TiVo creators introduce online video auto-curator Qplay

TiVo has debuted a new streaming box that curates online videos according to your preferences. The Qplay TV adapter plugs into the HDMI port of the television. It comes with a companion iPad app to allow you to customize your interests. The app pulls content from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Vimeo, and Instagram. The company plans to add more sources in the future. Viewers can also curate clips via a browser bookmark and share these to friends or to other Qplay users outside your network.

The app will then generate curated playlists or “Qs” according to your choices. There are regular Qs based on interests and Social Qs based on the content your friends share on Facebook and Twitter. You can watch the videos on your TV or on the iPad app. The device is up for pre-order at $49 with limited amounts currently being shipped.

Source: Slash Gear

Microsoft to bring back Power and Close buttons in Windows 8.1 update

Microsoft has finally responded to the plea of keyboard and mouse users to bring back the Power and Close buttons in the Modern (Metro) user interface. Windows Phone Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore said the return of the feature is meant to “bridge touch and desktop.” These buttons will be brought back to the top right corner of Metro apps.

Source: Gizmodo Australia

WhatsApp to include voice capability

Facebook’s recent acquisition, WhatsApp Inc., plans to include voice functionality into the application in the second quarter of 2014. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum said at Mobile World Congress the feature will be available first on Android and iOS devices and then Windows and BlackBerry.

“We want to make sure people always have the ability to stay in touch and call their friends, families and loved ones and do it easily and affordably,” Koum said.

Source: Toronto Star

Sony debuts 10.1-inch Xperia Z2 tablet

The Sony Xperia Z2 tablet doesn’t want to be left behind the powerful Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone that debuted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This new 10.1-inch tablet features a 1920x1200 resolution display, 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB internal storage. It also comes with an 8.1-megapixel rear camera, digital noise cancellation, 6.4mm thin body, and waterproof and dust resistant at IPX5/IPX8. The tablet will be launched around the world this March.

Source: Droid Life