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- Today’s Apps Gone Free: Artista Impresso, Flowpaper, Cuecard and More
- T-Mobile Activates RCS Universal Profile, but Only for the Galaxy S7
- Google Pay Adds Support for PayPal Mastercards Issued by Synchrony
- YouTube TV is Down at the Moment (Updated: Back!)
- The 3 best and worst things about the Moto G6
- Google app v8.10 beta prepares image search from screenshots, Routines to lock doors, and much more [APK Teardown]
- [Update: APK download] Uber is piloting a Lite version of its rider app in India
- Esta web arruinará tu historial de búsqueda
- Linux Mint 19 “Tara” final is out
- Watch videos on YouTube without changing pages
| Today’s Apps Gone Free: Artista Impresso, Flowpaper, Cuecard and More Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  Turn photos into Impressionist masterpieces, create flowing paintings, and visualize tasks with today's collection of apps and games. All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.
Cuecard – Visual To-Do List, Tasks & Reminders ($1.99 → Free, 7.1 MB): Visualize your tasks with Cuecard. Those looking for a fast and easy way to recall tasks. Cuecard focuses on visual cues instead of text. When recording a new task, simply choose from a vast library of built-in cues or create your own from a photo. You're able to attach notes if need be, but the idea is to keep things simple. Then whenever you want to see what needs to be done, just glance at your grid of visual cues. Cues that are more important than the rest can be highlighted in red. Cuecard – Visual To-Do List, Tasks & Reminders is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 32 ratings.
Flowpaper ($0.99 → Free, 25.1 MB): Create gorgeous flowing paintings with this art creation app. Those who appreciate abstract art. Anyone can paint with Flowpaper. As you drag your finger across the screen, Flowpaper will add its own beautiful waves of color. You're able to customize the length, flow, and opacity of the paint and flow via sliders. You can also choose from 10 backgrounds colors, 20 brushes, or create your own custom versions. Flowpaper is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1683 ratings.
Blox 3D City Creator ($2.99 → Free, 230.2 MB): Create amazing cities from scratch using only taps in this fantastic entertainment app. Parents. Based on the bestselling Blox 3D apps, this latest iteration opens a whole new world of creativity. Your child is able to start off with a blank canvas or they can choose from a variety of pre-built cities. Designing new structures and adding animated objects is as simple as tapping on an open spot within the world. Blox 3D City Creator includes everything from basic building blocks to animated vehicles. Your child can also change the time of day within their little world. Blox 3D City Creator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.
Artista Impresso ($4.99 → Free, 31.1 MB): Turn your photos into masterpieces with Artista Impresso. Those who like to share. Artista Impresso does all of the difficult editing work for you. With just the tap of the screen you'll be able to turn any photo into an Impressionist masterpiece filled with beautiful brushstrokes. Artista Impresso includes three brushstroke styles, 40 paint styles, 70 artistic finishes, and 8 palette styles to choose from. It also features a randomize button, multiple levels of undo, and customizable styles. Artista Impresso is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 142 ratings. That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app.
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| T-Mobile Activates RCS Universal Profile, but Only for the Galaxy S7 Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT   T-Mobile said back in March that during Q2, they would rollout support for RCS Universal Profile to their network to help usher us all into a modern messaging age. Since we're a day away from Q2 ending, they've gone ahead and announced that their RCS push has started. For now, the RCS Universal Profile on T-Mobile will be available to the 2-year-old Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge after they receive a software update. That update will arrive in batches, so if you aren't seeing it just yet, that's why. T-Mobile says that they'll continue to add RCS Universal Profile support to additional devices, but aren't ready to share what those are just yet. It seems odd that they'd start with devices this old, though. Hopefully, we get some newer phones here quickly, like the Galaxy S9.
What is RCS Universal Profile and why should you care? Read this to start. But the basics are that it's a modern, universal messaging platform that will work across carriers, once they've adopted it. "Modern" meaning it'll allow you to send bigger files, know when someone is responding, send actual full-size photos, and have better group chats. It'll eventually work in Android Messages, which is Google's stock messaging app. T-Mobile, at least according to this Tweet, doesn't seem to have made that work yet. So basically, this T-Mobile RCS rollout isn't much – it's only on a 2-year old phone and quite possibly doesn't work through Android Messages. Great. // T-Mobile The post T-Mobile Activates RCS Universal Profile, but Only for the Galaxy S7 appeared first on Guaripete. |
| Google Pay Adds Support for PayPal Mastercards Issued by Synchrony Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT   This week, Google Pay listed official support for PayPal Mastercard users on its support site whose cards were issued by Synchrony. This should include the PayPal Extras MasterCard and PayPal Cashback Mastercard. With this support, you can now load those noted cards into Google Pay, then get your shopping done by simply tapping your phone to a supporting card terminal and the funds will be taken directly from your PayPal Mastercard. Easy enough, right? On top of select PayPal Mastercards, Google Pay also added support for a dozen or more other banks across the country. To see if your bank is now listed as supported, follow the link below. We're always keeping an eye on what Google Pay adds support for, so we will be sure to keep you posted on any other notable additions that take place. The post Google Pay Adds Support for PayPal Mastercards Issued by Synchrony appeared first on Guaripete. |
| YouTube TV is Down at the Moment (Updated: Back!) Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT   YouTube TV is down! Well, it has logged everyone out at the moment and won't let anyone log back in, so that means something is up. We're having issues with YouTube TV on the web, in its Android app, and on Xbox One. Users at reddit and Google's product forums are also acknowledging the issue. So no, you aren't alone in this YouTube TV outage of sorts, just like with the Google Home outage earlier in the week. We'll let you know as it comes back up. UPDATE 1:35PM: Google says that they are aware of a "service interruption" and working on a fix.
UPDATE 1:44PM: It's back! You should be able to log-in again. Cheers Nathan and Thomas! The post YouTube TV is Down at the Moment (Updated: Back!) appeared first on Guaripete. |
| The 3 best and worst things about the Moto G6 Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  I’ll be the first to admit that the Moto G6 is not the most exciting phone in the world. The days of being wowed by sub-$300 phones simply on the basis of not being terrible are long gone, but Motorola still rolls new budget devices out every year. The new Moto G6 is probably at the top of the list for many budget phone shoppers. Our full review includes ample details, but here are the three best and worst things about the G6. The BestThe 18:9 display Motorola stepped up to make this year’s Moto G a more modern device in spite of the low price tag. This phone impresses with a 5.7-inch 1080p LCD with an 18:9 screen ratio. This is an important step for cheap phones, which traditionally have oversized bezels compared to more expensive devices. The taller screen fills the front of the Moto G6 more effectively, so you get more viewable area.
The G6 on the left and G5 Plus on the right. Last year’s Moto G6 has a 5.5-inch display that was a traditional 16:9 ratio. It wasn’t a massive device, but it could be a little clunky for those with smaller hands. The G6 has a bigger screen while making the overall device several millimeters wider. There’s not much to complain about there. I suppose the LCD could be a bit brighter, but it’s usable outside. The colors also look a bit warm at the default,s but you can adjust that in the settings. Full carrier support Like it or not, Verizon is still the largest carrier in the US. Even if it started hemorrhaging customers right now, it would still be in the lead for a long time. Verizon’s continued use of CDMA networks means a lot of phones won’t work at all, and others can’t be activated with new lines on Verizon. Motorola has consistently supported all major carriers, even on its budget phones. The Moto G6 works on Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. You can just drop in any SIM card, and it works (it’s unlocked, of course). This phone also has a ton of band support. You get all the standards like 2, 4, 12, 13, and 17. There are also newer bands like 41 and 66. Moto software tweaks There are more stock and almost-stock phones out there than there used to be, so Motorola doesn’t stand out as much in that respect. However, its additional features like Moto Display and Moto Actions are still fantastic. Moto Display on this phone pops up to indicate new notifications have arrived without waking up the rest of the phone. You can get the text snippets, open a notification, expand bundles, and dismiss things without even leaving Moto Display. I also appreciate that Moto included the wave gesture to bring up Moto Display on a cheaper phone like this. Moto Actions encompasses all the gesture features. Some of these are of limited usefulness, like gesture navigation using the fingerprint sensor. However, I love options like chop-chop for the flashlight and twist for the camera. These are two things you probably open on your phone rather frequently, and Motorola’s phones make it faster to do that.
The WorstThe camera Motorola’s cameras have never led the industry, but its flagship phones are at least passable. The Moto G6 might be acceptable for what you get, but don’t get this phone if snapping pics is a priority. You might be fooled when taking photos in the great outdoors—some of these images turn out quite well. Even with good light, the shutter speed is sluggish. The phone is also prone to washing out scenes in harsh light. It’s like Motorola didn’t even bother trying to optimize for low light photography. The shutter lag gets extreme in dim settings, and most of the images I’ve taken aren’t even worth keeping. They’re dark and blurry. Motorola’s secondary camera lens is of little use, too. It’s only for depth-sensing in portrait mode, and that doesn’t work very well.
A fussy glass design The Moto G6 has a glass back panel because glass is the current “premium” material. There’s no functional reason for it to be glass, but it’s slippery and picks up fingerprints all the same. The glass panel doesn’t fit sungly where it meets up with the plastic frame, and it has a plastic-y feel. The camera module is also a bit silly. Motorola is all-in with the giant round camera humps, but they serve a purpose on the Z-series phones to hold Mods in place. On the Moto G6, it’s just an unattractive design element made all the worse by tick mark embellishments all the way around the perimeter. I have no clue why you’d want to draw more attention to this clunky design element. Moto’s update reputation Motorola used to be reliable with Android updates. There were a few years when the Moto X got new versions of Android within weeks of Nexus phones, but that is sadly no longer the case. Motorola’s updates are taking longer, and some devices don’t even get them. Security updates are also few and far in between. Last year’s Moto G5 Plus has been on Nougat all this time. A very slow rollout of Oreo has only just started, and that will undoubtedly be the last major update that phone sees. The G6 will most likely get Android P, but it will be very late. It’s a good thing the Moto G6 has pretty good software because you’ll probably be using it for a long time.
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| Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  The Google devs are at it again with another late-night rollout of the Google app. Like most others, this update doesn’t appear to bring any specific live changes, but it does include clues for a lot of the upcoming changes. There’s plenty here to talk about, so let’s just jump into it. TeardownDisclaimer: Teardowns are based on evidence found inside of apks (Android’s application package) and are necessarily speculative and usually based on incomplete information. It’s possible that the guesses made here are wrong or inaccurate. Even when predictions are correct, there is always a chance that products could change or may be canceled. Much like rumors, nothing is certain until it’s officially announced and released. The features discussed below are probably not live yet, or may only be live for a small percentage of users. Unless stated otherwise, don’t expect to see these features if you install the apk. All screenshots and images are real unless otherwise stated, and images are only altered to remove personal information. Disable YouTube for guests (smart displays)For many of us, our YouTube history is sacred. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but at least we don’t want anybody launching random videos because they’ll infect future video recommendations (more than they already have been). When smart displays launch a little later this year, you’ll be able to prevent guests from opening YouTube videos with voice commands.
At the moment, the toggle to disable YouTube for guests is only written into the “jasper” settings, which is the codename for smart displays. According to the description, it will prevent people whose voices aren’t recognized by Voice Match from opening YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV. This feature isn’t a lockdown on YouTube, it merely prevents voice commands from opening videos, but it shouldn’t get in the way of launching the YouTube app by tapping the screen. Launch an image search from a screenshotGoogle began testing a new screenshot editing and sharing tool early last year, then in 2018 the tool began working with all screenshots taken on a device. The functionality is pretty straightforward, you can tap a button to share your screenshots, and there’s a built-in image editor if you want to crop them or add annotations before sharing them. Very few changes have been made since launch, but now it looks like the screenshot tool will be gaining one pretty cool new improvement: You’ll be able to launch an image search for your screenshot. Image Search Aside from this label, there isn’t much else to go on. This isn’t live yet, but it certainly would be a cool feature. An image search might not be all that different from what we can already do with Google Lens, but it would be a little more convenient and intuitive for some of us to take the screenshot and tap a button. Identifying relationships with other household membersVersion 7.25 of the Google app contained the first substantial mention of Google Assistant for Households. Earlier this month, the v8.6 update added fields for birthdays and relationship, but didn’t really give much more than that. Now with v8.10, Google has added a list of the common familial relationships.
The standard titles are here for husband and wife, brother and sister, boyfriend and girlfriend, and so on until it reaches grandparents and grandchildren. There is also a ‘friend’ title, though that seems vague for this situation. There are probably also a few titles missing for cousin, roommate, and so on. Locking your doors with RoutinesJust a little over a week ago, the v8.8 update added an action for Routines that would allow you to arm your security system. Continuing in the same thread, a new command will allow you to automatically lock your doors. Lock doors Top AppsThere will be a new entry in Google’s top-level menu. To be specific, we’re talking about the menu that used to be a navigation drawer, but now it’s just accessed through the hamburger icon at the bottom left of the tabs across the bottom.
The new item will be called “Top Apps” and will be located near the top of the list, right inbetween Recent and Saved.
Right now, there’s nothing aside from the name to explain what this new item will be for, but we’ll probably see more about it soon enough. Google Duo promo text on smart displaysThere isn’t any new information here, but for those interested, this is the promotional text Google will be using to advertise Duo on smart displays.
DownloadThe APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.  Price: Free The post Google app v8.10 beta prepares image search from screenshots, Routines to lock doors, and much more [APK Teardown] appeared first on Guaripete. |
| [Update: APK download] Uber is piloting a Lite version of its rider app in India Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT 
Scaled down versions of apps are nothing new; Google has made plenty of “Go” apps made specifically for emerging markets where internet connections are unreliable, phones are generally less capable, and plans offer less data. Uber is now getting in on the act, too. Uber Lite has been built with India in mind — where it’s currently being piloted — but it will be coming to other regions around the world later on. It’s been designed to save space, weighing in at only 5MB (or about three selfies as Uber helpfully points out), and run on any Android phone. Even when on a network with poor connectivity, a response time of just 300ms is touted, so you should be able to book a ride almost immediately.
Most of the same features are still there, including sharing trips with others, but there are also some new ones specific to the Lite app. If it can’t accurately pinpoint your location (due to GPS or network issues) it will offer you nearby pickup points that might work for you. Top destinations are cached so still set up a trip even when you’re offline or the connection is spotty. The map view that we all know from Uber will not display by default, to keep the app running smoothly, but you can still tap the option to bring it up at any time. Uber Lite is currently being trialed in India, which is likely to be its most popular market, and more features such as language selection and offline requesting are coming soon. When it’s ready for primetime, Uber will also launch it in other countries — in the meantime, you can sign up to be one of the first to learn more. We’ve now got the Uber Lite APK over at APK Mirror. We also have its Play Store link, though it’s not live to the public yet. If you’re in the US, don’t bother downloading it; all you’ll see is the screenshot below (with some rather poor English).
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| Esta web arruinará tu historial de búsqueda Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  A estas alturas seguramente ya lo sepas, pero Google recuerda todo lo que hayas buscado en su plataforma, algo que puede ser útil en algunas ocasiones y una pesadilla en muchas otras. Ruin My Search History es una página web que cumple a la perfección con su cometido, ya que si decidimos hacer click en su botón de color azul llenará nuestro historial de búsqueda con términos extraños y políticamente incorrectos. Búsquedas de lo más vergonzosasEl funcionamiento es muy sencillo: una vez que hayas entrado en la web verás en la parte superior un botón gigantesco que dice “Ruin My Search History” con los colores de Google. Debemos pensarlo bien antes de hacer click. Si lo hacemos, la página comenzará a recargarse, y veremos como está llenando nuestro historial de búsqueda de términos vergonzosos: “por qué mis excrementos no flotan”, “pedir por correo un test de paternidad” o “por qué me atrae mi madre”.
Mejor pruébalo en el modo incógnito de tu navegador. Algunas búsquedas van incluso un paso más allá (por ejemplo “cómo unirte a ISIS”), algo que podría llegar a traernos algún tipo de problema con las autoridades de nuestro país (o tener que dar explicaciones a nuestra pareja, familiares, etc.). Recomiendo que, si lo quieres probar, lo hagas en mediante el modo incógnito de tu navegador, así evitarás que acaben en tu historial de búsqueda y que luego comiencen a mostrarte publicidad relacionada. En Genbeta | Cómo eliminar el historial de navegación de Google Temas The post Esta web arruinará tu historial de búsqueda appeared first on Guaripete. |
| Linux Mint 19 “Tara” final is out Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  The Linux Mint team has released Linux Mint 19 final, codename Tara, in the desktop environment flavors Cinnamon, Mate, and Xfce. Linux Mint users who run Linux Mint 18.3 or a beta version of Linux Mint 19 will be able to upgrade to the new version directly. Those who don’t need to upgrade to Mint 18.3 first or install the new version of Linux Mint manually instead. Linux Mint 19 is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and a long term service released itself. The developers will support the operating system until 2023. Linux Mint 19
Linux Mint 19 Tara is available in three desktop environment versions. While many features are identical between environments, it is the case that some are unique to individual desktop environments. One of the big new features of Linux Mint 19 is Timeshift. It is part of all desktop environments. Timeshift creates snapshots of the system so that users may restore a previous version of the system using the functionality.
It works similarly to Windows’ System Restore feature. Along with support for Timeshift comes a change in the Update Manager. The Linux Mint 19 update manager suggests to install all updates in the new version of the operating system instead of a selection of updates. The main idea behind the change is that users and admins may restore a previous system snapshot using Timeshift if the installation of updates causes issues. It is still possible, however, to deselect updates so that they are not installed.
Linux Mint 19 comes with one additional update related changes. Any user may enable automatic updates in the update preferences now. Linux Mint did not offer a switch to turn on automatic updates in the past because it required advanced knowledge of the distribution to restore broken systems. The inclusion of Timeshift gives users of all experience levels the option to restore a previous snapshot of the system to repair it according to the Linux Mint Team. The Software Manager was improved in several ways in the new Linux Mint 19. It features a faster search and new search in category option, better performance thanks to the use of a cache. Cinnamon 3.8:A quick overview of Cinnamon 3.8 specific improvements and changes:
Mate 1.2A look at some of the new Mate 1.2 features:
Other changes in Linux Mint 19
Closing WordsLinux Mint 19 includes several major changes. The new Timeshift feature creates snapshots of the system to provide users with a reliable option to restore previous system snapshots if they run into issues. Since Timeshift is now an integral part of Linux Mint, changes were made to the updating process. You can enable automatic updates and Linux Mint’s Update Manager will suggest all updates to you automatically whenever you open the tool. It is a stark difference from “don’t install these updates unless you know what you are doing” to “install all and if things break, use Timeshift to go back”. Links: Now You: What’s your take on these changes in Linux Mint 19? Summary  Article Name Linux Mint 19 “Tara” final is out Description The Linux Mint team has released Linux Mint 19 final, codename Tara, in the desktop environment flavors Cinnamon, Mate, and Xfce. Author Martin Brinkmann Publisher Ghacks Technology News Logo 
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| Watch videos on YouTube without changing pages Posted: 30 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT  InstantView is a new browser extension for the Google Chrome web browser and compatible browsers that plays YouTube videos without changing pages on YouTube. When you click on a video on YouTube you are taken to the page the video was published on to play it. While that is wanted sometimes, you sometimes may not want to leave the page you are own. Maybe you ran a search on YouTube and want to browse the search results after playing the video, or you don’t want to lose the recommendations that YouTube displays on the homepage, or browse your YouTube subscriptions. Many users help themselves by middle-clicking on videos to load them in new tabs in the browser. They switch to the tab, watch the video, close the tab and go back to the previous one on YouTube to continue what they have been doing on that page. Others may prefer to play YouTube videos on the desktop using a media player capable of that. InstantView
InstantView changes that by playing any video you activate on YouTube in an overlay on the same page. Just click on any video thumbnail on the YouTube website and watch as it is loaded in the overlay on the same page. You still get all the video controls so that you can use the position slider to skip, change the volume or the quality of the video. Buttons below the video let you display the comments, turn on repeat functionality, minimize the video, or display the visualizer. The latter is only useful for music videos or other types of videos where the audio is important as you get to watch the visualization instead of the actual video when you activate the feature. Comments are displayed in a small sidebar; they are tiny unfortunately and there is little that you can do to change that other than increase the size of the YouTube browser window. Note that you need to click on the thumbnail to activate the video popup to watch the video on the same page. If you click on the video’s text link, it is opened on its own page just like it is normally. A click on the extension icon in Chrome’s toolbar displays options to modify mostly visual elements.
The preferences list the following customization options:
Some of the options are quite useful; compact view makes the player area bigger which is great and options to change the size and position of the mini player are also useful. Closing WordsInstantView for YouTube introduces a new option to watch YouTube videos without leaving the page the videos were linked on. While the extension is of no use to users who don’t mind clicking on videos to watch them, it is useful to users who prefer to stay on a page when they click on videos, at least some of the time. Now You: How do you watch videos on YouTube?  Author Rating 5 based on votes Software Name InstantView for YouTube Software Category Browser Landing Page The post Watch videos on YouTube without changing pages appeared first on Guaripete. |
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