Motorola launches new Moto E entry-level smartphone now featuring LTE and Lollipop

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Motorola launched an updated and redesigned version of its most affordable Moto E smartphone by bringing Android 5.0.2 Lollipop and LTE to the entry-level. It is expected to be available for about $150 contract-free next month at Koodo, TELUS and Videotron. It will also be available at chatr wireless, MTS and WIND this spring. Its US price is $119.

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Prezi brings presentations to your Android phone

Prezi has heard the plea of its users to bring its presentation platform to Android. Now, those using Google’s mobile platform can bring their presentations anywhere. The app brings features like cloud syncing and remote mobile presenting. So, you always have the current version of your presentation and you have the ability to invite up to 30 people to view your prezi even away from your desk. You also get offline access to recently used presentations and other prezis if you need inspiration to strike. The app is now available for free download on Google Play Store.

Source: Prezi | Download: Google Play Store

Opera offers free apps for emerging countries

Opera is hoping to get people from emerging nations on the internet with its new service. Called App Pass, the company gives smartphone users the ability to download and use apps without paying for data. App Pass will allow operators to provide “free, sponsored or low-cost access to select apps.”  They’re launching the service with fellow Norwegian Teleno. The carrier operates in Vietnam and other Asian countries. They will be offering it in short-term passes at the moment but Opera intends to introduce sponsored and paid plans to give users app bundles for a flat fee.

The service is part of Opera Max app, an Android app that helps cut down mobile data usage by compressing it up to 50 percent.

Source: Opera | Via: Engadget

Microsoft to take out Facebook and Google chat from Outlook.com

Microsoft is encouraging its users to use Skype more on Outlook.com. The company sent out emails to Outlook users that they plan to remove Facebook and Google chat integration in the site. They won’t specify why they took out Facebook chat. But for Google Talk they said it was “due to Google’s decision to discontinue the chat protocol used by the Google Talk platform.”

If you’re worried about your Facebook and Google contacts synced with the webmail service, you don’t have to be. Microsoft said that the feature won’t be affected by the discontinuation of the chat options.

Source: The Verge