Idroidweb Daily Bulletin: News as on 3rd April, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6: If Looks Could Kill 

Samsung's upcoming pair of flagship smartphones are distinguished by their form factors.

The Galaxy S6 edge is almost identical to the US$650 Galaxy S6, but, for an additional $100, users get a display that spills over its sides, allowing notifications to appear along its marquee-like edges, without rousing the handset's display in full. Read More...

Amazon's Apple Watch killer will be free and sell you everything 

Yes, Fire Phone failed. But an Amazon smartwatch could rule the wearables market, leveraging the analytics power of AWS and the company's massive ecommerce.

Yesterday, I talked a bit about why I think the current generation of smartwatches, the Apple Watch in particular, are ridiculously overpriced. Read More...

Microsoft brings Office Lens scanning app to iOS, Android 

Microsoft is bringing its Office Lens scanning app to iOS and Android in a continuation of its cross-platform productivity push.

On April 2, Microsoft made available a preview of the Android version of Office Lens in the Google Play Store. It also released to general availability Office Lens for iOS in the Apple App Store. Read More...

Industry Cloud: Adoption, plans, decision factors, strategic results 

Cloud computing is a familiar phrase within the technology industry, but the diverse amount of services it involves makes it something of a blanket term.

Like the general field of medicine, there are subcategories of cloud functionality such as Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS), Platform as a Service (PAAS) and Software as a Service (SAAS). There are also different blends of cloud computing such as private, public, and hybrid. Read More...

Pinterest Debuts A New “Pin It” Button Designed To Speed Up Bookmarking 

Last summer, Pinterest acquired a visual discovery site called Icebergs, and today that team is showing off what it’s been up to, having since relocated from Spain to San Francisco.

While over the past several months, Pinterest’s focus has been on improving search and discovery on its site, the former Iceberg team members have been working to improve the process involved with saving pins themselves. Read More...

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Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm Hidden Brains specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.

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Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge review: Samsung's best phones in years

Samsung found itself in sort of a bind last year: Its flagship Galaxy S5 wasn't the blockbuster the company hoped it would be.

That, coupled with the news that Samsung was going to focus on a smaller number of devices in 2015, signaled a pretty dramatic change for a brand that seemed like it was unstoppable. As if to silence the doubters, Samsung has not one, but two flagships on offer -- the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge -- and they're surrounded by questions. Read More...

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New software will give drone pilots augmented reality vision

French drone manufacturer Sy​sveo has announced that it is developing a unique, software-based visualization system for UAVs that will provide pilots an augmented reality view -- specifically, a 3D image -- atop the existing video feed.

The pilot simply has to navigate the drone to a specific GPS location for the AR image to appear. "Architects could easily use this for creating a real-time simulation of the building they designed, and see it on the ground," Sysveo CEO Clement Alaguillaume told Motherboard." Read More...

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HTC brings the One M9's software tricks to its older devices

Chances are you haven't even gotten your HTC One M9 yet, but that doesn't mean you can't get a feel for its new bits. 

HTC just updated its Blinkfeed app with some of the thoughtful software tricks that shipped on its brand new flagship, and gave it a new name for good measure. Say hello to HTC Sense Home. Read More...

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Game Boy iPhone case going from April Fools' gag to reality

While many online April Fools' Day jokes give themselves away by promising gadgets too good to be true, others are so good they simply demand to be brought to life.

 

US company Hyperkin - maker of a popular series of video game consoles that display old games cartridges on modern TV sets - teased retro gaming fans on Reddit this week with an iPhone case that doubled as a Game Boy player. Read More...

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Comcast: Google, we'll see your 1Gbps fiber and DOUBLE IT

Telco monster wants to rollout out 2Gb/s broadband in Atlanta, rest of the US

So soon after Google promised Atlanta, Georgia, gigabit broadband, Comcast has said it will offer 2Gbps internet to homes in the city in May – and millions more Americans by 2016. Read More...

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Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm Hidden Brains specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.

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Surface 3 Targets Windows-Loving Prosumers

Microsoft on Tuesday raised the curtain on its new Surface 3 tablet, targeting users who want a robust Windows tablet at an iPad price.

Up to now, those looking for a full-featured Windows tablet had to spend US$799 for a Surface Pro 3, but some customers will find their needs can be met with the new $499 Surface 3. Read More...

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Apple may have a plan to make sure its TV service never lags

Apple is reportedly working on its own live TV service to rival Sling TV, and word is it's asking a little more of broadcasters than its competitors are - but it all might be for a good cause.

Apple reportedly wants to stream shows from 25 different channels - and it also wants the networks providing that content to use their own streaming infrastructures, according to Recode. Read More...

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Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm Hidden Brains specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.

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