It seems like everybody’s got something on the way this week: Samsung’s new phone waits in the wings, Amazon’s Alexa is calling in for a six pack, robots are rolling out with restaurant orders and Apple even quietly slipped a few new products into the retail channel. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss it all — including that very special package sent down from the International Space Station.
Links to This Week’s News Stories
- Bixby: A new way to interact with your phone (Samsung Mobile Press)
- Galaxy S8 leaks: The 10 biggest leaks you missed over the weekend (BGR)
- Alexa, order from Prime Now! (BusinessNews)
- eBay to roll out guaranteed delivery for 20 million items (PR Newswire)
- DoorDash will start delivering food via robots in California this Thursday (BuzzFeed News)
- O-MG, the Developer Preview of Android O is here! (Android Developers Blog)
- With Project Torino, Microsoft creates a physical programming language inclusive of visually impaired children (Microsoft blog)
- Apple’s next big thing: Augmented reality (Bloomberg)
- Apple introduces Clips: The fun, new way to create expressive videos on iOS (Apple)
- New 9.7-inch iPad features stunning Retina display & incredible performance (Apple)
- Apple introduces iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus (PRODUCT)RED special edition (Apple)
- US to ban laptops and tablets on flights from eight countries (BBC News)
- Q&A: Aviation security enhancements for select last point of departure airports with commercial flights to the United States (Department of Homeland Security)
- A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches (Ars Technica)
- Google Maps v9.49 beta adds a manual parking location tracker, weather indicator for mass transit navigation, and more (Android Police)
- New: Save your live video to your phone (Instagram Blog)
- CRS-10 Mission (SpaceX)
- Researchers ready to collect science, tech samples returning to Earth (NASA)