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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Android Auto to Launch Inside Later 2016 Cadillac Models

Later in the 2016 model year, Cadillac intends to launch Android Auto inside its vehicles, while having Apple’s CarPlay ready right at launch. These vehicles should be at dealerships this summer, including the all-new Escalade, plus CTS and XTS vehicle lineups. 

Even though CarPlay is getting the initial love, Android Auto brings great features to drivers, set on top of Cadillac’s own CUE infotainment system. Google’s OS for vehicles is mostly centered around Google Maps and Google Play Music, with additional apps launching all of the time. As of this moment, most of the apps available are catered towards listeners of podcasts and things of that nature.

On top of the Android Auto implementation, set for later in the 2016 model lineup, Cadillac is improving its own CUE system, with a faster processor allowing for quicker start-up times and improved voice recognition.

As time goes on, we can expect to see plenty more carmakers begin to implement these systems directly into purchasable vehicles. For consumers, that kicks ass.

Via: General Motors

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Nest May Introduce a New Wireless Camera at Next Week’s Event

Nest has an event planned for next week, but up until today, a potential focus for the Google-owned smart home product maker was mostly unknown. Sure, we all assumed that a new product of some sort would be on hand, but no one was sure if it would be a new thermostat, something from Dropcam (a company Nest owns), or the introduction of a new product category altogether.

According to an FCC filing from “Nest Labs Inc.,” we may see a new camera. 

An FCC listing under ID ZQANC11 that was posted May 28, specifically mentions that Nest has a new wireless camera in the works. This is an IP camera that appears to work over both WiFi (802.11b/g/n) and maybe even Bluetooth as well. Bluetooth could just be for connectivity for setup, though.

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Pictures of the product aren’t revealed in the filing and won’t be until November of this year. That means we should see this product publicly at some point between now and then, likely at next week’s event.

With that in mind, take a look at the FCC label placement (below) for the product, which is “located on the bottom of the device.” That sure looks like a perfectly round circle to me. Dropcam cameras have perfectly round bottoms. Will Nest give us a new Dropcam product? They haven’t since they bought Dropcam a year ago. Maybe now is the time?

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What do you think? Are we getting a new Dropcam product? Maybe something else too?

Via:  FCC | 9to5Google
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theScore eSports App Receives Update That Counter-Strike Fans Will Love

theScore’s standalone app for eSports received an update this morning in Google Play, bringing live scoring and stats for all of your favorite Counter-Strike: Global Offense (CS:GO) teams. 

Notifications for when your team or favorite player is about to play are available, in addition to notifications when a match has ended with a final score. If you follow CS:GO on the competitive level, it doesn’t get much sweeter.

On top of the CS:GO action, general performance enhancements have been added in, making the app more stable and reliable.

If you love Counter-Strike, go grab the update.

Play Link

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Huawei Watch Delayed Until September or October…Ugh

The Huawei Watch, a wearable that most considered the darling of MWC (which was in February, by the way), is now delayed until September “at the earliest.” We may not see this round beauty until October, according to He Gang, the head of Huawei’s smartphone division. 

Why the delay? There have been problems with Android Wear, or maybe better put, Huawei figuring out a way to create a watch that can work in both China and the rest of the world. As you know, Android Wear is completely controlled by Google, but Google and its services aren’t exactly available in China, which is the issue. At least that’s the issue that a report out of China is suggesting. It’s not clear if that means Huawei is going to create separate versions for China and the rest of the world, or if they are finding a way to make a single watch work everywhere with some work-arounds.

I can’t help but think that a delay for this watch, which again, was first unveiled in February and now won’t lunch until September-October, is going to make it a difficult sell. We should see a new Moto 360 and Samsung’s round watch before Huawei can get their watch out the door.

Via:  Want China Times

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LG G4 on T-Mobile Also Receiving Surprise Automatic-Installing Update Today

Just yesterday, the AT&T LG G4 received an update that automatically installed itself without user permission. As you can imagine, that pissed some people off, especially those who assume the update is nothing more than a root killer. Today, a similar situation appears to be in the works for the T-Mobile variant of the LG G4. Readers of ours, as well as those in various forums, are reporting that a mysterious update is automatically installing and rebooting their phones. Not good. 

The update, according to T-Mobile, is “mandatory” and “improves software stability.” It rolls out as build H8111Oh and is apparently a hefty 174.10MB in size.

There isn’t a changelog other than the mention of it being mandatory and improving stability.

Anyone else see this update without your approval?

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Via:  T-Mobile
Cheers David!

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Want to Win a OnePlus 2? Here are Two Contests to Enter

OnePlus is giving three grand prize winners an all-expenses-paid trip to Hong Kong, while also hand delivering an all-new OnePlus 2 if you have the skills needed to win. In two separate contests, you either create and publish on YouTube a detailed video about your “OnePlus Story,” or share the best photo you can on Instagram taken on a OnePlus One with no editing whatsoever.  

Two grand prize winners will be selected from the video contest, while just one is chosen from the photo contest. To sum up the video contest rules, you will need to publish a video shot in landscape mode with a resolution of nothing less than 1080p. Although, OnePlus states 4K is preferred. The OnePlus team will choose 10 finalists from the group, then forum members will vote who wins the grand prize.

For the Instagram contest, you need to take the best shot you can using no editing or filters. Just pure digital photography skills. Do note, you can use your OnePlus One’s built-in settings adjusters; just no coloring filters. You will be asked to send in the original file if chosen as a winner. 10 finalists will be selected based on popularity aka “likes” on Instagram. Then, forum members will choose a grand prize winner. So, if you don’t have a OnePlus One or don’t think you can get enough friends to “like” your photo on Instagram, you may be screwed.

If you win either of the contests, your calendar will need to be clear on or around June 28, 2015. That’s when you fly out to Hong Kong.

Think you have what it takes? Best of luck.

Via: OnePlus [2]

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Google’s New Location-Aware Search is Rolling Out and Awesome

Ever been in front of a restaurant and wondered when it opened, but didn’t want to bother with pulling out your phone, searching for its name in an app, then scrolling through information to find out its business ours? Or maybe you were standing in a park, looking at a monument and wondering just how tall that statue was? What about that lake in front of you, how deep is it? Google can answer questions like these for you, even if you don’t know the name of the restaurant, park, monument, or lake. With their recently launched (and unannounced) location-aware search, you can ask Google things about items nearby and based on your location, will give you answers. 

Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land was at a conference in Paris yesterday where Google was showing off the new location-aware goodness and captured some of the examples in videos that were posted to Twitter.

Here are some of them:

How cool is that?

Google has yet to officially announce any of this, so all of the details surround it are somewhat of a mystery. Still, feel free to give it a try today as you move about your town or city.

Via:  Search Engine Land

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