An update to Google+ this week came in under the radar, but is a little exciting for Android users who have longed for the full functionality that Apple's Airplay offers iOS users with an Apple TV: thanks to a small Chromecast button found in the interface, you can view your stream up on your television. Oddly, the change isn't visible in the Google Play changelog --but it's … [Read more...] about Send Your Google+ Stream to Your TV Using Chromecast
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Goat Simulator Headed to Android, iOS
I am either thrilled or disgusted by the news that the insanely successful Goat Simulator game is being ported to Android and iOS. Developed by Coffee Stain Studios as a joke, Goat Simulator has accumulated over $1 million in sales since the launch on April 1 of this year (note the date).The objective of the game is to guide your fast-moving goat around a town while it … [Read more...] about Goat Simulator Headed to Android, iOS
Remember Where You Parked Using Google Now
Friends of mine have voted me 'most likely to get lost at the mall'. I have a terrible sense of direction, combined with an even worse memory... which adds up to plenty of time wandering aimlessly through parking lots trying to remember exactly where I last saw my car. Of course, there are oodles of apps that will help you out in these situations, but you are already using … [Read more...] about Remember Where You Parked Using Google Now
Google Launches Free Online Teaching Tool: Classroom
With the pilot phase completed, Google Classroom is now live for all Google Apps for Education users. Designed to be a free learning management system, Classroom laces together the functionality found within Google Drive, Docs, and Gmail in an effort to help teachers "save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students."Behaving as a support system, … [Read more...] about Google Launches Free Online Teaching Tool: Classroom
KitKat Installed on Over 20% of Android Devices
With the wide range of devices and active versions of the Android operating system out there, complaints that the platform is severely fragmented are justified. Fortunately, KitKat is starting to gain some ground and now enjoys an install rate of over 20% --this is a good thing. July of this year was sitting at a 17.9% adoption rate, which was a jump over June at 14.9%. … [Read more...] about KitKat Installed on Over 20% of Android Devices
Good e-Reader App Store Now Supports Large Game Files
Good e-Reader is proud to announce that we have implemented a new system to allow developers to upload large Android apps. This new feature will allow big developers such as Disney, Rovio, EA, Warner Bros  to upload their big budget game titles and allow users to install the games and have them work.Many of the top Android games out there have very large OBB files, which is … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store Now Supports Large Game Files
Apple May Add Anti-Reflective Coating to Next iPad
Following the Apple rumour mill is a favourite pass-time for many of us in the tech industry, but the suggestion that the next iPad (both the smaller format 7.9" mini and larger 9.7" version) will have an anti-reflective coating on the screen is worth getting excited about. I love my iPad, but I will still be the first to admit that in bright-light environments it is little … [Read more...] about Apple May Add Anti-Reflective Coating to Next iPad
Microsoft Releases Celebrity Stalker App, SNIPP3T, for iOS
Generally Microsoft is best known for business-type apps like those found in their Office suite. This makes the news that they have released a celebrity news app a little surprising, but I'm sure we'll get used to it. SNIPP3T (pronounced "snippet") offers to bring you closer to celebrity news based entirely around those you identify as your favourites.Once you have … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Celebrity Stalker App, SNIPP3T, for iOS
Google TV Remote is Hideous
I love my Apple TV. I hate my Apple TV remote. I have taken its' name in vain on more than one occasion, usually about the time I've lost it yet again and I tear apart the couch trying to find that slippery silver sliver (say that three-times fast). As much as I hate that thing, the image shown by former Pixar employee, Randy Nelson, is believed to be the Google TV remote... … [Read more...] about Google TV Remote is Hideous
Dropbox Adds Previews and Improves Search
With Apple set to launch iCloud Drive in the next short while, it seems like a good time for Dropbox to do a few upgrades. Generally considered one of the leading cloud-based document storage solutions, Dropbox for Android has firmed up their footing at the head of the pack with improved search capabilities and proper document previews.Storing documents in the cloud makes a … [Read more...] about Dropbox Adds Previews and Improves Search
Looking Forward to iOS 8: Highlights
The biggest news out of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this year revolved around the next version of their mobile operating system: iOS 8. Much anticipated, iOS 8 favours function over form by focusing on features instead of upgrades to the look and feel.As a developer, I have had the chance to test drive the beta version of iOS 8 since early June... for the … [Read more...] about Looking Forward to iOS 8: Highlights
Sorcery! App Merges Fantasy eBook with Interactive Mobile Game
Bridging the gap between ebooks and role-playing games leaves you with a new genre of app: gamebooks. Essentially adding another dimension, gamebooks immerse the reader into the narrative by allowing them to make choices that influence the outcome of the story. Many of you will remember this formula from the popular "Choose Your Own Adventure" books that have thrilled young … [Read more...] about Sorcery! App Merges Fantasy eBook with Interactive Mobile Game
T-Mobile Device Unlock App a Hopeful Sign
Getting a smartphone unlocked has traditionally been a frustrating and tedious process that usually begins with a call to your carrier and ends with either a lengthy support call that involves delving deep into the settings on your device... or more often, a trip in to a store to have it done for you. Thankfully, T-Mobile is pioneering a new way of doing things: self-serve and … [Read more...] about T-Mobile Device Unlock App a Hopeful Sign
Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You
Just about everybody uses Facebook, which means that just about everybody already knows that Facebook is migrating the Messenger functionality out of the core app and into a standalone Facebook Messenger app. What many hadn't realized, is that the standalone app isn't new --it's been around for a couple of years. Part of the news surrounding the shift is a hefty dose of viral … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You