The dreams of awesome retro smartphones , Google ’s cleaning up the porn , and one braggart Sony tablet leak . Welcome to Bitstream , all the news tidbits and rumor you lack in the last 24 hours .
The Commodore 64 is the highest selling undivided microcomputer ever made , shipping 15 to 17 million whole worldwide . Now , this 8 - mo curiosity , built in in 1982 , lives on as a tech memory — even the company that made it has n’t been around for nearly two decades .
But designerMassimo Battagliadecided to reimagine the Commodore 64 for the forward-looking historic period , as an Android smartphone . The care to aim goes deep than simply adding the commodore logo between two haptic navigation Francis Scott Key . Battaglia looked closely at the very design of the OG Commodore 64 and attempt to replicate the conformation and styling in this ( sadly ) only fictional French telephone .
Here ’s a few more pics , but be certain to check them all out onBattaglia ’s website . [ Tuvie ]
At one distributor point yesterday , it commence to feel like National Clean Up the Internet Day . Reddit made an announcement tofight against stolen porno . Even though apply such convention is still a grownup dubiousness mark , it was a much take insurance policy change . But earlier in the day , Google made another announcement that the fellowship would soon begin ban explicit content from the platform , Blogger . The blog will in reality be set to secret , and you ’ll need invites from the admin to view them .
Blogger will essentially be scrubbing blogs clear of “ sexually expressed and graphical nudity ” on all blogs , though nudity that “ offers a substantial public benefit , for example in esthetic , educational , documentary , or scientific contexts ” will be give up . What ’s strange is that Google ’s original take on explicit content was to just label the situation as adult because to censor such depicted object would be contrary to a chopine plan for “ freedom of expression . ” I suppose Google is a small more button-down that we thought .
You have until March 23 to consider all the porny web log that you’re able to . [ Google ]
Reaching monumental heights on the “ bullshit time , ” a rumor is circulating that the Apple Watch may have 100,000 apps when it launches . [ fad of Mac ]
Google still wants you to start strapping material to your face on the steady and purportedly the company already has Google Glass 2.0 in the hands of some partners . [ Talk Android ]
Only day before MWC , it seems Sony wo n’t be completely restrained at the massive gadget fest as exposure leak out of the upcoming Xperia z4 Tablet , which reckon like a monumental Z3 with a 2 kilobyte screen . [ Xperia Blog ]
Yo . The Yo app now has a Yo storage , Yo . Yo ! [ Yo ]
Twitter recently debut a “ While you were away ” feature of speech for Io that now is making an appearance on Android . [ Twitter ]
You a fast - paced business organization person , slinging an Android , that take to up their boardroom game ? Prezi now lets you make presentations on your Mobile River . [ The Next WWW ]
Microsoft is transitioning out from Facebook and Google Chat in Outlook as companies transition off from the protocol . Plus , Skype exist so why bother ? [ Thurrott ]
Okay . So , the Xperia E4 just became more interesting . Little more than a hebdomad after its original annunciation Sony announces a 4 G variant to its top-notch gimcrack smartphone lineup with accessibility coming in April . [ Android Community ]
All smartphones are getting VR headset . The Note 4 has one . LG has one . Apple wants one . But one enterprising maker decided he did n’t want to wait for the OnePlus One headset … so he just made his own . [ Slash Gear ]
LG Watch Urbane will most likely be a major spotlight for LG at Barcelona ’s upcoming Mobile World Congress . But why wait to get a close look ?
Pretty neat . Though “ Urbane ” ready me call up of justa very pelvic girdle Bane .
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