Update goes out for Box with Box Notes and new Languages
Box has released an update to their app for Android today that brings in a pretty useful new feature for those users on the go. The update brings in a recently released web feature, called Box Notes, that can now be utilized via your Android device. Box Notes is similar to Google Drives real-time multi-user collaboration offering.
Box Notes on Android features seamless integration into the native menus, allowing for all the basic editor features you’d expect: cut, copy, paste, bold, italic, underline, bullet list, numbered list, indent and outdent.
The update also lets users see a list of the 25 most recently accessed files, making it a bit easier to get back to a draft easier without searching for it again. You will also find some advanced settings for URL’s and fine-grained admin controls. In addition to the above mentioned, you can also now delete comments on files and there is a new “pull-to-refresh” gesture too.
If you have Box installed then check the Play Store for the most recent update. If you don’t, feel free to hit the widget below and get it installed.
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Verizon set to offer LTE-only devices by 2016
In terms of global connection, GSM has always been pretty dominant. In the U.S. we have had both GSM (AT&T / T-Mobile) and CDMA (Sprint / Verizon). With LTE picking up steam across the U.S and the globe, it is only a matter of time before CDMA network services fall by the wayside. Verizon has been implementing their LTE network across the states and it is growing stronger by the day. Soon, CDMA will be all but a memory.
In an Investor Conference Verizon’s Fran Shammo let a small bit of information out. We should all expect to see the first set of LET-only devices hitting the carrier by the first half of 2016. That is just about 2 years after Verizon launched LTE voice service. This doesn’t mean that a switch will be flipped and if you don’t get a new device you are screwed. While the first set of LTE-only devices will be launching, the current network and devices will still play nice. We imagine it will take a couple of years to phase out the sales of CDMA devices and get everyone migrated to new technology.
Source: Engadget
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Siri co-creator is working on a virtual assistant capable of anything
There’s no question that Apple’s virtual assistant comes in handy when you need information quickly. And now, one of Siri’s creators is working on a more advanced form of AI that goes far beyond the current iPhone option. Viv Labs says its personal assistant will possess a limitless tool set because the software can teach itself. This means that in addition to the regular ol’ search, the artificial intelligence will also be able to perform tasks like booking reservations based on openings in your schedule and more. “Siri is chapter one of a much longer, bigger story,” Dag Kittlaus, Viv’s co-founder who also worked on Apple’s assistant, tells Wired. Bypassing the need for coders (and constraints), Viv generates its own program to answer queries and complete tasks in seconds. Once the system is “trained” to understand the vocabulary of a subject, the company aims to sort through loads of data to not only lend a hand, but anticipate what we’ll need next.
[Photo credit: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images]
Filed under: Software
Source: Wired
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Sony has sold over 10 million PlayStation 4 consoles
Sony just hit another big milestone in the console wars. The company has officially sold over 10 million PlayStation 4s since the gaming system launched back in November — and those are units in the hands of real players, not on store shelves. For those keeping track, this means that Sony has delivered about three million PS4s in the past three months. The enthusiasm for the device isn’t slowing down any time soon, then. It’s not clear how close Microsoft is to hitting that largely symbolic mark, although its recently launched Kinect-free Xbox One may help it close the gap.
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‘Day Z’ is coming to PlayStation 4
As a narrative subject, zombies have become a bit cliche — but there’s still one game keeping the genre undead: Day Z. The multiplayer survival game started out as a mod for ARMA II, drawing in players by mixing hordes of zombies with the threat of other players, their lies and the general risk of the human element. It’s a game that can give you trust issues, and now it’s coming to the PlayStation 4.
Lead developer Dean Hall briefly took the stage during Sony’s GamesCom presentation to make the announcement, but he didn’t reveal much: there’s no release date in sight and no indication if PS4 users will be able to interact with PC users. There is some hope on the latter front, however: Hall said that the PS4 version will be using a “cross-platform renderer” to ensure the console version looks great.
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Bungie’s first Destiny expansion pack arrives this December
We’ve still got a little under a month left before Destiny officially makes its way to consoles, but we already know a bit about Bungie’s expansion plans. At a Sony Gamescom event, the company announced that its first expansion pack for multiplayer, The Dark Below, will be available to everyone this December. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Sony-related event without some exclusive content, and Bungie didn’t disappoint there: The new expansion will come with a map called Blue Exodus that’s exclusive to PlayStation 4 users.
Additionally, Bungie also debuted a trailer showing off many of the game’s Crucible multiplayer modes that will be available at launch, which you can replay below. There’s Skirmish, which is a small-team (3v3) mode that encourages teamwork to survive; Rumble, which is you versus everyone; Salvage is a 3v3 mode in which you defend relics; Clash is similar to Skirmish, but each team is twice as large; Combined Arms is team warfare with vehicles; and Control is a zone defense mode. You can pre-order Destiny now or wait until September 9th, but these kinds of teasers aren’t making the wait any easier on us.
Stay up to date on our Gamescom news here!
Filed under: Gaming, Mobile, Sony, Microsoft
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Sony’s PlayStation TV is coming to Europe on November 14th
Microsoft’s already taken the stage at Gamescom to show us what’s next for Xbox, and now it is Sony’s turn to do the same with PlayStation. Today, in Cologne, Germany, the Japanese outfit announced that its micro-console, the PlayStation TV, will be available in Europe starting November 14th. SCEE worldwide studios SVP Michael Denny said PlayStation TV, also known as PS Vita TV, is set to hit European shelves bundled with three digital games, priced at 99 euros. Denny didn’t mention which titles specifically, but that’s still great news for potential buyers come launch day. The tiny box was released in Japan on November 14th of last year, so it has taken Sony quite a while to bring it to The Old Continent. Earlier, Sony revealed it has now sold over 10 million consoles to date, making it obvious that demand for the console hasn’t slowed down a bit since its debut.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
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Sony reveals 2.0 upgrade coming to PS4 with Share Play and YouTube uploads
At its Gamescom press conference, Sony has just announced its big upcoming software update for the PS4. System update 2.0 will bring the PlayStation Now-powered “Share Play” feature that lets your friends join in from anywhere to play together or take over the controls — even if they don’t own the game you’re playing — and video uploads directly to YouTube. It’s due this fall and will add more features including “friend-of-friend” activity in the What’s New section, instant access to friends and recently played broadcasts plus the ability to search by real names.
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PS4 system software update 2.00 will introduce Share Play, which will enable you to virtually pass your controller to a friend
– PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 12, 2014
Any PlayStation Plus member can Invite a friend and play ANY of your games together. #PlayStationGC
– PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) August 12, 2014
Source: PlayStation Blog
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Sony’s Share Play turns your PS4 into a ‘virtual couch’ for online co-op
We just got a closer look at some of the big-name titles coming to the PS4 from Gamescom, but Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan just took a moment to talk about SharePlay. It’s slated to come as part of the PS4′s 2.00 update in the fall, and it’s perhaps not quite what you’d expect — the feature essentially lets you “share” your copy of a game (any game!) with online friends who also have PlayStation Plus. Sony refers to the resulting co-op experience as a “virtual couch,” from which you can jointly tackle challenges in games, and yield control of your avatar to remotely situated pals who are better equipped to beat a game than you are.
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Dropbox for Android Update includes new search tool and file previews
Dropbox just released an update for Android, version 2.4.3 which adds document previews and a new way to search within the app. Dropbox continues to be one of the better options for cloud storage by continually adding new features. Users can now preview Word, PowerPoint, or .pdf within Dropbox versus the old way of being… Read more »
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