements for carriers and users. That’s the only description Google gave for this new version of Android, so we’ll have to wait and see what specific changes it brings.
Google says if you’d like to test out this new version of Android ASAP, you should enroll in the Android Beta Program. And like always, if you have an eligible device that’s already enrolled, your device should receive the update in the next few days. If you haven’t enrolled yet, head to this website, opt-in your eligible Android phone or tablet, and that’s it. You’ll receive an OTA in just a few hours. And if you’d rather do things the old fashioned way, you can always download and flash the update manually.
The final, consumer-ready version of 7.1.2 will be released in just a few months for all the devices listed above.
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Starbucks is adding some new features to its mobile apps that will surely make it easier to order coffee and food products from its many locations ahead of time. Not only is the company rolling out the ability to order via voice command, you’ll also be able to save your favorite drinks.
Now, first things first: Starbucks is only bringing its new voice ordering feature to only a select amount iOS users starting today, though the company says the feature will roll out to Android device sometime later this year. According to the company, the voice ordering feature should work just as if a person walked into a Starbucks location and ordered his or her coffee in front of their barista. In this case, the virtual barista is a chatbot, who will let users make modifications to their order, and also have their coffee ready to pick up at their preferred brick-and-mortar location.
There’s also a new skill available for the Amazon Alexa assistant platform that performs the same basic function for the company’s Echo lineup of speakers.
The Alexa skill, however, is a bit more limited in scope. If you happen to own an Echo speaker, and have a “usual” order of Starbucks coffee and food that you get often, you can now say, “Alexa, order my Starbucks” to have that order sent to your preferred retail location for pickup. It doesn’t sound like you will be able to chat with Alexa to make modifications to that order on the fly like you will be able to do with the iOS and Android barista chatbot.
The new feature from Starbucks is just the latest in the AI trend we have been seeing in smartphones for the past few years. Companies are trying to make it easier to use mobile devices without the need to type or go through the usual user interface. It would appear that 2017 will indeed be a landmark year for digital assistants in phones, as Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant all try to get a piece of that market.
While Android Starbucks users will have to wait a while for voice commands, the app is rolling out an update today that will finally allow hardcore users to save their favorite coffee creations in the app’s new Favorites selection. So if you really want a daily dose of your Grande Caramel Macchiato with nonfat milk, you can set that up in the app, put it in your Favorites selection and then quickly tap on it the next time you want to pick it up from your nearest Starbucks location without having to build up another separate order.
The app also includes a new recommendations feature. When you start building your Starbucks order, the app will offer helpful ideas for any optional drink or food selections you might want to add to it. The app update is rolling out today, though it might not hit your device for a few days yet.
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In the last few years, many people have been wanting to do more with their smartphones. Some of them have even thought that phones should be able to work more like a notebook or desktop PC. There have been some solutions offered for these kinds of features, but none of them have really caught on with a big enough audience. But Samsung is hoping to reverse that trend with the Samsung Desktop Experience (DeX).
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The latest rumors about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 suggest that the company is going to try to turn its next flagship phone into a PC. The rumors, which are based on an alleged leak from a recent Samsung internal presentation as well as a report from The Guardian, claim that the company will release a dock and a “service” called DeX that will allow the Galaxy S8 to be used like a desktop computer, with the phone and dock hooked up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Indeed, a recently discovered trademark filing by Samsung shows the company attempting to claim the term “Samsung DeX”.
While it’s way too early to evaluate what Samsung might have in mind, as we have yet to see “DeX” in action, we do have a history of similar products that have been released. Based on those devices, we can predict what Samsung needs to do to make this “mobile PC” proposal a success.
Several years ago Motorola released a number of laptop docks for many of its Android smartphones. They were basically notebook shells, with a display and full keyboard, so that users could surf the web and do a few other things on a bigger screen when the phone was docked.
While most reviewers seemed to like the experience, Motorola priced these laptop docks way too high at first. You could get a cheap, but fully functional Windows notebook for about the same cost as these docks. While the prices eventually went down to more reasonable levels, the damage was already done.
Since then we have seen a few third-party solutions similar to the Motorola Lapdock pop up from time to time for Android phones. One recent example was the Superbook, which is supposed to allow Android phone owners to connect to a laptop shell via a USB cable and use the phone like a Windows notebook or Chromebook for the price of $99.
However, after getting fully funded via Kickstarter in 2016, that product got hit by manufacturing issues that have already caused shipments to be delayed from February to June 2017.
A few years ago, Asus launched the PadFone family of devices, which allowed a smaller Android phone to connect seamlessly to a larger tablet display. While this was not quite the same as the Lapdock solution, it did offer a more elegant docking design. Unfortunately, it would appear that poor sales have kept Asus from launching new entries in the PadFone lineup for the past couple of years.
We have also seen attempts at launching new operating systems that work seamlessly with both mobile and PC devices. They included the Linux-based Ubuntu OS, which was pretty much a non-starter in the industry.
We have also seen Android forked to work on PCs, such as Android-x86 and Jide’s RemixOS, with features like multiple windows, taskbars, and file managers similar to ones found in a Windows device. While both Android-x86 and RemixOS are certainly interesting concepts, only hardcore tech fans are even aware of them, and it’s likely to stay that way.
More recently we have seen Microsoft release Windows 10 Mobile, which includes its Continuum mode. If a phone supports this feature, it lets the device connect to a PC monitor, keyboard and mouse with a dock – something very similar to what Samsung is rumored to be doing with its DeX plans for the Galaxy S8. HP even launched its own Windows 10 Mobile phone, the Elite X3, with an optional Lap Dock, similar to the Motorola Lapdock.
The idea was that this kind of setup would be great for a business-themed phone, since those customers are already familiar with using a Windows PC at work. However, the low interest in Windows 10 Mobile as a whole may keep the OS, and its Continuum mode, from becoming more than just an interesting niche product. Indeed, Microsoft has been slowly ending sales of its own Windows 10 Mobile devices, so it’s unlikely we will see this become popular.
The truth is that Windows still dominates the PC space, especially for business and enterprise customers. Samsung would dearly love to sell its Galaxy lineup of phones to all of those people if they can find a way to make them more useful for doing business. A solution similar to Windows 10 Mobile and its Continuum model, in the form of Samsung DeX and the Galaxy S8, may be what the company has in mind for appealing to that demographic.
The idea of bringing your work “PC” wherever you happen to be, while still keeping the benefits of a smartphone, sounds extremely appealing on the surface. You wouldn’t have to worry about using things like virtual desktops on the go, for example, and all you would have to do is bring your phone and dock. Simply connect your DeX dock to any monitor, mouse and keyboard and boom: your office workspace is now wherever you want it to be.
However, there are a few challenges that Samsung will have to deal with to make such a setup work well for its customers. One is that Android itself was not created to be a desktop OS. Samsung will have had to make some significant UI changes in many apps in order for a Galaxy S8 to quickly transition from a smartphone to a work PC when it is connected to a dock. But Android itself is already working to support input via a mouse and keyboard thanks to Android apps on Chromebooks.
This mock-up gives us an idea of what to expect from Samsung’s Android interface for desktops
Another challenge is with security. Quite frankly, Android is not the most secure to use, so for it to double as a work PC, many businesses will demand a safer operating system. It’s possible Samsung might team up with another company, such as BlackBerry, to offer those kinds of secure solutions for any DeX setup in the Galaxy S8. Indeed, the two companies formed a partnership in 2014 to bring Samsung’s Knox security platform to BlackBerry customers so the groundwork is already there.
Even with these kinds of challenges, there is one very big overall reason why Samsung may try to offer PC-like functionality for the Galaxy S8. It sees a golden opportunity to sell more phones to more customers than just the regular smartphone consumer. The dream of having a Samsung phone not just at home or on the go but at work in the office is something enterprise customers have the money, and the ability, to make possible.
It’s possible that the Galaxy S8 and the DeX system may just be a first step for this kind of future. The company may want to see how people react to it and then launch another, and better, solution for future Galaxy devices down the road after learning the lessons from this first attempt. The prospect of selling more smartphones to business users may be too hard to ignore, especially since it seems phone sales growth as a whole is slowing down among consumers worldwide.
We will say up front that the company has not confirmed any of these plans for the Galaxy S8. It’s also possible that while the Samsung DeX accessories may be in the works, the company could decide at the last minute to hold off and launch these products sometime after the release of the phone, which is currently rumored to happen sometime in late April 2017 (with a March 29 announcement). In other words, take all of this with an appropriate grain of salt.
However, if we do assume that the rumors about the DeX system for the Galaxy S8 are true, we could be seeing one of the next big steps in mobile computing that may finally threaten the hold Microsoft and Windows has on the PC industry. While that may seem like a long shot, just look a the successful challenge smartphones made to traditional pocket cameras and the huge popularity of Chromebooks.
Samsung is certainly big enough to threaten the folks in Redmond, and even with the recent disastrous release of the Galaxy Note 7, the Galaxy brand as a whole is still a huge one worldwide. If Samsung can figure out an effective way to turn their Galaxy S8 into a portable desktop or notebook PC with a minimum of effort and a cheap price tag, we could see many people, and even businesses, bypass that next Windows upgrade for an Android smartphone instead. The advance of mobile technology definitely helps: modern flagship smartphones can easily compete with laptops in terms of processing power and memory.
It will be interesting to see how Google reacts to DeX, if Samsung goes ahead with it. Expanding Android to compete with Windows is something that Google has been rumored to be working on through its Andromeda project. If Samsung goes ahead and does its own thing in this field, tension between it and Google could flare up, like it happened the last time Samsung entertained radical modifications to the Android recipe.
What do you think about the idea of a PC dock for the Galaxy S8? Could it be a threat to Windows and become a big deal? Will Samsung be able to come up with successful solutions to issues that have challenged similar attempts in the past?
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If you own a Google Home and want to expand the number of commands that it can understand, developer Joao Dias has just launched AutoVoice support for the device. It’s supposed to offer you both direct and natural language support for commands that will be recognized by the popular automation app Tasker. If you’re a Tasker user, this will certainly open up Google Home for use in a wider variety of scenarios.
The video below was made by Joao Dias over a month ago, before Google approved AutoVoice support for Google Home. It’s still a nice introduction as to the kinds of voice commands that it offers. For example, you can ask Google Home to call a friend on your Android smartphone, or have the phone check your latest notifications, or where you or a friend are currently located. It will also be able to link to your connected lights so you can turn them on or off with your voice, or turn on your TV to launch your favorite Disney movie.
Obviously, in addition to the Google Home speaker and app, this support does require the installation of the Tasker app on your smartphone, which costs $2.99 from the Google Play Store.
It also requires, at least for now, the beta version of AutoVoice, although the developer plans to add support to the stable version of the app in the near future. You will first have to join his Google+ community to gain access to the beta app.
XDA Developers has a detailed article on how to set up AutoVoice to work with Google Home and Tasker commands. There are two voice command options. One is setting it up so it recognizes exact commands, word for word. The other option lets AutoVoice use natural language commands that can support more flexible conversational strings. Due to the developer’s cost in running servers to support this second option, the Natural Language support also requires signing up for a monthly fee of 99 cents. That’s a pretty small price to pay, but just be aware of that before you set up the app.
This new AutoVoice support for Google Home shows that third-party developers are already wanting to add more features to the connected speaker, and we can expect to see even more of these kinds of efforts in the new year.
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The Huawei-made Honor 8 smartphone remains an excellent unlocked handset, even more so now that the company recently began rolling out an update that introduces Android 7.0 Nougat and EMUI 5.0. Still not sold on the price though? B&H Photo has your back.
Right now B&H Photo is selling the Honor 8 with an instant $110 coupon, along with a couple of extra accessories thrown in for free. The total cost to you is just $289.99 for the 32GB version or $339.99 for the 64GB model. The 32GB version is available in Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black and Pearl White, while the final two color choices are also available with the 64GB purchase.
But what about those extras? The two extras include a clear case for the Honor 8 and a Doctor Strange movie gift box.
Yes, you may not be aware but the Honor 8 was one of the official tie-in products to the recent Marvel Studios version of the comic book-based Master of the Mystic Arts. The Doctor Strange gift box for the phone costs $69.99 on its own, but you get it with this bundle for free. In addition to its own collectible box, it contains an Honor 8 case with Doctor Strange-related artwork on the back, along with two Marvel comic books. It looks like a pretty nice, and different, add-on, especially if you are a fan of Marvel’s movies.
As we said, the Honor 8 remains a solid smartphone in terms of hardware. It has a 5.2-inch Full HD display, a Kirin 950 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, two 12MP rear cameras, an 8MP front-facing camera, a rear fingerprint reader and a 3000mAh battery. Plus, your phone will be getting the latest Android OS very soon, so there’s that.
Will you be jumping in with your own Eye of Agamotto to get this pretty cool Honor 8 bundle, or will you be held back by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak? Let us know your feelings in the comments, or feel the wrath of the Dread Dormammu!
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Response to the Trump administration’s move to temporarily restrict travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority nations continues to have an impact on Google today. Employees staged protests against that decision at several of its offices, including its main headquarters in Mountain View, California. The company did not directly organize the protests but is supporting them.
Forbes reports that over 2,000 of Google’s employees took part in the protests. At the main Mountain View campus, Google CEO Sunar Pichai spoke to the assembled workers outside to support their efforts. He was joined by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who spoke of his own experience as an immigrant many years ago:
I came here to the U.S. at age 6 with my family from the Soviet Union, which at that time was the greatest enemy the U.S. had–maybe it still is in some form–but it was a dire period of the Cold War. Some of you probably remember it. And there was threat of nuclear annihilation. And even then the U.S. had the courage to take me and my family in as refugees.
Pichai had already stated in a memo that the actions made by the new administration could not only negatively affect a number of its current employees but also hinder its efforts to recruit top talent from the seven countries that are covered in the travel restrictions.
Under the new orders, travelers, except for US citizens, who come from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen will not be able to enter the country for 90 days. The exceptions are people from those countries who already have a green card to enter the United States. The US Refugee Admissions Program has also been suspended for 120 days and refugees from Syria have been banned indefinitely from entering the US. The Trump administration said this move was made to fight possible terrorists threats from those nations until a new travel policy could be put in place.
This weekend, Google said it will donate a total of $4 million to help support pro-immigrant organizations. Half of the money will be donated by employees, with Google offering matching funds. Google has joined a number of major tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, who have made public statements against the travel ban.
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Owners of the over two-year old Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet have officially seen their last Android OS update. Google has confirmed that both devices will not be getting the upcoming update to Android 7.1.2 Nougat, which was released in a beta version earlier today for a number of other Google Nexus and Pixel-branded devices.
Google sent that info over to Droid Life, and it’s not much of a surprise. Both products were released in November 2014, and Google’s own support page indicated that they were not guaranteed to get OS updates after October 2016. In fact, the company released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for the Nexus 9 in early December, followed by the Nexus 6 in early January, so it actually rolled out one more update than it originally was supposed to do for both devices.
If you are still using either one or both of these products, the good news is that Google will continue to offer security updates for the devices until at least October 2017. While you won’t be getting the latest and greatest Android version on the Nexus 6 or 9, both should continue to be secure to use for some time.
If you are an owners of the Nexus 6 or Nexus 9, how do you feel about Google putting an end to Android updates for your phone or tablet? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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If you own either the 2015 or the recently launched 2017 version of the NVIDIA Shield TV set-top box, you might be able to finally use it with some popular game controllers. Online reports claim that owners have successfully been able to pair the official PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S controllers to the Shield TV models via Bluetooth.
Both of these Android TV-based set-top boxes recently got big operating system updates to Android Nougat, though it’s unknown if that is the reason why the PlayStation and Xbox controllers can now work with the Shield TV devices. Some users are also reporting that the connections take a few extra steps. One claims that in order to use the PS3 controller, it must first be connected to the Shield TV via a USB cable. After that, you’ll supposedly have to access the device’s Settings app to find the PS3 controller with a Bluetooth connection. In theory, you should be able to use that controller wirelessly with the Shield TV.
Another report claims to have the procedure on how to connect the PS4’s controller to the Shield TV, and it’s a little more involved. First, this person says you have to press and hold both the PS and share buttons on the controller until it blinks. Then you will have to go into the Settings app on the Shield TV. You should see the PlayStation controller visible in the app, so it should be selected to enable the wireless Bluetooth connection. Finally, you will apparently have to press and hold the PS button again for about 10 seconds if you want to turn the connection off.
There’s no word yet if connecting the Xbox One S controller will need a lot of effort with the Shield TV box. There’s also no confirmation if these controllers will work with any other Android TV box, but that seems unlikely at this time. If you own either one of NVIDIA’s Shield TV devices and one of these Bluetooth-enabled controllers, let us know if you have been successful in pairing them up in the comments!
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Nextbit has just announced that it’s been acquired by gaming laptop company Razer.
Razer has acquired the majority of the assets of Nextbit Systems Inc., and is bringing onboard the management and employees of the company. No specific financial details have been disclosed at this point, and the deal officially closed on Friday, January 27, 2017.
You’re probably wondering what this all means for the Nextbit Robin and for the future of the company. Tom Moss, CEO and co-founder of Nextbit, explained in a blog post that the company has indeed stopped selling the Robin smartphone and all accessories through its official channels, and that they’ll continue to fulfill warranties for 6 more months. Nextbit Robin devices will also continue to receive software updates and security patches through February 2018.
“[Razer are] rebels like us, they speak from the heart, and they share our need to push boundaries,” says Moss. “Nextbit will operate as an independent division inside Razer, focused on unique mobile design and experiences. To put it simply, we’ll be doing exactly what we’ve been doing all along, only bigger and better.”
Moss has yet to comment on any new products that are coming down the pipeline.
This news comes just a few months after Razer acquired THX, the popular film audio company. Now it looks like the gaming laptop company is going on somewhat of a shopping spree, and that might be great news for Nextbit.
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Google has just officially announced Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and will begin rolling out the public beta build starting today!
Android 7.1.2 beta will roll out to Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus Player and Pixel C devices who are enrolled in the Android Beta Program starting today, while the company says the Nexus 6P will get the update “soon.”
Of course, you probably shouldn’t expect a ton of new features to come along with this new update. Android 7.1.2 will be an incremental maintenance release focused on refinements, which will include a number of bug fixes, optimizations, and a small number of enhancements for carriers and users. That’s the only description Google gave for this new version of Android, so we’ll have to wait and see what specific changes it brings.
Google says if you’d like to test out this new version of Android ASAP, you should enroll in the Android Beta Program. And like always, if you have an eligible device that’s already enrolled, your device should receive the update in the next few days. If you haven’t enrolled yet, head to this website, opt-in your eligible Android phone or tablet, and that’s it. You’ll receive an OTA in just a few hours. And if you’d rather do things the old fashioned way, you can always download and flash the update manually.
The final, consumer-ready version of 7.1.2 will be released in just a few months for all the devices listed above.
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Starbucks is adding some new features to its mobile apps that will surely make it easier to order coffee and food products from its many locations ahead of time. Not only is the company rolling out the ability to order via voice command, you’ll also be able to save your favorite drinks.
Now, first things first: Starbucks is only bringing its new voice ordering feature to only a select amount iOS users starting today, though the company says the feature will roll out to Android device sometime later this year. According to the company, the voice ordering feature should work just as if a person walked into a Starbucks location and ordered his or her coffee in front of their barista. In this case, the virtual barista is a chatbot, who will let users make modifications to their order, and also have their coffee ready to pick up at their preferred brick-and-mortar location.
There’s also a new skill available for the Amazon Alexa assistant platform that performs the same basic function for the company’s Echo lineup of speakers.
The Alexa skill, however, is a bit more limited in scope. If you happen to own an Echo speaker, and have a “usual” order of Starbucks coffee and food that you get often, you can now say, “Alexa, order my Starbucks” to have that order sent to your preferred retail location for pickup. It doesn’t sound like you will be able to chat with Alexa to make modifications to that order on the fly like you will be able to do with the iOS and Android barista chatbot.
The new feature from Starbucks is just the latest in the AI trend we have been seeing in smartphones for the past few years. Companies are trying to make it easier to use mobile devices without the need to type or go through the usual user interface. It would appear that 2017 will indeed be a landmark year for digital assistants in phones, as Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant all try to get a piece of that market.
While Android Starbucks users will have to wait a while for voice commands, the app is rolling out an update today that will finally allow hardcore users to save their favorite coffee creations in the app’s new Favorites selection. So if you really want a daily dose of your Grande Caramel Macchiato with nonfat milk, you can set that up in the app, put it in your Favorites selection and then quickly tap on it the next time you want to pick it up from your nearest Starbucks location without having to build up another separate order.
The app also includes a new recommendations feature. When you start building your Starbucks order, the app will offer helpful ideas for any optional drink or food selections you might want to add to it. The app update is rolling out today, though it might not hit your device for a few days yet.
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In the last few years, many people have been wanting to do more with their smartphones. Some of them have even thought that phones should be able to work more like a notebook or desktop PC. There have been some solutions offered for these kinds of features, but none of them have really caught on with a big enough audience. But Samsung is hoping to reverse that trend with the Samsung Desktop Experience (DeX).
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The latest rumors about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 suggest that the company is going to try to turn its next flagship phone into a PC. The rumors, which are based on an alleged leak from a recent Samsung internal presentation as well as a report from The Guardian, claim that the company will release a dock and a “service” called DeX that will allow the Galaxy S8 to be used like a desktop computer, with the phone and dock hooked up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Indeed, a recently discovered trademark filing by Samsung shows the company attempting to claim the term “Samsung DeX”.
While it’s way too early to evaluate what Samsung might have in mind, as we have yet to see “DeX” in action, we do have a history of similar products that have been released. Based on those devices, we can predict what Samsung needs to do to make this “mobile PC” proposal a success.
Several years ago Motorola released a number of laptop docks for many of its Android smartphones. They were basically notebook shells, with a display and full keyboard, so that users could surf the web and do a few other things on a bigger screen when the phone was docked.
While most reviewers seemed to like the experience, Motorola priced these laptop docks way too high at first. You could get a cheap, but fully functional Windows notebook for about the same cost as these docks. While the prices eventually went down to more reasonable levels, the damage was already done.
Since then we have seen a few third-party solutions similar to the Motorola Lapdock pop up from time to time for Android phones. One recent example was the Superbook, which is supposed to allow Android phone owners to connect to a laptop shell via a USB cable and use the phone like a Windows notebook or Chromebook for the price of $99.
However, after getting fully funded via Kickstarter in 2016, that product got hit by manufacturing issues that have already caused shipments to be delayed from February to June 2017.
A few years ago, Asus launched the PadFone family of devices, which allowed a smaller Android phone to connect seamlessly to a larger tablet display. While this was not quite the same as the Lapdock solution, it did offer a more elegant docking design. Unfortunately, it would appear that poor sales have kept Asus from launching new entries in the PadFone lineup for the past couple of years.
We have also seen attempts at launching new operating systems that work seamlessly with both mobile and PC devices. They included the Linux-based Ubuntu OS, which was pretty much a non-starter in the industry.
We have also seen Android forked to work on PCs, such as Android-x86 and Jide’s RemixOS, with features like multiple windows, taskbars, and file managers similar to ones found in a Windows device. While both Android-x86 and RemixOS are certainly interesting concepts, only hardcore tech fans are even aware of them, and it’s likely to stay that way.
More recently we have seen Microsoft release Windows 10 Mobile, which includes its Continuum mode. If a phone supports this feature, it lets the device connect to a PC monitor, keyboard and mouse with a dock – something very similar to what Samsung is rumored to be doing with its DeX plans for the Galaxy S8. HP even launched its own Windows 10 Mobile phone, the Elite X3, with an optional Lap Dock, similar to the Motorola Lapdock.
The idea was that this kind of setup would be great for a business-themed phone, since those customers are already familiar with using a Windows PC at work. However, the low interest in Windows 10 Mobile as a whole may keep the OS, and its Continuum mode, from becoming more than just an interesting niche product. Indeed, Microsoft has been slowly ending sales of its own Windows 10 Mobile devices, so it’s unlikely we will see this become popular.
The truth is that Windows still dominates the PC space, especially for business and enterprise customers. Samsung would dearly love to sell its Galaxy lineup of phones to all of those people if they can find a way to make them more useful for doing business. A solution similar to Windows 10 Mobile and its Continuum model, in the form of Samsung DeX and the Galaxy S8, may be what the company has in mind for appealing to that demographic.
The idea of bringing your work “PC” wherever you happen to be, while still keeping the benefits of a smartphone, sounds extremely appealing on the surface. You wouldn’t have to worry about using things like virtual desktops on the go, for example, and all you would have to do is bring your phone and dock. Simply connect your DeX dock to any monitor, mouse and keyboard and boom: your office workspace is now wherever you want it to be.
However, there are a few challenges that Samsung will have to deal with to make such a setup work well for its customers. One is that Android itself was not created to be a desktop OS. Samsung will have had to make some significant UI changes in many apps in order for a Galaxy S8 to quickly transition from a smartphone to a work PC when it is connected to a dock. But Android itself is already working to support input via a mouse and keyboard thanks to Android apps on Chromebooks.
This mock-up gives us an idea of what to expect from Samsung’s Android interface for desktops
Another challenge is with security. Quite frankly, Android is not the most secure to use, so for it to double as a work PC, many businesses will demand a safer operating system. It’s possible Samsung might team up with another company, such as BlackBerry, to offer those kinds of secure solutions for any DeX setup in the Galaxy S8. Indeed, the two companies formed a partnership in 2014 to bring Samsung’s Knox security platform to BlackBerry customers so the groundwork is already there.
Even with these kinds of challenges, there is one very big overall reason why Samsung may try to offer PC-like functionality for the Galaxy S8. It sees a golden opportunity to sell more phones to more customers than just the regular smartphone consumer. The dream of having a Samsung phone not just at home or on the go but at work in the office is something enterprise customers have the money, and the ability, to make possible.
It’s possible that the Galaxy S8 and the DeX system may just be a first step for this kind of future. The company may want to see how people react to it and then launch another, and better, solution for future Galaxy devices down the road after learning the lessons from this first attempt. The prospect of selling more smartphones to business users may be too hard to ignore, especially since it seems phone sales growth as a whole is slowing down among consumers worldwide.
We will say up front that the company has not confirmed any of these plans for the Galaxy S8. It’s also possible that while the Samsung DeX accessories may be in the works, the company could decide at the last minute to hold off and launch these products sometime after the release of the phone, which is currently rumored to happen sometime in late April 2017 (with a March 29 announcement). In other words, take all of this with an appropriate grain of salt.
However, if we do assume that the rumors about the DeX system for the Galaxy S8 are true, we could be seeing one of the next big steps in mobile computing that may finally threaten the hold Microsoft and Windows has on the PC industry. While that may seem like a long shot, just look a the successful challenge smartphones made to traditional pocket cameras and the huge popularity of Chromebooks.
Samsung is certainly big enough to threaten the folks in Redmond, and even with the recent disastrous release of the Galaxy Note 7, the Galaxy brand as a whole is still a huge one worldwide. If Samsung can figure out an effective way to turn their Galaxy S8 into a portable desktop or notebook PC with a minimum of effort and a cheap price tag, we could see many people, and even businesses, bypass that next Windows upgrade for an Android smartphone instead. The advance of mobile technology definitely helps: modern flagship smartphones can easily compete with laptops in terms of processing power and memory.
It will be interesting to see how Google reacts to DeX, if Samsung goes ahead with it. Expanding Android to compete with Windows is something that Google has been rumored to be working on through its Andromeda project. If Samsung goes ahead and does its own thing in this field, tension between it and Google could flare up, like it happened the last time Samsung entertained radical modifications to the Android recipe.
What do you think about the idea of a PC dock for the Galaxy S8? Could it be a threat to Windows and become a big deal? Will Samsung be able to come up with successful solutions to issues that have challenged similar attempts in the past?
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If you own a Google Home and want to expand the number of commands that it can understand, developer Joao Dias has just launched AutoVoice support for the device. It’s supposed to offer you both direct and natural language support for commands that will be recognized by the popular automation app Tasker. If you’re a Tasker user, this will certainly open up Google Home for use in a wider variety of scenarios.
The video below was made by Joao Dias over a month ago, before Google approved AutoVoice support for Google Home. It’s still a nice introduction as to the kinds of voice commands that it offers. For example, you can ask Google Home to call a friend on your Android smartphone, or have the phone check your latest notifications, or where you or a friend are currently located. It will also be able to link to your connected lights so you can turn them on or off with your voice, or turn on your TV to launch your favorite Disney movie.
Obviously, in addition to the Google Home speaker and app, this support does require the installation of the Tasker app on your smartphone, which costs $2.99 from the Google Play Store.
It also requires, at least for now, the beta version of AutoVoice, although the developer plans to add support to the stable version of the app in the near future. You will first have to join his Google+ community to gain access to the beta app.
XDA Developers has a detailed article on how to set up AutoVoice to work with Google Home and Tasker commands. There are two voice command options. One is setting it up so it recognizes exact commands, word for word. The other option lets AutoVoice use natural language commands that can support more flexible conversational strings. Due to the developer’s cost in running servers to support this second option, the Natural Language support also requires signing up for a monthly fee of 99 cents. That’s a pretty small price to pay, but just be aware of that before you set up the app.
This new AutoVoice support for Google Home shows that third-party developers are already wanting to add more features to the connected speaker, and we can expect to see even more of these kinds of efforts in the new year.
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Google creates its largest humanitarian fund yet to deal with Trump’s immigration order.
Google has set up a $4 million “crisis fund” following President Trump’s executive order on immigration. As reported by USA Today, the money will go toward four organizations: the American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, International Rescue Committee and UNHCR.
According to the report, Google will contribute $2 million to the fund, with employees coming up with the other $2 million. The publication also noted that Google executives are donating money in an individual capacity. Google is one of several Silicon Valley companies that condemned Trump’s immigration order, which sees residents from seven predominantly-Muslim countries — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen — banned from entering the U.S. The order also affects those that have valid green cards and visas, and bans all refugees from entering the country for 120 days.
Ride-sharing service Lyft has announced that it will pledge $1 million over the course of four years to the ACLU, calling Trump’s executive order “antithetical:”
This weekend, Trump closed the country’s borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin. Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted that the service will provide free housing to refugees:
Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US. Stayed tuned for more, contact me if urgent need for housing
— Brian Chesky (@bchesky) January 29, 2017
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Several weeks before the upcoming BlackBerry “Mercury” phone is supposed to be officially launched, it’s already getting some TV air time. The latest episode of Last Man Standing, the ABC TV sitcom starring Tim Allen, briefly showed the phone in the hands of Allen’s character Mike Baxter. He uses it to call his brother Jimmy near the end of the episode, “The Fixer”.
If you are wondering how the show got its hands on this upcoming Android-based handset, it’s not that big of a mystery. Allen has been a very vocal fan of BlackBerry and its phones for a number of years. We are not sure if this is an official example of a paid product placement, or if Allen just used his celebrity to convince the folks at Waterloo to “lend” him the “Mercury” for fun. We are also not sure how, in the fictional universe of Last Man Standing, Mike Baxter got his hands on the latest BlackBerry before anyone else, unless the episode takes place in the near future.
In any case, the few seconds of screen time on Last Man Standing gave us another look at the QWERTY hardware keyboard that’s included with the “Mercury”, along with a look at the back of the phone with its rear camera. A recent rumor claims that the phone’s camera will use the same Sony IMX378 sensor that is already available on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones. It’s also rumored to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset inside. In addition, we know that the phone will be targeting enterprise customers, rather than consumers.
We should learn a lot more about the BlackBerry “Mercury” (including what it will really be called, as “Mercury” is just its code name) in less than a month at the 2017 Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. We also suspect it will show up again in Allen’s hands in future episodes of Last Man Standing. How do you feel about the phone getting this kind of “under the radar” marketing campaign? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Google creates its largest humanitarian fund yet to deal with Trump’s immigration order.
Google has set up a $4 million “crisis fund” following President Trump’s executive order on immigration. As reported by USA Today, the money will go toward four organizations: the American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, International Rescue Committee and UNHCR.
According to the report, Google will contribute $2 million to the fund, with employees coming up with the other $2 million. The publication also noted that Google executives are donating money in an individual capacity. Google is one of several Silicon Valley companies that condemned Trump’s immigration order, which sees residents from seven predominantly-Muslim countries — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen — banned from entering the U.S. The order also affects those that have valid green cards and visas, and bans all refugees from entering the country for 120 days.
Ride-sharing service Lyft has announced that it will pledge $1 million over the course of four years to the ACLU, calling Trump’s executive order “antithetical:”
This weekend, Trump closed the country’s borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin. Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted that the service will provide free housing to refugees:
Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US. Stayed tuned for more, contact me if urgent need for housing
— Brian Chesky (@bchesky) January 29, 2017
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Several weeks before the upcoming BlackBerry “Mercury” phone is supposed to be officially launched, it’s already getting some TV air time. The latest episode of Last Man Standing, the ABC TV sitcom starring Tim Allen, briefly showed the phone in the hands of Allen’s character Mike Baxter. He uses it to call his brother Jimmy near the end of the episode, “The Fixer”.
If you are wondering how the show got its hands on this upcoming Android-based handset, it’s not that big of a mystery. Allen has been a very vocal fan of BlackBerry and its phones for a number of years. We are not sure if this is an official example of a paid product placement, or if Allen just used his celebrity to convince the folks at Waterloo to “lend” him the “Mercury” for fun. We are also not sure how, in the fictional universe of Last Man Standing, Mike Baxter got his hands on the latest BlackBerry before anyone else, unless the episode takes place in the near future.
In any case, the few seconds of screen time on Last Man Standing gave us another look at the QWERTY hardware keyboard that’s included with the “Mercury”, along with a look at the back of the phone with its rear camera. A recent rumor claims that the phone’s camera will use the same Sony IMX378 sensor that is already available on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones. It’s also rumored to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset inside. In addition, we know that the phone will be targeting enterprise customers, rather than consumers.
We should learn a lot more about the BlackBerry “Mercury” (including what it will really be called, as “Mercury” is just its code name) in less than a month at the 2017 Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. We also suspect it will show up again in Allen’s hands in future episodes of Last Man Standing. How do you feel about the phone getting this kind of “under the radar” marketing campaign? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Sluggish Q4 performance leads to layoffs at Fitbit.
Wearable manufacturer Fitbit could lay off 5% to 10% of its workforce, with the decision impacting 80 to 160 workers. According to The Information, Fitbit will report disappointing fourth quarter earnings tomorrow, and undertake a reorganization to save up to $200 million in operating costs.
The lacklustre financial results are blamed on a sluggish market, with the overall wearable segment seeing waning interest from consumers. Fitbit acquired Pebble at the end of last year for its IP, and it looks like the company will focus on diversifying into software.
Fitbit also acquired Coin’s payment platform last year to integrate payment options into its products. The company is planning to launch its own wearable app store with support for third-party apps later this year, and is likely to introduce a smartwatch to showcase the software capabilities. We’ll know more about Fitbit’s upcoming plans later today.
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Sluggish Q4 performance leads to layoffs at Fitbit.
Wearable manufacturer Fitbit could lay off 5% to 10% of its workforce, with the decision impacting 80 to 160 workers. According to The Information, Fitbit will report disappointing fourth quarter earnings tomorrow, and undertake a reorganization to save up to $200 million in operating costs.
The lacklustre financial results are blamed on a sluggish market, with the overall wearable segment seeing waning interest from consumers. Fitbit acquired Pebble at the end of last year for its IP, and it looks like the company will focus on diversifying into software.
Fitbit also acquired Coin’s payment platform last year to integrate payment options into its products. The company is planning to launch its own wearable app store with support for third-party apps later this year, and is likely to introduce a smartwatch to showcase the software capabilities. We’ll know more about Fitbit’s upcoming plans later today.
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