Android Wear Arrives On iPhone, iOS App Released [Download] | Redmond Pie

Android Wear Arrives On iPhone, iOS App Released [Download] | Redmond Pie: "It’s now official. Google has just announced official support for using Android Wear smartwatches on iPhone running iOS 8.2 or later."

Groovy, baby!

Microsoft Snip For Windows Lets You Take Screenshots With Audio Or Digital Ink Annotations | Redmond Pie

Microsoft Snip For Windows Lets You Take Screenshots With Audio Or Digital Ink Annotations | Redmond Pie
When installed, Snip sits as an easily accessible widget at the top of the display. The team behind the product has clearly put thought into the fact that those who regularly capture and look to share screenshots will generally want to do so quickly with minimal fuss and intrusion.

I think I wrote my first screen capture for Win32 in 1993. What goes around comes around!

Inside Google's master plan for faster, sharper streaming video - CNET

Inside Google's master plan for faster, sharper streaming video - CNET: "Google has been trying to improve the situation with technology called VP9 that compresses the video data so they can move across networks faster. And with a successor called VP10 due in a couple of years, it's promising an even bigger boost to image quality -- not just sharper images, but also richer color and a better ability to span from bright highlights to dark shadows."

To my eye, it looks like Amazon Prime Video on Android and YouTube (all platforms) are the only cloud networks that are really serving quality video streams. I didn't test Netflix or Hulu but I did test HBOGO on iPad.

Tinder releases its list of most 'right-swiped' colleges | Cult of Mac

Tinder releases its list of most 'right-swiped' colleges | Cult of Mac
Colleges and universities bend over backwards to earn accreditation and good reviews. It’s good for recruiting.

App porn.

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.