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The biggest feature in Android N so far is native support for split-screen view, much like snapping programs to the sides in Windows 10. But what if Android could actually behave a lot more like Windows?
This isn’t Android N (it’s Remix OS), but it’s an example of what Android could look like in the future.
It seems Google is considering the idea. Android N’s official documentation references a ‘freeform’ mode, which allows you to resize and move around

On the heels of closing one of its poorly received media efforts, Samsung is now trying to get into another hard-to-crack medium with a new social media app named Waffle.
Using a familiar grid layout, Samsung hopes to connect its users via the same way they’re already connecting. Here’s how Samsung describes Waffle:
Waffle, a new content-sharing application, hopes to change that. Boasting a user interface that resembles the grids on a waffle (hence the name), the app enables us

The modern Web is often lauded for the way it has democratized communications and provided a platform through which individuals can influence and reach a mass audience, without gatekeepers like the traditional media.
The reality, however, may be somewhat different, according to Dan Wagner, founder of analytics firm Civis and former chief analytics officer on the 2012 Obama campaign.
Wagner began his SXSW talk by explaining why political campaigning has led the

If you’ve ever thought your GitHub pull request was so good it should have been a paid gig, now it can be.
CodeMill is taking an interesting approach to open source. Rather than leave it up to good souls who want to help out, it’s letting developers and organizations monetize their needs, and creating a marketplace for those who want to get paid to work on open source projects.
Here’s how it works: when an issue is filed, you ‘tag’ that issue with a dollar amount.

A month after a Google Lexus caused a minor accident with a Mountain View, California bus, Google has set out to ensure that it never happens again with a patent called “Bus Detection for Autonomous Vehicles.”
The patent, filed March 8, uses image recognition technology that allows the car to better recognize the size and color of a school bus before triggering more cautious driving behavior in the autonomous car.
Google’s bus detection patent was clearly in developm

Today at the Game developers Conference (GDC), Google announced new features that will allow developers to make more money, learn more about users and stand out in the crowded Play Store marketplace.
Independent developers have the spotlight
A new Play Store section named ‘Indie Corner’ will highlight independent developers and teams. Google tells us there are no hard and fast rules for being featured, though it will be looking for teams of roughly 15 developers or less.
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Netflix uses a lot of data. That’s fine and dandy when you’re on your laptop using Wi-Fi, but with most mobile plans limited to specific alotment of gigabytes, it can be a problem. Thankfully, the company is working on a solution.
Netflix now offers a beta channel on the Play Store, where the company will presumably show off its latest features in the works before they hit the general public.. The most notable feature in the beta is the new ‘Mobile Data Saver’ option in

While it’s been possible for cross-platform play between Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers for a while now, there’s never been a way for you to play against, say, a buddy playing the same game on a PS4.
That’s set to change in the future, however, with the introduction of cross-platform play across a range of different consoles and networks. Players will retain the ability to only pit themselves against other Xbox users, though.
Right now, it’s not like you can fire up Xbox

If you don’t already have a startup or #brand, chances are you’re thinking about creating one. A new app named Logo Foundry for iOS and Android can help by — you guessed it — creating a snappy logo for you.
You’ll still have to do some work to get there, though. Logo Foundry is basically a template with a bunch of preloaded fonts, graphics and the like which you can massage into your own logo.
Easy to use, Logo Foundry is actually pretty powerful. It supports curve