Evernote introduces handwriting and highlighting support to Android

Evernote wants to help you jot down notes easier with new handwriting support on its Android app. The pen icon on top of the app will let you start scribbling away with a stylus or your fingers. Beta testers of the feature claim it works best with stylus-friendly devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note series. Evernote also added a highlighter to the updated app as well as the ability to create note links and duplicate notes. The camera also has better and faster focusing.

Source: Lifehacker

HTC launches budget-friendly Desire 310

HTC unveiled a new budget device in Taiwan meant to provide value for money for its users. It runs on a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 4.5-inch screen, 5-megapixel rear camera, and BlinkFeed stream on top off Android operating system. It also comes with an Offline Reading mode to let you read up to 120 articles on your personal feed without Wi-Fi or data. There is no specific price yet but they will offer “maximum value” and will be available in Taiwan by April.

Source: Slash Gear

Motorola reads your notifications out loud with Touchless Control app

Motorola updated its Touchless Control app for Moto X, Droid Mini, Droid Maxx, and Droid Ultra phones running Android 4.4 KitKat. Users just need to say “What’s up” or “Read notifications” to have their latest notifications read to them without touching the phone. It’s not exactly ideal to doing this in public as it reads your unread text messages and emails out loud but it works if you’re in the car alone.

The Touchless app currently supports Canadian French, U.S. English, U.S. Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Source: Cult of Android

Yahoo! to halt Google and Facebook account login with its services

Time to unearth the password for your (most likely embarrassing) Yahoo! ID. The tech company plans to phase out the ability to log into its services with the use of Google and Facebook accounts. Yahoo! aims to provide the “best personalized experience to everyone” and they believe the third-party logins get in the way. They did not give a timeline when the login buttons will disappear for all online properties of Yahoo! Yes, that includes Tumblr and Flickr.

Source: Engadget