Amazon launches AWS Mobile Hub for testing, running, and monitoring iOS and Android apps | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jordan Novet

Amazon launches AWS Mobile Hub for testing, running, and monitoring iOS and Android apps | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jordan Novet Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the introduction of the AWS Mobile Hub, a service for building, testing, deploying, and then monitoring iOS and Android apps. The tool is live now in beta, and it’s free in the sense that you only pay for the services that the Mobile Hub uses, including AWS compute and storage services.

Amazon may be kind of nuts, but at least they envision useful new services and not weirdly random dot com hype factories that do nothing useful. Believe me, this is very useful.

DJI launches Osmo, an iPhone-connected 4K steadicam for $650

DJI launches Osmo, an iPhone-connected 4K steadicam for $650 The DJI Osmo uses the company's three-axis gimbal stabilization technology found on other devices, like its Phantom drones, to eliminate the shake found on traditional handheld cameras, like a GoPro. DJI says its new product, priced at $649, makes it easier than ever to get super-smooth cinematic shots on the go.

This is really cool.

iPhone 6s Camera Vs Nikon D750 DSLR Video Quality Test | Redmond Pie

iPhone 6s Camera Vs Nikon D750 DSLR Video Quality Test | Redmond Pie The iPhone’s current standing in the mobile photography ladder aside, owing to the ever-improving quality of the device’s camera, critics and photography enthusiasts have also taken it upon themselves to compare its relatively recent iterations of the product line to professional photography and videography equipment. However, most who own a DSLR camera and understand its modular nature would likely scoff at the very idea of comparing one to an iPhone camera, even if it is that which comes packed with the latest generation – most, but not all.

I think this is kind of exciting except that the features that the DSLR has that the iPhone doesn't might get very expensive in the long run. But what do I know?

'Steve Jobs' review: Finally, a great film about Apple's fiery genius | VentureBeat | Media | by Fletcher Babb

'Steve Jobs' review: Finally, a great film about Apple's fiery genius | VentureBeat | Media | by Fletcher Babb It’s not easy to make a good movie about Steve Jobs. (Sorry, Ashton Kutcher. You tried.) But, finally, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin have given us Steve Jobs, a movie that distills Steve’s huge, complicated persona into a tightly wound backstage thriller.

I like how it looks like the Windows Logo reflected in his glasses.

Steve Jobs’ co-workers share fondest memories of Apple co-founder | Cult of Mac

Steve Jobs’ co-workers share fondest memories of Apple co-founder | Cult of Mac It turned out to be an incredibly good lesson and it set the tone for the Mac group. The electric light had been invented and Thomas Edison wanted to have not just a burning bulb, but a beautiful thing. He convinced Tiffany, and artist, to make lamps. Tiffany used glass and chemistry and metallurgy to build art that was very useful to control light.

Bud Tribble is the man!

Windows 10 adoption passes Windows 8.1 on Steam | GamesBeat | Games | by Emil Protalinski

Windows 10 adoption passes Windows 8.1 on Steam | GamesBeat | Games | by Emil Protalinski Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for September 2015, and there’s more good news for Microsoft. Windows’ overall share slipped slightly on Steam, but Windows 10 adoption has managed to pass Windows 8.1 in just two months.

STEAM's the thing, for sure. Personally, I think Windows 10 is great!

Jobs' widow tried to block the release of Steve Jobs movie

Jobs' widow tried to block the release of Steve Jobs movie niversal Pictures chairman Donna Langley is standing by the finished movie and says the studio is, “enormously proud of it.” Apparently, Laurene Powell Jobs was offered an advance screening of Steve Jobs so long as she didn’t publicly discuss it, but she turned it down.

It is a little soon, don't you think?

Amazon gives Apple TV and Google Chromecast the finger | Cult of Mac

Amazon gives Apple TV and Google Chromecast the finger | Cult of Mac The most popular online retailer in the world, Amazon, is using its e-commerce powers to put the hurt on Apple and Google’s streaming devices in order to prop-up the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick.

Amazon Prime streaming TV works better than any of the other services I've tried. I don't think it needs propping up at all. In fact, some of the other services should think about using Amazon's content delivery network because it's clearly in a class all it's own. Without the network, H.264 is basically useless for streaming. Unless you like that buffering screen.

I'm using mine on a Google Nexus 7 tablet.

Google launches Android Studio 1.4 with Nexus 5X and 6P emulators, Firebase integration, theme editor | VentureBeat | Dev | by Jordan Novet

Google launches Android Studio 1.4 with Nexus 5X and 6P emulators, Firebase integration, theme editor | VentureBeat | Dev | by Jordan Novet Google today said that it has pushed version 1.4 of its Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE) into the stable release channel. This release comes with several new tools to accelerate the development of Android apps.

Rhymes with poodle hamdroyed.