Monday, July 24, 2017

Bounce's Brown Sugar streaming service arrives on Apple TV

The Apple TV's selection of culture-specific streaming services just got a little larger. Bounce has launched its subscription video service on Apple's fourth-generation media hub, bringing a large collection of movies and TV shows that star or or a...
by Jon Fingas via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

It's the beginning of the end for Microsoft Paint (update)

Windows' Fall Creators Update will add a pack of new features to the platform, but it could also mark the beginning of the end for MS Paint. Microsoft has revealed in a list of removed and deprecated features that it will stop actively developing the...
by Mariella Moon via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

What's on TV: 'Shark Week,' 'HarmonQuest' and 'Ghost in the Shell'

It's summer, and that means it's time for Discovery Channel's Shark Week. Along with the usual specials, it also has Shark After Dark talks set up hosted by Chris Hardwick. In non-shark related news, there's the second season of Community creator Dan...
by Richard Lawler via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Facebook's latest acquisition is all about fighting video piracy

Facebook might be rolling out even more tools for video creators, but it still has a pressing problem: Folks passing off other people's video content as their own. To fight that piracy, the social giant has acquired Source3, a startup that will turn...
by David Lumb via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

'The Emoji Movie' confirms it's the nightmare we all feared

The Emoji Movie has looked like a potential stain on humanity ever since it was first revealed. We're talking about a Pixels-level disaster, totally lacking in charm and humor and blowing what theoretically could have been an amusing premise for an a...
by Nathan Ingraham via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs

As self-driving cars are being tested everywhere from the US to South Korea, Germany to Australia, reports today make it clear that it won't be happening in India. The country's transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari told reporters today, "We...
by Mallory Locklear via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Mercedes-Benz will join Formula E in 2019

Last October, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had reserved a spot in the Formula E racing championship for the 2018/19 season and today it revealed that it would officially be entering the competition during the 2019/20 season. To do so, the automake...
by Mallory Locklear via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Gmail can now send your Smart Replies in Spanish

Back in May, we reported that Gmail's Smart Replies had come to the Gmail app for iOS and Android. Now, the feature is being expanded further. The Gmail Twitter account announced today that Smart Reply is now available in Spanish for both iOS and And...
by Swapna Krishna via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

NASA moves ahead with plans to build a quiet supersonic jet

NASA's dreams of a quiet supersonic jet are one step closer to fruition. The agency tells Bloomberg that it'll start taking bids to build a larger (94-foot) real-world demo version of the aircraft that it tunnel-tested in June, and we now have a cle...
by Jon Fingas via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

A behind-the-scenes look at how Intel broadcasts live baseball in VR

To a baseball fan, there's nothing quite like the feeling of watching a game in person. But not everyone has the time or money to go to one, so most of us settle for watching it on TV. Intel, however, has partnered with MLB to introduce a third viewi...
by Nicole Lee via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Google is still making money despite $2.7 billion EU fine

Google parent company Alphabet just announced its financials for the second quarter of 2017, and it looks like the company took a bit hit from the record fine the EU dropped on it late last month. Alphabet's total net income for the quarter came in a...
by Nathan Ingraham via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Backgrounder: Every Alberta community to benefit from federal Gas Tax Fund transfer

This month, the Government of Canada delivered the first of two annual $109.5 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Alberta. In total, the province will be provided with $219,083,063 million this year. The funding, which flows through the provincial government to all of its 353 communities on a per capita basis, is now available to support community local infrastructure projects.
by Infrastructure Canada via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Roomba maker iRobot plans to sell digital maps of your home

While iRobot may have originated as a bomb-disposal robot maker at MIT in 1990, the company is probably better known as a robot vacuum company. So much so that it has taken to suing competitors like Bissell and Hoover, who sell their own robotic vacu...
by Rob LeFebvre via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

'Dunkirk’ demands to be experienced in a theater

Dunkirk is a cinematic mic drop by Christopher Nolan -- 106 minutes of sound, fury and, if you're lucky, glorious 70mm IMAX film. It's a movie that uses all of the latest technology to not only show you the relentless horror of war, but also make you...
by Devindra Hardawar via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

One weekend with the 'Destiny 2' beta

It's easy to think of the original Destiny as a large-scale, highly polished test run for Bungie's vision of the future of video games. When Destiny came out in September 2014, it was unclear whether an MMO-style first-person shooter could even work...
by Jessica Conditt via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Wisconsin company offers staff implants for keys and passwords

Don't assume that companies chipping employees is usually the stuff of dystopian science fiction -- it's here... although it's better than it sounds. Wisconsin's Three Square Market is giving employees the option of receiving a rice-sized implant (n...
by Jon Fingas via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

ASUS' take on mesh WiFi is now available

Mesh networking is all the rage for people who want to fill every bit of their home with sweet high-speed Wi-Fi. Lynksys, Google, Netgear, TP-Link and Eero all have devices that use the new technology to smooth out the dead spots in your home. Now As...
by Rob LeFebvre via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Snopes needs money to continue fighting fake news

When you want to find out if something on the internet is true, you head to Snopes.com. The venerable fact-checking site, established in 1994 by David Mikkelson, is now part of Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network, the group that Google and...
by Rob LeFebvre via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Google ships final Android O beta before official launch

You won't have to wait too much longer to get your hands on Android O. Google has posted its fourth Developer Preview for the mobile operating system, and it's the last beta you'll see -- after this, the next stop is the finished version that will r...
by Jon Fingas via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Government of Canada Investments Support Infrastructure, Tourism and the Thunder Bay’s Francophone Community

The Government of Canada funding announced today is provided through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150) and FedNor’s Youth Internship Initiative. The CIP 150 program is designed to leave a lasting legacy in communities across the country by supporting improvements to community infrastructure that provide community and cultural benefits for the public.
by FedNor via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Fairphone will stop supporting its first 'ethical' phone

Fairphone has announced that it will no longer be supporting the Fairphone 1, which first hit the market in 2013. That means the company won't be supplying spare parts for the phone any longer and has ceased developing the Android software update.
by Mallory Locklear via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

Orii smart ring turns your fingertip into a Bluetooth earpiece

While modern Bluetooth earpieces are more compact than ever, chances are you'll still need to leave at least one stuck in your ear. This can get uncomfortable over time, not to mention the dorkiness that's been haunting this form factor since day one...
by Richard Lai via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

JCPenney joins the modern age and adopts Apple Pay

The list of stores and merchants that accept Apple Pay seems to be growing on a daily basis, and now there's one more to add to the list. JCPenney's store credit card will now work with Apple Pay, and the department store will now accept Apple Pay at...
by Swapna Krishna via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

A Twitter joke gave rise to a truly original soccer game

The internet has a fantastic ability to embrace a joke, and then beat it to death faster than you can mumble "my name's Jeff." From Hobo With a Shotgun and Kung Fury through to Goat Simulator and Snakes on a Plane, what works as a 60-second gag rarel...
by Daniel Cooper via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

At the Mercedes museum, your rental car parks itself

The concept of a self-parking car certainly isn't new, but Daimler is about to take the next logical step on that front. It's partnering with Bosch to launch an Automated Valet Parking service at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. When it launc...
by Jon Fingas via Endless Supplies .Ca - News

The UK wants smart homes to become one with the energy grid

The UK government imagines a near future where smart home devices and appliances can help balance the scales of energy supply and demand, as well as save consumers and businesses money. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has...
by Jamie Rigg via Endless Supplies .Ca - News