Back in June, Apple dropped the OS X naming convention in favor of keeping with the naming schemes of other operating systems within its ecosystem, like watchOS and tvOS. The retirement of a name, however, didn’t keep Apple from sticking with its mountain naming system, as ‘Sierra’ follows its last release ‘El Capitan.’
dimanche 11 septembre 2016
WhatsApp straight up copies Snapchat’s drawings and stickers
The latest WhatsApp Android beta is adding a number of new features that should make sharing images with your friends a bit more fun – and a lot more like Snapchat.
Android Police noted that the latest Android beta of the app introduces the ability to draw on an image and paste stickers, much like Snapchat – or even the recent Instagram Stories, which added some similar functionality.
samedi 10 septembre 2016
Android phones will follow Apple into the post-headphone jack era, and it’s going to be rough
Apple rumors are not always accurate, but in the case of the iPhone 7‘s headphone jack, they were dead-on. As expected, Apple announced the iPhone 7 without a headphone jack. Instead, it will do audio over the Lightning port, via Bluetooth, and apparently via a Bluetooth-like low-power protocol for the optional AirPods. Whether or not you think this is a good idea, Apple has kicked off the post-headphone jack era — Android OEMs are going to start following suit. I’ve spent some time trying to live without the headphone jack courtesy of the Motorola Moto Z, and it’s pretty much as annoying as you’d expect it to be… at least for now.
vendredi 9 septembre 2016
Besound's Thunder noise-canceling Lightning earbuds could end up looking very cheap
Apple only killed the headphone jack a few days ago, and already, we’re seeing lots of Lightning headphones. Today we have an Indiegogo campaign from the company Besound for its Thunder earbuds.
Here’s what you’ll want to know about them:
- A pair starts at $149
- They’re MFi-certified
- They have a mic
- They can automatically calibrate sound based off your personal sound preferences set in an app
- They have an "aware" mode so they don’t totally cancel sound when you’re out and about
Great. That’s the earbuds! We of course have no way to verify the sound quality right now, so you’re taking a slight leap of faith by purchasing them on Indiegogo. Also it's worth noting that Libratone makes similar Lightning-powered, noise-canceling earbuds; so long, battery packs.
Let’s take a look at this Thunder.

