Fully Charged: McCartney releases iPad app albums, Leicestershire Police testing facial recognition tech, and ex-dictator Noriega sues over Call of Duty
Our latest morning round-up blends media and crime—just the way we like it
News
BlackBerry gets its own personal assistant starting with the Passport
First glimpse of Siri-like voice-controlled software sure looks a bit like Cortana
Shazam hooks up with Rdio for full-song playback
You can now listen to entire songs on Shazam if you’re a paying Rdio subscriber – and Spotify integration will hopefully follow soon
Internet addicts rejoice: Three UK will offer free Underground Wifi
Three customers will be surfing underground by the end of July
Amazon is testing a “Kindle Unlimited” book subscription service
For US$10 a month, it’ll do for ebooks and audiobooks what Netflix does for films and TV shows
Honda’s Asimo robot becomes faster and smarter
Upgrades transform Honda’s electric child into something that’s scarily human
Modern Polaxis is an eye-popping Augmented Reality comic
Read this graphic novel through your iPad’s camera and watch its pages come to life
SmartWood: DIY toy cars you can control with your smartphone
Woodn’t it be nice if this was the only pun in this story?
InkCase Plus: an always-on E Ink second screen for your smartphone
A new improved version of the low power companion display is now seeking your backing on Kickstarter
Fully Charged: Behold the Star Trek phaser universal remote, the new Thor is female, and Russia’s tiny robot tanks pack a punch
Catch up on the fun and curious with our morning news roundup
Tesla Motors’ Model III is a smaller, cheaper electric sedan planned for 2017
Compact executive entry is expected to compete against BMW’s 3-Series
Nest Labs and Samsung join forces for Thread connected home standard
Secure and low-powered network will link up all of your flat’s smart tech
