China is “flooding” social media with comments by paid supporters in an effort to sway public opinion, a report says. – Source
China 'flooding' media with fake posts
May 20, 2016
Android N Developer Preview 3 Fixes Double Tap To Open Camera, Doesn't Lock Device Anymore
Since 6.0.1 Marshmallow, Android has had a cool feature whereby you tap the power button twice in quick succession and the camera app will open. It’s a handy feature, and one I use reasonably regularly to quickly snap a photo.
However, ever since it was introduced, there’s been an issue: if the phone or tablet is unlocked and the power button is double tapped, the device will first lock and then open the camera app, rather than just opening the camera.
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Android N Developer Preview 3 Fixes Double Tap To Open Camera, Doesn’t Lock Device Anymore was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Android N Developer Preview 3 Fixes Double Tap To Open Camera, Doesn't Lock Device Anymore
IMAX to open ‘VR experience’ centers worldwide and develop its own VR camera
IMAX, one company that has pushed cinema technology forward, is preparing to toss its hat into the virtual reality ring with a set of new initiatives. Read More
IMAX to open ‘VR experience’ centers worldwide and develop its own VR camera
Microsoft's Bing continues to gain US market share
Market research firm comScore’s latest report reveals that Microsoft’s Bing is continuing to gain market share in the United States, although slowly and steadily. On the other hand, market leader Google’s share has dropped a bit.
The latest numbers reveal 21.6% market share for Bing, up slightly from the previously revealed 21.4% share. Google, meanwhile, saw its market share dipping from 64.0% to 63.8% during the same time period.
Yahoo came in at number three with 12.2% share, while Ask Network and AOL rounded up the top 5 with 1.5% and 0.9% share, respectively. In case you don’t…
Microsoft's Bing continues to gain US market share
Android N Feature Spotlight: Storage Access Framework Can Now Provide Virtual Files When Files Aren't Locally Available
Cloud storage is pretty awesome for keeping files available across all of our gadgets while freeing up space on mobile devices. Unfortunately, accessing files in the cloud creates a layer of indirection that may complicate things a little bit, but things become even more complicated when the Storage Access Framework adds yet another layer to the equation. Historically, the SAF could only serve up files that were stored locally, which meant they had to be downloaded and stored before a URI could be returned to the requesting app.
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Android N Feature Spotlight: Storage Access Framework Can Now Provide Virtual Files When Files Aren’t Locally Available was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Android N Feature Spotlight: Storage Access Framework Can Now Provide Virtual Files When Files Aren't Locally Available
FireChat Alerts could help spread vital information in offline and disaster-stricken areas
Decentralized chat app FireChat is adding a new feature that could help disseminate critical info like storm warnings, health advisories, and so on, when the normal communications grid is down. Truth be told, Alerts aren’t terribly different from the normal chat function, which passes data from phone to phone over an ad-hoc network that doesn’t rely on cellular signals. In the case… Read More
FireChat Alerts could help spread vital information in offline and disaster-stricken areas
Google’s Chrome OS will soon be able to run all Android apps
The Play Store is coming to Chrome OS, Google announced at its I/O developer conference today — and with that, you will soon be able to install and run virtually any Android app on your Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.
It’s no secret that Google has been working on this project for quite a while now. You were already able to run a few Android apps on Chrome OS before, too. This new… Read More
Google’s Chrome OS will soon be able to run all Android apps
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