As with all upgrades to a new operating system on the device you use most during the day, with iOS 7 there’s a set of features not all iPhone users are going to like. Lucky you, there’s a way to switch quite a few (if not nearly all) of the odds and ends back off, […]
The shackles have been officially removed. If you’re one of the many folks using FiOS Mobile on Android or iOS, then you’re aware the app’s live TV streaming feature has only worked while being connected to one’s own home network. Beginning today, though, Verizon will allow FiOS TV subscribers to view real-time content even when away from their humble abode, via the FiOS Mobile Android and iOS applications. The number of networks supported is pretty short, with only nine being onboard at the moment — this includes the Travel Channel, BBC America, BBC World News, EPIX, HGTV, DIY, Tennis Channel and, on the iPad, the NFL Network. But, as they say, you’ve got to start somewhere, and chances are this channel lineup will become more robust in the weeks ahead.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, Software, HD, Mobile, Verizon
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Google Play, App Store, Amazon Appstore
There’s a big possibility we’ll be seeing the smartphone brand known as Oppo take center stage in the smartphone universe soon – at least in the developer an hacker circuit for Android. What we’ve seen today is an announcement by CyanogenMod’s own Steve Kondik saying that he’ll be excited to attend the Oppo N1 launch […]
This week iOS 7 is out for the public, readied for not only the newest wave of iPhone devices in the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, but for legacy iPhones, iPod touch, and both the iPad and the iPad mini. What’s being called a lockscreen bypass has been discovered just one day after the software’s […]
This article was written on April 21, 2009 by CyberNet.
I’ve seen extensions before that let you designate specific directories on your computer for files to be saved based upon the extension of file. The thing that I normally hate about this is that it’s tough to say where I want all the ZIP files I download to be stored. There’s a new extension that has gotten the hint though.
Automatic Save Folder will not only let you filter according to filename, but also by domain. That way you can say that every file from, for example, Gmail gets placed in an attachment directory. Or you can go a little further and say that this only applies to ZIP files from Gmail.
Setting it all up might be a little time consuming if you do a thorough job, but the end result can be a very organized folder structure for your downloads. I’m kinda an organization freak so this is right up my alley. 🙂
Get Automatic Save Folder for Firefox [via Lifehacker]
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There are two ways to deliver bad news: an overlong, meandering apology or the ‘pull no punches’ route. Microsoft, in explaining away future Skype support for Windows Phone 7, went with option number one. You see, it’s not you, it’s Windows Phone 8. And besides, according to Microsoft, there aren’t even really that many of you left on WP7 to merit continued updates. Please understand, this is about the future; it’s about integrating Skype into every (viable) Microsoft platform and product and you, forlorn WP7 user, aren’t part of that picture. Chin up, though, you can still download the app from the Windows Phone Store. Now don’t say Microsoft never gave you anything. Buh bye.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Microsoft
Source: Skype
This article was written on June 27, 2007 by CyberNet.
I think most everybody will agree that Opera for Nintendo Wii has been quite the success. Ever since it was released into beta in December, it’s been available to users for free. Between December and now, the Opera team has worked to perfect the browser, and in April it reached its final form with a bunch of improvements.
Starting on Sunday, July 1st, the Internet Channel browser will no longer be free. At that time, it will cost 500 Wii points to get it. Every 100 Wii points is $1, so the Opera-powered browser will cost $5 which I’d say is really reasonable.
The great thing though is that if you don’t have it yet, you can still get it! For some of you, the problem is that you’d love to download the Internet Channel, but you just can’t seem to get your hands on a Wii. Unfortunately for you, you’ll have to purchase it once you do manage to get your hands on a system.
To get the browser, just follow the instructions in the cartoon above! Just be sure you do it before July 1st.
Source: Opera Watch
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The rest of the industry may have turned its back on Windows RT, but it looks as if Microsoft isn’t prepared to ditch the Windows-on-ARM dream just yet. During an analyst call, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s recently crowned software chief, seemed to describe RT as a first attempt, which will be followed up by further devices in the future:
“Windows RT was our first ARM tablet(sic). And as phones extend into tablets, expect us to see many more ARM tablets, Windows ARM tablets in the future.”
Myerson’s choice of words, and in particular his reference to phones that “extend into tablets,” suggests that Microsoft could be looking to bridge the divide between its smartphone and tablet divisions, and perhaps give Windows Phone a much more prominent role than the much-maligned Windows RT. Indeed, using Windows Phone as a tablet OS, or merging WP and RT, would help Microsoft to unify its various platforms and apps — something it has talked about in the past and that is actually a key focus of Myserson’s work:
“… we really should have one silicon interface for all of our devices. We should have one set of developer APIs on all of our devices. And all of the apps we bring to end users should be available on all of our devices.”
So, who knows, perhaps Windows Phone and RT have a common future? In which case, the idea of Nokia taking charge of this unified drive — building phones and tablets on the same platform — would make a lot of sense.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Microsoft
Via: Neowin
Source: Microsoft
When the PlayStation 4 launches this November, the PlayStation Eye camera will enable you to sign into the console using just your face. Unlike its Microsoft counterpart, Kinect, the Eye won’t allow much more control of the system. At least not initially. “At the time of launch, first the face recognition is for the purpose of logging in,” SVP and Division President of Business Division 1 at Sony Computer Entertainment Masayasu Ito told Engadget in an interview this afternoon.
Beyond face recognition for log in — something Sony’s still not shown to the press or public — PS4 users with an Eye will also be able to use voice “from the game page.” Ito said, “Game titles could be called in and then the game could start.” But in the future, Ito said the PS4’s camera will go further. There’s no voice or gesture command in the UI beyond what’s described above, but he foresees more in-game use. “That’s as far as it goes, but continuous updates, it can go deeper. Make it with greater depth. With face recognition, we think about how that could be used in the context of the game,” he said. He sadly wouldn’t go further, but demos like The Playroom — a game that’s included on the PS4 at launch — offer an example of how the Eye will work in games. As for more UI control, well, we’re hopeful that that’s part of the “continuous updates” Ito promised.
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, Software, HD, Sony
International travelers just got one more reason to update to iOS 7: Google’s Translate app. Mountain View’s machine translation service is already the go-to language conversion tool for many users, but the app’s latest iOS update packs in a few killer features. In addition to a modern UI overhaul, the iPhone app no supports seven additional languages (bringing its total up to 70) and touch-based handwriting input. The latter feature hit the service’s homepage earlier this summer, and converts the user’s woeful imitations of foreign script into translatable characters. It’s clean looking, useful and brand new. What more can you ask for?
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Apple, Google
Via: The Next Web
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