Vine starts taking note of loop counts, revamps Home and Activity feeds

Prolific and good Vine users might get more traffic with the new feature introduced. Vine is now tracking the loop count of a video across its platforms (mobile and Web). Some videos might have the “+” attached to its loop counts because that means the videos had been looped before April 3 (when they started tracking Vine loops).

Vine has also redesigned the Home Feed for Android and iOS to make it easier to like and comment as well as see videos from edge-to-edge. They have also retouched the Activity feed so you can see the separation between New and Older Activity. It also lets you know if your Vines surpass certain milestones like 25 or 100 likes.

Google Play editions of HTC One M8 and M7 get Android 4.4.4 upgrade

Good news for owners of the Google Play editions of HTC One M8 and M7! It would seem the latest version of Android KitKat has begun rolling out to your devices. Don’t expect any user interface changes or the like though because Android 4.4.4 is for the backend of your device. It says it improves performance, security, and stability.

Source: Android Central

Lenovo files patent for a Google Glass-like wearable concept

Lenovo looks like it wants to enter the wearable technology market with a new US patent they applied for. They are trying to patent a headset design that features dual screens, voice recognition, and touch-based navigation. It has a bone-conducting microphone about your nose bridge to make it easier to catch your voice. We’re not sure what Lenovo will do with this patent but it gives us an idea of what we might get in the future.

Source: Engadget

Microsoft tipped to add folders to Windows Phone

It seems Microsoft is starting to take design cues from iOS and Android with reports that Windows Phone 8.1 will carry the ability to have folders on the Metro interface of the mobile operating system. The Verge reports that a removed support article showed the company’s plans to support app folders natively. It will be similar to how Android and iOS implement it by letting users drag one tile on top of another to create folders that users can rename. We will let you know if we find out anything else about this new report.