It’s time for your weekly Logic Recap of all the tech announcements you missed while enjoying the summer solstice.
Insta Vid
Last week Instagram released a major app update that provides users with a new video tool. With Instagram video, users can upload a 15-second video and add iconic Instagram filters. Many similarities were immediately drawn to Vine, the app that allows six-second looping videos. However, Instagram video is a completely different tool that will be used by the community in a unique way.
Source: CNET
Xbox One Policy Switch
Internet forums and social media sites have blasted Microsoft’s “always-on” policy for their upcoming next generation console. Due to the massive backlash and fear of losing customers, Microsoft scraped the policy that would require gamers to be connected to the Internet even while playing offline games. The move makes the Xbox One favorable with consumers interested in Sony’s next generation console, since Sony never implemented the policy in the first place. The Xbox One and PS4 will be released later this year.
Source: CNET
Waterproof Tablets
Remember the time when you accidentally spilled your drink or dropped your mobile device in a pool of liquid? Sony is here to erase your hydrophobic fears. The company’s new Xperia Tablet Z includes all the standard tablet features we are accustomed to such as a large 10.1-inch screen, light weight, powerful processor as well as one unique feature not seen on other tablets–“water-resistant.” You no longer have to worry about splashes at the pool and you can even bring it into the shower as the reviewer from the source link below did.
Source: Seattle Times
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