WeatherSignal crowdsources weather using Android phones’ sensors

Most weather apps make use of static stations around cities to get you weather information. With WeatherSignal app for Android, it makes use of your phone’s sensors to get atmospheric results and even ambient temperature, in some cases. It can determine precipitation, air pressure, and the like. For some phones, humidity can be measured, too.

WeatherSignal also makes use of Google’s new Activity Recognition API to keep track of the kind of activity you’re doing as well as the state of the air and your acceleration. It is said to work best with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and works with other WeatherSignal users in your immediate area to determine the weather. You can download the free app from the Google Play Store.

Mentor: Do what you want

This isn’t an app to put your grocery or errand list on. Mentor is more a platform that keeps track of what you want to do, your goals, dreams, etc. It aims to help people achieve what they want to—such as adopting a healthier diet, studying a new language—and makes use of social context by having a community of people “mentor” each other.

You can download this app for free on the iTunes Store.

Digg Reader to launch in June

We join you in mourning the loss of Google Reader but it’s time we all move on to alternatives. Digg has finally announced its version at last week’s Internet Week New York. CEO Andrew McLaughlin said the platform would be called Digg Reader and it would be incorporated into Digg instead of it being a separate app. This RSS reader is set to come out in June and it will let users “sort and rank” content, feature a clean look, and be designed with speed in mind.

Make the HTC One move now

HTC is making it easier for Canadian consumers to finally step up to its premium HTC One smartphone with this trade-in and upgrade offer. The “One Phone, One Weekend, Premium Upgrade” promo started on May 23 and is going to last until May 27. You can get at least $100 and as much as $300 for your old qualified device. Just visit the HTC Trade Up site and enter the promo code “HTC100.” You will get a quote and shipping label to mail it. The promotion applies to all Canadian carriers selling the One—Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile.