The rumored update to Android Wear that was supposed to bring with it Wi-Fi support has now been made official by Google. It will be rolling out to all existing smartwatches running the wearable platform, starting with the new LG Watch Urbane. The new software should have reached all devices within the next few weeks. Wi-Fi support isn't everything that's new here. Apps now get the ability to be always-on and keep your watch's display on all the time. Previously such functionality was limited to the screen that shows you what time it is. From this point on, however, developers can take advantage of this feature, so their apps stay visible for as long as needed. Interestingly, the screen of the watch will only be full color when you're actively looking at it, in a bid to save power. Moving on, gesture support is now built into Android Wear. So you can flick your wrist to scroll through your notifications. Apps and contacts are just a touch away from the watch face - you only need to tap the screen and you'll be able to start apps and send messages at once. And if you want to send an emoji, you simply have to draw it on your smartwatch. Google will recognize it and send it along to your intended recipient. As for the Wi-Fi functionality, this means watches that have the necessary hardware will work with your smartphone even when the two aren't paired via Bluetooth. Your watch only needs to be connected to a Wi-Fi network with Internet access, and your handset needs to have an active data connection - and all your notifications will keep showing up on your...
Monday, 20 April 2015
All of the weed smoked on 'Broad City'
On Comedy Central's Broad City, there are three stars: Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer and hundreds of dollars worth of weed
In honor of 420, Digg brilliantly edited together clips from every smoking scene on the show thus far.
See also: Which type of weed is right for you?
Even if you're not living the high life out, you can live vicariously through Jacobson and Glazer's enduring love affair with all things weed
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BONUS: Beauty and buds: A weed facial experience in Colorado
More about Youtube, Viral Videos, Tv, Weed, and WatercoolerInside an underground Colorado cannabis club
DENVER — Marijuana may be legal in the state of Colorado; however, plumes of smoke aren't exactly clouding the streets. That's because smoking or ingesting any form of cannabis in a public place is illegal in the state.
You can't vape in the park; you can't smoke a joint outside of a bar where patrons are smoking cigarettes; you can't eat a pot cookie while walking down the street
It's no wonder people are coming up with creative solutions just outside the immediate eye of the law.
"Tourists are coming, spending their money, spending tax dollars and there's nowhere for them to smoke," Damian Riniker, manager of Grassroots Break Room, a private cannabis club in Denver, told Mashable. Read more...
More about Features, Cannabis, Marijuana, Us, and Watercooler6 Minnesotans arrested in the U.S. after they tried to join ISIS, FBI says
The FBI arrested six Minnesotans on Sunday who allegedly planned to travel to Syria and fight for the Islamic State (ISIS).
Federal agents charged the men with criminal conspiracy after a 10-month investigation. Four of the men were arrested in Minnesota, while two of them were arrested in San Diego, California.
“As the complaint makes clear, this group is committed to joining [ISIS] by any means possible," United States Attorney Andrew Luger said at a press conference on Monday
The defendants are allegedly part of a larger group whose members have repeatedly tried to get to Syria to join ISIS. At least one of them has succeeded and has tried to help other Minnesotans join him there. Read more...
More about Terrorism, Minnesota, Fbi, Syria, and IsisTwitter now lets you receive direct messages from any user
Twitter announced on Monday that all users will now have the option to receive direct messages from any other user.
The setting was originally introduced in fall 2013 but only rolled out to a small subset of people. As of today, it's available to all of Twitter's 288 million monthly active users.
For Twitter users who didn't have access to the setting until now, direct messaging was more limited: You could only send messages to users who followed you, and you could only receive messages from any user you followed. Read more...
More about Twitter, Direct Message, Social Media, and Apps SoftwareOnePlus paused CM OS 12 OTA to add ‘OK OnePlus' feature
OnePlus had started the rollout of the much awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop based Cyanogen OS 12 system update for the One last week. Few lucky folks managed to download the CM OS 12 and many kept waiting for the OTA update. Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus shared on Twitter that the OTA update was paused to add a new ‘OK OnePlus' voice activation feature in the update. The new OK OnePlus is quite similar to the Ok Google voice search feature and it will even work when the phone is in sleep mode. OTA rollout was paused due to new "OK OnePlus" feature being added. Should resume mid week.— Carl Pei (@getpeid) April 20, 2015 The OK OnePlus was announced last year when the phone was launched and was supposed to be integrated through an OTA system update. However, that never happened. Now OnePlus will add that with the CM OS 12 OTA update and start seeding it again. Those who have manually installed the CM OS 12 update might have to repeat the process next week in order to get the new voice activation...
Outlook clear: Magic 8 Ball will come to the iPhone, Apple Watch
Have any burning questions that only electronic devices can answer?
If the answer is "Yes, definitely," then you're in luck. The fortune-telling Magic 8 ball is getting a mobile update, intent on springing off of the Apple Watch's release on Friday
The iOS version of the classic toy, which was first manufactured in 1950 by Mattel, offers the same 20 phrases as the original, including "signs point to yes," "outlook good" and "cannot predict now." And just like the original, you'll be able to shake your iOS device or Apple Watch to trigger the answer.
More about Tech, Mattel, Gaming, Apps Software, and Apps And SoftwareAndroid Wear gets huge update to take on Apple Watch
Google's smartwatch platform Android Wear received its biggest software update to date on Monday as a part of a greater move to take on the Apple Watch.
And the update is a good one: there's more customization (new watch faces and bands), Wi-Fi support, hand gestures and an awesome feature that lets you draw emoji to send to friends.
While the news may not be revolutionary, it shows that Google is actively trying to improve the platform, which has received mixed reviews. Considering the Apple Watch will be shipping in a few days, now is the time for Google to ramp up its software. Read more...
More about Google, Mobile, Apps, Android, and TechVideo shows massive explosion rocking Yemen's capital after Saudi-led airstrikes
An airstrike at a weapons cache in Sanaa, Yemen, caused a massive explosion in the capital city on Monday, damaging residential buildings as the blast rocked the city.
The Saudi-led strikes targeting Iran-allied Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, began last month, but Monday's explosion is said to be the largest yet
Footage from Sanaa shows shockwaves from the blast rattling the area of Faj Attan on the outskirts of the city. A large cloud of smoke and debris was seen hanging over the area that houses one of the nation's largest weapons caches. Read more...
More about Yemen, Us World, Airstrikes, and SanaaWashington Post reporter charged with espionage by Iran in 'tragic charade'
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the paper's Tehran correspondent, will reportedly be charged with espionage by Iran, where he has been held since July 2014. In a searing statement, Rezaian's editor called the allegations "transparently baseless" as well as "absurd and despicable."
Marty Baron, executive editor of the Post, confirmed the charges in a statement in which he also called the trial "a tragic charade" and warned "the world will be watching."
According to Baron, who has seen a statement from Rezaian's lawyer, the charges Rezaian faces in Iran include “conducting propaganda against the establishment,’’ “collaborating with hostile governments,” and “collecting information about internal and foreign policy and providing them to individuals with malicious intent." Read more...
More about Iran, Business, Media, and Jason RezaianThe newest 'Jurassic World' trailer is out, and it is horrifying
Universal Pictures released the latest Jurassic World trailer on Monday, and it's the perfect mix of breathtaking and terrifying.
In the trailer, the owners of Jurassic World face a problem: theme park ticket sales spike each time a new dinosaur is added, but the investors want more money. Their solution? Invent a genetically modified, bigger/more intelligent/horrifying dinosaur.
What could possibly go wrong?
Very nice 6-year-old misunderstands his sister, adorably pouts about it
This 6-year-old would like the world to know he is, in fact, not mean. Thank you.
This brother and sister just wanted to send a nice video message to their parents, but unfortunately their sibling, George, misunderstood his sister's annunciation of the the word "meaning" as saying he was "mean."
Sad little George. Poor listening always leads to hurt feelings.
Michael Brown's memorial tree 'cut down' after one night in Ferguson
One day after a Michael Brown memorial tree was planted in Ferguson, Missouri, someone appears to have slashed it in half.
A memorial stone placed at the foot of the tree is also missing, according to a local news channel, which was planted by members of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Caucus members had planted the tree in January Wabash Memorial Park on Saturday. But just one day later, community members found it cut. Police say they have no idea who desecrated the memorial.
More about Memorial, Police, Shooting, Missouri, and Us WorldMike Brown tree dedicated yesterday, decimated today http://ift.tt/1Owr4xh
— Mo Costello (@mocostello60) April 20, 2015 Read more...
Sony Xperia Z4 is not the 2015 flagship, stay tuned this May
Sony Xperia Z4 was announced in Japan today and it's an incremental upgrade with the Snapdragon 810 chip being the key change. As it turns out the lack of fanfare for the Xperia Z4 launch in Japan was intentional, as the phone will remain as an exclusive for its homeland. Instead Sony will be premiering a proper flagship smartphone later this year, supposedly this May. There are no details on the alleged flagship phone, but if previous rumors are to be trusted we'll be seeing a screen resolution bump. Sony recently promised to focus on the user experience instead of only hardware upgrades, so we should expect improved Android OS and proprietary apps. So, as the rumor has it, Sony Xperia Z4 is not the flagship you've been waiting for. Be patient and stay tuned for the end of May, when Sony will reportedly introduce its international and more advanced flagship smartphone. Source |...
Boss-man Conan O'Brien steps in after writer complains about late-night comedy
Comedian Andrés du Bouchet, a staff writer for Conan, tweeted several thoughts about the state of late night comedy on April 17.
The rant, which seemed largely directed at the comedic style of Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show, was ultimately deleted by du Bouchet, although not before several news outlets had written about it. Conan O'Brien responded on Twitter, calling du Bouchet's tweets "stupid."
See also: An Open Letter to Jimmy Kimmel
Below, you can read the text of du Bouchet's tweets:
More about Comedy, Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night, and TvComedy in 2015 needs a severe motherfucking shakeup. No celebrities, no parodies, no pranks, no mash-ups or hashtag wars. I’m fat.
@dubouchet and shove your lip-synching up your ass.
Prom King Comedy. That’s what I call all this shit. You’ve let the popular kids appropriate the very art form that helped you deal. Fuck.
None of the funniest stuff ever involved celebrity cameos.
Once again I’m a bonehead for tweeting as a fan of comedy instead of as a guy who earns a living doing it.
@guybranum thanks but now comes the inevitable dressing down at work for criticizing other talk shows!
@dubouchet add games and lip synching and nostalgia and karaoke to this list. Read more...