Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ app makes it easy to switch from Android
Apple’s upcoming mobile platform apparently comes with a new app called “Move to iOS” that wirelessly transfers data from Android devices to iPhones and iPads. It was curiously skipped over during the company’s WWDC keynote earlier, but Daring Fireball points it out buried underneath all the new features on the iOS 9 preview page. The page doesn’t go into details, but “Move to iOS” will presumably be available on the Play Store, so you can download it on an Android device — right next to Apple’s other upcoming Android app — to enable wireless transfer.
Apple says the process can securely copy over “your contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper, and DRM-free songs and books.” Plus, it marks your free apps like Facebook as suggested downloads in the App Store, adds paid ones to your iTunes Wish List and “helpfully” suggests recycling that old Android phone. It’s unclear when the app’s Android part will hit Google’s app marketplace, but you might be able to check the iOS 9 version as soon as July if you sign up for public beta access.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Apple
Via: Daring Fireball
Source: Apple
Moto G 2015 Release Date Next Month, Hints Lenovo CEO
Yibada reports that Lenovo’s chairman and CEO, Yang Yuanqing, tells that the company is preparing for the release of products this summer.
In a statement to The Telegraph, Yuanqing explained, “We have many new models in development with the Moto brands. So you may see us launching some very exciting products, including phones and watches.”
It is expected that one of these phones will be the Moto G 2015. After all, the first ever Moto G was released in November 2013, and the second generation variant came out 10 months later in September 2014. If this is a planned 10-month release cycle, then the Moto G 2015 should be revealed in July.
Of course, this is just speculation that has not been confirmed by the company. At least we’ll know what these products will be next month.
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2015 Apple Design Award Winners Announced: Fantastical 2, Workflow, Crossy Road, and More
Following today’s Worldwide Developers keynote, Apple held an event to announce the winners of its prestigious Apple Design Awards. Apple’s Design Awards are handed out each year and highlight a selection of the year’s best apps available on iOS and Mac, honoring all kinds of apps from utilities to games.
Apple created its design awards to recognize high-quality apps that combine design and technology in creative, compelling, and powerful ways. Along with significant recognition and a trophy, Apple gives its Design Award winners a selection of Apple products each year.
This year’s winners include popular calendar app Fantastical 2, personal automation tool Workflow, and stock trading app Robinhood. Games recognized included Shadowmatic and Crossy Road.
iOS and Mac
– Shadowmatic [iOS]
– Robinhood [iOS]
– Crossy Road [iOS]
– Workflow [iOS]
– Does Not Commute [iOS]
– Vainglory [iOS]
– Pacemaker [iOS]
– Metamorphabet [iOS]
– Fantastical 2 [Mac]
– Affinity Designer [Mac]
Student Winners
– Jump-O [iOS]
– Elementary Minute [iOS]
2014 winners of the Apple Design Awards included Threes!, Leo’s Fortune, Blek, and Monument Valley. 2013 winners included Letterpress, Yahoo! Weather, and Evernote.
Apple Shares Full Video of Today’s WWDC Keynote Presentation
With Apple’s big Worldwide Developers Conference keynote wrapped up, the company has posted a full video of the event on its website, letting viewers who missed the keynote watch all the announcements on their own time. Apple will also eventually upload the live stream to iTunes and YouTube.
During the keynote, Apple also shared several videos on Apple Music and a video on the App Store, which we’ve listed below.
– Apple Music – Music needed a home…so we built it one.
– Apple Music – Worldwide
– Apple Music – History of Sound
– The App Effect
Along with the videos, you can also check out our full list of media event highlights below, featuring all of MacRumors event coverage. The list includes posts with details on what Apple announced and in-depth posts on specific features that we added throughout the day.
– Live Coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2015 Keynote: iOS 9, OS X 10.11, Apple Music, and More
– Apple Announces OS X El Capitan With Split View, Contextual Spotlight, Updated Apps and More, Launches in Fall
– Apple Announces Metal for OS X El Capitan
– Apple Pay Coming to the United Kingdom Next Month, Discover Card Support Arriving This Fall
– Apple Introduces ‘News’ App to Bring Personalized Stories to iOS 9
– Apple Announces Multitasking Experiences for iPad with iOS 9
– Apple Announces Swift 2, Open Source for iOS, OS X and Linux
– App Store Surpasses 100 Billion Lifetime Downloads
– Apple Announces ‘Apple Music’ With ‘Beats 1′ Live Radio Station, Launches June 30 for $9.99/Month
– Apple Announces watchOS 2 With Native Apps, Third-Party Complications, and More
– Apple Announces iOS 9 With Proactive Siri, Maps Transit, iPad Multitasking and More
– Apple Merges iOS, WatchOS and Mac Developer Programs
– ‘Move to iOS’ App Allows for No Hassle Android-to-iOS Data Transfer
– Dedicated iCloud Drive App Included Within Settings of iOS 9
– Apple Confirms Activation Lock Safety Feature for watchOS 2
– iOS 9 Tidbits: Battery Saving Features, Search for Settings, Keyboard Changes, Email Attachments, and More
– OS X 10.11 El Capitan Runs on All Macs Capable of Running Yosemite
– Apple Music to Support Saving Playlists and Songs for Offline Listening
Google enforcing app design for Android Auto apps to minimize safety concerns
Google has typically taken a very lax stance on Android apps, as we’ve all seen in the Play Store. It’s a very different approach than what you’ll find in other app ecosystems, but for the most part, it’s worked pretty well for Google. Regardless of your stance on the issue, it’s been very clear that Google is taking Android Auto and Android TV apps a little more seriously and putting efficient design at the forefront without allowing the app stores to get flooded with stuff from any app developer.
With the first wave of Android Auto vehicles rolling out, there are about 35 apps available for the platform. Compared to the millions and millions on the Play Store, that’s an extremely small number. Google has a good reason behind that, though, since addictive apps that work on your car’s dashboard are, well, dangerous.
Instead of allowing any apps onto the store for Android Auto, Google is holding developers responsible to a template for every single app that mitigates the amount of time spent looking at the screen and the number of taps and presses that are necessary to interact with the app. This keeps distractions to a minimum and keeps drivers focused on the road, which is an incredibly responsible move on Google’s part.
Google’s template includes common typefaces and button layouts and enforces specific color palettes that are easy to see in the sunlight and not too harsh on the eyes at night. If an app doesn’t meet the criteria, it’s sent back to the developer to make changes until it’s considered safe for Android Auto.
Google isn’t taking shortcuts with this process, either. There’s no software or algorithm that checks this stuff out, but instead an actual human being that reviews every app to make sure that it meets Google’s self-imposed safety standards.
For now, don’t expect too many Android Auto apps to flood the market. At least not until Google hammers out the details of its self-driving cars. Then we can all watch Netflix and play Candy Crush on those long road trips with no worries whatsoever.
source: Auto News
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Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ app seeks to peel people away from Android
The battle to switch users from competing platforms will intensity with the arrival of Apple’s Move to iOS app. The app, as the name suggets, will transfer just about everything in some form from an Android device to an iOS device. This includes contacts, messages, photographs and videos, songs, and books. Really, Apple will handle it all for you. Paid apps, however, will have to be purchased once again and Apple will pin them to a user’s iTunes Wish List.
Here is how Apple describes the Move to iOS app:
Just download the Move to iOS app to wirelessly switch from your Android device to your new iOS device. It securely transfers your contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper, and DRM-free songs and books. And it will help you rebuild your app library, too. Any free apps you used — like Facebook and Twitter — are suggested for download from the App Store. And your paid apps are added to your iTunes Wish List.
Source: Apple
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Sprint’s LG G Flex 2 getting Android 5.1.1 Lollipop updates
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An update is upon you LG G Flex 2 owners. At least initially for those of you that are sporting the device on Sprint’s Now Network. The update will move your bendable self-healing device to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and carry with it software version number LS996ZV6. Sprint is pretty lacks when it comes to detailing exactly what the update includes. Most of what you will find is under the hood fixes. Sprint only points out Android 5.1 and Factory Reset Protection. Rest Protection, also known as Device Protection when Google announced it, keeps the device locked to the Google account even after a factory data reset if enabled.
Android 5.1 is supposed to bring HD voice along for the ride as well as Bluetooth management from the notification panel. I am certain there is a lot more to it too.
Those of you that have the device in your hands now should head into Settings > System Updates > Update LG Software > Check for Updates. As with any update you will want to make sure you are on a solid Wi-Fi connection, have well over 50% battery life remaining and some time to kill for the update to download and install. Not everyone will see the update today, so don’t go rage quitting on your device if it isn’t popping up immediately, but be on the look out. Happy updating everyone.
Source: Sprint Via TalkAndroid
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What’s on your HDTV: ‘OITNB’ S3, ‘Game of Thrones’ season finale
This week Orange is the New Black returns on Netflix, but it’s also a big sports week. The NBA and NHL Finals are ongoing, and the US Women’s National Team is already playing tonight on Fox Sports 1 (the Women’s World Cup broadcast schedule is here). For gamers Elder Scrolls Online is arriving on current-gen consoles. Of course, the major highlight is still the season finale of Game of Thrones (and Silicon Valley) Sunday night. Look after the break to check out each day’s highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).
Blu-ray & Games & Streaming
- The DUFF
- Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Thunderbirds: The Complete Series
- Project Almanac
- F/X
- Coffy
- Foxy Brown
- She-Devil
- The Strain (S1)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Knights of Sidonia (S1)
- Elder Scrolls Online (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Lego Jurassic World (PC, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4)
Monday
- NHL Finals Game 3: Blackhawks vs. Lightning, NBC Sports Network, 8PM
- The Fosters (season premiere), ABC Family, 8PM
- American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 8PM
- So You think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM
- WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
- Becoming Us (series premiere), ABC Family, 9PM
- Major Crimes (season premiere), TNT, 9PM
- Murder in the First (season premiere), TNT, 10PM
- Turn (season finale), AMC, 10PM
- The Island, NBC, 10PM
- The Whispers, ABC, 10PM
- True Life, MTV, 11PM
Tuesday
- NBA Finals Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Warriors, ABC, 9PM
- America’s Got Talent, NBC, 8PM
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Fox, 8PM
- Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
- Stitchers, ABC Family, 9PM
- Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM
- iZombie (season finale), CW, 9PM
- Royal Pains, USA, 10PM
- I Can Do That, NBC, 10PM
- Finding Carter, MTV, 10PM
- Your Family or Mine (season finale), TBS, 10PM
- Inside Comedy (season finale), Showtime, 11PM
Wednesday
- Melissa & Joey ABC Family, 8PM
- Unsung: Otis Redding, TV One, 8PM
- The Briefcase, CBS, 8PM
- Baby Daddy, ABC Family, 8:30PM
- Jim Rome, Showtime, 9PM
- Bullseye, Fox, 9PM
- The Ultimate Fighter, Fox Sports 1, 10PM
- Ripper Street, BBC America, 10PM
- Air Pressure, Discovery, 10PM
Thursday
- NBA Finals Game 4: Warriors vs. Cavaliers, ABC, 9PM
- Bones (season finale), Fox, 8PM
- Beauty and the Beast (season premiere), CW, 8PM
- WWE Smackdown, Syfy, 8PM
- Aquarius, NBC, 9PM
- Wayward Pines, Fox, 9PM
- Hannibal, NBC, 10PM
- Maron, IFC, 10PM
- The Comedians, FX, 10PM
- Olympus, Syfy, 11PM
- Between, Netflix, 11:30PM
- 3AM (season finale), Showtime, 12AM
- Major Lazer, FXX, 12AM
- Axe Cop, FXX, 12:15AM
Friday
- Orange is the New Black (S3), Netflix, 3AM
- Defiance (Season premiere), Syfy, 8PM
- Whose Line is it Anyway?, CW, 8PM
- Bitten, Syfy, 9PM
- The Messengers, CW, 9PM
- Dark Matter (series premiere), Syfy, 10PM
- Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy, Showtime, 10PM
- Vice, HBO, 11PM
- Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 11PM
Saturday
- NHL Finals Game 5, NBC, 8PM
- Orphan Black, BBC America, 9PM
- Power, Starz, 9PM
- Life Story Discovery, 9 & 10PM
- Johnathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (series premiere), BBC America, 10PM
- Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals, Comedy Central, 11PM
Sunday
- NBA Finals Game 5: Cavaliers vs. Warriors, ABC, 8PM
- Red/Cubs baseball, ESPN, 8PM
- Game of Thrones (season finale), HBO, 9PM
- Nurse Jackie, Showtime, 9PM
- A.D. The Bible Continues, NBC, 9PM
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN, 9PM
- Happyish, Showtime, 9:30PM
- Golan the Insatiable, Fox, 9:30PM
- Halt and Catch Fire, AMC, 10PM
- Penny Dreadful, Showtime, 10PM
- Silicon Valley (season finale), HBO, 10PM
- Naked & Afraid, Discovery, 10PM
- American Odyssey, NBC, 10PM
- Salem, WGN, 10PM
- Veep (season finale), HBO, 10:30PM
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, 11PM
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Syrian government supporters hack the US Army’s website
The Syrian government’s digital supporters aren’t letting up on their attacks against the US. Officials have confirmed that hackers linking themselves to the Syrian Electronic Army both defaced the US Army’s website and steered visitors to a page championing the regime. The military rejects the intruders’ claims that they compromised internal databases, noting that there’s no classified or personal data at risk. Still, the Army isn’t taking any chances — it temporarily took down its website to make sure things didn’t get any worse. However light the damage might be, it’s safe to say that the feds’ cyberdefense efforts just took another bad blow.
[Image credit: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images]
Filed under: Internet
Source: Sun Times, SEA (Twitter), NBC News
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active heads to AT&T with extra battery power
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 broke cover last month and today AT&T revealed its exclusive grip on the rugged device. The IP-68 rated dustproof and water and shock resistant handset packs a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display that touts a whopping 577 PPI to handle your swipes through Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). Inside, a 64-bit Octa-core processor and 32GB of internal storage do the heaving lifting with 16-megapixel rear-facing and 5-megapixel front-facing cameras for photo duties. In addition to staying dry in depths of up to 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes, the S6 Active also packs in a beefy 3,500mAh battery. That’s significantly larger than the battery inside the regular Galaxy S6. And yes, when it does run down, you can juice up with wireless charging accessories or make use of the Fast Charging option to charge to 50 percent in around half an hour.
If you’re looking to nab one, you’ll be able to do so on June 12th in either Camo White, Camo Blue or Gray. Making the phone your daily driver will set you back $23.17/month with 30 device payments on Next 24, $28.96/month at 24 payments on Next 18, or $34.75/month at 20 payments on Next 12 — all without a down payment. For the regular two-year commitment, you can expect to hand over $200, or if you’re looking to skip the paperwork entirely, $695 is the off-contract price.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, AT&T
Source: AT&T
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