Amazon to forego future phone development following Fire Phone failure

Amazon to forego future phone development following Fire Phone failure
While the company has not ruled out producing another mobile phone, development of a next-generation device has been extended "indefinitely," according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources, the paper says that dozens of Fire Phone engineers have been let go in what is said to be the first round of layoffs in the history of Amazon's hardware division.

All eyes on Microsoft to see if they can stay committed because their $80 phablet is a game changer if you ask me.

Google launches Twitch clone YouTube Gaming with companion iOS, Android apps

Google launches Twitch clone YouTube Gaming with companion iOS, Android apps
Although it incorporates all of the on-demand game content already on YouTube, the new platform places a stronger emphasis on live streams. Visiting the main website will show a list of active channels, and in fact automatically begin playing live videos (on mute) from a rotating carousel.

Clone wars.

Actor reveals unique rehearsal process for Steve Jobs movie

Actor reveals unique rehearsal process for Steve Jobs movie: "Stuhlbarg — who plays Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original engineers on the Macintosh team — revealed in a recent interview that instead of shooting one scene at a time, the cast would rehearse an entire act for two weeks, film it, then start rehearsing the next act for two weeks."

Steve Jobs, the movie.

Former Apple and Samsung employee dishes dirt on rivals' innovation | Cult of Mac

Former Apple and Samsung employee dishes dirt on rivals' innovation | Cult of Mac: "For more dirt on the differences between working at Apple and Samsung, head over to MarketingMag for Lenior’s full interview."

Look over there: dirt!

Scan your own 3D characters into Minecraft with Intel RealSense camera | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi

Scan your own 3D characters into Minecraft with Intel RealSense camera | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi
Mark Day, chief executive of VoidAlpha, has created Minescan, an app that allows you to scan a physical object into Minecraft. You can scan in a character like an octopus or squirrel, and the app will convert it into voxel style, or blocky graphics. You can then insert the digitized character into the Minecraft game.

Minecraft has a style all its own.

Microsoft confirms elimination of Nokia's Salo phone unit, up to 2,300 jobs

Microsoft confirms elimination of Nokia's Salo phone unit, up to 2,300 jobs
The month prior, former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop — sometimes blamed for the company's misfortunes and takeover — exited Microsoft himself as the tech giant unified its OS and device divisions under a new leader.

I'm pretty excited about the latest Windows $80 ATT GoPhone. Candy Crush Saga, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify. You see the point? People want to be connected. I don't think anyone cares about the shovelware.

Rumored Apple Watch bands will bring more sensors to your wrist | Cult of Mac

Rumored Apple Watch bands will bring more sensors to your wrist | Cult of Mac: "The Apple Watch is already one of the best fitness wearables on the market, but a new rumor claims Apple is looking to bring even more fitness sensors to your wrist by creating special Apple Watch bands that will take advantage of the device’s hidden port."

Aha. This is an "a-ha" moment.

Here are all the Macs compatible with Boot Camp 6 and Windows 10 | iMore

Here are all the Macs compatible with Boot Camp 6 and Windows 10 | iMore: "Apple has released Boot Camp 6, an update to the company's dual-booting assistant that let's the Mac run the latest and greatest Microsoft has to offer: Windows 10. Boot Camp 6 will support Windows 10 on Mac hardware going back all the way to 2012, which is a lot."

You asked for it, you got it, Kiyooka.

Apple's sapphire maker grows the world's biggest sapphire crystal

Apple's sapphire maker grows the world's biggest sapphire crystal: "In its place, the Russian company Monocrystal was given the contract for building sapphire glass for the Apple Watch, which has helped drive the company’s revenue to $87 million annually. True, that’s a drop in the ocean compared to giants like Foxconn, but it’s still enough to firmly put it out in the lead when it comes to operating profit for sapphire makers."

Never underestimate the value of being best at a manufacturing process in its infancy. Go Russia! If you know the whole story of GT, I think it begs the question: which is the corrupt country?