Google Play introduces ‘Free App of the Week’ in the Family section

Google’s recently introduced Family section in the Google Play Store is bringing a first for Google—a “Free App of the Week” section. This time the PBS Kids’ app Daniel Tiger Grr-ific Feelings is the first app that’ll be free. Google previously only let app developers give discounts for their paid apps but they’ve never let them give it away for free before. Of course, it’s expected to go back to being paid next week. However, it would seem you’ll need to look for the free app banner on Google Play because it still shows as a US$2.99 app on its page.

Source: Android Central  

iMessage crashing bug gets squashed in iOS beta 8.4

iOS Beta 8.4, which is available to developers, fixes the iMessage exploit that can crash the iOS Messages app once it receives specific string of Unicode characters via iMessage or SMS. Sending the string of characters to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch results in an immediate respring, causing the device to crash and quickly reboot. Apple issued a temporary workaround a few weeks ago but with iOS Beta 8.4 solves the exploit completely.

Source: Mac Rumors

HotelTonight's Escape feature innovates discovery travel

HotelTonight is the leading app and service for finding and booking places to stay at a short notice. The company just released Escape which they say is, "an innovation is the best new way to discover driving-distance getaways for the weekend ahead or for that very night."

Think a quick departure from Toronto to a quaint hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake  or Vancouver to Whistler for a weekend getaway. It’s combining the amazing offers we know and love from HotelTonight with a curated list of destinations based on your GPS, current events and the season in question.

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Mirosoft Moonraker is what a Nokia-made wearable would have looked like

A leaked picture from famed leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks in Twitter) posted Microsoft Moonraker, a Nokia-designed Windows Phone wearable which never quite made it to production, likely because Microsoft chose to focus on the Microsoft Band.

While the Moonraker carries the familiar look and feel of Nokia Windows Phone devices , it seems like a sporty and fun wearable which features as pretty high-res display. A second image shows some of the UX and apps that were expected to run on the device. The images do look quite polished and cohesive for a mockup device.

Source: Evan Blass via Twitter