Daily Archives: February 2, 2016

Podcasts coming to Play Music this month according to popular podcast host

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We’ve known since October that support for podcasts would be coming to Play Music, but the when has remained a mystery. Today Bill Simmons, host of the popular BS Podcast, took to Twitter to tell fans that the podcast would be available on the new platform when it launches later this month.

FYI – the BS Podcast will be available on Google Play when GP launches its podcast platform later this month.Bill Simmons@BillSimmons

It would seem odd for Simmons to just take a shot in the dark at this timeline for the release of the product, and it stands to reason that Google would have been in communication with some of the top podcasts producers to make sure they have everything in place for the launch.

Lending further credence to this being a case of Simmons accidentally letting slip more than he was supposed to, he has since pulled the tweet without comment.

As a confessed podcast addict, I’m glad to see Google taking its first real steps into the podcasting arena (No, Listen doesn’t really count.), but I don’t know that I’ll be switching over from my now longtime favorite, Pocket Casts.

Do you have a favorite podcast app right now? What would it take to get you to switch to a native Google solution?

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iPhone 7 reportedly won’t have camera hump, antenna bands on the back

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With all the talk about the 4-inch iPhone 5se lately, you may have forgotten about the fact that Apple will launch a more important phone this year – yes, the iPhone 7. Yet a new rumor is now here to talk about it too.

The iPhone 7 will reportedly feature a very similar design to its predecessor, but there will be some notable differences. First off, its rear camera will be flush with the back, so the camera hump from the iPhone 6s will be gone. Second, the iPhone 7 will get rid of those pesky antenna bands that run across the previous model’s back.

However, the iPhone 7 will still have antenna bands, as seen in the mockup image above. It’s just that they’ll be confined to the handset’s sides, top, and bottom edges. This will clearly make for a more loved design, though we hope Apple will find a way to paint the remaining bands in the same color as the metal body of the device.

This information allegedly comes from a source that’s been reliable in the past, so perhaps that’s happening again this time. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are expected to be unveiled sometime in September. The smaller model will get a traditional camera on the back, while the bigger version has recently been rumored to receive a dual-lens arrangement. At this point it’s unclear if the design changes will influence the dimensions of the iPhone 7 compared to the…

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Kodi no dará soporte a Wayland por el momento

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Kodi-WallpaperHoy hemos sabido que Kodi y sus desarrolladores no darán apoyo ni soporte a Wayland, al menos por el momento, por lo que hasta que no diga nada que lo contradiga, Kodi, anteriormente llamado XMBC, no funcionará con las distribuciones que tengan Wayland como servidor gráfico.

El motivo de esta decisión es que Wayland todavía no ha sido depurado su código, algo que consideran necesario y por otro lado, Wayland necesita de las librerías boost, mientras que lo desarrolladores de Kodi hace poco que se ha librado de ellas, por lo que no quieren volver a depender de ellas sin una gran razón. 

En cualquier caso la decisión es temporal y sólo afectarán a futuras versiones, es decir, la versión 16 si tendrá compatibilidad con Wayland aunque sólo lo conocido hasta el momento y será las próximas versiones las que no tengan ya esas líneas de código que hacen referencia a Wayland.

Kodi no dará soporte por el momento debido al uso de librerías boost

Kodi es una de las mejores apps que existe en Gnu/Linux para la reproducción de contenido multimedia, tanto que es usada por algunos gadgets que quieren convertirse en centros multimedia. De ahí que la importancia de la noticia sea grande puesto que Wayland será el servidor gráfico de muchas distribuciones en un futuro no muy lejano, siendo el sucesor de X.Org.

Pero también, dependiendo de los ciclos de desarrollo, esta noticia puede que no repercuta al usuario final puesto que aún está por lanzarse Kodi 16 y tras ello tiene que lanzarse Kodi 17 que bien podría solaparse con la aparición y estabilización de Wayland. Así que aquellos que queráis tener Wayland y Kodi a la vez, no desesperéis puesto que se podrán utilizar a la vez, en un futuro no muy lejano o al menos eso indican los desarrolladores.

El artículo Kodi no dará soporte a Wayland por el momento ha sido originalmente publicado en Linux Adictos.

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Alphabet announced its Q4 2015 results and became the world’s most valuable public company

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We all know how large Google is, but the company recently reorganized itself to help ease that burden. Out of the restructuring came Alphabet, a parent company for Google and other companies that were previously under Google’s control. We’ve been waiting to see how the restructuring would affect the company and during yesterday’s earnings call, we found out. Alphabet has now become the world’s most valuable public company.

After posting a total value of $565 billion, Alphabet surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable public company. In Q4 2015 alone, Alphabet brought in $21.3 billion in revenue, showing how strong the company is. Year-over-year, that’s an increase of 18%, though the increase would have been even greater had the US dollar not strengthened in 2015. Nonetheless, Google still posted a net income of $4.9 billion.

Cash and cash equivalents are also up at Google, at $73.07 billion. Last year’s Q4 2015 results from Google showed cash and equivalents of $64.4 billion, showing that Google has increased its on-hand cash by nearly $9 billion, giving it more money with which it can invest. In the past, Google hasn’t been shy about buying other companies, particularly start-ups that offer innovative ideas. And, of course, we can’t forget about Google’s previous acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which is the company’s largest acquisition to date. Looking to the future, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Alphabet using some of that cash to purchase other companies.

For more detailed info, check out Alphabet’s full Q4 2015 results at the source link below.

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Samsung’s website confirms the existence of the Galaxy S7 edge

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Is it just me or is 2016 already flying by? February is already upon us and the rumor mill is continuing to churn even faster as we grow nearer to the launch dates of this year’s Android flagships. According to the poll that we ran on Twitter, the most anticipated flagship looks to be Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the follow-up to last year’s highly praised Galaxy S6. And like its predecessor, the Galaxy S7 looks to be coming in a couple of different variants, one of which has now been inadvertently confirmed by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge website

Samsung will indeed be creating a Galaxy S7 edge, and it’s been confirmed by references to the device on Samsung’s own website. The Samsung Developer website has a detailed section regarding the Look SDK for devices with curved edges on the display. In this section, the Galaxy S7 edge is referenced several times by name regarding new and existing functions that are enabled with the Look SDK.

Even though several rumors have pointed to the existence of the Galaxy S7 edge, it’s good to see information straight from Samsung that confirms it. While the device won’t receive its official announcement until Samsung’s event on February 21, we’ll continue to keep you posted on further news surrounding the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

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