How to Customize Apple’s Magic Mouse
While the Magic Mouse has been around for quite some time, Apple recently updated the accessory with an integrated rechargeable battery and other changes, so some MacRumors readers deciding to give the device a try may be new to it. If you’re coming from a more traditional mouse, you should know there’s a lot the Magic Mouse can do that might not be obvious. Rather than merely serving as a point and click device, the Magic Mouse and Magic Mouse 2 use swiping and tapping gestures along with the traditional clicks.
Because the Magic Mouse incorporates taps and swipes, some of its features may be hidden or confusing to someone that’s never used one before. We’ve created this quick how-to guide for readers who are new to the Magic Mouse, covering the ins and outs of the device to help you get the most out of it.
First off, we want to note that tapping is not the same as clicking. The latter, as with traditional mouse buttons, requires that you press on the mouse until you hear a clicking noise or feel a clicking action.
Tapping is not a common feature on a traditional mouse, but is one of Apple’s Magic Mouse specialties. When you tap on the mouse lightly, as if you were tapping on your iPhone screen, you are triggering a different action than clicking.
The Magic Mouse supports tapping or double tapping with one finger and tapping or double tapping with two fingers, all of which trigger different actions, depending on what you have enabled.
Chrome for Android protects you from dangerous websites
Google Chrome already shields you from sketchy websites on the desktop, and now it’s doing the same on your smartphone. Grab the latest version of Chrome for Android and you’ll get the same Safe Browsing security measures that you’ve seen on your computer. You’ll know if a site is perpetrating a phishing scam or pushing malware. It’s not quite as comprehensive as on the desktop (Google saves data by limiting safety info to your region), but it could still prove a lifesaver if it keeps you from falling for a convincing fraud while you’re away from your PC.
Via: Android Central
Source: Google Online Security Blog
Kink.com’s VR porn experiment is a lesson in extreme anatomy
Six years ago, I exited the porn industry after the studio I worked for succumbed to a decline in DVD sales. Toward the end, I was one of two employees. I answered phones, designed box covers, scripted Brazilian gang bangs and spent hours airbrushing razor burn and other skin conditions in Photoshop.
I thought I’d seen everything until I saw inside Ella Nova’s anus.
Facebook shutters Slingshot and other Creative Labs apps
Facebook isn’t throwing in the towel when it comes to experimentation, but it has shuttered the project that sought to encourage it. Three apps born from its Creative Labs have been pulled from their respective app stores and the website for the initiative itself is no more. Creative Labs began as a way to encourage experimentation among the social network’s employees through hackathon-type sessions, and it led to the development of Slingshot, Rooms and Riff. Slingshot is perhaps the most recognizable of the three for its attempt to take on Snapchat in the realm of ephemeral messaging. Facebook says that since those apps launched, it has pulled features from each into its core Android and iOS app.
Source: CNET
Volvo’s First CarPlay Vehicle in the U.S. is the 2016 XC90, Available Now
After long promising to implement CarPlay support in its vehicles, Volvo recently announced that the new 2016 XC90 is the company’s first CarPlay-enabled car in the United States, reports CNET.
The new vehicle is equipped with a 9-inch touchscreen in the center console, with the CarPlay interface featured on the bottom half of the screen. Volvo’s Sensus Connect controls remain at the top of the screen, offering access to features like directions, media playing, temperature, and more.
A button on the steering wheel brings up Siri, allowing users to compose messages, place phone calls, and access built-in CarPlay apps.
Like most CarPlay vehicles, Volvo owners will need to connect their iPhones directly to the vehicle using the built-in Lightning connector. Volvo has said it will support wireless CarPlay features in the future, but wireless capabilities are not yet available.
All 2016 XC90 vehicles are eligible for CarPlay support. Those who already purchased a 2016 XC90 can make a service appointment with their dealer to get the update installed.
Though CarPlay was first announced in 2014, it’s taken many months for car manufacturers to get on board. Late 2015 and early 2016 will see more than a dozen car makers releasing their first vehicles with CarPlay support, and we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all upcoming CarPlay cars.
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[Deal] Best Buy has Acer’s Iconia Tab 8 for $99
A tablet is probably something on your shopping list for a friend or family member this Christmas. Luckily, not every tablet is going to cause your piggy bank to break. And the ones that are on the more affordable side won’t sacrifice quality. Just don’t walk out of CVS or Walgreens with one of those no-name tablets. Then I can guarantee you wasted your hard-earned money. So consider the Iconia Tab 8 from Acer. Best Buy is selling it right now for just $99.
The tablet, which is normally sold for $129, has worthy specifications considering the price. The Iconia Tab 8 has an 8-inch display, a processor from Intel, and runs Lollipop. It’s perfect whether you’re gifting a tablet for a beginner or keeping one for yourself on the coffee table.
Key specifications:
- 8-inch (1280×800) LCD display
- Intel Atom Z3735G processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 16GB of internal storage
- 5MP / 0.3MP cameras
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
The electronics retailer has the Iconia Tab 8 available for $99 with free shipping that has the tablet arriving just before Santa Claus places presents under the tree. If you want to get the tablet yourself, give your local store a check with Best Buy’s Store Pickup tool.
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Facebook is shutting down its Creative Labs division
Facebook started Creative Labs to act like a start-up within the company. It was used to push employees to try new things with innovative new mobile software. However, Facebook has been watching how these new apps have been doing and has decided to pull the plug.
Starting today, Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff have been pulled from app stores on iOS and Google Play.
Facebook commented, saying the apps have not been updated in a long time and they decided to pull them.
“Since their launches, we’ve incorporated elements of Slingshot, Riff and Rooms into the Facebook for iOS and Android apps,”
Creative Labs has been around for two years as an experiment. However, most of the apps created out of it mainly copied features from other apps. Slingshot was created by Joey Flynn and Rocky Smith, which grew into 10 people over two years, but the idea was to take photos and send it to friends in hopes that they respond back with a picture message. Basically, what Snapchat already does. Also, Facebook didn’t really promote it too much.
Rooms had potential as it tried to take normal forum post and reimagine them. However, for unknown reasons, to join a forum you had to take a screenshot of a QR code.
Facebook has said it will continue to experiment with new apps, and support current apps like its Paper newsfeed-reading app. Of course, it will still work on features for much larger apps like Instagram’s Hyperlapse video.
Source: CNET
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Turing’s super-secure smartphone won’t ship this year
Bad news if you were hoping to get the extra-secure, extra-strong Turing smartphone as a gift this holiday: it’s not going to happen. Turing Robotic Industries is telling customers that it won’t ship its namesake Android phone on December 18th as promised, and that orders will instead arrive sometime in the first quarter of 2016. The company needs more time to live up to its promise of a “truly secure OS” while still offering Google Play app downloads, according to the email. Suffice it to say that this is s bit of a rude surprise, especially if you were counting on a new phone for an end-of-year trip.
Via: Android Community
Source: Android Police
Ford safety feature snitches out hit-and-run driver
One of the more helpful safety features found in newer vehicles is their ability to automatically call emergency services after an accident. It turns out it’s also great for catching hit-and-run drivers.
Via: CNET
Source: ABC 7
USPS will email you images of what’s in your mailbox
We’ve all done it. Take a few minutes to walk to the mailbox only to discover it’s either empty or filled with junk that immediately goes in the trash. The US Postal Service is testing a new tool that will save you a trip if there’s nothing interesting to be found. The feature is called Informed Delivery and it sends up to 10 images a day of what’s in your physical mailbox to your email inbox.
Via: The Next Web
Source: USPS
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