Leaked images show possible redesign of Android icons

It would seem Google is planning to introduce a new look for its Android icons at the upcoming Google I/O developer conference. Android Police obtained leaked documents that show a new look called Moonshine for the Android icons. It has a flatter look that seems to mimic what Google does on the web. Expect to see changes for all Google apps. But then again remember this is still a rumour at the moment so take it with a grain of salt.

Pact pays you stick to health and fitness goals

Having a hard time meeting your diet and exercise goals? Pact (formerly GymPact) is an app the employs a payment/penalty system to your exercise and dietary goals. You have three “pacts” to choose from: gym, food, and veggie. The gym pact gives you credit for stuff like your trips to the gym, reaching daily step count, etc. Food pact requires you to log your daily intake with MyFitnessPal, which syncs data with Pact. And veggie pact requires you to set a goal of eating a certain amount of fruits and veggies per week. You will have to take a photo of your veggies to verify the serving.

The app won’t need you to pay anything upfront but you have to pledge a certain amount of food or exercise goal and corresponding amount. If you don’t meet your goals you get charged a minimum of US$5. Penalties can be adjusted at $5 increments. You can download the app on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Source: CNet

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8.1 for developers

Windows Phone 8.1 is now available for developers. It features the biggest update in look and functionality to Windows Phone since Windows Phone 7 launched and includes the new Cortana Intelligent Personal Assistant which is said to encompass the entire user experience. Unfortunately, Cortana is a US-only feature for now. Also new is an Action Centre used to navigate notifications better and also an improved start screen tiled interface.

Registered Microsoft developers can get a taste of the future of Windows Phone starting today.

PhatWare's new ultimate writing app for iOS renamed as WritePad Pro

PhatWare Corp. today is proud to announce it has renamed its new WritePro word processing app for iPhone and iPad as WritePad Pro. PhatWare has decided to change the app name to leverages the strong brand awareness and foundational technology of PhatWare's popular WritePad app and handwriting recognition SDK.

WritePad Pro, which builds upon WritePad's powerful handwriting recognition technology, adds rich text editing which can be combined with images, custom drawings, and text. The app also integrates with various system resources such as email, contacts, maps, iCloud, social networks, and others. WritePad Pro creates HTML and PDF documents and can open text, Microsoft Word, RTF and HTML files for editing. 

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