Google sneaks Olympic-themed minigames into its mobile app
The 2016 Rio Olympics officially kicks off today with the opening ceremony, and Google’s already got the fever. In addition to peppering search results with easy-access schedules, stats, highlights and other pertinent info, big G wants to indulge our competitive sides, too. The 2016 Doodle FruitGames is a collection of seven colorful tap-and-tilt titles playable within the Google app for Android and iOS until August 21st, when...
HP Chromebook 13 review: a great laptop that doesn’t come cheap
HardwareThere’s no question in my mind that HP hit it out of the park with the Chromebook 13’s design. It’s the nicest Chromebook I’ve used outside the Pixel, which still costs significantly more than HP’s offering. Visually, the Chromebook 13 sticks pretty close to the MacBook Air stylings that continue to dominate the industry. However, a few design notes, including its brushed-metal texture, black...
HP Chromebook 13 review: a great laptop that doesn’t come cheap
HardwareThere’s no question in my mind that HP hit it out of the park with the Chromebook 13’s design. It’s the nicest Chromebook I’ve used outside the Pixel, which still costs significantly more than HP’s offering. Visually, the Chromebook 13 sticks pretty close to the MacBook Air stylings that continue to dominate the industry. However, a few design notes, including its brushed-metal texture, black...
Apple Advances Health Apps with CareKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
Facebook starts testing live photo and video filters
If you’re in either country, you’ll see a notification asking you to give the creative photos and videos feature access to your camera when you launch the app. Once that’s done, a camera will be placed right on top of your News Feed to make it easy to capture new images.Facebook says that just like Instagram Stories, the prominent camera placing and live filters are part of its strategy to become a “more...
