Lenovo plans to release 12 Moto Mods per year

Looks like Lenovo is taking the modular phone movement quite seriously. At least serious enough that they intend to release at least 12 Moto Mods per year. There are currently seven different Mods available since it was released back in July. Lenovo’s Moto Mods Director John Touvannas told CNET they intend to boost development of the Mods in 2017. “Our goal is to get more Mods out this year than we did last year, no question,” he said. There have been two new Moto Mods added recently into the mix: a battery pack from Mophie and a car mount from Incipio. We do hope Lenovo and Motorola do intend to push through with these plans to truly develop the modular phone segment.

Source: SlashGear

Google collaborates with En Masse art collective for new Pixel cases and wallpapers

Customization is one of the key aspects of Google's Pixel smartphones with a variety of customizeable Live Cases and corresponding wallpapers available to make each Pixel look unique. Google has extended their customization to include orginial works from the Montreal-based En Masse art collective.

The new Artworks Live Case designed by EN MASSE, a multi-artist collaborative drawing project that explores the creation of highly spontaneous, large-scale collaborative black and white drawings and public installations.

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Reviewer's Choice Gift Guide: Home Technology

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

When deciding to create a series of gift guides for the Holiday and Christmas Season, we decided to focus on technology and products that we have tested and used ourselves, products that have made our lives easier in 2016 and which we would happily purchase after having tested. Here's the first of a series focusing on technology and devices for the home.

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Netflix becomes top-grossing iPhone app in a number of countries

With Netflix bringing the ability to download videos to its service, one good thing came out of it for the streaming service: they’re topping the charts as top-grossing iPhone app in a number of countries. The app has surpassed the likes of Mobile Strike, Candy Crush Saga, and other subscription services like Spotify and Pandora. Netflix has reached number one in the U.S., India, Mexico, and Colombia, according to app performance tracker SensorTracker.

Apple has also something to gain with this news. The company initially gets a 30 percent cut on in-app fees but has lowered that to 15 percent for users who stay subscribed for 12 months or longer. Apple is also said to be considering lowering the fees to 15 percent for video apps that join the new programming guide for Apple TV.

Source: Variety