Go Time! Episode 14: Future forward
Episode 14 of Go Time! is here!
Russell and Erin are joined by Jen for the next installment of Go Time. It’s time to talk about the differences in Pokémon in different areas, traveling while playing Pokemon Go and hugging a giant Snorlax. We also talk about the new update and all the small changes to the UI that came with it.
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How to watch Amazon Video on your Android phone or tablet
Amazon Video has a great selection of titles, from classics like Mad Men, to new hits like Bosch or The Man in the High Castle and Clarkson’s new venture The Grand Tour. But it’s not the simplest service to use.
Amazon Video comes as part of the Prime subscription, or as a separate Video subscription, giving you access to a range of free content. However, the service also includes rental and purchasing options, if you want to watch something like the latest blockbuster movie.
For Apple users, watching Prime Video is relatively easy. You install the app from iTunes, sign-in and that’s it, you can start watching.
But in the Android world, things are far from easy. Amazon’s video service has the feeling that it was designed for its Fire family of devices, and only exists on Google Android devices with some reluctance. That’s probably true, but let’s not dwell on that.
It’s a fiddle, but it’s easy enough to bring it to any Android device, following these simple steps.
How to installing Amazon Video on Android
Download Amazon Video. The app isn’t in the Play Store, so you need to install it from Amazon’s own app selection. However, you need to install the Amazon Underground app first, as this acts as a conduit to Amazon’s other apps, as well as Amazon shopping. To do this, point your device browser at http://www.amazon.com/apps and click on Amazon Underground to download the app.
Enable Unknown sources install. Because you’re downloading the apps from an “unknown source”, i.e., not the Play Store, you’ll have to change the security settings on your device. Head to Settings > Security > Unknown sources and toggle on. This will let you install Amazon Underground.
Install Amazon Underground. Head back to your downloaded Amazon Underground app and tap it to install it. You can find it either in the notifications area following download, or head into the apps tray and open Downloads. You’ll find the Amazon_App.apk there. Install it.
Install Amazon Video app. Open Amazon Underground and sign-in. Then search for Amazon Video. It’s the video app. Tap on the app and you’ll see the option to install it at the top of the page. This will download the Amazon Video app and then install.
Amazon and chill. Remember to stay safe, head back into settings to disable unknown sources.
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Candy Crush is becoming a TV game show. Seriously.
Candy Crush Saga – the addictive King title that quickly swept the world and turned our parents, siblings, and friends into mobile gaming fiends – is coming after your livingroom television next.
Candy Crush Saga lets you match colourful candies in combinations of three or more to win points. It’s one of the top 10 grossing mobile games in the US, according to CBS, which revealed in a statement Tuesday that a new series based on the worldwide phenomenon is in the works. It will showcase teams of two people using “their wits and physical agility to compete on enormous, interactive game boards”.
The teams that conquer the TV game show will be crowned champions. CBS has ordered a one-hour, live action slot for the series, which is obviously inspired by the franchise. Called Candy Crush, it’s created and executive produced by Matt Kunitz, who is known for his producer work on The Real World, Fear Factor, and other reality TV shows. Pulse Creative will produce Candy Crush.
We’re excited to be working with @CBS and @LionsgateTV on the new Candy Crush TV game show! #MIPCOM #CandyCrush https://t.co/LWbKsL2AJI
— King (@King_Games) October 18, 2016
Sebastian Knutsson, King’s chief creative officer who originally created Candy Crush Saga, will also serve as an executive producer. Candy Crush will be distributed domestically in the US by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by Lionsgate.
Not much else is known, including when it’ll premiere, but we expect CBS to reveal more details in the coming months.
Vudu offers ad-supported movies ‘on us’
For years, Walmart-owned Vudu has had a reputation for its high picture quality and ties to Ultraviolet digital copies. Now, the video on-demand store is trying something new: free movies. There is a catch, however, as the free flicks will contain advertising breaks. Otherwise, viewers will be able to log in from computers, phones and TVs to watch movies like True Grit, Mad Max and more without paying a dime. It’s an interesting scheme, and if anything, may get more people to try out the Vudu app installed on their TV, game console or Chromecast.
Vudu doesn’t seem to be turning into a Netflix or Hulu competitor yet, as there’s no mention of any subscription option to get open access without ads. I tried it out on PC, and a stream of the Mandy Moore classic A Walk to Remember opened with three ads totaling less than a minute — very manageable — and there are ads during the movie as well.
The ad-supported flicks will be available in up to 1080p HD, and in a statement, general manager Jeremy Verba says “This new service provides value for customers who want to watch movies and TV for free, when and how they wish to watch, without sacrificing quality.” To watch, just look for the Movies on Us section under the new or Spotlight tab on Vudu’s app and website.
Source: Vudu Movies on Us
Tesla gives new Model 3 orders a mid-2018 delivery date
First Tesla moved this week’s big product unveiling, now the company has started alerting car shoppers and potential buyers that it could be awhile before they can finally get behind the wheel of that Model 3 they have their eye on. According to Tesla’s own preorder site, and confirmed by TechCrunch, new Model 3 orders placed after today will ship around mid–2018 or later. Production on the $35,000 electric sedan is still slated to begin in late 2017, so customers who have already preordered should still see their vehicles arrive around the end of next year.
Back in June, CEO Elon Musk told the crowd at the Recode conference that his company had already racked up more than 400,000 Model 3 preorders, so the new delivery timeline can’t necessarily be blamed on design or production delays. Instead, Tesla just seems to be updating its estimates to account for increased demand and the limits of the Gigafactory. In other words: your chance to be one of the first Model 3 owners came and went a couple hundred thousand preorders ago.
Source: TechCrunch
Facebook’s verified users can now schedule live broadcasts
You no longer have to wait patiently for your favorite superstars to share a link for their Facebook Live streams. Facebook is introducing scheduling to Live, letting publishers queue up streams so that you can tune in the moment the event starts. That includes queuing up audiences, we’d add — there’s a pre-stream lobby that lets fans mingle before the show. On top of giving you a chance to watch sooner, this should also help video hosts avoid awkward introductions where they’re simply waiting for viewers to trickle in.
Sadly, you aren’t going to be using this in the near future. It’s only for verified pages right now, and the plan is to expand it to other pages over time. There’s no mention of scheduling for everyday users, we’re afraid. That’s unfortunate — what if you want to arrange a virtual tour of your new home? Even so, this is a big deal if you want to spend more time watching and less time twiddling your thumbs.
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Facebook Media
Clinton campaign considered Tim Cook and Bill Gates for VP
One of the nuggets of information to come from the Podesta emails leaked by Wikileaks is a correspondence that lists business and tech leaders as potential running mates for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If you’re running against a business man, you might as well fight commerce with commerce.
CNN reports that on March 17th, Podesta sent an email filled with political figures and business leaders that were considered by top Clinton campaign staffers. In a odd choice of separating those individuals, Podesta organized the names into “food groups.”
One of those groups included Apple CEO, Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and cofounder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda Gates. The email also contains GM CEO, Mary Barra and Starbucks CEO, Howard Shultz. But in the end, Clinton decided to stick with a politician like herself and picked Tim Kaine killing our dreams of an iPhone in every pocket and an Apple car in every garage.
Source: CNN
Twitter’s troll problem likely killed Disney’s bid
The last few months have seen many reports about massive companies like Disney, Verizon, Google and Microsoft purchasing Twitter, which continues to struggle with questions about its value and utility. Disney ultimately pulled out, and a new report from Bloomberg claims its because of the company’s toxic image. That toxicity stems from ongoing concerns about online abuse taking place on Twitter, something the company has been working on but ultimately failed to change in any meaningful way thus far.
It sounds like Disney was pretty close to pulling the trigger on this deal, though. The media giant had hired two investment banks to evaluate potential deals and had meeting with Twitter, but ultimately the issues Twitter faces with online abuse as well as the cost put Disney off. Even though Twitter continues to lose money, it’s still valued at about $12 billion.
But the shadow of Twitter’s massive abuse problem appears to not have fit with Disney’s family-friendly image. High-profile and “regular” users alike can easily be targeted by swarms of anonymous trolls, and Twitter just hasn’t found the right features or policing methods to reduce that concern. A few months ago, it was reported that the company was working on a tool that lets users block certain keywords; it’s a feature that has been under construction for about a year, but it’s the kind of thing the company should have rolled out a long, long time ago. As long as the company continues dragging its feet on such obvious solutions, trolls will have a big voice on Twitter’s platform — something that’s a problem for both users and potential buyers.
What troll attacks would look like on a Disney-owned Twitter.https://t.co/8LtGpbz2KI pic.twitter.com/5Gd83pA5Uj
— Dana Wollman (@DanaWollman) September 26, 2016
Source: Bloomberg
Researchers accidentally turn carbon dioxide into ethanol
Science has a long and storied history of looking for one thing but finding something better instead. Penicillin, radioactivity, science boxes…I mean microwave ovens — all of these discoveries came in the the search for something else. On Monday, researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee announced that they too had unintentionally discovered something incredible: a means of transforming carbon dioxide directly into ethanol using a single catalyst.
The team was already looking for a way to convert C02 into ethanol but were convinced that doing so would require multiple steps and catalysts. Turns out they were wrong. The system is surprisingly simple. The team created a tiny array of nanoscale copper and carbon spikes mounted on a silicon surface. A nanodroplet of nitrogen sits on the tip of each point. When exposed to carbon dioxide and a small electrical charge, this catalyst sets off an complex chain reaction that essentially reverses the combustion process and converts the gas into liquid ethanol. What’s more, because the catalyst is so small, there is virtually no side reactions so the ethanol is quite pure. I mean, you wouldn’t want to make a martini with it but it can go straight into a generator and work. Plus, the entire reaction works at room temperature.
close up of the carbon nanospikes – Image: ORNL
Were this technology ramped up for commercial or municipal use, it could provide a viable alternative for utility-scale batteries, like the one’s Tesla sells. That is, in times of excess energy production from renewable resources, rather than store that electricity in a giant battery, we could instead convert it to ethanol and use that to power generators when renewable sources aren’t producing. Plus it would be carbon neutral since the carbon dioxide generated from burning the ethanol would be reclaimed by the catalytic process. There’s no word, however, on when this accidental invention will make it out of the lab.
Via: Popular Mechanics
Source: Oak Ridge National Lab
Amazon wants to sell internet service in Europe
In Europe, Amazon is looking to bring users more just speedy deliveries and award-winning TV shows. According to a new report from The Information, the online retail giant and Hollywood production studio is considering a plan to become its own internet service provider and sell broadband internet access directly to users.
As one of The Information’s sources noted, building its own ISP would allow Amazon to bundle internet service with Prime streaming video (and the rest of the Prime perks, of course), effectively making it a cable operator in Europe. Alphabet may have hit some snags with the rollout of its own Google Fiber broadband service here in the states, but regulations in countries like the UK or Germany actually make it easier for upstart broadband providers to get into the game in those countries without having to build out their own network. Most broadband providers in the US restrict access to their network, but in the UK, for example, British Telecom is required to offer wholesale access to its network. If Amazon were to re-sell that access, it could do so at cost and improve its margins through the retail business or by selling access to additional cable channels like Starz and Showtime, as it does in the US.
While that all bodes well for a Amazon Broadband service in Europe, it’s unlikely that the company would try the same strategy in the US anytime soon. Stateside, the FCC does not require providers to sell access to their networks and the lobbyists that have been keeping our cable boxes in the dark ages would probably raise a stink if they were required to open up their networks.
Source: The Information
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