Eric Schmidt announced yesterday that he would be stepping down as the Executive Chairman of Alphabet's Board of Directors at the next regular board meeting in January 2018.
Eric Schmidt is stepping down as Alphabet’s executive chairman
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Bye bye, black bars: YouTube for iOS finally adapts to a video’s natural format
Google is at long last solving what's perhaps the biggest paint point of its mobile YouTube app by rolling out a dynamic video player via a server-side update which allows the app to automatically adapt to a video's natural shape and fill up the display.
FiLMiC Pro gains Bluetooth mic support, auto shutter options & expanded iPhone X features
FiLMiC Pro, the most advanced video camera for iPhone and iPad ever, just got even better.
Tidal launching free 12-day trial on Christmas: no credit card required, premium tier included
In an effort to let everyone get a taste of its many features and premium content, lossless music service Tidal will be introducing a free 12-day trial beginning on Christmas Day.
Wikipedia for iOS picks up black reading theme perfect for iPhone X display
Wikipedia yesterday refreshed its iPhone and iPad app on App Store with a few improvements, including a new black reading theme perfect for the iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED display.
Apple poaches three more Amazon execs for in-house video efforts
Variety reports that three Amazon Studios executives have jumped ship and taken up new positions at Apple in an effort to bolster their original video content.
How to send live videos in Instagram Direct
Instagram for iPhone version 26.0 brought out a new, very useful capability for those times when you'd like to send your own or someone else's live video broadcast to a friend or a group of friends through the app's built-in messaging service, called Direct.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI for iPad is here, free to try for the first 60 turns
Aspyr Media said today that Sid Meier's Civilization VI for iPad is now available on App Store.
Bloomberg: future Apple Watch to come with an integrated EKG heart rate monitor
Apple could redefine how we track health on our watches by building an advanced electrocardiogram (EKG) sensor into future versions of Apple Watch, potentially bringing clinical-grade tech to the wrist that would help monitor users' heart rates for irregularities.
LG previews a trio of new monitors, including 5K UltraWide model with Thunderbolt 3
Ahead of CES 2018, LG on Thursday pre-announced a trio of brand new external displays.
Limneos launches MobileMiner, a free cryptocurrency mining app for iOS
Cryptocurrency is a hot commodity right now. If you’ve been itching to start mining some for yourself, then we have some good news for you.
Veteran jailbreak tweak developer Elias Limneos just launched a new free iOS app called MobileMiner, and it lets you mine Electroneum with the raw CPU power from your personal iPhone or iPad.
Upcoming iPhone, iPad & Apple TV game Sky: Light Awaits has been delayed until March 2018
thatgamecompany showed off its highly anticipated iPhone, iPad and Apple TV title, called Sky: Light Awaits, during Apple's September 2017 iPhone X keynote address. However, the game will miss its original 2017 window and launch in March 2018 instead.