Did you know Google owned a digital coupon business? Neither did we until Re/code recently reported [1] the search giant was killing off Zavers by Google, a service that lasted a mere 17 months (a lifetime by Google standards!), following the Google Shopper app into the great dustbin of great ideas that never took off. But hey, we still have Google Wallet and Google Shopping Express, right?
Survey Claims Apple Looks Cooler After Beats Acquisition
And here we thought the younger generation already thought Apple was cool: Re/code reported Tuesday [2] that Apple has apparently reclaimed some of the "cool" factor it may have lost in recent months in the wake of the $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics. According to a Chegg survey of 10,000 students, nearly all of them had at least heard of Beats, even though only 15 percent actually owned any of the company's products (and even less â€" three percent â€" subscribed to Beats Music). However, a whopping 60 percent were aware of the Apple-Beats mashup, with nearly the same percentage claiming the deal would make Apple more popular with their peers. Apparently that Tim Cook knows what he's doing...
Logitech Debuts X300 Mobile Wireless Stereo Speaker
Summer is upon us, and that means it's time to get out and e njoy the great outdoors. Thanks to Logitech, that doesn't mean leaving the music behind: The accessory maker announced this week availability of the Logitech X300 Mobile Wireless Stereo Speaker [3] , a $69.99 portable Bluetooth speaker that comes in four stylish colors capable of streaming music from a mobile device within a 30-foot range for up to five hours of continuous playback. Unlike Logitech's recent X100, the X300 pumps up the jams in full stereo with more precise bass response and detailed mids and highs. The X300 will be available later this month in the U.S. and select Asian countries, and heads to Europe in August.
T-Mobile US Confirms Wi-Fi Calling for iOS 8 iPhones
Leave it t o the "Uncarrier" to be first on the bandwagon! T-Mobile US announced [4] plans to support Wi-Fi Calling when Apple releases iOS 8 later this year, a feature that will also allow iPhone customers to finally tap into T-Mobile's own flavor of the same technology for the first time. Since 2007, T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling has been limited to Android and Windows smartphones, but the nation's fourth-placed carrier claims "over 90 percent of all T-Mobile smartphones will feature Wi-Fi Calling" once iOS 8 lands on the iPhone. The magenta network also took the opportunity to crow about HD Voice, which is now available on over 30 devices to date, as well as Voice over LTE, which T-Mobile recently launched in Seattle.
Love the convenience of 1Password 4 on your Mac or iOS devices but bummed it's not available on your favorite Android smartphone or tablet? AgileBits announced Tuesday [5] that they'll be turning that frown upside down next week with the launch of 1Password 4 for Android â€" and best of all, it will be (sort of) free. Available Tuesday, June 10, the Android release will be free on Google Play with all features unlocked through August 1. After that, the app will switch to "reader mode," with an in-app purchase available to unlock all features. The developer calls the pricing scheme "an experiment," but one that appears to deliver all the slick looks and functionali ty of the iOS app to Android phones and tablets at long last.
Adobe Releases Camera Raw 8.5 Release Candidate
Adobe's Lightroom Journal announced Tuesday [6] the availability of new Camera Raw 8.5 Release Candidate, in tandem with DNG Converter 8.5 Release Candidate. Available for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC, Camera Raw 8.5 bundles new support for cameras such as the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II and Fuji FinePix S1 as well as recent models from Nikon, Olympus, and Panasonic. The update also introduces the ability to modify Graduated and Radial Filter masks with a brush, new Per-Panell Preview default toggles, and the usual bevy of bug fixes. Hit the link to find out how to download the free updates!
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Links
- ^ Re/code recently reported (recode.net)
- ^ Re/code reported Tuesday (recode.net)
- ^ L ogitech X300 Mobile Wireless Stereo Speaker (www.logitech.com)
- ^ T-Mobile US announced (newsroom.t-mobile.com)
- ^ AgileBits announced Tuesday (blog.agilebits.com)
- ^ Adobe's Lightroom Journal announced Tuesday (blogs.adobe.com)
- ^ J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter (www.twitter.com)
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