Netflix is bringing back ‘Inspector Gadget’ and ‘Danger Mouse’
Netflix isn’t slowing down its efforts to win your kids’ attention… if anything, it’s ramping things up. The streaming service just unveiled five child-friendly shows that will arrive over the course of the next year. The first is a big one — Netflix will offer a 26-episode reboot of Inspector Gadget. You’ll get to revisit the adventures of the half-machine cop starting in March in the US, with other countries coming later. You’ll have to be more patient for the rest. The Playmobil-based animated series Super 4 shows up next, in April. The live action series Some Assembly Required is due this summer, while both Bottersnikes & Gumbles (a “community comedy”) and a revival of the spy parody Danger Mouse are arriving in spring 2016. The odds are that the remakes won’t quite live up to what you remember, but they may well keep your little ones entertained on that next big vacation.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Netflix
Alleged Samsung Galaxy S 6 prototype spotted in bubble wrap
Did anyone predict that the Galaxy S 6 would be photographed in bubble right? Probably not. Earlier today, the image above was posted on the XDA Forums. It shows the upcoming Samsung flagship in white while covered by pink bubble wrap.
The shot on the left shows the camera and LED flash. Nothing too surprising there. The center shot shows what looks like the metal that everyone has been waiting years to see Samsung utilize. And on the right is the front of the Galaxy S 6. The main portion to notice on the front is the home button. It seems slightly taller than previous Samsung devices and that could be to house the improved fingerprint scanner.
Hit the break for a description from the source.
The following is what the original poster, reefur, attached this to the image:
“Can’t say where it’s from but it’s from AT&T directly. Obviously a prototype or test model and it says not for sale on the package. Obviously a Samsung phone, I was scared to play with it much but seems a glass back and front with metal on the sides.”
Notice that the source said “prototype” and “test model.” That leads us to believe that this is not actually the Galaxy S 6. The final product could be this but it is much more likely that the Galaxy S 6 only resembles what we see here.
There is nothing to confirm the validity of the image, but the wait will not be long. On Sunday, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S 6 and perhaps additional products to the world at MWC 2015.
Source: reefur (XDA Forums)
Via: All About Samsung
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Google Play Music now allows you to upload 50,000 songs
Have a massive ton of music in your personal collection that you’d love to have access to anywhere and everywhere through the power of streaming? As you likely already know, Google Play Music makes it all very easy, offering up the ability to upload your music for free. What you might not know is that there is a limit, even if it was already set pretty high.
While most of us probably never would have reached the 20,000 song limit previously imposed on users of the free service (or maybe we would have?), Google is now taking things up another notch by setting the new limit at 50,000 songs. Google’s upload service is certainly welcome for those users with plenty of existing songs (ripped from CDs, bought digitally, etc) that we want to access through the cloud, especially in the case of indie music that might not be found normally through streaming services like Google Play Music All Access or Spotify.
So what do you need to do to ensure your limit is raised on your account? Nothing. When you open up the settings section on the Play Music website the Uploaded Songs should now show you can store a total of 50,000 songs.
Were any of our readers already up against the 20,000 wall? What do you think of the new limit?
Apple Showcases Final Cut Pro X Usage in Production of Hollywood Film ‘Focus’
Just a few days before the release of the Hollywood romantic comedy film Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, Apple has provided a behind-the-scenes look at how Final Cut Pro X was used to produce the movie. The feature page provides an in-depth profile of how Final Cut Pro X was used for editing, screen-ready effects and post-production.
Focus directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra opted to use Apple’s professional video editing software because they found it provided a fast and straightforward workflow. The software gave the directors fine-tuned control over all aspects of the film and provided the flexibility to easily move between editing on a Mac Pro and working with a MacBook Pro on location.
After researching several workflows, Requa and Ficarra decided to cut their major studio feature entirely in Final Cut Pro X. The results were even better than they’d expected. The movie came in on time and under budget, and it played and looked just as they’d envisioned it. “We got exactly the film we set out to make,” says Requa. “What I love about Final Cut Pro X is that it allowed me to be involved with, and in control of, every aspect of making our film.”
Final Cut Pro X was highly criticized by some professional video editors when it was released in 2011, but the directors of Focus told USA Today that they value how the software is easier to use and resembles the look of iMovie. These comments come amid criticism that Apple is dumbing down certain areas of OS X, including the removal of Aperture in favor of the all-new Photos for Mac app.
“Many editors called the new FCPX ‘iMovie Lite,’ when it was released, and not ready for the big leagues, but Ficarra says he likes that FCPX is easier to use, and that it’s look and feel is akin to iMovie. ‘We have a whole generation of kids learning on iMovie,’ he says. ‘They’ll be familiar with this tool when they get into the real world.’”
The film crew used Mac Pro-equipped on-set mobile post systems from a cutting-edge Los Angeles-based post-production company and used metadata markers to identify the best shots taken each day. Final Cut Pro X enabled this metadata to be searchable and handled full-resolution ProRes 4444 files with ease.
Ficarra believes that the metadata advantage gave them unprecedented control over their story line. “I was able to say, ‘I need Will’s side in this take,’” he says. “And because even his improvisations were specially tagged, we were able to filter and come out with it. The upshot was just infinite searchability. We could change direction so fast and do multiple iterations. Sometimes while we were editing we felt as if we were actually rewriting the movie.”
The full-length feature page on Apple’s website goes into further details about how Final Cut Pro X was used throughout all stages of the film’s production. The in-depth page also outlines other Apple products and third-party hardware used to make the film a reality, including the Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook Pro, iPad, iPhone, Logic Pro X, Motion 5, Xsan, Apogee Quartet, Quantel Pablo Rio system and more.
Final Cut Pro X is $299.99 on the Mac App Store [Direct Link].
Alternatives to Google Maps on Android
Google Maps is known for its fantastic mapping data and location database, but there are also great alternatives out there.
Just because Google Maps comes pre-loaded on your phone and tablet doesn’t mean that it’s the only choice for you to use when it comes to mapping. Google has put a lot of time and money into making Maps one of the best navigation apps out there, and has incredibly detailed mapping data and extra features like Street View and satellite imagery. It doesn’t, however, have some often-requested features like true offline map downloads and multi-stop navigation. There are several other apps out there that do have these features, though, and many of them are even free. Let’s see the alternatives for Google Maps on Android.
Google is working on a Chrome reading mode, try it out
Google wants to give your peepers a break. Google Chromium Evangelist Francois Beaufort laid out early versions of Reader Mode for Chrome desktop and mobile in a post today on Google Plus (of course). Reader Mode is designed to make on-screen text easier to absorb, by removing unnecessary pictures, boxes, buttons and ads. Safari has long featured a Reader Mode, and extensions such as Readability offer similar services for Chrome, but now Google is getting into the game itself with these Reader-friendly experiments.
Google’s project is based on Chromium’s open-source DOM Distiller, meaning technical minds can poke around right in the code. Reader Mode for mobile devices has been lurking in the background of Chrome since late last year, and it’s accessible by heading to chrome://flags#enable-reader-mode-toolbar-icon, hitting “Enable” and relaunching Chrome. The Reader Mode icon should pop up in your toolbar for applicable pages after that. On desktop, run Chrome with the –enable-dom-distiller switch to unlock the “Distill page” menu option. Happy reading!
Filed under: Software, HD, Google
Source: Francois Beaufort
Google Play Music now allows up to 50,000 songs to be uploaded
Google Play Music has now increased the total upload capacity to 50,000 songs. This was previously limited to 20,000 songs. The service is still free, so you will not need a subscription to All Access in order to make use of this nifty feature.
This essentially means that you won’t need to store music natively on every device you own and can upload it to the cloud so as to make it easier to play whenever convenient, regardless of what device you are using. We must say, 20,000 songs was a lot to begin with and raising the limit to 50,000 makes it even more extravagant.
If you haven’t subscribed to the free song upload service from Google, now might be a good time to do so. You can find the complete instructions on signing up for this service below (from Google’s support page):
- Sign in to Google Play Music with your Google account – Go to your computer and visit play.google.com/music. Sign up if needed.
- Claim your free storage – If you’d like to try the Google Play music subscription service too, click “Get Started”. Otherwise, click “No Thanks” to continue with the free storage.
- Add your music collection – The setup process will guide you through adding the Chrome app, which provides seamless uploading. You can choose to simply upload your entire iTunes library or select other music folders. You can upload 50,000 songs for free.
- Access your music at any time on multiple devices – You can stream or download music to your Android, iPhone, or iPad for easy offline listening. It’s also all available on the web when you’re on your computer
Source: Google Play Music
Via: Android Headlines
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Second generation Moto E comes with 4G LTE and a quad-core processor
It turns out that the rumors were spot on, Motorola’s new handset is indeed a 4G LTE version of its popular Moto E smartphone, but that isn’t the only improvement made to Motorola’s low cost offering.
As well as faster data speeds in a budget package, the second generation Moto E moves up from a dual-core to 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processing package. Internal memory has also been improved from 4GB to 8GB and the display is now also a tad larger at 4.5-inches, rather than 4.3-inches. However, the display’s resolution remains the same at 960 x 540 (qHD) resolution.
As for data connectivity, the handset will work on the following network bands:
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)
- 4G LTE (2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17)
For software, the new Moto E comes with Android 5.0 pre-installed, which mostly resembles a stock Android experience. Motorola has also seen it fit to make a few cosmetic changes to the handset, although the general appearance remains mostly the same. The phone now only has one silver bar for the earpiece, dropping the one at the microphone, and the microSD and SIM card slots can now be access by removing a side panel rather than the rear cover.
The second generation Moto E is listed on the Motorola website with a retail price of $149.99, but prices will apparently start from just $119.99, according to the video below. The handset is available in black or white color options.
I’ll leave you with Motorola’s promotional video for the new Moto E.
Google Calendar update brings a 7-day week view, additional Google Drive integration and more
The Google Calendar app for Android is getting a pretty significant update in the next few days. The new update brings a few much-needed features and improvements like a new 7-day week view, pinch-to-zoom, the ability to add Google Drive files to events and many more. Here’s a full changelog for the new update:
- See more events at a glance with 7-day week view and pinch-to-zoom
- Add Google Drive files to events. Drive will even check if everyone can open them
- Control whether birthdays from Google+ are shown in settings. You’ll also see the same changes on the web next week
- A new option to show week numbers in settings
- Import .ics files sent to you in Gmail and other apps
Specifically, the 7-day week view should be a welcome change to most users since Google previously got rid of the full month view in the smartphone version of the app. If you’re interested in checking it out, the new view can be accessed in the settings menu. Moreover, pinch-to-zoom functionality is another great enhancement. Now you can see more events in the 7-day week view, but unfortunately the feature isn’t available for any other calendar views in the app.
Google says the update is rolling out now and should reach everyone in the next few days. If you’d like to check for your update, head to the Google Play Store link below.
Microsoft’s ‘People Sense’ location-sharing app goes live under the name SquadWatch
Microsoft has officially launched SquadWatch, its new location-sharing app for Windows Phone that was previously leaked under a different name, ‘People Sense’. SquadWatch part of the latest wave of apps from the Microsoft Garage division.
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