Cyanogen Inc has a new logo that represents their three pillar Strategy
Branding often has more meaning than they give off at first glance. That’s definitely the case as Cyanogen Inc has a new logo, which might instinctively looks like a fancy way to represent the “C” in “Cyanogen”. That logo actually has a very important meaning to Cyanogen Inc. as it represents the three tenants of its mission statement.
Customization, Security and Open Source; it’s fairly abstract, but it’s interesting seeing that there’s some kind of logic behind it. For those of you had become fond of Cyanogen‘s original mascot, Cid, don’t worry; Cid is going to be hanging around to compliment Cyanogen Inc.’s company brand and to continue being the mascot for CyanogenMod‘s continued work in the community.
What do you think about the new logo? Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments.
Source: Cyanogen via Phone Arena
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Daily Roundup: interview with Felix Baumgartner, Apple announces WWDC 2014 and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Felix Baumgartner is the man who fell to Earth and lived to tell the tale
Felix Baumartner will forever be known as the first man to free fall from the edge of space. Not only did he survive the 24 mile dive from the stratosphere, but he broke several world records in the process. Our own Joseph Volpe caught up with Baumgartner as he recollected the experience and its implications for the future of space tourism.
Turkey finally lifts Twitter ban, but YouTube is still blocked
Turkey’s two-week ban on Twitter has officially come to an end. The country’s high court ruled just yesterday that the ban was unconstitutional, but now the service is completely restored. Access to YouTube, however, is still being blocked.
Apple confirms WWDC 2014 will begin on June 2nd
Apple just announced that its annual WWDC developers conference will begin on June 2nd and commence until June 6th. Ticket sales are available on Apple’s website now, but this year, it’s switching from a first-come-first-served system to random selection of attendees.
Internet Explorer 11 now looks nicer no matter what device you’re using
Today, Microsoft announced a completely revamped version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. For the mobile OS, users can now take advantage of many features found on the desktop version of IE, like pinning sites to Live Tiles and using voice commands.
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Here’s another peek at Google’s build-your-own-smartphone project
Project Ara has only exploded in prominence since Google unloaded Motorola earlier this year, and now we’re getting yet another peek at the work in progress. The Phonebloks team just released a video showing off the progress Google and its partners have made on those modular smartphones, and things are coming along just as quick as you’d expect.
While this is ostensibly a video meet-and-greet with some of the folks working for the cause, there are still some tantalizing parts to gaze upon. We’re given a quick look at how component modules like processors and cameras are held in place by electropermanent magnets — they slide into place easily, and are locked and unlocked with a quick burst of voltage that’ll ultimately be controlled with an app. For a few brief moments, we also get a look at the three different endoskeletons that those parts pop into side by side… if only in render form. The mainstream medium model is the one that’s been getting all the attention lately, but the phablet-sized endo looks like it’ll support 9 modules on its rear and the mini model that could sell for about $50 can handle at least 6. Not enough Ara meat for you? Never fear: the first Ara Developer Conference will take place on April 15, so expect most of the project’s secrets to be spilled very shortly.
Filed under: Mobile
Source: YouTube
12 million people are already using Office for iPad
Microsoft’s version of Office for iPad has apparently been a rousing success. So much so, that the company’s taken to Twitter to boast that the productivity suite has topped 12 million downloads. In a week. As the Seattle Times points out, though, Redmond hasn’t said how many Office 365 subscriptions (which are required to create and edit documents) have been sold alongside the free, document-view-only downloads. We reached out to Microsoft for clarification, and, well, weren’t given much. A spokesperson told us that the company is extremely pleased with the interest that Office has gotten so far, but that it has no additional details to share. So, there’s that.
More than 12 million downloads of Word, Excel, PPT & OneNote for #iPad from the @AppStore ❤ #OfficeforiPad pic.twitter.com/iT2egNPDkj
– Office (@Office) April 3, 2014
Filed under: Tablets, Mobile, Microsoft
Source: Seattle Times
Samsung scores again with selfie of David Ortiz and Barack Obama
First it was Ellen’s Twitter selfie at the Oscars, and now, David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox has taken a selfie with the big man himself, Barack Obama, and posted it to Twitter. The selfie of David Ortiz and Barack Obama was snapped during the Red Sox’s visit to the White House and was taken by none other than a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, courtesy of Samsung.
Earlier this week, it has been reported that Samsung and Ortiz signed a deal, along with some other members of the Red Sox, to promote Samsung’s devices. The image was retweeted by Samsung with the hashtag #GalaxyNote3, and although the image hasn’t quite reached the Twitter-crashing viral nature of Ellen’s tweet, it’s still serving as a big part of Samsung’s marketing and advertising machine.
What do you think of all these celebrity endorsements for Samsung’s devices? Do you think they’ve figured viral marketing out for 2014? Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments.
Source: The Boston Globe via TalkAndroid
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Anomaly Defenders is 11 bit studios’ final hurrah in the Anomaly Universe
We know 11 bit studios is already focusing on their new game IP, a chilling war game called This War of Mine, however, it seems like they want to give their Anomaly series a proper send off with one last game, Anomaly Defenders.
The previous Anomaly games, like the award winning Anomaly: Warzone Earth, have been well known and loved for their take on the tower defense genre, flipping it on its head and instead turning it into a ‘tower offense’ game. With Anomaly Defenders, however, 11 bit studios is going to be using a form of gameplay that is a bit more familiar; check out the new trailer:
As you can see, you will be adopting the perspective of the aliens that you have been fighting throughout the Anomaly series, which would make it a tower defense game, or as 11 bit studios calls it, “the first ever Reverse Tower Offense game”. The game will include 24 levels on which to defend (with difficulty settings) though no word has been given on when exactly the expect Anomaly Defenders; we’ll let you know when we know.
Are you looking forward to Anomaly Defenders? How many of the Anomaly series games have you played?
Press Release
11 bit announces Anomaly Defenders
After creating the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth and its continuations in the form of Anomaly Korea, the Mobile Campaign expansion and Anomaly 2, we have decided to switch things up again. 11 bit studios proudly present a game that nobody would have expected us to do – Anomaly Defenders.
After two wars, the puny, petty humans have decided to launch a counter attack and destroy the Alien race once and for all. This time it is the Aliens who have to protect their land and fight for survival on PC and mobile devices. The battle begins this spring.
This final installment in the Anomaly series is the first ever Reverse Tower Offense game. Seriously. You don’t have to look it up. It’s never been done before. Fend off the humans and make important tactical decisions in real time. Create your own unique tech tree which allows you not only to buy additional upgrades for your towers, but also provide them with additional damage, armor or critical hit chance. Each of the game’s eight unique towers has its own special ability; not every tower is good against every type of unit.
Battle the humans on 24 beautiful levels with multiple levels of difficulty to choose from. Expect many failures, but remember – without your help, the Aliens will die.
Website: www.anomalydefenders.com
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Google Opinion Rewards expands to the U.K., Canada and Australia
Google Opinion Rewards went live late last year with its novel way of adding small amounts of Google Play credit in exchange for completing some surveys. At the time of launch, the app was only available to U.S. residents, however today, the privilege has also been extended to the U.K., Canada and Australia.
At the beginning, surveys gave some pretty lucrative rewards, however the amount per survey has equalized somewhat since then; surveys are only a few questions long and generally offer a pittance of $0.25-0.50. Still, free money is still money, so if you’re in one of the new regions, you’ll be able to pick the app up for free from the Google Play Store today (links are below).
What are your experiences with Google Opinion Rewards so far? Do you think this is a good idea for a service? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Source: Android Police
Application: Google Opinion Rewards
Price: Free
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Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Build 13D33 to Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple today seeded build 13D33 of OS X 10.9.3 to developers, just under a week after releasing the fourth OS X beta, build 13D28, and a month after the first 10.9.3 beta.
The beta is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store as well as through the Mac Dev Center.
Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Graphics Drivers and Audio, and Safari. As was discovered with the first beta, 10.9.3 adds new support for 4K displays, offering “Retina” resolutions that improve readability along with support for 60Hz output from the Retina MacBook Pro.
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Nest stops selling Protect smoke alarms, says they can be accidentally silenced
If you’re one of the connected home buffs that owns a Nest Protect smoke detector, do yourself a favor and turn off its wave-to-dismiss feature just in case. According to an open letter from Nest CEO Tony Fadell, the company is concerned people could activate that feature without knowing it. Worst case scenario? It gets quietly enabled and doesn’t warn people of a fire as quickly as it should. Fadell’s missive was a little light on detail, but a FAQ shared by the company explains it a little better. Because of some quirks in its sensing algorithm, “movements near the product that are not intended as a wave can be misinterpreted” as a command to disable the alarm. The Wave feature was one of the Protect’s little luxuries — who likes getting up on a chair to push a tiny button on a blaring alarm? — so it’s a little surprising to see it acting so sketchy.
As you’d expect, Fadell was quick with the assurances: Nest hasn’t heard of anything like that happening in the wild, and the company is temporarily halting Protect sales until the team has worked out those algorithmic kinks. Meanwhile, Protect owners who have their units connected to the internet can expect the wave feature to be disabled automatically within the next 24 hours. On the off chance that this whole thing leaves a bad taste in your mouth, you can contact Nest for a full refund too.
Source: Nest
Sailboat racers get a heads-up display to call their own
It’s not easy to track the progress of a racing sailboat — you don’t always have the free time (or free hands) to check a compass or run across the deck. Keeping tabs on a watercraft should be much less of a chore in the future, though, as Afterguard has released a heads-up display system for high-speed sailors. The gear relays speed, wind vectors and other boat data from a central unit to any crew member wearing a pair of Recon Instruments glasses, letting a team focus on outrunning the competition rather than getting its bearings. Afterguard isn’t cheap at $2,499 for a complete system ($1,899 during April), but you couldn’t even get a sailing HUD before now unless you were an America’s Cup racer; this makes the technology available to a much wider audience.
Filed under: Transportation, Wearables
Source: Afterguard
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