Send notes to your Microsoft Band with Send2Band
With the recent launch of Microsoft Band SDK Developer Preview, we expect to see some new apps for the Microsoft Band from third party developers. One new app just caught our attention. It’s called Send2Band. It lets you can send messages to your Microsoft Band by writing them directly from the app on your phone or through the built-in Windows Phone sharing function. See it how works in our hands-on video.
Apple animates two London landmarks in Maps 3D Flyover
Apple has added a small treat for Maps users with careful eyes. People using the 3D Flyover feature found in Maps should notice that Apple has added animations to two London landmarks: the Big Ben clock tower and the London Eye.
When viewing the Flyover tour of the London Eye, users will now be able to observe the Ferris wheel spinning. It’s easiest to observe when you tap and hold on the screen to pause the Flyover. Big Ben, formally Elizabeth Tower, will display the current time in London on its clock faces.
This feature is reportedly coming to attractions in other cities over the next few weeks, according to The Daily Mail, though the publication didn’t name any cities in particular.
Apple has been making a number of additions and improvements to Maps recently. Earlier this week the company added Flyover support to nine more cities, and they have recently added partners to help users find lower gas prices and good schools.
Source: The Daily Mail
OneDrive Windows Phone app update revamps its photo album and more
Microsoft announced an update to the Windows Phone OneDrive app that includes, among other things, the revamped photo album that was previously made available on its website and its iOS app.
Readly app for Windows Phone offers unlimited access to over 800 magazines
Readly, which offers users unlimited access to over 800 magazines for $9.99 per month, launched their Windows Phone app this week in the Windows Phone Store. The app joins the previously released version for Windows 8.1 users.
The Guild Series features BlackBerry Industrial Designer Joseph Hofer
BlackBerry has a long standing history of winning design awards for their BlackBerry smartphones and recently, film producer and music composer Ryan Freeman of Freeman House Productions, based in Toronto, Canada, contacted BlackBerry with a request to feature Joseph Hofer, Senior Industrial Designer at BlackBerry, in what was then an upcoming short film series called The Guild Series.
The Guild Series aims to offer an inside look at the creative process through a number of categories including a Music Producer, City Planner, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Fashion Designer and in this case, an Industrial Designer whose recent work includes the Q10 and Z10, as well the BlackBerry Passport.
Telling a tale of superb Microsoft customer service
No-one ever talks about great customer service. As someone who spent a past life working in retail, I’m only too aware of this. Not once would you hear of one of your customers seeking out the manager to praise your efforts, no matter how much you had done. But should a customer be unhappy, well, everyone heard about it. That seems to be the way, regardless of the company. “Oh, xxx company is terrible, worst service ever.” Perhaps because we’re usually calling for help when something bad has happened, or we’re in a fix we just can’t get out of.
So I want to talk about the good. I want to speak a little about how the UK Microsoft Surface support team gave excellent service and helped me out when all I saw was an expensive bill headed my way. My Surface Pro 3 got a cracked screen.
The AT&T Lumia 1520 is now getting the Lumia Denim software update
AT&T has finally come around to getting the Lumia Denim update, at least for one of its flagship devices, the Lumia 1520.
Windows Phone 8.1.1 (build 14219) and firmware 02540.00019.14484.37028 are now live starting at 1 pm ET. Users can head into Settings > Phone Update and ‘check for update’ to grab the necessary files. If you are enrolled in the Preview for Developers program, you can leave it enabled.
FCC votes 3-2 to reclassify broadband as a utility, sets new net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to regulate broadband providers like telephone and cable utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. The FCC will also enforce a set of net neutrality rules for those companies. The changes were first proposed earlier this month.
FCC votes 3-2 to reclassify broadband as a utility, sets new net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to regulate broadband providers like telephone and cable utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. The FCC will also enforce a set of net neutrality rules for those companies. The changes were first proposed earlier this month.
The new rules would allow the FCC to ban both fixed and mobile broadband companies from slowing down or outright blocking access to websites and online services. It would also ban the use of data “fast lanes” provided by ISPs to services like Netflix.
As expected, the 3-2 vote was along political party lines, with Democrat FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler voting in the affirmative, along with commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel. Republican commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Ajit Pai voted against the new rules and changes. Even with this vote, the FCC’s power to enforce these rules will almost certainly be challenged by broadband providers in court.
Source: The Verge
FCC votes 3-2 to reclassify broadband as a utility, sets new net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to regulate broadband providers like telephone and cable utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. The FCC will also enforce a set of net neutrality rules for those companies. The changes were first proposed earlier this month.
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