Pinterest introduces Guided Search feature to mobile devices

Pinterest has rolled out an expanded search engine of sorts for Android and iOS. Guided Search is designed to help you look for specific pins or give you an idea of what else you want to check out on the site. It shows you a list of Pinterest tiles popular with other users and additional keywords related to your initial search to narrow down your search more. For example, you type in “running” and then it shows you keywords like “songs” and “tips.”

This new feature not only appeals to users looking to widen the scope of their searches on the site but can help advertisers target their potential customers. Pinterest recently just started exploring the idea of paid advertising so this can be seen as a move to develop that further. And they would have a large database to dip into. Pinterest says they now host 750 million boards with 30 billion pins. According to the site, guided search will roll out on the web and everywhere else soon.

Source: Pinterest Blog

HTC begins roll out of Sense 6 for One M7 on May 12

Have you been waiting to get the Sense 6 on your One M7 device? We have good news for you. HTC has announced they would release Sense 6 user interface for the One M7 starting May 12. The Sense 6 brings new features such as flatter UI elements and brighter colors, a more contextually aware BlinkFeed screen reader, Motion Launch, a new camera app, and Extreme Power Saving mode. You can find out more information about the update progress and other real-time information on how to prepare for the new update here.

Cyanogen starts search for female volunteers to supply voice samples

Want to be part of developing one of the latest smartphones coming out? Cyanogen Inc. wants help from female volunteers to refine the custom wake-up command of the OnePlus One. The company needs females within the 18-75 age range to supply various voice samples that would help them fine tune the wake-up feature.  Cyanogen has put up more details on their Google+ page for those interested in helping out.

Google updates Camera app to let you take photos while shooting videos

After releasing the standalone app for the stock Google Camera, Google released a small update for the app that would help endear it more to avid smartphone video takers. The new version 2.1.042 finally lets users take photos while filming clips. It’s not a big update but the feature has been available on other camera apps for a while that it’s good that Google has brought it to its stock Camera app. The update is rolling out at the moment but if you can’t wait, here’s a link to the APK file.

Source: Android Spin