You don't have to miss any of the action when you step away from your giant TV.
The Although the Echo could previously play music from the aforementioned apps and services, ZDNet says, it couldn’t control playback—you had to actually control playback yourself through your phone.
The release this week of Microsoft’s first truly native Outlook app for Android and iOS has earned the company accolades and could be a sign its mobile strategy is finally getting on track. “Microsoft is absolutely doing the right thing putting these important and popular applications on Android and iOS,” said IDC analyst Al Hilwa. “An increasing number of users of these products already use multiple devices, and it is valuable for them to be able to move across platforms with the same tools.” The new app, released for iOS and in preview mode for Android, is technologically and stylistically different from Outlook.com, Microsoft’s mobile front-end for its Web-based email service. It’s also very different from the Outlook Web App, with which users of Exchange and Office 365 access their business accounts.
Twitter’s Vine video service has released a cute new app for kids, but let’s get real: This is a gateway drug. Vine Kids, released Friday These Vine Kid videos are quite fun. Scanning through I found creative animations and artwork, and tons of pets engaging in humorous behavior. Tons. There was a cat playing with an iPad and then doing a back-flip. In another, a cat descended from the ceiling on a string to grab a hamburger from the ground, like Tom Cruise in the film Mission: Impossible. In another, an army of cute Pokemon characters gathered on a pier.
It's the end of January, which means I've finally stopped accidentally writing " To celebrate this most minor of successes, here's a huge heap of gaming news to round out the month: Disney's making a new TV show about a "professional e-sports player" that nine out of ten doctors recommend never watching, David Cage's magnum opus of brilliance/stupidity We finally got dates for that
If you’re looking for the latest Android apps and games worth grabbing this week, then you’ve come to the right place. Microsoft recently made headlines with its own new hardware and A single game made the list this week, but
iOS users like to brag about how their platform is making waves. More like riding the waves created by Android!
Foursquare transformed itself last year into a Facebook will soon start showing you tips about places at the top of your News Feed. Unlike Foursquare, Facebook won’t show you tips about places in the neighborhood, just the spot you’re at. The new feature won’t clog up your feed—the option to view tips appears in an unintrusive bar at the top, and you have to tap through to see more information.
