The upcoming version of google’s Gmail app for Android features a new look and support for non-Gmail email accounts, The new look app features the material design that Google has developed for Android apps, and has a retooled navigation interface. The mailbox pane, for instance, lives in a restyled slide-out “drawer,” and the message viewer has a new, cleaner look. The app also has a brighter color scheme compared to the ubiquitous light gray of the older Gmail app. Also new is support for Microsoft Exchange, as well as POP and IMAP email accounts (think Yahoo Mail, iCloud, email from your ISP), so you no longer have to use two different apps to check all your email. With version 5.0, Gmail for Android becomes a full-fledged general-purpose email client.
North Korean authorities have reportedly blocked access to Facebook and Twitter for the few people in the country with open Internet access. The move came into effect earlier this week, according to a report by the Russian ITAR-TASS news agency, which is one of the few foreign news services to maintain a bureau in the country. Most North Koreans don’t have access to a computer, and those who do are restricted to a nationwide intranet. Available through universities, libraries and other state-run establishments, the intranet has websites that include government propaganda, information about science, technology and culture, and even cooking recipes.
Lawyers, pedants and fanboys may hold that Microsoft wasn’t lying when it named its Universal Mobile Keyboard. But Windows Phone users may come away unconvinced. From a hardware standpoint, Microsoft’s $80 Universal Mobile Keyboard continues its tradition of excellence, with a well-thought-out design incorporating a hardware switch to reconfigure the keyboard for Android, iOS, and “Windows” devices. Look closer, though, and what Microsoft bills as a “universal” keyboard simply doesn’t deliver, because it doesn’t support Windows Phone. It’s yet another frustration for Windows Phone users, who have become accustomed to playing second fiddle, even within Microsoft itself. It’s a practice that Microsoft’s Ifi Majid, head of experiences marketing for Microsoft’s Devices Group,
Dell is late to the cheap Windows tablet scene, and the $200 starting price for its Venue 8 Pro 3000 series is much higher than that of some competitors, but Dell’s offering boasts some superior specs. For starters, the Venue 8 Pro has an 8-inch IPS display with 1280x800 resolution, and it packs 32GB of storage. Beyond that, the differences between the Dell and other cheap Windows tablets are few. The Venue 8 Pro uses the same processor as the Encore Mini—a Bay Trail-class Intel Atom Z3735G—and it offers the same skimpy 1GB of memory.
The A5 and A3 match the all-metal build of the
Samsung seems to be doing some soul-searching as profits from its smartphone business slip away. In an earnings call on Thursday, the company’s head of investor relations, Robert Yi, said Samsung’s response to cheaper handsets from Chinese brands like Xiaomi “was not quick enough,” and promised more “efficiency” in the future, On the same call, Samsung’s senior mobile communications vice president Kim Hyun-joon called out “somewhat weak” high-end smartphone sales. “We will fundamentally reform our product portfolio,” he said. In other words, Samsung is finally acknowledging the squeeze that industry observers have
A full disclosure is likely to be published in January.
Taking a page from the Snapchat playbook, BlackBerry will let BBM messaging service users control how long messages and pictures can be viewed, hoping the feature, along with other new capabilities, will result in a new revenue stream. The BBM upgrade will be available for BlackBerry’s own smartphones as well as for Android and iOS over the next couple of days. The company didn’t say when the Windows Phone version would be updated. By setting a timer, users control how long messages and pictures can be viewed by their contacts. The new BBM message type is hidden until the recipient touches and holds on the chat. Then, once the timer has expired or when the recipient takes their finger off the screen, the message is gone, according to BlackBerry. The user also receives a notification if BBM detects that a screenshot of the image or message has been taken.
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was sentenced Friday by the Court of Frederiksberg in Denmark to three and a half years in jail for Svartholm Warg A 21-year-old Danish accomplice who was sentenced to serve six months in prison was released Thursday. Sørensen ordered news outlets not to publish the man’s name to protect his privacy. Since he was in custody for 17 months, he might be eligible for compensation for the additional months he was jailed.
Google plans to remove support for the aging Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) version 3.0 protocol in Google Chrome 40, which is expected to ship in about two months. The decision comes after Google security researchers recently Even though POODLE is the biggest security issue found in SSL 3.0 so far, it is not the protocol’s only weakness. SSL version 3 was designed in the mid-1990s and supports outdated cipher suites that are now considered insecure from a cryptographic standpoint.
Browser extensions excel at making your browser more useful, but these customizations often aren't about improving the actual That makes sense: Browser aesthetics are pretty clearly defined, with not a whole lot to improve— Chrome's new tab page.
Deck 13 hat ein ebenso düsteres wie toughes Fantasy-Rollenspiel veröffentlicht. «Lords of the Fallen» kann es locker mit dem überschweren «Dark Souls» aufnehmen.
Im Internet sammeln New Yorker Geld für ein Smartphone ohne jegliche Funktion. Das sogenannte Nophone soll Handy-Junkies helfen und verkauft sich wie warme Weggli.
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Mit einem Smartband will Microsoft den Fitness-Markt erobern. Das Interesse an dem Gadget ist so gross, dass das knapp 200 Franken teure Gerät bereits ausverkauft ist.
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An der Kantonsschule Wil kursiert eine neue App namens Yik Yak: Schüler schicken anonyme Nachrichten an die ganze Schule, darunter auch wüste Beleidigungen.
Das Strategiespiel «Civilization: Beyond Earth» schickt Spieler ins All und lässt sie fremde Planeten in Besitz nehmen. Sobald sie die komplexen Funktionen gelernt haben.
Die Verbreitung des neuen mobilen Apple-Betriebssystems hat sich gegenüber Anfang Oktober kaum erhöht. Ein Grund könnte das nur leicht überarbeitete Design sein.
Das Bekenntnis zu seiner Homosexualität hat Apple-Chef Tim Cook viel Lob auf Twitter eingebracht. Allerdings sind auch negative Stimmen zu hören.
Apple-CEO Tim Cook outet sich in einem Beitrag für das US-Wirtschaftsmagazin «Businessweek» als schwul. Er sehe seine Homosexualität als eines der «grössten Geschenke Gottes».
Im seinem Buch fordert der Journalist Raffael Schuppisser, dass Geisteswissenschaftler ihre Ansichten über Games erneuern. Games könnten die Erzählweise sogar verändern.
Ob zum Arbeiten, zum Zeichnen oder um multimediale Notizen anzufertigen: Das Samsung Galaxy Note 4 bringt dank seines Stifts so manch praktische Funktion.
Die jüngste Generation aus dem Hause GoPro zeichnet Videos in vierfacher HDTV-Auflösung auf. 20 Minuten hat die Sportkamera für Sie ans Limit gebracht.