Meerkat live streaming app releases API for Developers

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Meerkat, the live streaming application that allows you to stream videos live to your twitter followers has now released its API for developers.

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Google announces Games in Motion – A fun way to exercise

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Google has just announced Games in Motion for Android. It’s an open source game sample to show how games can be made to make use of Google Fit and Android Wear.

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Google set to unveil Voice Access at I/O which allows controlling apps using just your voice

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Software companies and smartphone manufacturers are always trying to find new and better ways of interacting with your smartphone. While most of these involve you interacting with your touchscreen in some way or another, Google is set to launch a new feature called Voice Access that will allow you to do without it totally.

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Oculus Rift to Ship in Q1 2016, pre-orders begin later this year

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Oculus has just announced that the Rift will be shipping to consumers globally in the first quarter of 2016. They have also teased the product in two renders of the front and back of the device and it looks quite good.

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Google might unveil Android M at I/O

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The official schedule for Google’s I/O is now live and under one of the events scheduled for Android for Work, there was a mention of Android M. This could mean that Google might be announcing Android M at I/O between 28th and 29th of May.

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Newer batches of Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge use ISOCELL camera sensor instead of Sony sensor

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Earlier today, we reported that Sony was having trouble supplying its sensors to the Chinese manufacturers due to high demand from Apple for their iPhone 6C. Apparently Chinese manufacturers aren’t the only ones affected as even Samsung has been forced to use its own sensors in place of Sony ones. This has been witnessed on the newer units of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.

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Oppo users will get update to Android Lollipop 5.0 soon

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Oppo is one of the few Chinese manufacturers that still haven’t gotten the update to Lollipop on their phones. While smaller Chinese brands have already received updates to Lollipop, Oppo is only now receiving the update along with the release of ColorOS 2.1.

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Apple announces program for 3rd party Watch strap makers

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Despite the Apple Watch being quite new on the market, there are already quite a few 3rd party bands available for the smartwatch. Now Apple have announced it’s new program where 3rd party strap makers can make certified “Made for Apple Watch” straps, quite similar to the “Made for iPhone” program.

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GE partners with Apple and Qualcomm to provide smart lighting solutions

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GE (General Electric) has announced that it will be partnering with Apple and Qualcomm to breathe new life into its lighting division. The partnerships are exclusive and while GE is a partner to both, there will be no relation between Apple and Qualcomm.

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Samsung and Samsonite team up to bring us “smarter” luggage

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Samsung and Samsonite, two of the biggest manufacturers in their respective industries are teaming up to bring us smart luggage. While smart luggage itself isn’t anything new, Samonite and Samsung want to bring us smart luggage that actually does a lot more and is more than just a marketing gimmick.

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Google Play Store 5.5 Update brings new animations and review quotes

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Google has just updated its Play Store and it brings a few improvements and features to the table. The latest version is 5.5 and will be rolling out across Android devices as we speak.

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Sony struggling to meet camera sensor demand set by Apple for iPhone 6C

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Sony seems to be having issues related to supplying enough units of their camera sensors to Chinese manufacturers due to the high number of orders placed by Apple for their upcoming iPhone 6C. The C series will apparently be there as an option here on out for customers who prefer to have a smaller 4 inch device.

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Samsung set to release Iron Man Edition Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

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Last month we saw an artists rendering of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in various Avenger character themed colours. At the time we weren’t sure whether Samsung had plans to release them as they didn’t comment on the same. Now sources say that they will be releasing an “Iron Man” edition of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edger next month.

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