‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ mod may actually make the game fun

When it released in early 2013, Aliens: Colonial Marines was an absolute garbage fire of a video game. There was a lawsuit regarding the wide gulf in quality between what developer Gearbox Software (of Borderlands and upcoming Battleborn fame) and publisher Sega showed prior to release and what customers actually got, and Gearbox’s CEO Randy Pitchford remains ambivalent about Colonial Marines’ quality and development process. Gearbox was eventually dropped from the suit, but it was a whole thing. The modding community sounds like it might’ve fixed some of the most egregious sins on the PC version, though.

In addition to a bunch of much needed graphical fixes (including better shadows and textures), the release notes mention that dead bodies, body parts acid splashes and blood splashes will remain in the game world “indefinitely.” Awesome. But this is more than just a surface-level overhaul — TemplarGFX’s mod addresses the severe issues ACM’s gameplay faced, too.

Specifically, reworking the artificial intelligence for the Xenomorph soldiers by increasing alien decision-making speed by 1,000 percent which “greatly increases their ability to adapt to changing situations and react to new threats.” That’s saying nothing of the massive changes to other Xeno enemy types to make them as terrifying as their silver screen counterparts.

Honestly? It looks like a more action-oriented version of Creative Assembly’s deliberately-paced Alien: Isolation from 2014. You know, the one with the ultra-smart alien terrorizing Lieutenant Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda, on the Sevestopol space station. In case the embedded videos are enough to pique your interest, the game is currently $15 on Steam.

Via: GamesRadar+

Source: Mod DB

The Pentagon isn’t sure who’d be in charge during a cyberattack

According to a report published Monday by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Defense lacks clear rules on who would be in charge during a national-level cyberattack. It could be the US Northern Command, which coordinates DoD homeland defense efforts with civil authorities, or it could be US Cyber Command, which handles the government’s cyber security forces — but nobody’s quite sure who should handle what, or when.

For example, if hackers went after the national power grid, rules are in place that the DoD would work to support the Department of Homeland Security — that much is clear. However, there aren’t any actionable rules for how exactly the two would work together. “This absence has caused uncertainty about who in DoD would respond to support civil authorities in a cyber incident, and how they would coordinate and conduct such a response,” the GAO report reads. “The designation of cyber roles and responsibilities in DoD guidance is inconsistent.”

Specifically, the GAO found that the role of “dual-status commander” caused a host of problems. This mantle is typically donned in order to streamline the military’s command structure during national emergencies. However, as the recent “Cyber Guard 15” training exercise showed, this role doesn’t accurately translate from conventional warfare scenarios. During Cyber Guard, the dual-status commander wasn’t given authority over Cyber Command — as the current rules dictate — which prevented the him from effectively deploying them.

While this isn’t a pressing issue, the GAO has recommended that the Pentagon get these rules straightened out sooner than later. Of course, the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly. Though the DoD has acknowledged these shortcomings, there’s no word on when it will implement changes to its rules.

Via: Military Times

Source: GAO

Panasonic’s Lumix GX85 is a compact camera that packs a punch

The Lumix series is expanding with the GX85, an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera featuring a compact body and impressive specs. Panasonic says this shooter combines the best of its GX8 and GX7, but with some improvements over both. For starters, the Lumix GX85 sports a 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor and a new Venus Engine processor, along with a max ISO of 25,600, WiFi, up to 8-fps continuos shooting and in-camera image stabilization. Panasonic’s also eliminated the low-pass filter, which should help you capture sharp and color-accurate pictures.

Not surprisingly, given how Panasonic has been a big proponent of 4K, the GX85 also records Ultra HD (3,849 x 2,160) videos at 24 and 30 fps, as well as 1080p at 60 fps. And if you’re familiar with the Lytro camera, you’ll probably like playing around with Panasonic’s Post Focus function. So how does that work? The GX85 uses 49 areas from its autofocus system, near or far, to record every single focal point and, after you take a shot, you tap anywhere on the 3-inch screen to choose your preferred focus area. That means you could end up having 49 different pictures.

Panasonic’s Lumix GX85 is coming to the US in mid-May for $800, which includes a 12-32mm kit lens and your choice of a black or silver model.

Yelpers are getting a show on The Food Network

The Food Network is teaming up with Yelp for a new show, according to Forbes, and it’s aptly entitled 12 Angry Yelpers. Forbes says it will use Yelp reviews to “help restaurants discover and fix their problems” and will focus on one restaurant per episode. The network hasn’t released any details yet, but an executive from its parent company told Eater that it will be hosted by MasterChef season three finalist Monti Carlo. We don’t know why restaurateurs would listen to Yelpers, but we’re guessing their most hilarious, entertaining and snarky reviews make for a better show than critics’ commentaries. We’re just hoping that none of them turn out to be fake.

Via: SFist, Eater

Source: Forbes

Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee System review – CNET

The Good The Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee System makes the best-tasting espresso we’ve tasted from a fully automatic home machine and costs less than competing products. The appliance can use milk either from its own flask or straight from the carton. A double-portion feature also lets you make two drinks simultaneously with just one button press.

The Bad Unfortunately the Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee System is saddled with a wobbly, cheap-feeling water tank. In addition, it takes time to tweak the espresso machine’s confusing settings properly.

The Bottom Line If you value delicious espresso above all and prefer not to work too hard for it, save for navigating clunky settings menus, than the Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee System is a blend of kitchen appliance and java robot that’s hard to resist.

A cool two grand is a lot to spend on any kitchen gadget let alone a home espresso machine, but if you can justify the splurge, then strongly consider the $2,000 Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee System (£1,299.00; AU$1,599). This coffeemaker creates the most flavorful espresso I’ve tasted from any superautomatic machine I’ve tested to date, including the more expensive Krups EA9010 ($2,500) and Philips Saeco GranBaristo Avanti ($3,000). The Miele CM6310 features a handy double-portion mode too, enabling it to prepare a pair of fancy coffee drinks with just one button press.

Like any advanced appliance though, the CM6310 isn’t without some missteps. Most notably, its controls are often confusing, and its settings menus are painful to navigate. And despite its high price, the coffeemaker comes with a wobbly water tank constructed from thin, cheap-feeling plastic. Still, if you have the patience to tolerate its quirks, the Miele CM6310 rewards with mightily delicious espresso for hundreds less than its closest superautomatic competition.

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While the Miele CM6310 Countertop Coffee system will set you back quite a bit of cash, it does offer quite a bit of convenience. This machine is one of the few to qualify as what’s called a superautomatic espresso maker. Essentially an appliance like this functions more akin to a robotic barista than a manual or semiautomatic espresso product, and is able to fashion complex cafe drinks from whole bean to steaming cup on its own.

Measuring 14 inches tall by 10 inches wide and reaching a depth of 17 inches, the Miele CM6310 occupies about as much counter space as two ordinary drip coffee makers stacked side by side. Still, the appliance shares an almost identical physical footprint as similar countertop espresso machines such as the Krups EA9010 and Philips Saeco GranBaristo Avanti. Also par for the espresso-maker course is the CM6310’s box-like shape, tiny front-facing display clustered around a bank of buttons, twin coffee dispenser nozzles and a wide beverage drip tray below them.

The Miele CM6310 is bigger than drip brewers.

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Of course, the Krups EA9010 has a larger touchscreen and pairs it with a very logical, graphically driven user interface. The Miele CM6310’s controls on the other hand are anything but intuitive. To the left of the machine’s tiny LCD screen are four coffee cup icons meant to represent the most common beverages you’ll likely order (espresso, coffee, cappuccino and latte macchiato).

Unfortunately, unlike the menus on the Krups appliance’s color display or the GranBristo Avanti’s physical keys, these symbols (and the buttons they indicate) are tiny and not labelled. As a result, I found it difficult to tell them apart at first — or even divine their function — until I consulted the manual or engaged in some trial and error.

Positioned on the left side of the display is a cursor pad to scroll through the Coffee System’s menu screens. Running along the bottom edge of the control panel is a horizontal line of still more cryptic button symbols. Six in all, they control such functions as turning the machine on, view the complete library of drinks, tweak brewing details, and even create personal user profiles.

Symbols for buttons lack text labels.

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Though it eats up much of the appliance’s left side, you access the CM6310’s water tank from its top surface. The tank’s plastic lid flips open and extends upward to function as a handle. Be careful though, because the lid and arms are extremely thin, can pop off their hinges easily, and honestly feel as though they might break at any moment. I also found that the tank’s narrow base makes the container unstable (whether full or empty). Either at rest or when setting the tank onto a flat surface, the vessel will tip over if you’re not mindful. In truth, the best removable water reservoir I’ve come across graces the semiautomatic Breville Barista Express. It’s sturdy, a cinch to open and close, and has proper footing.

On top of the Miele CM6310 you’ll find two hatches. One is a lid for the main bean hopper, while the other serves as a door for loading preground coffee into the machine. There’s a cup warmer here, too; a rubbery pad meant for resting glasses and ceramic mugs. Miele claims the pad will heat coffee cups correctly in order to bring out maximum flavor from their contents.

Fill the bean hopper.

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One of the CM6310’s defining features is its insulated stainless steel milk flask. Essentially a metal thermos, the 16.9-ounce container stands alone on the machine’s right side and attaches to the main beverage dispenser via a clear, rubbery hose. It supplies dairy for cafe drinks or plain steamed milk. This convenience along with a spout for decanting hot water doesn’t come cheap. As far as I can tell, these are the only two features not offered by the CM6310’s less-expensive sibling, the $1,500 CM6110 model. Both appliances, however, can draw milk directly from grocery cartons with an included milk tube accessory.

I think the espresso machine’s slickest trick is its double-portion mode, also available on the CM6310. Engaged by touching a button icon that vaguely resembles two cups placed in close proximity, when active the brewer will run any recipe from its drink library back to back. That means either two single or one double beverage is just a key tap away.

The top phones you need to know, by manufacturer

How many different Android phones do you think are out there? Chances are whatever you guessed is low. We’re talking thousands of models from more manufacturers than we care to count. So we don’t blame if you if you’re new to the smartphone game and feel a little overwhelmed. It’s a big, big Android world out there.

But we’re going to make it a little easier on you. We’ve broken down the top Android smartphones you need to know by the world’s top manufacturers. This isn’t an all-inclusive list. It’s not even a list of that we think “the best” is. (That list lives here, and it’s definitely open to debate.)

No, this is a list to help you get started. These are the phones we’d tell you to look at if you asked us what’s good from a particular manufacturer. We’ll continue to add and remove phones as new ones are announced and older ones age out.

The top phones from HTCThe top phones from HuaweiThe top phones from LGThe top phones from MotorolaThe top phones from SamsungThe top phones from Sony The top phones from XiaomiThe top phones from ASUS

We’ve still got a few more manufacturers to add in here, so check back if you haven’t found what you’re looking for.

Hacking your Chromebook is fun and easier than you think

It’s easy to make your Chromebook more than the sum of its parts.

A Chromebook can be a great purchase even if you never step outside of Google’s trusted environment. They are some of the best web machines ever built, require almost no software maintenance, and come in a myriad of different styles and price points. We love the things, and the numbers say we’re not alone.

But like anything electronic, sometimes it’s fun to push the envelope and do things a little outside of the intended use. Sometimes that means hidden features in the software, sometimes it means altering the software, and sometimes it means replacing the software entirely. We’re familiar with people doing just that with Android, but it’s also pretty easy to do with your Chromebook. The best part is that it’s also very easy to go back.

Let’s have a look at what you need to get started, and where to begin.

Create a recovery image

Before you start doing anything it’s always a good idea to have a path back to a time when everything worked. Luckily, that’s fairly easy when we’re talking about a Chromebook.

Google has an official tool that will install the factory-issued software to your Chrome device on a 4GB or larger USB stick or SD card. You can then use this media to restore your Chromebook just like it was fresh out of the box.

Google has full instructions on using their tool here but here’s the process in a nutshell:

Insert the media you’ll be using as a recovery disk into a Windows, OS X or Linux computer that you have admin rights on. Install the correct version of the recovery tool for your platform via the links at Google’s site. Run the recovery tool and tell it which Chrome device you’re building a restore image for. When you’re finished, use the media you created to restore your Chromebook from recovery mode. Full instructions for the various models are right here.

Reboot and enjoy your factory-fresh software!

Change to the beta or dev channel

This is really simple and something I recommend. By default, your Chromebook runs on the stable release channel for your model. This means everything has been tested, things run pretty smoothly, and there usually aren’t any critical bugs to trip you up.

That’s absolutely no fun.

The good news is that we all can be testers by switching the software channel in the settings. Click the Chrome OS wrench icon in the lower right and open the settings. Choose About Chrome OS > More Info. Click the Change Channel button and choose between Stable, Beta and Dev – Unstable channels in the popover window that appears.

Both the beta and the dev channel give you access to upcoming (both default and experimental settings — see below) features that aren’t in the stable channel just yet. I’ve always found the beta channel to work pretty well, but expect issues and glitches on the dev channel along with the latest features.

If you just want everything to work, switching back to the stable channel is just as easy — choose it from the same list!

Tweaking the settings

Chrome — both the operating system and the stand alone browser for Windows Mac and Linux — has an entire page filled with “experimental” settings. Some will absolutely break things, others might improve your experience. Find them is simple.

Fire up the browser and enter chrome://flags into the Omnibox (a fancy name for the URL bar in Chrome) then hit enter.

You’ll be faced with a huge list of features that you can enable or disable at will. All of them are experimental, some are serious security holes, others are potential oh-crap-I-need-to-reload-EVERYTHING bringers of doom. We don’t recommend you just jump in and start enabling things. Instead, talk to people who are using the same model of Chromebook that you are and find out what works and what doesn’t.

It’s also worth remembering that these experimental flags can disappear at any time. Some may be merged into the OS, others will just up and disappear. If you do enable something, lets say for example, GPU compositing, and it breaks everything (yeah, I’ve been there), you have your recovery media you made earlier to save your bacon.

Install Linux

One of those complicated things that has been made simple by the work of great developers, installing Linux on your Chromebook is a great way expand its capabilities. Chrome OS is a flavor of Linux, but it’s been trimmed down and many features have been removed. We’re going to look at the simple (and in my opinion the best) way to build a dual-boot environment so you have both Chrome OS and Ubuntu LTS using David Schneider’s excellent tool called crouton (Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment).

You’ll need to enable developer mode on your Chromebook, and the method varies from device to device. You may need to flip a hidden switch, or enter a key combination during boot. You can find exactly how to enable developer mode for your Chromebook on Google, and once you’ve done that everything else is the same no matter which model you use.

Once you’re a developer (or at least in dev mode) you’ll need to head to the crouton project page at github and download the script from the top of the page. Save it to your Downloads folder and you’re ready to get started.

Open a terminal (I told you Chrome OS was Linux) by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and enter the word shell to open a shell.

Next, run crouton to see all the help text and examples like this:

sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton

Read everything you find there, as these are your options and tell crouton what to install. If you don’t understand an option, ask someone. Also, read the help section at the crouton github page for examples and hints.

Once you have crouton set up, you’ll be able to swap between Chrome OS and a full fledged install of Linux (Ubuntu LTS) at will.

While I like the flexibility of having both Chrome OS and Ubuntu on the same machine, you may want to be rid of Chrome OS completely. If you’re interested in replacing Chrome OS with Ubuntu, have a look at the ChrUbuntu project here. If you want to replace Chrome OS on your Pixel with Debian Wheezy, grab a beverage and have a look here.

Building Chromium yourself

If you’re an advanced user, or want to tackle an ambitious project with the ultimate Chromey reward, you can build Chromium yourself for your Chromebook.

This isn’t all that difficult if you’re familiar with building a big software project, but it can be pretty daunting for a first-timer. Everything you need to know is at the Chromium Project pages but it breaks down into a few basic steps:

• Download a local copy of the Chromium source code
• Download and install a local copy of the required build tools
• Build and install the software

Everything is documented and if you can follow directions you should be able to build and install Chromium with any Windows, Linux or Mac computer. Just like building Android yourself, this allows you to customize just about anything you can think of before you build it. And just like building Android, if you don’t make any changes you have the same basic system you would have if someone else did the building and you just installed it. Building Chromium is an excellent way to learn a few things and see how the process works, but don’t expect software made of miracles and unicorns when you’re done.

These are just a few of the neat hackery tricks you can do with your new Chromebook. And like everything else, it may turn out that none of it is for you and you prefer things that just work as intended. That’s cool, and sometimes when I’m staring at the screen of a device that won’t boot, I’m right there with ya.

If you do want to dive in and have a go at Chrome OS, this is how I do it. Tell me how you do it in the comments, I’d love to hear about it!

Researchers made the smallest diode using a DNA molecule

A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University has developed an electronic component so tiny, you can’t even see it under an ordinary microscope. See, the team used a single DNA molecule to create a diode, a component that conducts electricity mostly in one direction. Further, the DNA molecule they designed for the study only has 11 base pairs. That makes it a pretty short helix, considering a human genome has approximately 3 billion pairs.

To allow a current to flow through the DNA, the team inserted a molecule called “coralyne” into the helix. What the team came up with was a diode, because the current was 15 times stronger for negative voltages than for positive. The study’s lead author Bingqian Xu decided to experiment on DNA to create minuscule components, since we can’t exactly use silicon for parts that size.

He said:

“For 50 years, we have been able to place more and more computing power onto smaller and smaller chips, but we are now pushing the physical limits of silicon. If silicon-based chips become much smaller, their performance will become unstable and unpredictable.”

Xu’s and his team’s efforts could eventually lead to more nanoscale electronics. Plus, the project could lead to more advanced devices, since scaling down components means engineers can cram more into regular-sized gadgets.

Via: IEEE

Source: Nature, EurekAlert

What’s on your HDTV: ‘Star Wars’ Blu-ray, ‘Fantastic Contraption’

Now that The Walking Dead has wrapped up its season with an annoying cliffhanger, it’s time for Fear the Walking Dead to step in on AMC. Of course, neither show matches up to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which arrives this week on Blu-ray after debuting on-demand last week. We’ve also got an exciting VR release, as Fantastic Contraption rolls out for properly-equipped PC gamers. Sports fans are ready for the final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, as well as the beginning of the MLB season. American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J Simpson, Sleepy Hollow, 11.22.63 and Billions all have season finales this week, while American Idol drops in the series finale. 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

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Doctor Who (S9)
• The Expanse (S1)
• Banshee (S3)
• Prefontaine
• The Gallant Hours
• Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
• Parasyte
• Quantum Break (PC, Xbox One)
• A Wizard’s Lizard: Soul Thief (PC – Early Access)
• Fantastic Contraption (PC – Vive VR)
• Amplitude (PS3)
• Dirt Rally (PS4, Xbox One)

Monday

• 11.22.63 (season finale), Hulu, 3AM
• NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, TBS/TNT/TruTV, 9PM
• Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 8PM
• The Voice, NBC, 8PM
• WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
• American Dad, TBS, 8:30PM
• Only the Dead See the End of War, HBO, 9PM
• Mapplethorpe, HBO, 9PM
• The Magicians, Syfy, 9PM
• Damien, A&E, 10PM
• Blindspot, NBC, 10PM
• Better Call Saul, AMC, 10PM
• Billion Dollar Wreck, History, 10PM
• Bitten, Syfy, 11PM

Tuesday

• American Idol, Fox, 8PM
• Black Girls Rock 2016, BET, 8PM
• Fresh Off the Boat, ABC, 8PM
• The Voice, NBC, 8PM
• Real O’Neals, ABC, 8:30PM
• Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC, 9PM
• The Outsiders, WGN, 9PM
• Brooklyn Nine-nine (season finale), Fox, 9PM
• Shadowhunters (season finale), Freeform, 9PM
• Heartbeat, NBC, 9PM
• The Grinder, Fox, 9:30PM
• Stitchers, Freeform, 10PM
• Awkward, MTV, 10PM
• Crowded, NBC, 10PM
• Beyond the Tank, ABC, 10PM
• Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
• American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson (season finale), FX, 10PM
• Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
• Faking It, MTV, 10:30PM

Wednesday

• This is Not Happening, Comedy Central, 12:30AM
• The Path, Hulu, 3AM
• The Middle, ABC, 8PM
• Unsung Hollywood, TV One, 8PM
• Survivor, CBS, 8PM
• Rosewood, Fox, 8PM
• Young & Hungry (spring finale), Freeform, 8PM
• The Goldbergs, ABC, 8:30PM
• Baby Daddy (spring finale), Freeform, 8:30PM
• Empire, Fox, 9PM
• Modern Family, ABC, 9PM
• Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
• Black-ish, ABC, 9:30PM
• The Americans, FX, 10PM
• Internet Ruined My Life, Syfy, 10PM
• The Carmichael Show, NBC, 10PM
• Hap & Leonard, Sundance, 10PM
• Catfish, MTV, 10PM
• Broad City, Comedy Central, 10PM
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, CBS, 9 & 10PM
• Nashville, ABC, 10PM
• Underground, WGN, 10PM
• MTV Suspect, 11PM

Thursday

• Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 8PM
• American Idol (series finale), Fox, 8PM
• WWE SmackDown, USA, 8PM
• DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, CW, 8PM
• The Odd Couple (season premiere), CBS, 8:30PM
• Scandal, ABC, 9PM
• The 100, CW, 9PM
• The Eighties, CNN, 9PM
• Archer, FX, 10PM
• Rush Hour, CBS, 10PM
• The Catch, ABC, 10PM
• The Real World: The Big Leap, MTV, 10PM
• Nightwatch, A&E, 10PM
• Adam Devine’s House Party, Comedy Central, 12:30AM

Friday

• Catastrophe (S2), Amazon, 3AM
• Dead 7, Syfy, 8PM
• Sleepy Hollow (season finale), Fox, 8PM
• The Amazing Race, CBS, 8PM
• The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
• Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
• Grimm, NBC, 9PM
• Shark Tank, ABC, 9PM
• Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 9PM
• Motive, USA, 10PM
• Banshee, Cinemax, 10PM
• Vice, HBO, 11PM
• Animals (season finale), HBO, 11:30PM

Saturday

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Texas, Fox, 7PM
• Outlander (season premiere), Starz, 9PM
• Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper, HBO, 9PM
• The Last Alaskans, Discovery, 9PM
• Nikki Glaser: Perfect, Comedy Central, 11PM
• Saturday Night Live: Russell Crowe/Margo Price, NBC, 11:30PM

Sunday

• Bordertown, Fox, 7PM
• Cooper Barrett’s Guide Surviving Life, Fox, 7:30PM
• Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM
• The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
• Little Big Shots, NBC, 8PM
• Call the Midwife, PBS, 8PM
• Madam Secretary, CBS, 8PM
• 2016 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 8PM
• The Girlfriend Experience, Starz, 8PM
• Bob’s Burgers, Fox, 8:30PM
• House of Lies (Season premiere), Showtime, 9PM
• Fear the Walking Dead (season premiere), AMC, 9PM
• The Family, ABC, 9PM
• Grantchester, PBS, 9PM
• The Carmichael Show, NBC, 9PM
• Vinyl, HBO, 9PM
• Crowded, NBC, 9:30PM
• The Last Man on Earth, Fox, 10PM
• Billions (season finale), Showtime, 10PM
• Mr. Selfridge, PBS, 10PM
• Elementary, CBS, 9 & 10PM
• Girls, HBO, 10PM
• Quantico ABC, 10PM
• Togetherness (season finale), HBO, 10:30PM
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, 11PM

(All times listed are ET)

Android Auto reaches cars in 18 more countries

Android Auto isn’t just available in a handful of countries anymore. Google has expanded its phone-as-infotainment integration to 18 more countries, as well as Puerto Rico. Most of the coverage revolves around Europe and Latin American nations (including Austria, Brazil, Colombia and Switzerland), but there are big exceptions like India and Russia. Your car or head-end unit will need to support Android Auto as well, of course, but this may hit the spot if you’re hoping to stream music while you’re stuck in Mumbai traffic.

Source: Android (Google+)