After reports last week, Google has confirmed this morning that it will acquire Fitbit for the sum of $2.1 billion… Rick Osterloh put out a post today on Google’s blog to confirm that Alphabet has entered a “definitive agreement” to acquire Fitbit as it looks to bolster its wearables offering. Osterloh specifically mentions that the company is looking to “invest even more” in its Wear OS platform with this acquisition and bring Made by Google wearable devices to the market....

This morning I logged into my Google Music Beta account and discovered I had 8 invites I could send out. This is a great sign because just a few weeks ago I had only 2 (and those went quickly…). Now, since I know these invites are going to go quickly I thought I would start-up another donation thread asking all you groovyReaders out there to help me spread the invite love....

This means things are as serious as possible and that the device, reportedly worn by Google executives, like Sergey Brin and Vic Gundotra, could be a reality soon. The patents posted can be viewed here, here and here and they show different design versions. This just might be a good idea since whatever Google does, everyone wants to do, for some reason (insert smiley face here). Interestingly, Oakley has been developing something similar for a few years now – but I’m not sure it will be able to compete with Google in terms of marketing, provided both products are available at the same time....

There’s been an ongoing Forum thread on my GrandCentral migration to Google Voice and this morning when I got to work I logged into GrandCentral and was pleasantly surprised that my account was now ready for migration to Google Voice! Of course I quickly clicked the UPGRADE button and was redirected over to Google voice. Ok.. So far so good. Ah, a terms of service agreement… You all know how I love the Google TOS so let’s read it...

Grimes has leaked some pivotal information about her character in Cyberpunk 2077 in a brief YouTube Live, giving away some spoilers for the delayed game. The signer-songwriter and producer just released her newest album after nearly an entire year of teasing themes and dropping singles, releasing Miss Anthropocene on February 21, 2020. To celebrate the launch, Grimes made a livestream in which she answered questions from fans and discussed the overarching story of her new album....

There are no signs of things slowing down anytime soon, considering the sheer volume of work associated with managing social media on behalf of clients today. My advice for any budding agency that’s adapting to keep up and grow their offering is this: Shift your focus. Instead of chasing exponential growth, look to the bottom line. Instead of saying “yes” to every ask, start thinking about how to say “no....

Social media—especially YouTube and Instagram—allowed talented people who’d otherwise have toiled in obscurity to show their work and build followings. Blogs did the same for authors. The corporate world saw all these people getting famous and wanted access to their audiences, but had little regard for the content. Gumroad, on the other hand, saw the value of the content itself. Since 2011, the e-commerce platform has helped independent authors, designers, coders—any digital creator, really—to easily sell their downloadable content....

Michael Myers manages to end up wearing the same - or similar - masks in every Halloween movie, and they don’t just appear out of thin air. First debuting in legendary director John Carpenter’s original 1978 classic, Michael Audrey Myers has gone on to cement himself as one of the scariest boogeymen in the history of horror. There will seemingly always be a place for him in the hearts of horror fans, as evidenced by the massive success of Blumhouse’s 2018 Halloween reboot....

Yesterday Apple released the sixth beta of iOS 13 to developers, and as is often the case, it comes bundled with several new noteworthy changes and features. New iOS 13 beta updates include a dedicated Dark Mode toggle, the ability to show and hide link previews from the Safari context menu, and more. Watch our hands-on look at iOS 13 beta 6 changes and features for more details. Changes and features covered Show and hide link previews in Safari context menu Dedicated Dark Mode toggle in Control Center Siri can toggle Dark Mode Appearance now shows on/off on Dark Mode 16 levels of volume control Cellular signal indicator back to regular size iOS 13 beta 6 changes and features video More saturated folder background blends better New Photos splash screen New App Store splash screen Updated Sync Library UI in Music Live Local radio stations Three-finger tap brings up copy/paste menu New heart app icon on watchOS beta 6 My favorite new update in iOS 13 beta 6 is the presence of the dedicated Dark Mode button in Control Center....

Rubeus Hagrid is easily one of the best characters in the Harry Potter series. He is a great friend to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. He is also extremely loyal to Albus Dumbledore and genuinely cares about the people he befriends. Hagrid may not be the most skilled of wizards due to his magical education getting cut short, but he has faced a lot of prejudice in his life because of his half-giant heritage....

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One is the beginning of the end for the series as the heroes prepare for the impending war. Having to search for the various hidden Horcruxes, this movie really does take the main trio of characters out of Hogwarts for the first time. Searching around for where Voldemort may have hidden them, this film provides some really fresh scenery outside of the castle grounds....

The Harry Potter phenomenon will live on to be one of the greatest stories in the fantasy genre. Its fandom is on par with long-standing classics such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and the wizarding world group only seems to get bigger as time goes on. A decent portion of these passionate fans are cosplayers, who enjoy wearing costumes inspired by their favorite Potter characters. Some of these cosplays look like they were plucked right from the Warner Brothers’ costuming department....

Lucius Malfoy not only has the pleasure of being the father of Harry’s greatest rival, but he was also one of Lord Voldemort’s most devoted servants. This Pure-Blood fanatic had more appearances in the Harry Potter books and films than any other member of Voldemort’s army of Death Eaters. The only exception is the double-agent, Severus Snape. In addition to this fact, Lucius was really the only legitimate Death Eater who went through a complete story arc....

According to German publication iFun, Shell Germany awards members, who chose to get an iPod nano with their awards points, were greeted with a letter that there is an unforeseen delay in delivery of “old” iPod nanos and a new version is coming in late September. Machine translation (German speakers can send improved translation to tips@9to5mac.com).. Update: several German speaking readers seem to agree on the below human translation: While the Apple Store and other retailers show no signs of shortages, this could be the first distribution sign of an iPod nano refresh....

Advantages of Using Git Hub For Selenium. When multiple people work on the same project they can update project details and inform other team members simultaneously. Jenkins can help us to regularly build the project from the remote repository this helps us to keep track of failed builds. In this tutorial, you will learn Prerequisite for Selenium and github Integration Git Binaries Installation Jenkins Git Plugin Install Setting Up our Eclipse with GitHub Plugin Building a repository on Git Testing Example Of Using Selenium with Git Hub....

When Apple released WatchKit in November giving developers time to prepare apps for the upcoming Apple Watch, it included the custom San Francisco font displayed on the Watch. Shortly after, instructions appeared on GitHub showing how to install the San Francisco font from the Apple Watch onto a Mac with OS X Yosemite since Apple changed the system font from Lucida Grande to Helvetica. Unfortunately (but unsurprisingly), it appears that someone (Apple?...

The Free tool is called Gmail Notifier, and the install is simple and straightforward. Gmail Notifier Alerts As New Emails Arrive at your Gmail Account 1. Open your web browser and Type http://www.gmailnotifier.com/download/ into the address bar. Once the page loads, Click the Download Now link. Next, you’ll need to Run or Double-Click the file you just downloaded to start the Setup Wizard 3. Once installed, a window will appear to select your language....

Since its launch, Google’s Chromium project has been a desktop-only matter, but that changed in 2015 with the addition of the Android version. Following that, only the iOS version of the browser wasn’t open-source. However, that’s changing today as Google has announced that the code for Chrome on iOS has been moved into the Chromium open-source repository. Chrome for iOS has always been kept separate due to the fact that it relies on the WebKit rendering engine rather than Google’s Blink engine....

It seems hard to believe there are still companies that don’t allow the option of e-tickets on your iPhone, but until today, intercity bus company Greyhound was one of them … Previously you had to show a sliver of crushed tree to the driver when boarding, but you can now simply display an e-ticket in the iPhone app instead. When buying your ticket, you simply select the e-ticket option. You’ll then get an alert in the app two hours before boarding, prompting you to check-in....

And you thought the first-generation iPad only supported video output in enabled third-party apps and built-in programs such as the Photos app. A system-wide hack has surfaced that lets the original iPad mirror whatever is displayed on its display, like iPad 2, regardless of whether the app supports this feature through system APIs or not. It requires a jailbroken iPad 1 and Apple’s Digital AV Adapter or VGA adapter to hook up the device to a big screen TV or a projector using HDMI or VGA connection....