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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Yahoo Mail App Gets Complete Redesign, New Features

Yahoo announced today that Yahoo Mail has received a major redesign on both Android and iOS. The new app not only looks different, but should be more powerful and “simple to use.” Yahoo says that they made a “significant investment” in the tech behind their mail app, so it’s now both fast and responsive.

Within the redesign, you will find new features like a more prominent photo experience (with Twitter, Facebook integration), easier photo attaching to emails, a lack of ugly avatars, new contact cards, quick swiping to mark items as read or to delete them, long pressing for multi-selection, and a shortcut to Yahoo News. The app should also be smarter with searching for both people and keywords. 

Outside of the redesign, Yahoo is also adding in third party email and multi-account support for Outlook.com, Hotmail, and AOL Mail.

Finally, Yahoo has integrated Yahoo Account Key into the app, which is their attempt at making the world a password free place. Account Key uses push notifications to “provide a fast and secure way for you to access your Yahoo accounts.”

The update should be live!

Play Link

Via:  Yahoo

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Fallout Shelter Updated With Cloud Saves, Survival Mode, and “Mysterious Sightings”

Fallout Shelter, everyone’s favorite post apocalyptic mobile game, received a large update today. Inside, players will find an all new survival mode to test their skills on, as well as cloud saves! For cloud saves, users simply place their game data in a folder on Google Drive, handled entirely by the game. This means no matter what device you are on, you can access the same vault. 

More interestingly, the changelog states, “Dwellers are reporting strange, some would even say mysterious, sightings in Vaults,” which could really mean anything. Should we expect new characters? New disasters? I opened up the game after updating and did not notice anything weird, so comment down below if you know what the developers are referring to.

The update should be live for all on Google Play.

What’s New

  • New Vault-Tec network protocols are finally in place. Now you can save your Vault to the “cloud,” (no moisture condenser necessary!).
  • Some Dwellers are reporting strange, some would even say mysterious, sightings in Vaults.
  • Introducing Survival Mode! More danger, More glory. Make Vault-Tec proud!
  • Support added for Russian-speaking Overseers.
  • Continued general maintenance to the Vault simulation. Because when you speak, Vault-Tec listens!

Play Link

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Nike Publishes “Tech Book” Shopping App for Android and iOS

To help lure potential customers to its latest Tech Pack and SneakerBoot collections, Nike has published the Tech Book app to Google Play. The app is sort of an interactive catalogue, detailing Nike’s latest offerings in sportswear innovations. 

Not only does Nike showcase its range of new products, but users can actually access the entire Nike lineup through the app, something that has been unavailable to Android users through an app since forever. Now, instead of using your device’s built-in browser to scroll through Nike’s website, you can scoop the later pair of Jordan and Kobe kicks to hit the streets right through the app.

On top of shopping, users can see exclusive features with some of the world’s top athletes from all around the world. From what I can see, there’s a behind-the-scenes with Maria Sharapova at the moment with her wearing Nike products.

The app is available for Android and iOS right now, so to all you sneakerheads, go get it.

Play Link

Via: Nike

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Whoops: Motorola All but Confirms DROID MAXX 2 in Newly Updated Email App

Motorola and Verizon will more than likely announce the DROID MAXX 2 at a press event in New York City on October 27. In case you had any doubts, look no further than the Moto Email app that was published today on Google Play. In the series of screenshots uploaded along with the listing, the person who took the shots has openly signed each as “Sent from my DROID MAXX 2.” Yeah, I don’t think it gets any more official or confirmed than that. 

It should also be noted that this app can’t be installed on any phone I own, including those made by Motorola. You have to wonder if this app wasn’t posted prematurely and should have been held back until the MAXX 2 was actually announced.

As for the Mail app itself, Motorola appears to have included a whole bunch of tweaks to it, like picture attaching from the camera, progressive search capabilities, customizable peak time schedules, and more.

What’s New

  • Disable sync while roaming
  • Progressive search capability for emails
  • Attach pictures from Camera in composer
  • Notifications for attachment download failures/cancellations
  • New option “Select All” for email operations
  • Customize peak time sync schedule
  • New option to choose number of emails to sync for POP account
  • New safe way of communicating with Google Gmail server using OAuth 2.0
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements.

Play Link

Cheers CW!

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Big Google Play Redesign is Coming, Separating Apps and Entertainment

Ready for the next redesign of Google Play? It’s coming #soon, according to Google’s Kirill Grouchnikov, a man of #pixelpushing and Google Playness. Grouchnikov posted screenshots of the update to his G+ this morning, screenshots that show quite a change to Play’s main store page. 

In the shots below, we are seeing what appears to be a new intro splash followed by an introduction to the new layout, which will be broken out into “Apps & Games” and “Entertainment” sections. So when on the main Play store page, you will see two tabs – one for Apps & Games and another for Entertainment. Presumably, you will be able to swipe between the two, but a tap on each will also get you there. Gone are the six shortcuts for Apps, Games, Movies & TV, Music, Books, and Newsstand.

From within each, you will now see subcategories like Top Charts, Games, Categories, Family, etc. in the Apps & Games screen. On the Entertainment page, you will then see the familiar shortcuts for Movies & TV, Music, Books, Newsstand, etc.

And then below each of the subcategories, you will get the familiar related shortcuts to apps or content, along with recommendations. Google also appears to be using the new header space at the top of Google Play to showcase apps, games, movies, or whatever else is on their mind.

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Kirill didn’t say, but my guess is this is Google Play 6.0.

Anyone see an update to Google Play lately? If you do, be sure to hit us up.

Via:  +Kirill Grouchnikov

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This Dude’s Galaxy Note 5 is Cooler Than Yours

A user over on reddit posted up a photo of his custom Galaxy Note 5, and frankly, it looks badass. Apparently, if you remove the backside of the phone, strip it of whichever color film is applied, you then have a see thru back for the device. This allows for a real mechanical look, and for those who enjoy that type of thing, it ends up looking really cool. 

So, you want to try this on your phone? According to the original poster, the process is really not that complicated, as long as you have the necessary tools. You will need some form of a heat gun, strong suction cup, and razor blade. Long story short, you heat up the backside, apply suction to remove the back, and then peel the colored film with a razor blade. Once complete, reapply the back and that’s it.

For a somewhat more detailed explanation of the process, here’s what the OP posted.

You first have to heat it up. I use a Ecoheat gun that gets it really hot, the use a suction cup to pry the back off. After that you let it cool off a bit and take off all the film with a razor blade. Then i just stuck it back on the phone because there was already adhesive on the actual device.

Personally, I love this look, but something about breaking apart a very expensive device scares the heck out of me. To see a larger image of the backside, look below.

Do we have any brave souls here that might give this a try?

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Via: reddit

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Official NBA 2K16 Game Hits Google Play for $7.99

The official NBA 2K16 game is now available on Google Play, priced at just $7.99. Made specifically for mobile devices, the game brings the same action you will find on full consoles, including the MyCareer gameplay, as well as regular Season and Blacktop modes for making it splash. 

According to the app’s listing, 2K16 features improved graphics and performance, plus updated controls making for smoother gameplay on mobile devices. In addition to the same modes you will find on consoles, players earn Virtual Currency (VC) in the game, which can be used to purchase in-game items such as new moves, and courts to play on.

The game is now live, so head over to Google Play and grab it.

Features

  • Full MyCAREER, Blacktop, and Season modes.
  • Improved graphics and game performance
  • New controls for smoother mobile gameplay
  • Earn and enjoy more Virtual Currency
  • Euroleague teams now available
  • NBA 2K Store offers equipment, courts, VC, updated content, and much more.

Play Link ($7.99)

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