New: Inside, from the developers of Limbo
VIDEO GAME — Six years after the release of LIMBO, an incredible puzzle platformer which you can now play on practically any platform…
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Rolling Stone: How Apple Hopes to Win the Streaming War.
Interesting read in Rolling Stone on Apple Music’s exclusive-thirsty strategy:
The two-week Apple exclusive for Drake’s Views, in late April, was part of a reported multimillion-dollar deal that included funding the huge “Hotline Bling” video. The company also paid for two versions (one never released) of the Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” video last year. Apple had an exclusive for Future’s album EVOL in February, launching it with an appearance by Future on DJ Khaled’s Beats 1 radio show. “It’s a brand that is just undeniable,” says DJ Khaled.
How Apple Hopes to Win the Streaming War
Drake's "Hotline Bling" video, Taylor Swift's tour movie and the Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" have something in common…
New: Logitech K780 Multi-Device keyboard
GADGET — Here’s Logitech’s new Bluetooth keyboard. They say it has a battery life of up to 24 months.
Xbox Live Games with Gold for July 2016
Meh month
Trump-inspired Mark Zuckerberg builds a wall around his new Hawaiian home
You know what’s cooler than a wall? A wall around a $100 million property.
Evernote will limit free users, increase subscription prices for stagnant note-taking app
Times are tough for unicorn Evernote, and now they’re handing the “savings” onto you!
New: Samsung Gear 360
GADGET — The Gear 360 shoots 360 video, is a standalone gadget, and actually seems to work pretty well in this Casey Neistat video (which…
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Mill: Google asks about the difference between a Chromebook and a Chromebook Pro in new survey
Could actually be a real contender now that Chrome OS runs Android apps
Saturday hangover music: The Meaning of Love, Chrome Sparks
Listen responsibly
Random Friday gadget: Red Scarf II+ Ver.b
Custom Mechanical Keyboard Kit
Apple Music bug report #228: sub-60 second songs break iTunes
From the MacRumors forums:
Sony h.ear on Wireless NC (2016)
★★★★☆
SBS is rebranding SBS2 as VICELAND
Will bring US programming to free-to-air
New: Two Kindle’s — now in white
GADGET— Amazon hasn’t made a white Kindle since 2010, but here we go! The new 8th-generation Kindle is thinner, lighter, has a touchscreen…
Review: HBO’s ‘Any Given Wednesday’ (2016)
★★☆☆☆