Google’s Cardboard Camera app lets you make your own VR photosAndroid Authority - Jimmy WestenbergGoogle is doing some really amazing things with its virtual reality Cardboard platform, and today it gets even better. Google has just released an application to the Play Store called Cardboard Camera
Play button Future phones could zap motion sickness away with electricityEngadget - Mariella MoonMotion sickness can make road trips and carnival rides less fun or even, in really bad cases, turn them into an absolute nightmare. The solution to that, according to a group of researchers at Imperial
'Nova' rumors point to Google launching its own phone serviceEngadget - Richard LawlerCould your next cell service plan be with Google? According to a report by The Information, the answer is yes, as it's plotting out an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) service that could run on networks
Multitasking, not Facebook, hurts freshman GPAfuturity.org - Angie Hunt-Iowa State College freshmen who spend a lot of time on social media risk having a lower GPA, but the problem isn’t Facebook. It’s self-regulation. For a new …
Quickie makes mobile conversations disappear, just like in real lifeTNW - Owen WilliamsA new app called Quickie, from the developers behind email app Hop, aims to make mobile conversations just like real life by sending messages as soon as they’re created and deleting them as soon as they’re
Polaroid Photography Google just got a patent for a modern PolaroidQuartz - Mike MurphyIt looks like it’s not just hipsters and Taylor Swift who are getting back into instant photos. Google was awarded a patent today (Jan. 20) for a handheld digital camera that can print out photos. Based
Play button Today's your last chance to spend $1,500 on Google GlassThe Verge - Chris WelchWe've got to imagine that anyone who wanted the current incarnation of Google Glass has already purchased it by now. But if you've been saving up your change to reach the Explorer Edition's astronomical
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Attach Your Important Things To Tile And You Won’t Lose Your Stuff Againwonderfulengineering.com - The Engineer If you are one of those who seem to forget where they left off stuff, such as car keys or your wallet, then you are in luck. Why? Because there’s a …
Why the modern world is bad for your brainThe Guardian - Daniel J Levitin‘Because it is limited in characters, texting discourages thoughtful discussion or any level of detail, and its addictive problems are compounded by its hyper-immediacy.’ ‘Because it is limited in characters,
Facebook Messenger Facebook looks to the workplace for growthSFGate - New York TimesFacebook doesn’t just want to be the world’s leading social network for people to communicate about their personal lives. It wants to host workplace chatter, too. But can a consumer company that thrives
Will autocomplete make you too predictable?BBC Future - Evan SelingerComputers can now identify what you will say before you know yourself, and as philosopher Evan Selinger argues, this could subtly shape your conversations without you realising. Do you know what you really
Google searches for a way to avoid Microsoft’s fateThe Guardian - John NaughtonA dip in the search behemoth’s market share has encouraged some commentators to compare it to Bill Gates’s company The news that Google’s share of the web-search market in the US has suddenly dropped interesting.
Artist reveals a hidden message in Apple's iCloud agreementThe Verge - T.C. SottekTerms of service for the internet are often good for two things: inspiring wild outrage, or simply acting as a textual speed bump between us and the web. Now, it appears they're also good for hiding secret
