London, May 21 (IANS) Ever wondered why your just-cleaned clothes don’t smell as fresh as you had hoped? Researchers from a British university blame it on certain organic compounds which must be removed to make clothes smell good. – Source
Through the Jacquard platform, developers will have access to a host of APIs which can be used to make the jacket work with third-party apps as well. The interactive jacket is meant to simplify navigation for commuters (especially bikers), without requiring them to take out their phones when on the move. Future plans include manufacturing a variety of other smart garments, including athletic and business wear. – Source
Samsung has partnered up with Ant Financial Services Group, the Chinese company behind the Alipay online payment service. The collaboration will now allow payments with users’ Alipay accounts on select Samsung smartphones.
Users need to register their Alipay accounts into Samsung Pay and simply swipe upward from the locksreen, homescreen or even standby to bring up an Alipay QR code for the merchant to scan.
Samsung Pay was launched in China in the end of March and the service has gotten positive reception since. Supported handsets include the current flagships Galaxy S7, S7…
Generally, the upcoming version of Android operating system is the key highlight of Google’s developer conference — Google I/O. But this year, the search giant had already announced the next version of Android, dubbed Android N, in March. So, though there weren’t too many surprises on Android N front at Google I/O this year, the company did announce a few more features coming in the next Android OS. – Source
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The last 50 wild donkeys on Hawaii’s Big Island will be rounded up, marking the final step in a six-year effort to get them in adoptive homes.
The donkeys are the last of more than 500 that were cast-offs from the early days of Hawaii coffee and agricultural plantations.
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When drought conditions forced the donkeys into residential areas in search of water, the herd became a problem. The animals wandered into roadways, tore up golf courses and drank from swimming pools, said Inga Gibson, Hawaii state director for the Humane Society of the United States. …
More about Humane Society, Hawaiian Donkeys, Donkey Adoption, Watercooler, and Home – Source
Following complaints that the iOS 9.3.2 update has bricked newer iPads, Apple pulled the latest update for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
“We’re working on a fix for an issue impacting a small number of iPad units that are receiving an error when trying to update the software,” Apple said in a statement to Mashable Friday. “We’ll issue an update as quickly as possible.”
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While the company did not specify which iPads were affected by the update, multiple outlets have reported that the update is hamstringing the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and not the 12.9-inch version or other Apple devices. …
More about Ios 9.3.2, Tech, Hardware, Software, and Ipad Pro – Source
CNET editor Dong Ngo explains how the G-Drive Mobile USB-C makes sense if you use a certain notebook computer. – Source
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Something rotten is going on with Apple’s latest iOS 9.3.2 update and the company’s new 9.7-inch iPad Pro tablet. Just one day after the update initially made its public debut, following weeks and weeks of the typical beta releases, reports were already pouring in of users who found their tablets rendered inoperative following attempts to install the update. On-screen messages told owners to plug their iPads into iTunes to continue, but that didn’t seem to fix anything. And while Apple eventually acknowledged the problem, telling affected users to contact Apple support for additional help, … – Source
