New screenshots of Samsung Galaxy S IV confirm Smart Scroll and Smart Pause features

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A natural evolution of the Smart Stay eye-tracking feature from the Samsung Galaxy S III, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV will allow users to Smart Scroll and Smart Pause content on the phone with their eyes. A series of leaked screenshots courtesy of SamMobile shows the setting screens for these features. From what we can see, this looks like a well-realized set of functions that are beyond experimental. It will remain to be seen how well these features actually work. 

Source: SamMobile

Canadian Facebook Messenger users on iOS and Android can now make free voice calls

Already using FaceBook Messenger on your Android device in Canada? Well, now you can make voice calls. Already a feature available in the iOS version of the VoIP app for North American users, the voice call feature is currently exclusive to Canada (but will likely become available in the US in the future). Who needs a Facebook phone when all smartphones can make calls using Facebook. Android users can get the app here. iOS users can get their version here.

Source: TechCrunch

Alarm Clock Email Reader 1.12 for iOS now available

 

Descubriendo Apps today announces Alarm Clock Email Reader 1.12 for iOS, an update to its USA Top 25 Productivity app that reads the user's latest emails aloud each morning as a wake-up alarm. Compatible with Gmail and Hotmail accounts, the app includes a repeat read function, and allows users to select emails by date, choosing a time and date in the From and To picker displays of the Read Range window. The app can also read emails on demand, while users are driving, eating, or working.

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BlackBerry 10 software updated to 10.0.10.85, improves functionality and battery life

The BlackBerry Z10 gets some update love today with a new 150mb software update that improves the ability to tkae photos even without the flash, improvments to calendars specifically when used with GMail, better browser performance and video playback and a huge battery update that involves over 60 battery saving improvements to make the Z10 as long lasting as the BlackBerries of old. Hit jump for instructions on how to get the update.

Software is available over the air (OTA). Typically, you’ll get a notification about new updates, but you can manually check to see if it has been made available by your service provider and install it in a few simple steps.
Settings> Software Updates> Check for Updates> — then follow the on screen steps to install.

The download is approximately 150MB in size, so I recommend updating when connected to Wi-Fi.

Source: BlackBerry Blog

Update on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:26PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Just downloaded and installed the update this morning. 155 MB of download and it took around one hour via WiFi to download and install (long!), another 5 minutes to reboot the Z10. Will put it through its paces and see just how different the performance and battery life is.