HTC rumoured to unveil new Windows Phone device at August 19th event

HTC has something up its sleeves and the tech rumour mill is buzzing. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is hosting an event in New York this coming August 19 and they aren’t saying what it’s for. Some people claim the event will be for HTC One M8 for Windows. The device will reportedly feature most of the same specs the Android flagship will have such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM, 5-inch 1080p display, and 16GB or 32GB internal storage. But the device will carry Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. Whether this rumour is true or not, we’d just have to wait and see what HTC has in store for us.

Source: Ubergizmo

Google takes out the need to have Google+ account to use Hangouts

Google is making it easier for business people to sign up for its Apps for Business service. The tech giant has taken out the need to have Google+ profile to use Google Hangouts. It would seem they finally got that some business users do not want to expose too much personal information to use the chat service. According to Google, they are promising 99.9% uptime for paying users. Let’s see how spot on that promise is.

Source: Lifehacker

Google uses your hotel confirmation to help you navigate like a local with Search

Google Search has boosted the capabilities of its Search app further with this new feature. While traveling, you can look for places to eat near your hotel by asking Search to “show me restaurants around my hotel.” What you would need to do is have your hotel confirmation saved in your Gmail to gain access to this feature. You can even Search to look for directions from, for example, the airport to your hotel.

Source: Android Headlines

500px helps you keep track of your stats with Insights for iPhone

500px is helping photographers who want to keep track of their statistics with a new iPhone companion app called 500px Insights. It allows you to see a map of your geotagged photos as well as find out your most-used categories and tags. You’ll also be able to see when your account is active and popular, latest notifications, and how many actions happen to your account on a daily basis.

You can also view certain stats about other users, including most viewed, commented, favorite, liked, and highest rated photos. You’ll even be able to find out what the most popular cameras used are, where the photos are taken, and the like. The app has been optimized for iPhone 5 and runs on iOS 7.

Source: The Next Web