HBO’s over-the-top streaming service may not be making money just yet, but it is rapidly expanding its footprint. Starting today, the service will now support Google’s Chromecast for streaming from your phone to TV, according to the update text in the iOS version that just arrived on the iTunes App Store. The Android app has not yet been updated, as of the time of writing. This is…
Before virtual reality headsets become mass-market products, iPhone owners can sample the futuristic technology in a cheap and easy way, thanks to Google Cardboard. AppleInsider offers a rundown of the best VR experiences available to download right now on the App Store.
After promising support for Apple's CarPlay infotainment system earlier this year, Volkswagen on Wednesday announced the first compatible 2016 model year cars will hit showroom floors this week.
This week's list includes a social news app, a relaxing game centered around a tree and Google's immersive Spotlight Stories app making its iOS debut.
Tomorrowland, the annual music festival in Belgium that draws over 400,000 people from 200 different countries, has partnered with Live Media Group to stream this weekend’s concert via a native app and desktop platform.Nowlive, the technology powering the stream, lets users switch between different views from around the festival, or watch them all at once in grid views.The service…
Google has been experimenting with how phones and tablets can be used for storytelling, and today those experiments are making the jump from Android to iOS. Google's Spotlight Stories app is now available for the iPhone and iPad, bringing along all four of its experimental short films and animations. That includes the short animation Duet, by legendary animator Glen Keane, and the short film Help, which was directed by the guy behind over half of the Fast & Furious films....
Google Spotlight Stories, a mobile app featuring immersive, 360 degree animated films originally developed by Motorola ahead of its 2011 Google acquisition, has now made its way to iOS devices. The app had been available on Android phones since fall 2013, when Google first introduced the new mobile storytelling format to consumers.The app itself is intended for entertainment purposes, as…
JustWatch, a startup that launched earlier this year offering a search engine that helps cord cutters figure out where to watch their favorite programs and movies, is now expanding to mobile. The company has released both iOS and Android applications that help you find where to watch movies and shows, as well as discover new and popular content across a variety of services, including…
Apple on Thursday rolled out another of its limited-time-only iOS App Store sections, this time featuring 24 apps on sale for 99 cents each, including popular titles like Pixelmator and GoodReader, as well as hit games Shadowmatic and The Room Two.
A number of mobile app publishers are still trying to figure out their strategies related to Apple’s first wearable device, the Apple Watch. While many opt for background apps that push relevant information when needed, Hulu’s entry into the Apple Watch space instead sees the company turning the Apple Watch into a remote control that lets you control video playback across a number…
Hmm," you might think while watching this month's Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! "This apparent documentary about sharks, tornadoes, and the carnage that happens when they combine is great, but I sure wish it were accompanied by a set of lights that changed color and blinked in time with the action." If so, you're in luck â Philips is partnering with Syfy to produce a special Sharknado 3 "light track" for its color-changing Hue lighting system....
Hulu has updated its iOS app to add Apple Watch support, and no, it's not for watching TV on your wrist. No one wants to watch TV on their wrist. The app, instead, functions as a basic remote, letting you pause, turn captions on / off, and jump back 10 seconds (although in practice, that button is a bit finicky)....
Google is about to become very important to Emmy voters: the company has signed a deal with the Television Academy that will use Chromecast to distribute awards consideration screeners. According to The Hollywood Reporter, voters will receive free Chromecasts as part of the multi-year pact, with an exclusive app streaming the shows to the device....
For the first time, TiVo users can stream their DVR content to a third-party TV box, though it's far from being an ideal solution.
Vine, the six-second looping video app from Twitter, has today announced an update that will let users find even more people to follow on the social network. Previously, users could hook in their Twitter and Address Book to find their friends on the app. But with the new update, users will be able to venture outside their friend group and Twitter network to find folks on Vine who post…
Tonight is the preview night for San Diego Comic-Con, and Legendary Pictures has just set the tone by announcing a new virtual reality partnership with Google â and they're debuting a look at Duncan Jones' upcoming Warcraft movie along with it. Dubbed Legendary VR, the initiative consists of an app â available right now for Android and iOS â and a version of the new Google Cardboard, with Legendary set to distribute 50,000 units of the DIY VR kits over the course of the week....
Are we there yet?
Apple has now joined a host of merchants in removing the Confederate flag from its platform – in its case, the iTunes App Store. Several app developers are now reporting that their Civil War games – which featured imagery of flag as part of their game’s historical context – have been pulled from the App Store.Apple’s move to ban these games follows similar…
Parrot on Friday announced several changes to its minidrone line, showing off updated jumping bots, new flying drones, and revealing its first-ever water drone.
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Unlimited photo storage, yay! Cardboard virtual reality headsets, hmmm.
Google’s Cardboard VR app first appeared last year at I/O 2015, but the initial version was somewhat limited in terms of device support. A new version released this year works with devices with screen sizes ranging up to 6 inches, but the more exciting news for many might be that it now also works with iPhone.The new Cardboard for iOS app is available in the U.S. store now, and includes…
Amazon on Wednesday improved the look of fonts in Kindle for iOS, while Fox launched a Movie of the Day app for the iPhone, highlighting daily flash sales of Fox movies hosted on iTunes.
This week's list includes QuizUp's redesign, an app that leverages public libraries to let you borrow music and ebooks, and new features in StubHub's app.
Plenty of people have compared the Apple Watch to the classic Casio calculator watch; these guys went ahead and made the inevitable app. Meet GeekWatch — the app that turns your Apple Watch into an old-school calculator watch.
