Google CEO Larry Page has been quiet since he stepped out of the spotlight last summer due to an unspecified voice problem, but in recent months, like in today’s Fortune, he is beginning to speak up again. He sat down recently and gave his second, as Fortune coined it, “wide-ranging conversation with a print publication since becoming CEO of Google in April 2011.” One of the more interesting excerpts concerned Apple, of course, as Page specifically noted “it would be nice if everybody would get along better....

In a blog post announcing their launch of an embeddable web and native app VR viewer, Google also introduced the official launch of their Cardboard SDK for iOS. The SDK allows iOS developers to embed virtual reality content within their own apps to then be viewed using a viewer like Google’s own Cardboard. This official Cardboard SDK launch on iOS helps to re-affirm Google’s drive to bring VR to all platforms....

Google Stadia is the future of the company’s gaming endeavors, but according to vice president and general manager Phil Harrison, the notion of a gaming console is firmly in the tech giant’s past. According to Harrison, a Google console will never see the light of day, as the company simply has no interest in pursuing that particular corner of the video game market. Stadia is Google’s streaming device, the long-awaited successor to the Project Stream tests the company conducted last year that allowed users to access and play Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey through the Google Chrome web browser....

A series of letters were sent to a total of six crypto mining companies: Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital Holdings, Stronghold Digital Mining, Bitdeer, Bitfury Group, and Bit Digital. While the letters are personalized to each operation, their content is primarily the same list of queries: How much electricity is consumed by your operations and how much carbon is generated as a result?Do you have any special agreements in place with local power utility providers?...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to become a monk in BitLife. Right from the time you set your feet into the world all the way up to your deathbed, you might have to take some pretty challenging yet interesting decisions. After all, what would a real-life simulation game be without challenges? Talking about which, you could treat yourself to a Surprise Millionaire Challenge, Dog House challenge, Tiger King challenge, House Flipper, among others....

Not registered to the network, no signal, insert SIM card, weak signal, are just few SIM card-related weak signal or lost network issue that people face on a day-to-day basis. In this extract, we have prescribed a way to get rid of Gigaset weak signal or lost network issue and we have listed methods to resolve both software or hardware issues that could be the probable cause of the issue you are facing....

With the release of the first developer beta of iOS 8.4 this evening, Apple gave us the first look at the oft-rumored redesign of the Music app. With the expected announcement of Apple’s streaming music service happening in June, the Music app redesign has been expected for several months now. The newly introduced Music app offers a handful of new features in the first beta of iOS 8.4, as well as a redesigned interface that’s similar to iTunes on the Mac....

Apple Music is finally here. The iOS 8.4 update hit yesterday and we’ve been exploring Apple’s new music streaming service to see if it lives up to the hype. Listen to our first impressions, problems, and our opinions about Apple Music. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/212759068?secret_token=s-VRY15″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every Wednesday....

The worlds of Marvel and DC Comics may be kept separate in films and television, but when it comes to comics, fans know Iron Man references Superman in casual conversation. Thanks to that friendly shot-taking and shouting-out, readers will never have to wonder which member of Marvel’s Avengers is Harley Quinn’s favorite. Every now and then the shots may get noticably less friendly, like when Marvel’s version of the Justice League murder without hesitation....

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is one of the oldest and most renowned in the wizarding world. So many great witches and wizards have attended its classes and walked its halls. But, none of those witches and wizards would have gotten where they were without the teachers behind them. While Hogwarts might not always be the safest place for students, and though many of their teachers end up being criminals, many of them are some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable individuals in the Harry Potter Universe....

God Eater 3 is relatively easy to get started with, but there are still some tips people should know before playing. Before the missions get anywhere close to difficult, players are guided through several tutorial levels. There, they’ll learn about basic attacks, Burst mode, and linking with allies for a well-timed stat boost. However, God Eater 3 does make the assumption that the player is decently-versed in action RPGs, so those players who are new to the genre might find themselves lost....

Similar to Chrome, an update to the Google app for iOS today adds a new incognito mode that prevents search or browsing history from being saved. Other features include native playback of YouTube videos, improved iOS 10 compatibility, and performance improvements that reduce crash rates by 50%. The new incognito mode can be accessed by going into Settings and tapping “Turn on incognito” or by hard pressing with 3D Touch on the app’s icon from the homescreen....

The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference starts today at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif., with events continuing until June 29 at 4:30 p.m. PST. For those interested in what the folks at Mountain View are announcing this morning, check out 9to5Google. Seth Weintraub is live-blogging from the event now: Google I/O 2012 Liveblog Here are a few vids for some of the key announcements: Related articles Here is Google’s Nexus 7 tablet [Photo] Sergey Brin walks around Google I/O wearing Google Glasses ‘Do Androids Dream of Jelly Beans?...

Following the success of Halloween 2018, which retconned prior sequels, it’s about time for other horror franchises to take the same approach. More than most genres, horror tends to live and die on the back of its ongoing franchises. Even before it became as in fashion as it is today to make constant remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and spinoffs, horror was full of long-running properties that fans tended to eat up for years on end....

With each new iPhone release you can always be sure that the Leather-centric folks over at Nomad are soon to follow with updated case options. Nomad sent over several new cases for the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 Plus, but since the X isn’t yet in hand, this post and video will focus on the iPhone 8 Plus. With the iPhone 8 only being a few mm thicker than the iPhone 7, most iPhone 7 case options will work for the iPhone 8 and vice versa....

While many fans of the Harry Potter series might wish they could go to school at Hogwarts, there are many things about the school that aren’t so great. While learning how to do magic and taking classes like charms and potions might be amazing, Hogwarts itself isn’t always a very safe place to go to school. There are a lot of ways the school doesn’t make sense, and the safety of the students doesn’t always seem to be a top priority....

Last month, a report explained that Citigroup pulled out of its potential deal with Apple for the new Apple Card over profitability concerns. Apple ultimately partnered with Goldman Sachs for the card, and now a Goldman exec is defending the partnership despite profitability concerns. Speaking at the Business Insider Ignition Finance event today, Goldman’s head of consumer digital finance in its Marcus division, Omer Ismail, said the company isn’t worried Apple Card’s profitability....

Google today announced their Online presentation application. It isn’t going to win any awards for beauty (baaad templates!) and it is next to useless in the Safari Browser – much better in Firefox – but it is a huge step in the right direction. The chat and collaborative features in Google Docs and Spreadsheets are there which opens the possibility of online presentation building and “presenting.” However, it has obvious downsides as well....

Google’s latest photography app — following behind others such as Google Photos and Snapseed — stabilizes iOS Live Photos and turns them into shareable GIFs and short movie clips. The app can create still images by freezing the background of a Live Photo and makes short videos that feature sweeping cinematic pans. The free Motion Stills app comes to us from Google Research and is only available on iOS… Using algorithms, the app creates a virtual camera path that is optimized to recast videos and bursts as if they were filmed using stabilization equipment....

Gotham’s fifth and final season will feature an older version of Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon, but the actor’s facial hair won’t quite be the real article. Following the conclusion of Gotham season 4, Fox green-lit production on another run, but with the caveat that season 5 would be the show’s swansong, and consist of a reduced 12 episodes. Since first premiering in 2014, Gotham has revolved around a younger Jim Gordon during his days as a rookie detective and with each passing season, Ben McKenzie’s character has gradually transformed into the Gordon figure fans know and love from the Batman comics....