Easily share files between devices with BitTorrent Shoot
It’s pretty easy to share photos between your friends, when you have the same Mobile Operating System. Chances are, at least one or two of your friends don’t have the same type of phone, and sharing those pictures of the great time you all had last night, can end up being a pain. That’s where Shoot from BitTorrent comes into play.
Released today, Shoot is an app that allows you to easily share your photos or videos across iOS, Android and Windows Phone without any issues. This is done on either WiFi or mobile network, and Shoot works regardless of the network provider. Shoot can be really convenient for those who have a large group of friends, and want to share a bunch of pictures without dealing with Facebook or anything like that.
Shoot allows you to send photos or videos directly between mobile devices, no matter what device you use or what network you’re on. Based on BitTorrent Sync technology, large items are no problem. And since files move directly between people without going through the cloud, it’s all fully private to you and the recipient.
If you want to get using this, download Shoot from BitTorrent from the widget below, and get started. Your first three times sending files are free, but after those are used up, there’s a one-time fee of $1.99. The charge will ONLY be made to the sender of the files. Anyone using Shoot and only receives the images or videos, won’t be charged a dime, ever.
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Pushbullet debuts Portal for transferring files to Android devices
Pushbullet isn’t a stranger to the capability of transferring your files to your phone from your PC. Today, they’re taking it a step further, with a brand new app called Portal.
One of the goals with Portal was to simplify the operation, with minimal steps to git-r-done. The other goal was make the transfer as quick as possible. Both the phone and the PC do need to be connected to the same Wifi network, because this allows you to send large files quickly and not use your precious network data.
Once you have the Portal app, all it takes is three easy steps:
- Go to portal.pushbullet.com on your PC (a QR code pops up on the screen).
- With the Portal app on your phone, scan the code.
- Drag and drop the files on the PC and voilà, they magically appear on the phone.
Pushbullet also made sure that the transferred files play friendly with the Android system. Portal gets integrated in Android’s file browser as a folder, and the files will also show on the Recent files area.
Props to Pushbullet for attempting to make our lives that little more convenient, and for free.
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A beta version of Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant is coming to Android this July
Microsoft has already announced its plans to bring its Cortana virtual assistant to Android, and now we’re getting a few more details as to when we can expect the new app. The company has just revealed that beginning in July, a beta version of Cortana will be available for download on Android devices.
As the company previously stated, the Cortana for Android app won’t be as fully featured as the app baked in to Windows Phone devices. Instead, the app will serve as a way for your Windows 10 PC and other Microsoft devices to sync easily with your Android smartphone or tablet to accomplish tasks that many other services can’t. Microsoft explains:
On your Android phone you can ask Cortana to remind you to walk the dog at 8pm in the evening, and then when you’re watching a movie your Xbox will interrupt playback to let you know it’s time to take the dog out.
Just recently, Google announced that Now on Tap would be released with Android M, which offers users an easier way to get information more quickly. Additionally, the folks over at SoundHound released its Hound Beta app for Android, toting impressive voice recognition technology that might prove useful to users. It will certainly be interesting to see exactly how Cortana for Android fares against the competition, and if cross platform integration will be enough for it to prove itself worthy in the Android and iOS space.
The company hasn’t given us an exact release date, but it looks like we won’t have to wait much longer to try out the virtual assistant.
EA announces build-harvest game Minion’s Paradise, coming summer 2015
There arguably hasn’t been a movie character that’s had a bigger impact on mobile gaming than the minions from Despicable Me. Thanks to EA’s announcement at E3 2015, we’re about to see a whole lot more of them in a new game called Minion’s Paradise.
Minion’s Paradise is a build-harvest game where you must build an island paradise for a bunch of angry minions after the protagonist (named Phil) wrecks their cruise. The characters and content are based around the Minions movie which is also due out later this summer. EA has stated that characters from the movies will be present in the game, including villains and minions.
In the game you are tasked with building an island paradise full of games, fun, and leisure for your fellow minions. EA has also said that villains will make appearances to your resort to plot horrible things and enjoy themselves. If you’ve played other movie-based builder games such as Nemo’s Reef or Ice Age Village, you should know how this is all going to work.
The release date is slated for sometime this summer although it’s fairly safe to guess that the release of the game will coincide with the release of the movie. That means it’ll probably be out by the end of July. As for the price, Minion’s Paradise will almost certainly be a Freemium (free with in-app purchases) title much like its fellow movie-based builder brethren. If you’re interested, check back next month and the press release below.
KEY FEATURES
• Unleash Your Creativity: Help Phil build the perfect Minions Paradise! Customize your island with hot tubs, hammocks, and beach volleyball courts. Plant firefly trees, harness power from electric eels, and grow bushels of bananas to make an island paradise for
Phil and his Minion buddies. • Explore Your Paradise: The more land you get, the more fun your Minions will have! Become an expert at alligator waterskiing, throw mangoes from hot air balloons, and dive off waterslides. • Party with Your Favorite Minions: Share your paradise with Kevin, Stuart, and Bob from the MINIONS movie! Make all your vacation dreams come true and be joined by all your favorite Minion buddies. • Take Villainous Vacations: All Minions need a villainous boss to serve! Aid Phil in building a special resort for all your favorite villains from the MINIONS movie. Help these despicable characters enjoy paradise while putting their own dastardly plans into motion. Coming to the AppStore and Google Play this summer.
HTC will soon bring advertisements to BlinkFeed in select markets
A little over a month ago, a rumor was floating around claiming that HTC might soon bring advertisements to its BlinkFeed application, though we didn’t really know when they would begin showing up. But now this news is official, as the company announced earlier today that it will soon begin testing promotions inside BlinkFeed.
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Users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Taiwan and China will soon begin seeing native and relevant ads in the app, via an update that’s rolling out as we speak. Promotions will look just like normal stories that are shown in the feed, and will feature content from AdNetworks partners such as Yahoo, Twitter, Appia and HTC itself. If you’re completely against ads showing up in your feed, though, HTC is giving pilot users a way to opt out of the program. The company explains:
We will be implementing a way for you to opt out of receiving these promotions, but we hope that displaying native and limited promotions in this way will help you discover new and useful apps and/or products and services.
HTC wants users to understand that this is just a pilot program for now, so it’s only testing the waters. However, if these advertisements prove effective over the next few months, there’s a chance we could eventually see a global rollout of the program.
What are your thoughts on ads in BlinkFeed? Are you completely against them, or do you not mind? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Motorola will launch many “exciting products” this summer
Motorola will be launching a handful of “exciting products” this summer. Lenovo’s chief executive Yang Yuanqing spoke to The Telegraph at the company’s TechWorld event in Beijing last month to discuss the matter.
We haven’t seen much from Motorola since Lenovo acquired the company, but that could change very soon. “We have many new models in development with the Moto brands,” Yuanqing said, “so you may see in summer us launching some very exciting products, including phones and watches.”
In other words, Motorola fans will be able to purchase an all-new Moto X this year. He mentioned that the company has many “new models in development with the Moto brands.” In addition to a new Moto X, we could see a new Moto 360 smartwatch as well, which has been rumored extensively.
It doesn’t look like the Moto brand will be stopping anytime soon either, as Lenovo has plans to bring the brand to other markets where the company has seen success, such as India and China.
“There are some markets though, like India and China, where we can certainly have two brands, and that will also allow us to be more competitive in those markets as well,” he said.
The Moto brand has seen some great success since its original launch with the Moto X (2013). There’s no doubt it will do well in India and China where Lenovo has seen great success thus far, either.
As for the new Moto X coming out this year, Lenovo says they’re sticking with the pure Android experience, and they currently have no plans to offer another operating system besides Android like other company’s are beginning to provide.
“There are no plans to start launching operating systems other than Android. One of the key differentiators for us is the pure Android experience, and we’re deeply proud of that, because we believe it brings a much better software experience to consumers, and faster upgrades,” he said.
One thing is for sure, Lenovo hopes to continue putting the customer first by continuing to offer a pure Android experience, which will allow the company to push out faster upgrades for its devices.
Lenovo has thus far done a phenomenal job at making sure its products are running the latest version of Android, while other companies are leaving old flagships in the past.
You can check out the full interview with Lenovo’s chief executive at the source link below. Are you looking forward to a new Moto X and Moto 360 this year? Be sure to sound off in the comments!
source: The Telegraph
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Twitter finally catches up to Facebook with autoplay
Facebook has had autoplay integrated into its social network for some time now. Now, Twitter is finally offering the feature on its own social network.
When your scroll through your Twitter feed and find a video, Vine or GIF, they will begin to play automatically, no tapping required. Think of it as a small preview of the video.
If you decide the video is worth watching, you can tap it for sound and a full-size view of the video. Again, it’s the same feature Facebook has had for some time now, but makes things more seamless, significantly reducing the amount of taps it takes to access meaningful content.
Similar to Facebook, Twitter isn’t forcing autoplay on you. If you so desire, you can head into your account settings and disable the functionality.
As far as new features go for the 140-character social network, Twitter will be removing the character limit in Direct Messages next month.
The feature is currently only available for twitter.com and iOS users. The update for Android will be rolling out soon, though.
source: Twitter
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‘Star Fox Zero’ blasts to Wii U this year
Fox McCloud is coming for your Wii U later this year in Star Fox Zero. Nintendo announced as much during its E3 YouTube broadcast. It has the classic elements you remember (campy dialogue, barrel rolls) with a number of new ones. Namely, transforming vehicles and using the console’s GamePad as your targeting screen. “By using two screens, you can see yourself flying on the TV while shooting enemies below you on the GamePad,” Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said during his company’s video stream.
He described it as your flatscreen acting as the cinematic camera while the gyro-enabled controller gives you a view of the enemies below. And speaking of that controller, you can use the gyro to move the targeting reticule all around you to spot any enemies that might be on your six. How effective that’ll be — and not to mention how comfortable it’ll be — for long gaming sessions remains to be seen.
The other new addition Miyamoto mentioned was the transforming Arwing. Apparently, changing into different forms (including a two-legged walker) is done with one button and you can go back through cleared levels with different vehicles. It’s something that was in Star Fox 2, the legendary game designer said, but since that title never released it’s here instead.
As for the name? “It’s not part four or part five” and it isn’t a remake, hence “Zero.”
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‘Skylanders’ opens its world to a Nintendo crossover
Unlike Microsoft or Sony, Nintendo isn’t hosting a big event on the ground at E3 2015. But that doesn’t mean the gaming titan won’t be taking part in this week’s festivities. During a video showcase for E3, the chief of Nintendo North America, Reggie Fils-Aime, revealed a new partnership that will bring the company’s fan-favorite Amiibo characters into the world of Skylanders. The crossover initiative is going to merge two of the most popular toys-to-life series, making it possible to use a Turb Charge Donkey Kong, Barrel Blaster, Hammer Slam Bowser or Cloud Cruiser figurine in either Skylanders games or as an Amiibo — to make them work, all you have to is twist the toys’ base.
The Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser are debuting in Activision’s Skylanders Superchargers, which is expected to be released on September 20th for the Wii U. (Spoiler alert: they look like a ball of fun!)
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E3 Streams: ‘The Long Dark,’ ‘Yooka Laylee,’ and more!
E3 2015 is officially underway and the gaming world’s been set ablaze. Xbox One backwards compatibility! A Final Fantasy VII remake for PlayStation 4! There’s also a metric ton of brand new games. JXE Streams is giving you the opportunity to chat directly with the developers from the E3 show floor starting today at 1PM ET. We’re going to have the devs behind The Long Dark, Zodiac, The Banner Saga 2, and Yooka-Laylee live on Twitch.tv/Joystiq.
Where can you watch these streams? Right here in this post! Want to chat with us? Go to Twitch.tv/Joystiq.
If you want to follow along with our E3 streams, here is our complete schedule for Tuesday, June 16th:
1PM ET/10AM PT: The Long Dark with Hinterland Games. A brilliant survival game, The Long Dark was just confirmed for Xbox One.
1:30PM ET/10:30AM PT: Zodiac with Kobojo. Featuring the talents of Final Fantasy Tactics composer Hitoshi Sakamoto and Final Fantasy VII writer Kazushige Nojima, this is a brand new RPG.
2PM ET/11:00AM PT: The Banner Saga 2 with Stoic Studio. The sequel to one of 2014’s most fascinating strategy games.
3PM ET/12PM PT: Yooka-Laylee with Playtonic Games. A spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie made by many of the former Rare developers behind that series.
[We’re playing all games in 720p via OBS.]
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