Source: Apple's planned game subscription service for iOS will only include paid titles, not freemium ones, and will pay developers based on user play time
Everyone and their brother knows that at tomorrow's … Charlie Wood / Business Insider : Apple is teasing fans with a playful live stream of the Steve Jobs Theater ahead of its big TV event Tristan Ray...
Source: YouTube releasing new version of YouTube Kids within coming weeks with option to turn off algorithmic video suggestions and only show curated channels
And for Profits? Tom McKay / Gizmodo : YouTube Kids Will Finally Offer a Mode Where Actual Humans Actually Bother to Vet the Videos Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Upcoming YouTube Kids version may ditch re...
Images of Microsoft's scrapped Surface Mini leak, showing a felt-like exterior and kickstand
even owners of Surface devices Mark Hachman / PCWorld : HP Spectre x2 review: It beats the Surface Pro on value, if not performance Ewan Spence / Forbes : Microsoft's Smart Decision To Cancel Its Surf...
Google details the sunsetting of Talk, SMS removal for Hangouts, and other G Suite changes
here's what that means for you Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Gchat Is Dead, You'll Have to Hangout in the Future Jen Thorpe / Geek News Central : Google Announces Changes to Hangouts, Gmail, and Google+ Tyl...
Google adds built-in Cast option to Chrome 51 for desktop
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Google launches Android N Developer Preview 2 with new 3D rendering API, launcher shortcuts, and Emoji Unicode 9
N is short for download NOW Niranjan R / International Business Times : Android N Developer Preview 2 shows new emojis and more Kellex / Droid Life : What Else is New in Android N Developer Preview 2?...
Google Docs now lets you edit and format text using your voice
no keyboard needed! Jennifer Harrison / Gadgette : Google Docs now lets you create entire documents hands-free Gina Hall / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Want to edit a Google Doc? Talk to it Adam ...
Apple's Swift programming language is now open source
Apple OS XiOS"Swift.Apache License.Swift'.."'..""'"..'. Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Craig Federighi explains motivation behind making Swift open source & what the future holds Help Net Security : Tyler...
PlayStation 2 Emulation Coming to PS4, Sony Confirms
here are 20 great ones that need to come back Paul Morris / Redmond Pie : PS4 Backwards Compatibility With PS2 Games Confirmed By Sony Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz : Sony working on PS2 emulat...
Apple releases its second app for Android, Beats Pill+, and quickly garners 1-star reviews from trolls
again James Vincent / The Verge : Apple's second-ever Android app is for the Beats Pill+ speaker Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider : Apple launches new Beats Pill+ apps for iOS and Android Mike Beasley / ...