Wednesday
Oct082014

HTC launches dual-camera Desire Eye smartphone

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York- HTC hosted a 'Double Exposure' launch event here earlier today where they launched a bevy of imaging related products. The HTC Desire Eye is a new 5-inch smartphone that features dual wide-angle 13 Megapixel cameras as well as various software features designed for users who rely on their smartphones as their main still or video camera. While the HTC Desire Eye isn't slated for release in Canada yet, it is an interesting device for the features it offers. It also inherits the processor specs and BoomSound speakers of the HTC One M8.

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Wednesday
Oct082014

Microsoft and Adobe team up for mobile productivity initiative

Adobe was one company that supported Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 and even rejogged Photoshop so it could work better on that device's 12-inch screen. At Adobe's MAX conference, Adobe resident and CEO Shantanu Narayen, (right) and Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella took the stage at Adobe MAX to announce that all 5,000 attendees will receive a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, one year subscription to Office 365 and 1TB of storage on Microsoft OneDrive. The annual event is the largest gathering of creative professionals from the design, Web, photography, video, film, television and media industries.

Tuesday
Oct072014

Google+ allows for selective backup of photos in local folders

If it annoys you that Google+ uploads all the random photos stored in your smartphone, Google has just fixed that problem for you. The app now lets you choose which local folders you want to backup to the cloud. You can access this feature by enabling Auto Backup in Google+ and then head to Photos app. Select the “On Device” menu in the slide-out panel and pick which folders you want to upload. It’s a server-side update so you should be getting it even if you haven’t updated your app yet. But, of course, it is best you use the newer versions.

Source: Android Police | Via: Lifehacker

Tuesday
Oct072014

Facebook tipped to be working on anonymous mobile app

Facebook has been getting flak for its real name policy and they seem to have a different solution for it: create a different anonymous app. The New York Times reports that the company is working on an app that will let users interact with each other anonymously. And the purported app is coming pretty soon. It will reportedly let users register under multiple identities and discuss topics you wouldn’t normally talk about when you use your real name.

Source: The New York Times | Via: The Next Web