Daily Roundup: Chromebook Pixel, Apple's App Retailer Woes And Extra!

In at this time's Daily Roundup, we evaluate the brand new Chromebook Pixel, have a look at Apple's App and iTunes Retailer connection points and learn that Minecraft may be banned in Turkey for being too violent. Read about these stories and extra previous the break.

Chromebook Pixel review (2015): less expensive, still impractical

The Chromebook Pixel was probably the most lovely laptop computer that we instructed people not to buy. With a machined aluminum chassis, pixel-dense display and a spacious keyboard, it had a design that in some methods outmatched even the Retina display MacBook Pro. The problem: It ran Chrome OS for an working system, with no support for the type of desktop apps you'd anticipate to make use of on a $1,299 machine. Google is again with an update. Discover out what we expect.

Apple admits the App and iTunes Shops are down for 'all users' (update)

Good luck attempting to buy anything that is not hardware from Apple right now. The company not too long ago confirmed on its services standing dashboard that the iOS and Mac App Stores, as nicely because the iTunes Retailer, are "unavailable for all customers."

'Minecraft' would possibly get banned in Turkey for being too violent

In a transfer of absolute ridiculousness, Turkey needs to ban Minecraft because its Family and Social Insurance policies Ministry's deemed it too violent for kids. Yes, a sport the place you construct fortresses and punch trees is getting known as out for its content material, because in Survival Mode, you have to defend your self from the zombie-like Mobs and that typically means killing them. Djw360

Apple invests $50 million to get more minorities working in tech

Identical to Intel, Apple can be pledging tens of millions of dollars to numerous initiatives in an effort to make its workforce much more various than it has been these previous years. When its range report was published in 2014, Tim Cook promised to be "modern in advancing range," and now Apple's VP of Human Assets has revealed a few of the company's plans.

'Playing cards Towards Humanity' brings the raunch to the net in unofficial app (replace)

Playing cards Against Humanity is already the naughtiest, nastiest, most hilarious card recreation for terrible people in bodily actuality, and now all of that fun is alive within the digital world with Playing cards Against Originality.

Amazon's new Exclusives retailer showcases Kickstarter successes

Amazon is launching a brand new store section at this time known as Amazon Exclusives that appears to focus on "up-and-coming brands." The shop options products from Kickstarter successes like Jackery cellphone chargers, Zackees' clever cycling gloves and Olloclip cellphone digital camera lenses.

Hamburg is pee-proofing its public places

If you're the kind of man that enjoys dry ft and pants, you'd better suppose twice earlier than emptying your bladder in Hamburg, Germany. Pee against a wall in the town's historic purple gentle district and there's a very good likelihood that your stream will come back to chunk you due to a coat of nano-paint.