Review: Moto X (2014)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I have no doubt that this year’s Moto X can tussle with any of the leading smartphones we have today and match or even surpass them in the common functions, running apps, surfing the web, multitasking, and even starting the camera and taking burst-mode photos, which are all a huge improvement over last year’s model.

Last year’s most surprising smartphone was the Google-owned Motorola Moto X. A mid-range smartphone in terms of specs, it innovated various areas and became a favourite of many reviewers as well as loyal fans who preferred it to the Nexus 5 as the closest thing to a Pure Android device.

Great design, touchless control, gesture-enabled camera and for lucky US-based users, a fully customizable palette of colours, textures, capacities and even startup screens. The Moto X was the blueprint that was used to create the Moto G (Moto’s white knight) and the Moto E; the original Moto X remains one of 2013’s best non-superphone devices. Let's find out how the new one fares.

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HTC offers Sense 6 lock screen on Google Play

HTC continues to unbundle its system apps and this time around the Sense 6 lock screen is decoupled from its firmware. However, you won’t be able to get this if your device isn’t running Sense 6. But for those who can run this, you would need to reboot after you install the lock screen. It’s not the most utilitarian app but it’s a good thing that it is making its way to Play Store so updates can get to us faster. If you own a One M8 or M7 you might be prompted to update pretty soon.

Source: Droid Life | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Google announces first batch of Android apps to come to Chromebook

Google previously announced that they would be bringing certain Android aps to Chromebook and now the day has come. Google is bringing the likes of Evernote, Vine, Sight Words, and Duolingo to the Chrome operating system. Using Google’s App Runtime for Chrome, these apps are meant to provide the full Android experience on the Chromebook, even when it isn’t connected online.

If there’s a certain app you’d love to see on your Chromebook, you can let Google know here.

Source: Google | Via: Droid Life

Video Hangouts don’t need Google+ accounts anymore

A small but significant update makes its way to Hangouts app this week. Users who want to join multi-way video calls no longer need to have Google+ accounts to use them. It works for both iOS and Android. But this isn’t the only update coming for Hangouts, Google is planning to refresh the messaging service further. We’ll keep you posted on other changes.

Source: Google | Via: Android Central