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James Peckham

Now you can jump into the Star Wars universe

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A new Google Cardboard VR experience is launching on December 2 that will mean you can fully immerse yourself into the Star Wars universe.

It’ll come out on the official Star Wars app for both iOS and Android.

There’s been an awakening

It’s official content made by Industrial Light and Magic’s AR and VR department. That’s the same team that previously made a VR video for Facebook that saw you ride on a speeder across the Tatooine desert.

There’s a specially designed Star Wars cardboard available in the US through Verizon, but it’s not quite certain whether that’ll be coming to the UK. You may have to just use your standard Google Cardboard unless you’re a particularly good artist.

What’s not exactly certain yet is where we’ll be visiting, but the creators have confirmed it ties directly into the opening scenes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Via techradar

The writer of Steve Jobs still uses an iPod Classic

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Sorkin has written the new film about Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Danny Boyle, and he used quite a bit of the company’s tech in the process.

He told T3, “I still listen to music on my iPod. I like the clicking wheel. It’s the classic one, in black. And I just love that wheel – Steve really did know what he was doing.”

If it ain’t broke…

Sorkin is no stranger to Apple technology. He also said, “Everything I’ve ever written I’ve written on a Mac. I have an iPhone in my pocket.”

Sorkin also wrote the screenplay for Steve Jobs on four different Apple Macs including a desktop at home, an iMac in his office and two different MacBooks.

He also used the dedicated screenplay writing software Final Draft to get the words down on the page.

 

This iPhone 6 case is perfect for party animals

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ZVE have made a lot of cases for the iPhone 6, but this is arguably the most functional you can get for last year’s Apple phone.

As well as being a shock-proof case (that means it's going to survive most drops), it also comes with an in-built cigarette lighter on the back, a bottle opener and a camera tripod connector.

Always in the kitchen at parties

It’s made for the adventurous types as it’ll also connect to a bike's handlebars – but it still means you’re the go to person at the party for those who forgot their lighters or a bottle opener.

This case isn’t going to suit all with its chunky looks but it is going to make you a big part of the party.

Next time there's a case made exactly for party animals we've got our fingers crossed it'll include a breathliser for when someone tries to drive.

Via VentureBeat

Own a LG G4? You’re up first for Android Marshmallow

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Nexus owners have already seen the upgrade as the Google-made devices own a fast pass to the latest software – but it usually takes the other manufacturers quite some time to get the upgrade out in the wild.

LG has now revealed it’ll start rolling out Marshmallow to its flagship LG G4 in Poland from next week and the rest of the world at a later date. There’s no specific date for when the UK will get the update just yet.

First is best

It does come with a bunch of new features though, including some simplified permissions for apps you’ve downloaded. There’s a new Do Not Disturb feature with two different modes: one that is fully silent and another that just blocks alarms and notifications.

Plus there’s a new Doze Mode that shuts all your background apps down whenever the phone is in sleep mode in an attempt to save on battery, something the LG G4 really needs.

As for other Android manufacturers it’s all a little up in the air. Some have revealed the update will be coming to certain handsets before the end of the year but it’s nowhere near as simple as Apple’s iOS software where it hits all at the same time.

Your best bet is to just sit and pray to the Marshmallowy gods.

Could Samsung Pay come to other Android phones in the future?

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Samsung Pay is set to be a big focus for the company in the coming months, especially in its launch market of South Korea – but recent comments by the company's bigwigs have hinted that it's going to get a wider run out.

Samsung’s Mobile Head Shin Jong-kyun recently told The Korea Herald that Samsung Pay “will gradually expand", adding:  "the Samsung Pay service is going well, and I think more users will be able to use it,” which could be in reference to it appearing on cheaper phone or possibly being rolled out to other NFC-enabled devices… although without the magnetic stripe abilities that the S6 range are imbued with.

On top of that, Samsung's going to try and make more of us healthy – well, that's what you'd assume its aim was given it's pushing its S Health out to more phones than its own.

It's the first time the S Health app has been made avaliable on other Android manufacturers devices since it launched back on the Galaxy S5 – you can download it here from the Google Play Store.

So with that in mind, the notion of the forthcoming Samsung Pay one day coming to other phones that aren’t from the Korean manufacturer seems more likely.

It’d make sense for the company to have its payment system on the broadest range of devices possible and restricting itself to the limited Samsung owners isn’t going to do that.

It'd also be a better option for the consumer generally as we'd have the choice between Android Pay and Samsung Pay, plus any other alternatives that decide to crop up as well.

On Apple you’re restricted to using just that one payment system, but if there are many other choices across Android it’ll generate some more competition, hopefully spurring some innovation in the area.