Apple takes inspiration from ‘Dead Poets Society’ with new iPad Air ad

Apple wants to make sure you think of the iPad Air as a source of creativity and inspiration with the new ad for the device. The clip has been titled “Your Verse” and you can hear Robin Williams’ character from “Dead Poets Society” narrate and quote Walt Whitman’s “O Me! O Life!” You can watch the original clip here.

Find out if someone ‘unfriends’ you on Facebook with Unfriend Notify

If you’re looking for a simple tool to discover who took you off their Facebook friends list, then the Unfriend Notify for Facebook extension is what you need. A pop-up notification will show up on your browser when someone unfriends you on the social network. You can even see which friends you’ve lost with a new Lost Friends tab. The extension works for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Check the weather in style with Solar

While you get your basic weather information covered by Google Now, Solar for Android introduces a bit of style into your weather checks. The free weather app provides you will colorful, visual information at a single glance. You get the basic temperature, date, current conditions and time on the main screen and you just need to swipe down the main screen to view the three-day forecast for your area. You have to scroll up (not swipe) to see the clock spin and provide you will the 24-hour forecast complete with animation for snow and rain and color change for sunrise and sunset. Swipe in the other directions and see what other functions Solar has for you.

Do not expect to receive temperature notices on the notification panel though or a home screen widget. Solar wants you to experience the app on its own. You can download the app here. If you use an iOS device, Solar has been available for a while now and you can get it for yourself here.

Source: Lifehacker

Samsung files for patent to allow mobile devices to track head movements

Credit: European Patent Office

As the rumours of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 continue to surface, CNet reports that Samsung has a new European patent application that specifies a method to control smartphones with the front-facing camera registering head movements. There have been no confirmation when the technology will even be put to use but speculation suggests this new tech might make its debut on an upcoming device from the Korean IT giant.

The application indicates the technology is meant for times when users can’t touch the phone or are wearing gloves that make it hard for the touch-screen to recognize. Operating the phone at those moments can then be done through eye movement, nodding, or even pronounced eyebrow raising.