Periodico101: Apr 1, 2016

Apr 1, 2016

10 old flagships that you can buy as great mid-range smartphones right now (April 2016)

Buy an old flagship or a brand new mid-range smartphone? Opinions on this subject may vary quite a bit, and arguments on both sides have their merits. The thing is, however, if you are buying a new smartphone and are on a budget – you should definitely look at the smartphones that were best in their class yesteryear, instead of jumping on a shiny new model that may just end up beind sub-par.

Sure, the alluring new devices have been designed to look fresh, sleek, and modern and represent the newest trends in smartphone industry, but a price-drop always comes with … – Source

10 old flagships that you can buy as great mid-range smartphones right now (April 2016)

Step inside Abbey Road Studios in virtual reality

LONDON — The thousands of visitors who flock to Abbey Road each year don’t get to make it past the front gates, but if you own a Google Cardboard you can now hear and see what happens inside the renowned studios.

SEE ALSO: London’s famous Abbey Road Studios launches music tech incubator

The studios, where everyone from the Beatles, to Pink Floyd and Adele, have recorded, have worked with Google to create a virtual reality tour that brings you inside a recording session in Studio 1, the mirrored drum room in Studio 3 and the mastering suites, among other highlights.

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Step inside Abbey Road Studios in virtual reality

Lexus' Velcro seats keep the driver hopelessly stuck to the car

Lexus makes some very fast cars, and let’s face it: regular seats just can’t keep up with all that speed.

So the geniuses at Lexus figured out a way to create a firmer connection between the car and the driver: Velcro seats.

Of course, for them to work, you need to have the other part of the Velcro equation on your butt and back, but that’s a small price to pay for the convenience of being hopelessly stuck to your seat.

SEE ALSO: April Fools’ prank asks you to mail in your used condoms for good of the planet

Yup, Lexus’ April Fools’ prank this year is not very believable, but at least they created a nice promo video. …

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Lexus' Velcro seats keep the driver hopelessly stuck to the car

10 bathroom pranks for April Fools' Day morning

Goofing off on April Fools’ Day is no joke, so kick it off right.

And where better to pull off your messiest pranks than the most disgusting room in your house?

SEE ALSO: 10 crafty April Fools’ pranks to play on your kids

Just be prepared to help clean up afterward.

1. Turn your roommate’s shower water into chicken soup

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2. Cover a soap bar in clear nail polish to prevent lathering

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3. Fill your roommate’s deodorant with cream cheese

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4. Leave fake poop on the toilet seat

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5. Replace an electronic toothbrush with a homemade version

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10 bathroom pranks for April Fools' Day morning

Reddit’s missing ‘warrant canary’ suggests classified data requests from feds

Reddit issued its annual transparency report Thursday morning, listing the amount and type of data requested by various authorities. There’s plenty of interesting info, but perhaps most interesting is what’s not there: the site’s “warrant canary.” Read More

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Reddit’s missing ‘warrant canary’ suggests classified data requests from feds

Cortana will soon be able to track Android notifications

There was a lot of big news from Microsoft’s BUILD developer conference keynote and most wasn’t much that might be of interest to those of us focused on mobile hardware and software, except for one interesting bit of functionality coming to Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana. Cortana may soon help you interact with your Android phone.
According to Microsoft, Cortana will soon allow users to track notifications across Android devices and Cortana will also be able to help you respond to SMS messages from your PC as well. It sounds kind of like what you could do now with Pushbullet, … – Source

Cortana will soon be able to track Android notifications

Big bosses from YouTube, MTV and AwesomenessTV to keynote VidCon

LOS ANGELES — For the third year in a row, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki will be the headline keynote speaker at the annual VidCon conference — and if she follows what’s now a tradition, there will be some big news announcements.

VidCon, co-created by YouTubers Hank Green and his brother John (author of the book The Fault in Our Stars), has become the go-to gathering for industry executives, video content creators and their fans. The conference takes place June 23-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, with YouTube as title sponsor.