Thursday
Mar202014

Pocket unveils prototype app for Android Wear

Pocket hopes to allow users to act on notifications that appear on smartwatches with its prototype app for Android Wear. The concept app works by letting users save articles and videos that have been sent to you by friends. You won’t be able to read the app directly on the watch though.

Source: Pocket

Thursday
Mar202014

Take photos with volume keys with Motorola’s Camera app update

Motorola wants to help you easily take shots with the latest update to its Camera app. Version 3.2 lets users take photos with the smartphone’s volume keys. They even add the nifty feature to headsets with volume controls. The update should be rolling out at the moment.

Source: Android Police

Thursday
Mar202014

Review: LG G Flex on Rogers

By Simon Cohen

The first smartphone on the planet to offer a curved and flexible screen is a powerhouse device no matter which angle to view it from.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (or simply not reading Canadian Reviewer) you’re probably aware that curved screens are all the rage. First it was TVs, with both LG and Samsung debuting curved OLED and LCD HDTVs and UHDTVs.

The rationale being that a curved screen offers viewers better picture quality because it eliminates edge-distortion caused by the increased distance of the sides of the screen to your eye. Yeah, I’m not necessarily buying that reason either, but one thing’s for sure: Curved screens are here and starting with the LG G Flex, they’re going to be in your hand, not just your living room. So the question is, why do we need a curved smartphone?

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Wednesday
Mar192014

Google sells new Nexus accessory to speed up charging

Google has released a new “Nexus Charging Accessory” (a.k.a. a mini USB cable with block adaptor) for your Nexus device. The accessory is listed as a 1.8A adaptor, which is a bit higher than the Nexus 5’s 1.2A adaptor or the new Nexus 7’s 1.35A charger. It might not be blazing fast but it will boost your charging speed up a bit. It retails for US$14.99 and is also available in the Canada and the UK.

Source: Android Police