Find out if someone ‘unfriends’ you on Facebook with Unfriend Notify

If you’re looking for a simple tool to discover who took you off their Facebook friends list, then the Unfriend Notify for Facebook extension is what you need. A pop-up notification will show up on your browser when someone unfriends you on the social network. You can even see which friends you’ve lost with a new Lost Friends tab. The extension works for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Check the weather in style with Solar

While you get your basic weather information covered by Google Now, Solar for Android introduces a bit of style into your weather checks. The free weather app provides you will colorful, visual information at a single glance. You get the basic temperature, date, current conditions and time on the main screen and you just need to swipe down the main screen to view the three-day forecast for your area. You have to scroll up (not swipe) to see the clock spin and provide you will the 24-hour forecast complete with animation for snow and rain and color change for sunrise and sunset. Swipe in the other directions and see what other functions Solar has for you.

Do not expect to receive temperature notices on the notification panel though or a home screen widget. Solar wants you to experience the app on its own. You can download the app here. If you use an iOS device, Solar has been available for a while now and you can get it for yourself here.

Source: Lifehacker

First Look at Lenovo's Vibe X 5-inch smartphone from CES 2014

Lenovo has a long tradition of showing off handsets at CES even if these are to be sold in limited markets like China or Asia Pacific. This year they proudly showcased the Vibe X which is very much a flagship-level device with a quad core 1.5GHz processor running Android 4.2,  a 5” 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution display (with 440 ppi pixel density) and as Lenovo puts it, "At just 6.9 mm in profile, it slips easily into your pocket or bag, and at only 121 g it will never weigh you down." Will we see this smartphone launched in Canada? Only time will tell, but it is certain to earn Lenovo some recognition wherever it is made available.

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Samsung files for patent to allow mobile devices to track head movements

Credit: European Patent Office

As the rumours of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 continue to surface, CNet reports that Samsung has a new European patent application that specifies a method to control smartphones with the front-facing camera registering head movements. There have been no confirmation when the technology will even be put to use but speculation suggests this new tech might make its debut on an upcoming device from the Korean IT giant.

The application indicates the technology is meant for times when users can’t touch the phone or are wearing gloves that make it hard for the touch-screen to recognize. Operating the phone at those moments can then be done through eye movement, nodding, or even pronounced eyebrow raising.