Jun 28
Indiscriminately medicating children with behavior issues is risky and shortsighted. It’s also nothing new.
Jun 28
Viktor Orban has led the anti-migrant shift that now threatens to fracture the European Union.
Jun 28
Sling TV has raised its base price by $5 a month, though it’s hoping a new array of channel subscription options will encourage cord-cutters to stick around. The new Sling TV includes a set of free content that users without an active subscription will be able to watch, along with the company’s take on Amazon Channels. First, the bad news. … Continue reading
Jun 28
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 approaches, and today we’ve got more information on both its exterior and innards. The device at hand is the latest in Samsung’s long run of smartphones on the large end, the original having kickstarted the “phablet” trend. The Galaxy Note 9 won’t be the most revolutionary device in the lineup for phone calls, but for … Continue reading
Jun 28
This afternoon Motorola released an invite to an event at which they’ll have at least one new smartphone. This event is set to bring what the company suggests is a way to “Say ‘hello’ to a whole new way to connect, stream, download, video chat, and more.” The event takes place at Motorola HQ in Chicago, and Motorola suggests they’re … Continue reading
Jun 28
Seattle-based Boeing has unveiled a hypersonic airliner concept that could travel at five times the speed of sound. This would be a Mach 5 aircraft, one offering unprecedented air travel speeds for industries and travelers. The company doesn’t have a name for the airliner at this time, but revealed that it could one day be used for both commercial and … Continue reading
Jun 28
Many major online services have launched lightweight versions of their apps to offer a better experience to users in the developing world where the vast majority of people have low-end devices and network connectivity can be iffy. Facebook-owned Instagram has now joined the list as it quietly released Instagram Lite for Android on the Play Store.
“The Instagram Lite app is small, allowing you to save space on your phone and download it quickly,” reads the official app description.
The main Instagram app weighs around 32MB and offers a whole host of features such as the ability to send direct messages, make video calls, watch IGTV, and more. Instagram Lite is only 573 kilobytes and it does bring the core features.
So users will be able to post images with filters to their feed and Stories, browse the Explore tab, and watch Stories. However, Instagram Lite doesn’t offer direct messaging, video chat, and even the ability to share videos.
A spokesperson for Instagram has confirmed to TechCrunch that Instagram Lite for Android is being tested in Mexico. “We are testing a new version of Instagram for Android that takes up less space on your device, uses less data, and starts faster,” the spokesperson said. It hasn’t been confirmed as yet if ads will be served in Instagram Lite but the app will be expanded to more countries later this year and will eventually offer the ability to post videos and send messages as well.
Instagram’s parent company Facebook already has a Lite version of its app as well which it launched back in 2015 and by the end of 2017, it had gained over 200 million users across the globe. Facebook has since released Messenger Lite as well.
A Lite Version Of Instagram Has Been Released , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Jun 28
Some of you might be familiar with KaiOS. It’s the operating system for feature phones that emerged from the remains of Mozilla’s Firefox OS project. KaiOS is limited to feature phones only and HMD’s Nokia-branded handsets like the Nokia 8110 are powered by this operating system. Micromax and TCL have also made KaiOS-powered devices. KaiOS has now received a vote of confidence from Google in the form of a $22 million investment.
KaiOS has emerged as a popular choice for feature phones, the only category of cellphones that Google hasn’t released Android for. It began as a forked version of Firefox OS and has since been adopted by a handful of OEMs who are still making feature phones.
Google is trying to expand its footing in the cheap handset market with Android Go so its investment in KaiOS might feel odd to some but the company likely has strategic reasons behind it.
KaiOS CEO Sebastien Codeville announced today that “Google and KaiOS have also agreed to work together to make the Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search available to KaiOS users.” Developers who make apps for the operating system use HTML5, Javascript, and CSS. Google can thus easily bring its services to these devices and ensure that even feature phones are running its services.
Google Makes $22 Million Investment In KaiOS For Feature Phones , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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Jun 28
Amy Hennig, former writer and creative director of the Uncharted series for PlayStation’s Naughty Dog studio, is striking out on her own. After EA shut down Visceral Games she left the company in January to start her “own little independent studio,”…
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