That YouTube Red is getting some pretty serious push-back from its partners should not surprise at least one party … YouTube. This is a tension that is almost as old as the company itself. It has its roots in the search for meaningful monetization, the independence of its key constituency, its concern with “premium” content vs. user-generated content and, more recently, the many opportunities that huge YouTube personalities are starting to realize elsewhere.
We know that Apple Music is coming to Android this fall, but we haven’t heard any news about Apple’s progress in porting the app to our favorite operating system. Thankfully, Mobile Geeks finally has something to show off.
This is a very early copy of the app for Android. The iOS aesthetics remain to an extent, but a slide out menu was added seemingly to Android standard. Since iOS has all app settings in the Settings app and not in the app itself, a whole new settings menu had to be added for convenient access without leaving the app.
A lot of features don’t work, like signing in using your Apple ID, but this is expected from an early access app like this. But progress is being made, so we’ll get our hands on the final version soon enough. Will you give Apple Music a try? Leave a comment!
Love and Sex with Robots conference cancelled in Malaysia
The Love and Sex with Robots conference due to be held in Malaysia has been cancelled by police for being “illegal.”
Juego de Tronos es sin duda alguna una de las series pioneras (en índices de audiencia) no sólo de nuestro país, si no de muchos lugares del mundo, aunque tenemos que mencionar a los libros, que son increíbles también. Escrita por George R. R. Martin a partir de 1996, sin duda alguna ha cautivado a una gran parte de la gente en los años posteriores a su lanzamiento.
Juego de Tronos, nos envuelve en la época medieval en la que varias familias se disputan el trono de hierro (de ahí su nombre). Enfocada en la vida de varios reinos, veremos como va pasando la trama entre los distintos protagonistas de la misma. Actualmente cuenta con más de 5 temporadas de varios capítulos de más de 30 minutos cada uno lo que nos asegura diversión a largo plazo y, sobre todo, acción épica.
Pero dejando de lado la serie en vídeo o los libros, nos toca hablar de los videojuegos ya que TellTale ha publicado el episodio 1 de su juego Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice de manera gratuita en Google Play.
Como bien dicen nuestros compañeros de Xombit, el episodio 1 del juego se centra en la Casa de Forrester, una familia nombre del norte de Poniente, leales a los Stark de Invernalia. Nos meteremos en la piel de varios personajes, que van desde el señor de la casa hasta un escudero, pasando por la hija que ejerce de doncella en Desembarco del Rey. También habrá personajes protagonistas de la serie doblados por sus respectivos actores.
Con respecto al resto de episodios, cada uno cuesta 4,05€ lo que hace que, si compramos los 5 episodios restantes, cueste unos 20€ en total aunque tendremos un descuento al comprar el pack a partir del episodio 2.
Disponible para una gran variedad de dispositivos
La estrategia de TellTale es sin duda la de que compremos el juego completo. Si bien hemos comentado que el primer episodio es gratis, este movimiento llega unas semanas antes de que el último episodio titulado The Ice Dragon, que saldrá el 17 de noviembre, cerrando así la primera temporada de este juego.
Game of Thrones, está disponible para dispositivos con Android 2.3.3 o versiones superiores con lo que podrás disfrutarlo en una gran variedad de smartphones siempre y cuando tengas en cuenta sus especificaciones mínimas, a saber GPU Adreno 300, series Mali-T600 series, PowerVR SGX544, o Tegra 4; procesador Dual core de 1.2GHz y 1 GB de memoria RAM.
Sin duda, es una gran opción si eres seguidor de la serie y, si no te importa pagar por los siguientes episodios sin duda este sería un buen juego para tu terminal Android.
Google Play | Game of Thrones (Gratuito con compras integradas).
Y tú, ¿comprarías el resto de episodios? ¿qué opinas del juego?
Thankfully, we finally have word of what’s going on, but unfortunately, it’s not great news. HTC has once again delayed the product, this time until next year.
As we continue to develop the Connected Fitness platform and elevate our product offerings, Under Armour and HTC have decided to launch a fully integrated digital ecosystem of products early next year. This global launch will provide the tools needed to help athletes of all levels track, manage and improve their health and fitness. Our teams have done a remarkable job bringing these products to life and we’re excited to share them with the public soon.HTC
There was no mention of the HTC Grip, so the company may be working on devices other than the Grip to release at the same time. Or the Grip has been cancelled in favor of something else, though that’s less likely. HTC does mention an ecosystem of products, so hopefully we’ll see something interesting next year. This isn’t exactly confidence inspiring on HTC’s part though.
According to a new study by Gallup, 58% of American adults believe marijuana should be made legal. That number, tied at the highest rate it’s ever been, is getting entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector excited.
Earlier this week, a realtor friend that I work with posted on her Facebook page about how we delivered a mortgage for one of her clients from application to cleared-to-close in a matter of weeks. Her post got more yawns than likes and very few comments, the masses were not impressed.
Welcome back to our weekly Top 10 Android App Updates column, where we take a look at the most frequently upgraded apps for the week. We’ve found that one of the best ways to discover useful apps is to find the ones that are actually being updated by the developers rather than selecting the apps with the most installs. As in the past, we’re going to filter out minor updates for the super-popular apps that have over 10 million installs, but we’ll make exceptions for apps that have had significant updates. We hope you enjoy this weekly feature and that you discover some apps that end up being useful.
Garmin Connect – Version 3.4.0
What’s new in this version:
Enhanced graphical interface offers a more intuitive, more engaging app experience
Easily access the data and activities that are most of interest to you
View all of your activities stored at Garmin Connect™
Wirelessly upload activities to Garmin Connect
And a few new features, like USB auto-detection, better audio/video sync or better chapters support.
New: We’ve simplified Quick Add to let you add a to-do at the touch of a button–a big, blue one on your Home Screen.
New: Add to-dos straight from your notification bar! Enable it via Wunderlist Settings>Account>Notifications>Enable Quick Add Notification, then tap on ‘Add to Wunderlist’ on your notification bar.
Our new Compare tool simplifies life-no more balancing multiple apps! Looking to plan a trip? Look no further. Compare gives you options including Uber, car2go* & local transit**.
FIXED! The ability to reorder multiple stops broke in our last release. We know how important this feature is since you can’t get it elsewhere & we made it a priority fix. Thanks for your patience & feedback!
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