After a long break Chris and Taylor are back with the latest tech news. This week we’ve got a lot of talk from Apple’s WWDC event and Google IO and much more!
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Top News
- WWDC
- Apple Music is “the next chapter in music,” debuts June 30 via ArsTechnica
- Newly unveiled iOS 9 focuses on more proactive Siri, better multitasking via ArsTechnica
- If your Mac or iThing runs Yosemite or iOS 8, it can run El Capitan and iOS 9 via ArsTechnica
- WatchOS 2 brings new features, more powerful and native Apple Watch SDK via ArsTechnica
- “App thinning” will be a major boon for 8GB and 16GB iPhones and iPads via ArsTechnica
- Apple open sources Swift via ArsTechnica
- Google IO
- Android M has arrived: here’s what you need to know via AndroidPit
- Google Now On Tap: The next evolution of the digital concierge via TechRepublic
- Hands-on with Google’s new Photos service via theVerge
- Google announces Android Pay, focusing on simplicity, security, and choice via AndroidCentral
- We took a look at the GoPro Google Jump camera array via AndroidCentral
- Introducing Windows 10 Editions via Microsoft
Afterburner
- Microsoft’s Surface Hub pen display costs from $6,999 to $19,999 via Engadget
- Adios, Spartan. Hello, Microsoft Edge browser via cnet
- Apple releases cheaper Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch via theVerge
- Ultra HD Blu-ray specification now complete, logo unveiled via cnet
- Asus Zenfone 2 Review: Very Fast, Very Affordable via TomsGuide
- LG’s G4 Flagship Smartphone Begins To Go On Sale Worldwide via TechCrunch
- Tesla’s new “Powerwall” home battery will cost $3,500 for 10kWh units via ArsTechnica
- Proper Google Maps app appears on Android Wear via latest phone app update via AndroidCentral
- Music-sharing site Grooveshark shuts down via SFGate
- A Founder of Secret, the Anonymous Social App, is Shutting it Down via NYT
thEndUsr Stories
- Over-the-Air TV Tuner Available Now for Xbox One in the U.S. and Canada via Microsoft
- Thunderbolt 3 embraces USB Type-C connector, doubles bandwidth to 40Gbps via ArsTechninca
Tip of the Week:How Is Apple Music Actually Different From Spotify (Or Anything Else)? via Gizmodo
Kicker:First trailers for The Martian movie released and NASA wants to cut travel time to Mars “in half” with new propulsion tech via Ars Technica