Android smartphones are about to get multi-user support
If you have an Android tablet and kids, you’re probably a fan of the OS’ multi-user feature: it lets you add passwords and lock specific apps based on who is using the device. The feature launched exclusively on tablets last year, coupled with the explanation that Google hadn’t quite figured out how to handle incoming phone calls with multiple users. Now the company seems to have figured it out, explaining in a response in the Android issue tracker that multiple user support will be available “as a a part of the next public build.”
The straightforward (and slightly vague) statement explains that the feature has been implemented for the next build, but doesn’t specify if it’s coming in a iterative update, or with Android L — the mobile OS’ next major version. The response doesn’t completely answer everything in the issue tracker’s feature request either, but it does come form a verified Google employee, so there’s little doubt multiple user support for smartphones is on the way. Check out the issue tracker and Google’s full (but short) response at the source link below.
Via: Android Police
Source: Google
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Google’s latest acquisition is part messaging app, part personal assistant
Oh, you thought Google might take a break from snapping up startups this summer? Guess again. The search giant just acquired an awfully neat messaging app called Emu, which worked by injecting a little contextual intelligence into your conversations. Agonizing over tonight’s dinner plans? Emu would surface its Yelp rating right within the stream of messages. Asking a friend if they wanted to see a movie on Friday? You’d be treated to a list of movies playing around you, and you could order tickets from there. Mentioning a day or date would also yield a tiny glimpse at your calendar so you could make sure you were actually free.
The beauty of Emu’s formula was that those additional bits were totally unobtrusive: they were tiny but valuable bits of info that hovered under each message. It’s not hard to imagine Google eventually baking some of those contextual smarts into something like Hangouts, either. After all, it’s already sitting on a ton of data — from Zagat reviews to Maps information to your calendar — that it could helpfully surface in the middle of your conversations. Thankfully for the Emu team, Google doesn’t seem to be the type to hold grudges: the app began life as an Android exclusive before the founding team made the call to jump ship to iOS exclusively last year. Bad news for current users, though: the Emu app will officially go dark on August 25, so wrap up those convos while you still can.
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Emu
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Microsoft OneDrive arrives on Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Fire phone
Folks who fancy Amazon’s Kindle Fire and/or newfangled Fire phone just got another option for go-to cloud access. Microsoft has released a OneDrive app outfitting both of the aforementioned devices with easy access to stored files from the slate or handset. Of course, we’d surmise most OneDrive users have hitched their wagons to Redmond’s own fleet of OSes. At any rate, apps now exist not only for the web retailer’s gadgets, but for PC and Mac with mobile options on Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10. Bases covered. Microsoft’s OneNote also sorts those trusty reminders and to-do lists across the Fire fleet, too. Ready to employ this version? Head over to Amazon’s Appstore to do just that.
Filed under: Software, Microsoft, Amazon
Source: OneDrive Blog, Amazon Appstore
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Introducing AndroidGuys Deals
If you’ve been following AndroidGuys over the last six years you will recognize that our direction has changed with time. Specifically, we no longer focus as much on leaks and rumors as we did in the early days. Our aim today is to help Android owners get more out of their smartphones and tablets. Be it… Read more »
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Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2 Review
I recently had the opportunity to review the latest SmartWatch offering from Sony, and it was perfect timing since Android Wear has just entered the market so was interesting to see how the Sony SmartWatch SW2 stacked up against the Android Wear platform. Hardware The Sony SmartWatch SW2 follows the same design as we’re used to seeing… Read more »
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Moscone Center Schedule Points Towards June 8-12 for 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference
Though it’s only been two months since Apple held its 25th annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the likely dates for its 26th conference have already surfaced. Apple’s 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference will most likely commence on June 8, 2015, and last through June 12, 2015, according to dates blocked out on the Moscone Center’s 2015 summer schedule.
While the aforementioned dates are earmarked as just a “Corporate Event” on Moscone’s website, in previous years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012), the same non-specific Corporate Event during the June time period has turned out to be a placeholder for WWDC.
The June 8 to 12 time period reserved at Moscone West also coincides with a multi-year convention calendar for the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau that was discovered in 2010. Thus far, the listed dates, which cover potential WWDC events from 2010 to 2015, have been accurate for the past four conferences.
It is, of course, possible that the generic Corporate Event label pertains to another event unrelated to WWDC, but based on past history, it seems to point towards Apple’s events. It is also possible that Apple could opt to its schedule, but at this point in time, June 8, 2015 appears to be the tentative date for the next Worldwide Developers Conference.
An official confirmation of the dates for the 26th Worldwide Developers Conference will not come until the first few months of 2015, when Apple makes an announcement and begins ticket sales. In 2014, Apple announced its June 2 WWDC on April 3. Tickets to Apple’s 2014 conference were distributed via a lottery system due to high demand, and it’s possible tickets for the 2015 WWDC will be handled in the same way.
Though it’s early to predict possible product introductions at next year’s conference, based on past history, Apple will likely highlight both iOS 9 and OS X 10.11, Yosemite’s successor. The timing may also coincide with the launch of some of Intel’s Broadwell chips, making it an ideal event to unveil updated Broadwell-based MacBooks.
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Gmail lets you easily unsubscribe to the newsletters you don’t read
If you’ve been on the internet long enough, there’s a good chance that you’re on a few mailing lists that you never read; it’s usually easier to just delete the messages than unsubscribe. You don’t have to put up with those forum summaries and sales offers any longer, though. After a quiet rollout, Google has officially launched an “Unsubscribe” button in Gmail’s web interface. If there’s an unsubscribe link buried in a message, the option will automatically pop up next to the sender’s address — click it and the clutter should disappear from your inbox once and for all. This likely won’t help with those spam-happy types that make it intentionally difficult to unsubscribe, but it could still let you focus on the email you (hopefully) care about.
Source: Gmail (Google+)
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Lyft wants you to know it has a carpool service too
Two can play the pooled ridesharing game, it seems — just a day after the launch of UberPool, Lyft has responded with its own offering, Lyft Line. The basic concept is virtually identical to what we saw hours ago. If you’re headed in the same direction as another customer, Line lets you hop in the same car and split your fare. You may have to wait a few minutes longer, but the savings could be as much as 60 percent less than a solo ride; that’s cheap enough for daily use, if you believe Lyft. The option will only be available in San Francisco through the iOS app at first, but Android support and more cities are coming.
Filed under: Transportation, Internet
Source: Lyft Blog
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Alleged Moto 360′s charger gets revealed along with some other info in the latest leak
Despite the fact we now have 2 Android Wear device on the market many of you still want the one that hasn’t been released just yet, Motorola’s Moto 360. LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live are a solid pieces of hardware, but in opinion of many people they’re too blunt and not unique. On…… Read more »
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Former Apple Employee Sam Sung Auctioning Business Card and Uniform for Charity [Mac Blog]
Former Apple retail employee Sam Sung is using his rather ironic name and job history to raise money for a Canadian charity (via Pocket-lint). Sung worked for Apple in Vancouver’s Pacific Centre store as a specialist and recently found one of his old business cards in pristine condition when it fell out of a book. Realizing it may be a desirable memento, Sung is now auctioning the card with “no major folds, dents or scratches” on eBay. The card comes in an autographed frame with Sung’s blue Apple retail T-shirt and lanyard.
I came across one of my old business cards the other day when it fell out of a book.
So, with a view to raising money for a very deserving charity, I’m auctioning the only “Apple Sam Sung” business card I have left and I’m going to donate ALL of the proceeds [minus eBay fees] to Children’s Wish, BC & Yukon – a not-for-profit that grants wishes to sick children.
The auction has received over 50 bids already and currently stands at US$510. Bidding runs until the evening of August 15.
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