The official Chromecast page has not thus far been a good resource for finding apps. It only listed a tiny fraction of the apps with Chromecast support, but now you can use the page to see all the apps. That’s a lot of apps, but luckily you have search functionality now too.
Basically, Google has added some new tabs to the app discovery section. It you click on “More,” the page shows you some popular Chromecast apps.
Android Wear has only been out for a few weeks, but already developers are trying their hands at designing apps for Google’s wearable platform. Since this is a new usage paradigm for Android, it’s hard to know what sort of user experiences will catch on and which will fall flat. This is the first installment of what will hopefully become a regular part of our roundups – all the best apps and watch faces for Android Wear.
Let’s just say you popped open Facebook and spotted something interesting shared by one of your friends – maybe you want to save that? I can’t remember the last time this happened, but I’m sure it’s possible. That’s what Facebook’s newly announced Save feature is for, and I’m kind of surprised it didn’t already exist.
Save will work on the web and in the mobile apps. The options for each post in your news feed will include the ability to save the content (be it a web link, restaurant, album, or anything else) to your Facebook profile for later.
If you’ve played Gameloft’s Modern Combat 5, then statistically speaking, you’re almost certainly a pirate. That’s because the game hasn’t been released yet, and the only ones who have access to the final version are a few people who won a Gameloft contest. At least that’s how it’s supposed to be – one of the winners passed the game along to some pirates (or just did it themselves), who promptly cracked it and made it available for illegal download.
HTC unveiled the HTC One Mini 2 way back in May, but we’ve been waiting for word on exactly what the Taiwanese manufacturer had in store for the device here in the states. With HTC and Verizon getting all buddy-buddy for the launch of the M8, it only makes sense they’ll do it again for the One Mini 2.
Said to launch this Friday, July 24th on Verizon, it appears the One Mini 2 will launch as the HTC One remix in only a few short days time as revealed by @evleaks. After Verizon Wireless inadvertently outed the phone a bit early on their YouTube channel — with a 4.5-inch display and “cutting edge features” — we knew a release was just around the corner.
Word on the street is this device might throw in an extra GB of RAM for good measure, giving fans of smaller smartphones even more reason to rejoice. Well, those on Verizon anyway.
Rooters and ROM flashers of several devices have new options today, as the developers behind the popular Team WIN Recovery Project have added three new Android devices to their growing list. The somewhat dusty LG Optimus 4X HD (from when phone names were crazy long), the LTE version of Samsung’s Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (because Samsung never really got over the crazy long name thing), and the Xiaomi Redmi 1S all get access to the touch-based recovery software, with downloads available from the website.
Gamers know that the Destiny Beta has been alive and kicking on PlayStation 4 since last week, and that it’ll be headed to Xbox One folks this Wednesday. No matter which console you’re rolling with you’ll want to make sure you’re equipped with the companion app for one of 2014′s most anticipated titles.
The Destiny app will give you on-the-go access to information about your character (known as a Guardian), including stats, weapons, armor and all your accomplishments. You’ll also be given a map of The Tower, the landing pad for Guardians between missions. Furthermore, the app allows you to keep tabs on your Grimoire Score which can go toward unlocking new gear.
Destiny, a first person shooter by the makers of Halo, tells the story of a future earth — one that reached great technological heights thanks to the appearance of a mystical being known as “The Traveler.” But earth soon became desolate and the human race faced extinction thanks to the arrival of a blood thirsty alien race.
The game is an open world experience not unlike an MMO: you and your “fireteam” (two of your best buddies, natch) go out into these areas of earth to carry out missions to help save the human race. You can go it alone if you want, but don’t be surprised if you’re joined by completely separate groups of Guardians on your travels. Then there’s the crucible (PVP multiplayer) where glorified pissing matches between these heroes kick off.
Having played Destiny the past few days I can say it most certainly does deserve the hype it’s getting, and it’s one to look out for once it launches September 9th. As for the aforementioned app you can give it a go by downloading it for free from the Google Play Store. Find a link below.
A successor to the Moto G might not be the most exciting Motorola product we’re on the lookout for this year, but it doesn’t keep us from getting a bit giddy about the latest rumor to have surfaced. Mellando No Android claims that the image you see above is a prototype for the next Moto G.
Not surprising is that the device is expected to be named the Moto G2, but will it be worthy of a nice, bug “successor” tag? Here are the specs that it’s said to pack once it finally sees the light of day:
720p display with 320 PPI (which would be roughly 4.6 inches)
Quad-core processor with Adreno 305 GPU (Snapdragon 400?)
8MP camera (up from 5MP on the original Moto G)
That isn’t going to turn a ton of heads alone, but we have a feeling this will look impressive up alongside an inexpensive price tag (which is likely what Motorola is going for if the original is anything to go by). The rest of the device reveals a design language akin to what we got on the Moto E — it’s rather conservative and ordinary, but does include front-facing speaker grills. It’s not meant to be flashy, but it should look good enough that anyone who wants one won’t feel bad to carry one. Let’s hope an announcement isn’t far off.
The official Chromecast page has not thus far been a good resource for finding apps. It only listed a tiny fraction of the apps with Chromecast support, but now you can use the page to see all the apps. That’s a lot of apps, but luckily you have search functionality now too.
