Vessel Beta is now on Android
Vessel is the new way to watch early web series, music videos, and full TV segments and now it is here for Android in beta. Previously, Vessel was on iOS, but due to popular demand the company has decided to listen to customers and create an Android app as well. Vessel costs only $2.99 per month after trying it for free for the first month. There are no commitments and you can cancel at any time. If you are not yet a subscriber, you can also watch some free videos as well.
What you get with Vessel:
– Early access to the best short-form videos from 100+ channels including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Rhett & Link, Connor Franta, Machinima, Ingrid Nilsen, Epic Meal Time, Nerdist, Shane Dawson, Marcus Butler, Caspar Lee, Anna Akana, Tastemade, Bart Baker, SeaNanners, Meredith Foster, Linus Tech Tips, and more.
– Personalize your video experience. Follow shows, channels and categories based on your interests.
– Explore categories like prank, get glam, food & drink, geek, drama queen, design & build, actions sports, comedy, science & ideas and vloggers.
Users running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or later can download the beta app for free. Please do remember this app is only in beta and you may run into some bugs here and there.
Source: Vessel
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Huawei employee allegedly confirms company’s involvement in a Nexus phone
An unidentified Huawei employee located in the United Kingdom has allegedly confirmed that the company is working with Google on a phone to be released later this year. The employee told IBTimes UK that the Huawei-made Nexus phone will come this fall but did not share anything else, such as specifications or a release date, beyond that. This, along with yesterday’s LG-made Nexus phone details, all but confirms that Google has plans to release two Nexus phones in October.
Source: IBTimes UK
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Easily record your game play with Samsung’s Game Recorder+
There are a bevy of different ways to record your intense gaming sessions on your PC or console, however, there really isn’t an easy way to record your gaming sessions on your phone. Sure you could set up a tripod and point the camera at your device while you’re playing, but that could screw things up while you’re in the game.
Samsung has released an app that allows owners of the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 4, Galaxy S5, Note 3, Galaxy S4, and Note 2
The games are recorded in 1080p, and Game Recorder+ allows users to easily edit and upload their gameplay to YouTube directly from the app. If you are an owner of the Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, Game Recorder+ allows users to record in-game audio directly from the game, without the necessity of any other headphones and with no backgroung. You can even be one of the cool kids on YouTube and set up the face-cam to record at the same time, so that you can catch those uh oh moments during your game play.
Available on the Play Store for free, this is definitely something worth trying out if you meet the per-requisites, and are wanting to get into more mobile gaming, while still being able to share the game play with the world.
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Microsoft’s Cortana coming to Android in July
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icrosoft’s version of Google Now, Cortana, is on its way to Android. We reported last month that Microsoft had stated that Cortana would be available for Android sometime this year. Well, today Microsoft officially revealed that the beta version of Cortana for Android would be available in July.
Cortana for Android will be a standalone app and should work like almost every other voice assistant. Here is the catch though, it will not offer as much functionality as the Cortana app for Windows. It will only work as a companion app for your Windows PC.
“Some features require access to the system that aren’t currently possible with iOS or Android, so things like toggling settings or opening apps won’t initially be available in the Cortana companions for those platforms“
Although the official announcement has been made, there is no word on a release date yet. Microsoft’s move to bring Cortana over to Android is quite understandable, as the company is extending it’s reach to rival platforms and we have already seen the presence of Microsoft Office in the Play Store.
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Deal: Lifetime subscription to IDrive Mobile Backup for only $10, Hiku Mobile Shopping List for just $59
Whether you’re looking for an easy way to back up your phone’s data or a more convenient way to create a grocery list, the Android Authority Deals Store has you covered! Right now, you can save 79% on a lifetime subscription to IDrive’s Unlimited Mobile Backup service, as well as 25% off the Hiku Mobile Shopping List! Take a look below for more details.
IDrive’s mobile backup solution allows you to back up contacts, photos, videos, calendar events and more with support for up to five devices. Your backup information is then stored safely and securely in the cloud, with 256-bit AES encryption. The service works with Android 2.2 or higher, and also supports Windows Phone and iPhone for those with multiple platforms in your household. Thanks to the Android Authority deals store you can get lifetime access to the backup service for just $10. Not bad at all!
Have you ever left the grocery store and realized you forgot to pick up numerous items? You’ll never have to run into that situation again, thanks to the Hiku Mobile Shopping List. For just $59, you’ll receive a small barcode scanner that will allow you to scan the barcodes of items you know you’ll need to pick up at the store. If you don’t happen to have access to that item’s barcode, however, the Hiku barcode scanner will also let you speak the name of your item. All items you enter into the scanner will combine to make one big digital shopping list that you can view and edit on your mobile device. This is certainly an interesting and fun way to perform an everyday task that isn’t normally all that enjoyable.
If you’re interested in any of these awesome promotions, check out the links below.
Motorola Moto 360 finally beginning to receive update to Android 5.1.1
The newest version of Google’s wearable OS has already rolled out to most Android Wear devices over the past few weeks, but the Moto 360’s update was unfortunately delayed due to certain performance issues.
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It’s been a long time coming, but the update to Android 5.1.1 is finally beginning to roll out to the Motorola Moto 360, according to a recent Google+ post from Developer Advocate for Google, Wayne Piekarski. The Google employee states that since OTA updates roll out to users sporadically over a few days’ time, it may take a little while for all users to receive the update.
As a reminder, the update to Android 5.1.1 brings a ton of new features, including the option to set always-on applications, new gestures for scrolling through cards, and a much more refined contacts/app menu. The update also brings Wi-Fi support, allowing compatible devices to receive notifications, as long as your watch and your phone are both connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If you own a Moto 360 and would like to check for the update manually, head to Settings>About>System updates. Once you receive the update, be sure to let us know how you like it!
Microsoft’s supersized Lumia 640 XL comes to AT&T
Microsoft might have given the boot to device leader Stephen Elop, but it’s still going full steam ahead with its Windows phone launches. AT&T has announced that it will carry the Lumia 640 XL, giving the carrier its first gigantic Windows handset (5.7 inches, to be exact) since the Lumia 1520 quietly left the roster. This isn’t a high-end phone by any stretch — the Snapdragon 400 chip, 8GB of expandable storage and 720p display were old a year ago. The 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front cameras are nothing to sneeze at in the budget class, though, and the 3,000mAh battery should last a long while with this low-powered hardware. More importantly, the price is right. AT&T’s version of the 640 XL will arrive on June 26th for free on a two-year contract, $12.50 per month on a 20-payment Next plan and $250 up front. If you’re just interested in getting a giant screen at a tiny price, this might hit the spot.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Microsoft, AT&T
Source: AT&T
Twitter buys a machine learning company to better study your tweets
Twitter thrives on its ability to understand both your tweets and the hot topic of the day, and it needs every bit of help it can get — including from computers. Accordingly, the social network just snapped up Whetlab, a startup that makes it easier to implement machine learning (aka a form of artificial intelligence). The two companies are shy about what the acquisition means besides an improvement to Twitter’s “internal machine learning efforts.” However, the likely focus is on highlighting the content that’s most relevant to you based on your activity and who you follow, as well as hiding abusive tweets before you have to reach for the “block” option. Whetlab’s technology could get the ball rolling on these robotic discovery techniques much faster than before, and give you a custom-tailored Twitter experience that requires little effort on your part.
Filed under: Internet
Source: Twitter Engineering, Whetlab
Watch the first full-color HD videos of Earth from space
It’s no longer a challenge to get astonishingly sharp photos of the Earth from space, but video? That’s another matter. UrtheCast is about to open the floodgates, however. It just released the first batch of full-color, high-definition video of Earth recorded from the International Space Station. In many ways, the extremely sharp footage (with detail down to 3.3 feet) of Barcelona, Boston and London is like an internet mapping site come to life — all those pathways are suddenly full of moving boats and cars. The Iris imaging system that recorded these movies won’t be fully operational until the summer, but the preview suggests that its customers will get plenty of insights into traffic and other activity that’s harder to track from the ground.
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Filed under: Cameras
Source: UrtheCast
The best of Public Access Vol. 1
When we introduced Public Access just over two weeks ago, we dubbed it “community storytelling at its weirdest.” It appears y’all took the “weird” to heart. You told us your stories about “Growing up geek,” showed off your haiku skills with poetic takedowns of your ISPs and shed some light on everyday app addictions. I, for one, feel like I know you better than I ever wanted expected. (“Gun Waving Toddlers” anyone?)
This week, we waxed nostalgic about a Commodore Amiga 2000 that runs hot and cold — literally, it controls the heating and AC — for Grand Rapids Public School district. Why not write a love letter to your first computer? Whether it was a love-hate relationship or a torrid affair, we’ve all loved and lost. We know it’s hard to unpack the baggage. But we believe in you.
Or you could just take a look back at best of Public Access after the break.
RECOMMENDED READING
“My phone now has earned the twitch status of my wallet, my hand reflexively tapping whatever pocket it should be in, creating a giant flux of anxiety if it’s not there. Worse still, inside sits tiny voids of dependency that exist to control the tire fire that is my brain.” — Ed Zitron, My horrifying digital dependencies
See also: For your app-roval: For the News Junkies by Miné Salkin
Technology and geekdom kind of rolled up on me initially. I was in a college journalism program and year one, we were hacking away at typewriters. I even remember my professor hitting me on the knuckles with a ruler and how mortified I was. The next year, the personal computers were in and the typewriters out. There was no discussion of what had just happened. I am not even sure the journalism program realized what a watershed moment had occurred. — Chris Caroll, Growing up Geek
See also: Growing Up Geek OR Unleashing the Genie In The Gadget by Pierre Fontaine
“Though there have been significant challenges along the way, [Moore’s] law has proven remarkably prescient in predicting a key element in the ongoing innovation cycles of the chips we find in the heart of all our devices: how small the transistors would get and, therefore, how many we could fit within a reasonably-sized silicon die.” — Bob O’Donnell, The new semiconductor challenge: Doing more without Moore
IT’S HAIKU TIME, Y’ALL!
“Charter, you hurt me
Blackouts, back to the Stone Age
Why won’t you love me”
Jason Bradley, Charter Internet Haiku — Please Love Me
See also: PenTeleData — My ISP Haiku by Thomas Harrison
& Throttle Me Gently — Haiku by Gil Rimon
The homepage is coming soon! in the meantime you can check out the latest from Public Access right here. Not a member? Apply, and keep the weird alive.
YOUR DOSE OF INSPIRATION
Love and PCs: The story of your first computer
Tell us about your first memories of using a computer. Was it a desktop? Laptop? Or something much larger? Whether it was a love-hate relationship or a torrid affair, we all have a story to tell. If you can remember the model, dig up a pic and include it in your post.
IT nightmares
With a device as old as the Commodore Amiga 2000 running its heating and cooling, the folks of Grand Rapids Public Schools have no doubt had some unique IT issues. Whether you were the one providing the advice or the one who needed an emergency reboot, tell us about your worst IT issues and how you survived them.
Pro tip: Create a new, original headline for every post to make it stand out.
[Photo credit: Ekkamai Chaikanta / Shutterstock]
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