HP gunning for mobile market with two new phablets

HP's long hinted that it may get back into the mobile market post-webOS. Now that they've sold off Palm's mobile operating system to LG, HP is betting on Android to power their Slate 6 and  Slate 7 tablets which feature voice calling. Looks like HP is shooting straight for the supersized smartphone market where it can make a dent. The new Jelly Bean powered slates are coming to India first but we'll hopefully see them come to North America sometime soon.

Source: Re/code

TELUS and Koodo Moto G's getting KitKat 4.4.2 update

It looks like the humble yet over achieving Moto G has something its more powerful sibling, the Moto X, doesn't. At least here in Canada, the TELUS and KoodoMoto G's are getting the huge Android OS 4.4.2 update promised during launch late last year. This brings the latest, greatest version of Android to the Moto G and brings a new dialer, the highly touted full-screen mode, imrpoved battery life and the end to the blue on black interface that harkens back to the days of Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. For the full list of features, kindly go check out this link. As for the Moto X, word has it that we'll the long awaited update before February. 

Source: TELUS

Shoot horizontal videos for any device orientation with Horizon 1.0 on iOS

Horizon 1.0 by Evil Window Dog,  lets users record horizontal videos regardless of the device's orientation. Users can hold their devices upright, sideways or even keep rotating them while capturing and the resulting video will always stay horizontal.

While many apps like Instagram offer straightening in photos, Horizon is the first app to do this on video and in real-time as demonstrated in the launch trailer. As the user records, Horizon auto-levels videos utilizing the device's gyroscope. The orientation of the resulting video stays corrected so that it is always parallel to the ground. Users can also choose between eight real-time filters to apply while recording and share the final result to their favorite social network right within the app.

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Moto Assist update for Moto X now enables voice response to texts while driving

US models of the Motorola Moto X smartphone that are running the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade received a notable update in the Moto Assist feature which automates tasks when you are driving, in a meeting or sleeping. The latest update brings the ability to respond to text messages via voice when the Moto X senses you are driving (which it can do with it's motion co-processor). This is good news for all Moto X owners since it will extend the functionality of their device when the update is made available by their respective country carriers. I plan on testing the new Moto Assist feature on my developer Moto X to see just how much of an improvement the update brings.