Monday, June 6, 2016

Here's what Android apps will be like on Chromebooks and other top stories.

  • Here's what Android apps will be like on Chromebooks

    Here's what Android apps will be like on Chromebooks
    Last month, at the annual Google I/O developers conference, Google announced that it would add the Play Store into Chrome OS, allowing Chrome OS users to easily download and run Android apps on their Chromebooks. If you’re curious as to how it’ll all work, you don’t have to wait for the Play Store to arrive on your Chromebook. A video published to the Google Developers YouTube channel on Friday gives us a closer look . The 23-minute video provides an overview of how Android apps work in the..
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  • Elon Musk's version of Tesla history is filled with anecdotes and business lessons

    Elon Musk's version of Tesla history is filled with anecdotes and business lessons
    The Tesla Motors 2016 annual shareholder meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California ran for nearly four hours. The stage served as a bully pulpit for Chief Executive Elon Musk, with CTO JB Straubel as his wingman. Musk and Straubel thanked the audience, both live and live-streamed, for their faith in the company and then launched into the tale of Tesla. Musk did most of the talking as the duo recounted the company’s original mission and master plan (which haven’t change..
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  • Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers

    Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers
    The group, whose principal Twitter account has since been suspended, then messaged him to say that it had found his password on a LinkedIn database of user details that was leaked online last month. Since OurMine's main Twitter account has been suspended, the original tweet is not publicly available, but other Twitter users, including a U.S.-based social media reporter for CNBC, picked up on the hack. Tweet: The group said in a secondary Twitter account, @OurMineTeam43, that it was ju..
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  • Here's how Facebook Messenger will change banking

    Here's how Facebook Messenger will change banking
    The Facebook Messenger platform opens many doors for easier, better digital interactions by enabling businesses to embed codes in chat conversations. Businesses can now obtain user messages, translate them into action requests, and send back automatically generated or manually-typed-by-human responses to the users. This is a faster, simpler, and richer experience than mobile app interactions, which require users to navigate through a mobile app, click on different links, load new pages, and wai..
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  • Norway might insist on zero-emission vehicles by 2025

    Norway might insist on zero-emission vehicles by 2025
    Norway's sparked a flurry of applause and misunderstanding in equal measure, with a report that the country is going to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025. The news came from a blog post hailing a paywalled story in Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv, which was then enthusiastically endorsed by Elon Musk. Just heard that Norway will ban new sales of fuel cars in 2025. What an amazingly awesome country. You guys rock!! pic.twitter.com/uAXuBkDYuR — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2016 ..
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  • Verizon's 'Can you hear me now?' guy is back... with Sprint

    Verizon's 'Can you hear me now?' guy is back... with Sprint
    Actor Paul Marcarelli is back on television, but with Sprint. He previously spent a decade as a pitchman for Verizon. Sprint Many of you will remember Verizon's "Can you hear me now?" campaign. You know, the one that featured a horn-rimmed glasses-sporting "Test Man" asking the now-oft-repeated question. Well, the "Test Man" is back, and seeing yellow. Actor Paul Marcarelli, who spent a decade touting Verizo..
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  • Cortana On Android Phones Now Possible With Microsoft Band 2 Support

    Cortana On Android Phones Now Possible With Microsoft Band 2 Support
    (Photo : Getty Images/Justin Sullivan ) Android phones can now take advantage of Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana. Microsoft has dropped the app support that would enable Android phone users to utilize Cortana through the Microsoft Band 2.  Over the weekend, the Washington-headquartered technology giant released an update for the Microsoft Health app of its wearable device. Interestingly, the app update is accompanied by Cortana support, so that Android users can call on the famous Wi..
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  • Bose QuietComfort 35 (hands-on): Finally, an active noise-canceling wireless headphone from Bose

    Bose QuietComfort 35 (hands-on): Finally, an active noise-canceling wireless headphone from Bose
    This is the Bose product a lot of people have been waiting for, the QuietComfort 35, an active noise cancelling headphone that's also wireless. At $350 (£290, AU $499), it costs more than the wired QuietComfort 25. But at least it's only $50 price bump, which puts this around what Beats' competing Studio Wireless costs, although that headphone has been discounted in recent months, indicating Beats probably has something new coming. Like the similar looking QC25, this is a lightweight, ve..
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