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| WWDC and Xbox E3 | |
| Number | 2783 |
| Broadcast Date | JUNE 13, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 50:47 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Justin Robert Young |
Apple announces updates to its four operating systems and Microsoft adds two new Xbox models. Tom Merritt and Justin Young give you the rundown.
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- WatchOS 3 can now keep apps in memory for instant launch. The side button is now the dock button. control center can be accessed by swiping up from he bottom and you can use Scribble to write letters instead of typing them, in english or Chinese. You can also press and hold the side button to call emergency services and the watch will then automatically notify your emergency contacts, and simply your medial id info. The workout app adds shared rings and wheelchair settings adapt with time to roll instead of stand and two specific workouts. A new breathe app tells you when to do deep breathing and Apple Pay is supported in apps. The free upgrade comes in the autumn.
- Apple started with new apps coming to tvOS including Sling’s live TV service coming today along with FoxSports Go and Molotov next month. There's also now a dark mode for viewing in the dark without the white glare. A remote app for iPhone will include touch controls, Siri, game control with accelerometer and gyroscope, and of course keyboard input. Some kind of single sign on will be introduced though Apple didn’t add details. Apps downloaded to iOS will automatically download to Apple TV if available. And Homekit and its new Home app is coming to Apple TV. the new update will come for free this autumn.
- OS X is now macOS and the news version will be called Sierra. You can auto unlock it with the Apple Watch. The clipboard and copy-paste will work across macOS and iOS. iCloud will have the ability to manage files for you to keep the desktop universal across devices and make sure you don’t run out of room. Apple Pay comes to Safari in conjunction with touchID on the iPhone for verification. Picture in picture works on macOS like the iPad now for videos. And Siri comes to the Mac. macOS Sierra will be a free upgrade in the autumn. There's also mention at WWDC of a new Apple File System to replace HFS.
- iOS got the biggest list of new features in what Tim Cook called the ‘mother of all releases”. Raise to wake, rich notifications are coming and Siri is now available to devs. Siri intelligence is being added to the keyboard too for maps, contact info or pre-filing calendar entries as is Multilingual typing.
- Advanced computer vision will add facial recognition and cluster photos into memories. Maps gets proactive suggestions and common navigation elements like rerouting and route info. Apple News adds subscriptions and breaking news notifications. A new app called Home, collects all HomeKit functions and use Apple TV as a secure point for remote access. The phone app adds voice transcription and an extension API for things like identifying spam numbers. Contact cards can support other apps like WhatsAPP. AND Starting with iOS 10, Apple will let you delete the company's built-in apps (Maps, Calculator, Music, Videos, etc.) and download them again later.
- Messaging got lots of upgrades including rich links, inline video, and live camera preview. Emojis are 3X bigger and you can auto-highlight words to replace with emojis with one tap. Bubble effects allow you to make responses Loud, gentle, slam in or hide behind invisible ink you have to swipe to reveal. You can also add background images. handwrite texts and send drawings and heartbeats. iMessage apps are now open for developers to add extra functions.
- Advanced computer vision will add facial recognition and cluster photos into memories. Maps gets proactive suggestions and common navigation elements like rerouting and route info. Apple News adds subscriptions and breaking news notifications. A new app called Home, collects all HomeKit functions and use Apple TV as a secure point for remote access. The phone app adds voice transcription and an extension API for things like identifying spam numbers. Contact cards can support other apps like WhatsAPP. AND Starting with iOS 10, Apple will let you delete the company's built-in apps (Maps, Calculator, Music, Videos, etc.) and download them again later.
- Swift Playground coming free in beta next month.
Xbox at E3
- Microsoft announced Project Scorpio a device without even an official name, much less a price or release date but targeted to come out around the Holiday season of 2017: It will have 8 CPU cores, 6 teraflops of GPU power, support VR gaming, offer true 4K gaming, with 60 hertz rendering and uncompressed pixels. Microsoft emphasizes ll accessories and games will be compatible across, Xbox One, Project Scorpio and the new Xbox S.
- Xbox Play Anywhere: will allow Games bought fox Xbox Once to get free windows 10 versions.The games supports cross-platform play and you can pick up game where you left off on other platform if you save games to the cloud. Forza Horizon 3, Gears of War 4 and Halo Wars 2, and ReCore are among the games supporting it at launch.
- Xbox Live is adding Clubs on Xbox: They're communities that share your interest in games and play styles. A "Looking for Group" feature helps you find a gang to join. Live is also getting Arena, a new tournament platform. Publishers can run tournaments on the service. EA will bring FIFA to Arena "in coming years."
Other Cool Stuff!
- Microsoft announced that they have agreed to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash. Jeff Weiner will stay on as CEO of LinkedIn, reporting to Satya Nadella. LinkedIn will maintain independent branding and corporate culture. Microsoft details how it plans to use LinkedIn’s social graph as an integrated selling tool with Dynamics. And LinkedIn owns online learning site Lynda.com. In a memo to employees Nadella indicated LinkedIn would feed into Office as well. Both boards approved the agreement, and it's expected to close by the end of 2016.
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- Hungary passed legislation Monday giving the national communications authority the power to block Internet access to “illegal dispatcher services.” The move comes in response to demands from taxi drivers to outlaw Uber. Services without permits will be first fined then have their Internet access blocked for a year. Uber told Reuters that its drivers have permits to drive taxis. The new legislation comes into effect in 31 days.
- Meta, makers of the Meta 2 headset that does VR and AR raised $50 million. The company will use the money to enter China and continue to develop its next headset the Meta 3. Meanwhile the OSVR developers headset HDK 2 will be available in July for $399. It has 2160 x 1200 OLED panels at 441 ppi with a 110-degree field of view supporting 90 fps. The HDK does not come with headphones or a controller.
- At their E3 press conference, Bethesda Softworks announced Fallout 4 is coming to the HTC Vive in 2017. The company also announced new DLC for the game, with "Contraptions Workshop", "Vaultec Workshop", and "Nuka World" coming out throughout this summer. Finally, their mobile game Fallout Shelter comes to PC next month.
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Messages
- A big part of the shock of the refresh of the PS4 and Xbox One is that the last console cycle was very long. If you look up the history of Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Atari and Xbox console cycles, the one thing that stands out, the 8 years for both the Playstastion 3 and Xbox 360. Before then Sega was on a steady 4 year refresh cycle, Nintendo and Sony on 5.
Other aspect that people seemed to forget is that the Xbox 360 received several redesigns during it's lifecycle. Maybe you have forgotten this, because A) Microsoft replaced it so many times for you or B) you bought a new one every couple of years anyway. The original version did not ship with HDMI. Later versions did. This also allowed better 1080p up scaling, something the original Xbox 360 lacked.
The last generation's long cycle was beneficial in many ways, but it also hurt gaming. As a PC gamer, I for one was grateful to see this generation arrive, because frankly, the last three years of the previous cycle was terrible. The ports we got with their washout textures and low resolution models was really awful.
My own gaming needs aside, this generation feels very unbalanced and underpowered. The consoles have 8GB of RAM, but they lack the sufficient CPU horsepower to drive 1080p gaming at 30Hz or 60Hz. Something that has hurt the Xbox One especially. Other than fixing the wrongs from the past, a quicker refresh means lower development costs. With each version arriving with an evolution of the previous version, updated to reflect newer versions of AMD"s CPU and Graphics cores, while maintaining the software compatibility of the previous version.
So start looking forward to more regular purchases of Consoles and more remastered Games, now with better graphics and enhanced shaders. ;-) while still being able to play your older games. - Sent by Thinus
- A big part of the shock of the refresh of the PS4 and Xbox One is that the last console cycle was very long. If you look up the history of Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Atari and Xbox console cycles, the one thing that stands out, the 8 years for both the Playstastion 3 and Xbox 360. Before then Sega was on a steady 4 year refresh cycle, Nintendo and Sony on 5.
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