Google releases public beta version of the Google app

From PC World: If you love to live on the bleeding edge, then you’ll want to grab the new, beta edition of the Google app.

Google didn’t offer any details about what new goodies are coming, but you’ll eventually get to experiment with features before they go mainstream. To jump on board, go to the...

Apple Music nabs 6.5M paying subscribers, Tim Cook says

From CNET: More than 6.5 million people have signed up for Apple Music since the $10-a-month streaming music service launched at the end of June, CEO Tim Cook said Monday.

Another 8.5 million people are participating in the music service's 90-day free trial, he added.

"I'm finding personally that...

Windows 10 Build 10565 will let you send texts using Cortana

From PC World: Windows 10 Build 10565, currently seeded to Windows Insider testers, contains a bevy of new features and enhancements—one of which is a way to make it easier to message your friends.

According to WInBeta, the new build will give Cortana the ability to send text messages via SMS. You...

Asus mulls HoloLens augmented reality glasses of its own

From CNET: Microsoft may not be the only game in town when it comes to HoloLens augmented reality glasses.

Asus, the world's sixth biggest PC maker, is talking with the Windows software maker about building its own version of Microsoft's HoloLens, Jonney Shih, Asus' CEO, and Terry Myerson...

Appeals court rules that Google's book-scanning project is fair use

From ComputerWorld: Google's book scanning project constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law, an appeals court confirmed Friday, ending a ten-year legal fight by the Authors Guild and other writers' groups to have it stopped.

Google began working with libraries in 2004 to digitize their book...

G.Skill Trident Z F4-3200C16D-16GTZ 2x8GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

On Friday last week, I was hanging out with my colleague Brian Cheung at the student center at the University of Calgary. As we were talking, one of my friends walked by, and pointed at the "hipster" sticker at the back of Brian's laptop. Since the topic came up, I asked my friend, "Do you think Brian is hipster?" Without much thinking, she said, "Yes." Being the owner of the de facto hipster MacBook Pro sleeve here at APH Networks, the Inateck...

SilverStone Tundra TD02-LITE Review (Page 1 of 4)

In the past half year or so, I have been looking to buy a car, as I am driving much more than I have in the past, and needed a personal vehicle in place of a shared one. If you remember my first article, the XtracGear Ripper review here at APH Networks, I am still looking for a car with the mindset that it should be practical. Since it has been a while since I have begun the search, one of my friends approached me about a month ago, and wondered...

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