Recode Daily: An Amazon Echo with a touchscreen and video calling is coming soon
Plus, Snap reports earnings for the first time ever, and John Oliver crashes the FCC. by Recode Staff May 9, 2017, 6:59am EDT. tweet · share · Linkedin. This may be Amazon's new Echo speaker with a touchscreen and video calling. Evan Blass / @evleaks.>> view originalOffline Reading Gets Better in Chrome on Android
Offline Reading Gets Better in Chrome on Android Easier and more intuitive offline reading options as well as performance improvements, bug fixes, and download management in the latest version of Chrome. It's still the case that a reliable connection to the Internet for your smartphone can't be guaranteed. Coverage simply isn't good enough. It's also the case that when browsing on the go you come across articles worth reading, but not right now. ..>> view originalGoogle's “Fuchsia” smartphone OS dumps Linux, has a wild new UI
reader comments 169 The main section of Fuchsia shows a profile picture, and tapping on it will reveal some power controls. Above this section are recent apps, and below is a Google Now-style suggestion panel. There's a tablet mode, too. Tap on one of the cards for a full-screen app. You can long press on one of..>> view originalApple Is the First Company Worth Over $800 Billion
Apple's market capitalization briefly crossed the $800 billion threshold for the first time on Monday, marking another major milestone for the world's most valuable company.Following a positive analyst report, Apple’s shares (aapl) rose over 3% in midday trading to a record high of $153.70. At one point, the company's market value rose above $800 billion before retreating below that barrier.Apple's shares closed up 2.7% for the day at $153.01, good for a market value of $797.8 billion.Investors ..>> view originalActivision Releases A New Trailer Of 'Call Of Duty Black Ops III: Zombies Chronicles' Ahead Of May 16 Release
Call of Duty: WW2 is expected to release in the latter half of 2017, but other new content from the Call of Duty franchise will be made available to fans before. On May 4, Treyarch Studios officials confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops III will get a DLC soon. It was also revealed that this expansion would be titled Zombie Chronicles. On Monday, May 8, Activision — the publisher of the game — went a step further and released the teaser trailer of the upcoming DLC. It also revealed that the D..>> view originalEven if you hate the idea, Windows users should want Windows 10 S to succeed
Enlarge / Not every Windows user will want this. reader comments 271 Windows 10 S is going to piss a lot of people off. In fact, it has already started to piss some of them off, and they've been annoyed by it since the first leaks about the operating system came out. The arguments are well-worn, and we've been hearing them ever since Apple opened the App Store for the iPhone. Windows 10 S blocks the execution of any program that wasn't downloaded from the Windows Store. Arbitrary download..>> view originalSamsung DeX review: the S8 won't replace your desktop PC
IntroductionSamsung had an idea: what if, instead of constantly juggling between a smartphone and a desktop, one could simply use their phone to do all of their daily work, simply plugging it into a dock when in need of a bigger screen? Okay, when we say “Samsung had an idea”, we actually mean something more in line with “a bunch of companies, including Microsoft, Splashtop, and Jide, had an idea which never really took off for a variety reasons, and Samsung is now trying it out as well” - but t..>> view originalInstagram launches mobile web sharing to pursue global growth
Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can’t or won’t download it. In pursuit of international growth where networks are slow and data is expensive, Instagram has given its mobile website a massive upgrade that adds core features of the main app, including photo sharing and a lightweight version of the Explore tab. You can now post photos from Instagram’s mobile website Until now, users could could only browse, Like, follow, search, and see notifications on the st..>> view originalQualcomm Snapdragon 660 and 630 chips have high-speed charging, fast LTE
Why it matters to you Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 660 and 630 processors may not match the company's high-end Snapdragon 835, but they pack quite a performance punch nonetheless. At a press event in Beijing on Tuesday, San Diego-based chip maker Qualcomm’s announced two systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) bound for future smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and computers: The Snapdragon 660 and 630. Highlights include support for high-speed wireless, enhanced imaging, faster connectivity, and..>> view originalFacebook must remove hate speech posts, Austrian court rules
More bad news for Facebook on the content front: An Austrian court has ruled the company must remove posts deemed to be hate speech, Reuters reports. The case was brought last year by Austria’s Green party over what it argued were defamatory insults to its leader, Eva Glawischnig, posted to Facebook by a fake account. The party said the posts were not taken down — despite repeated complaints. And the Commercial Court of Vienna granted a preliminary injunction in December, ruling that Facebook ..>> view original
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