Rogers Trade-Up program takes in old devices for credit on new gadgets

On the market for a new phone and don't feel safe using the internet as a tool to unload your previously loved gem? No worries! Rogers has officially launched their in-store or mobile-only program for reselling or "Trading-Up" your old phone. Simply click this link from your device, the tool will automatically detect what you're using, and subsequently offer a quote based on Rogers' perceived value of it. For a more personal approach, you can always go into a Rogers store and have them check for you. Easy-peasy. Once you've received your Trade-up quotes, it becomes valid for up to 30-days. 

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Mailbox users can get an extra gig of space from Dropbox

Here’s a nice little Easter egg for you, Mailbox users. You can get an additional 1GB of storage for free by simply linking your Mailbox account with Dropbox.

To activate this, you just need to head to the Settings menu on your Mailbox iOS app, select Dropbox, and then add your account information. If your accounts are already linked you just need to unlink them and reconnect to get that free 1GB. 

Source: The Next Web

Skype calling on Outlook.com available for North America and UK users

Great news for Outlook.com and Skype users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, and France: you now have the ability to make Skype video calls from Outlook. Your Skype contacts are going to appear grouped within your Outlook contact list. You just need to install a plugin before you can video call someone. The browsers supported include Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. 

Source: Outlook Blog

YouTube 5.0 for Android brings card UI, picture-in-picture viewing, and more

New YouTube 5.0 UI (top), old YouTube UI (bottom)

YouTube is rolling out an update for its Android users that will have you easily scrolling through the new navigation menu, flip through videos quicker with the new card user-interface, and multitask while watching videos with the new picture-in-picture option. You just need to swipe the video down (or tap on the check mark in the upper left corner) to minimize the video you’re watching while you browse YouTube and you can close the minimized video quickly by swiping it to the left. It isn’t a system-wide option (meaning it doesn’t work outside of YouTube) but it is a start.

Source: Phandroid