LG have dished out a new teaser of their upcoming LG G4, the G4 will be the successor of the G3 which has done quite well since launch,LG have upped their game over the years and are now a true competitor in the market,the G3 was certainly a nice device and the GFLEX2 also seems to be popular amongst the mobile community..
What we know so far it will have a leather back which is not appealing to some although it maybe an optional cover or case, and a decent camera with an f8.1 lens. Rumored specs are rife but we will left LG tell us all themselves on the 28th of April.. LG have a countdown time here for the event.
Loyalty cards are everywhere these days and if its not a card its a keyring/fob and they can add some bulk to your wallet or keychain,with bargain hunting ever more on the increase people like to get loyalty cards everywhere this then results in a wallet stuffed with plastic cards and over time becomes unbearable to carry.Now there is a solution for this..Whilst the app is Optimized for the USA, Canada, Australia & the United Kingdom its worth a mention and perhaps in the future it may also become available Ireland,but for those who travel can use the app and its free on Android,Windows Phone and iOS.
STOCARD IS FAST:
– The built in high-tech-camera scanner enables you to add rewards cards within seconds.
– Have your phone’s screen scanned for a faster transaction at properly equipped stores*.
STOCARD IS EASY TO USE:
– No registration necessary, start using Stocard right after downloading.
– Choose from over 1800 preset discount cards
Stocard supports all major loyalty cards, ranging from drug store cards (CVS, Walgreens, Shoppers Drug Mart) to airlines (American, United, Quantas) and hotels (Hilton, Starwood) to the most popular multi-partner cards like Air Miles, Everyday Rewards and flybuys.
Stocard even works with your favorite auto-club card (AAA, CAA, RACV).
– Add any not preset loyalty card as an “other loyalty card”.
– Discover exclusive coupons, discounts, flyers and circulars in Stocard – all related to your favorite stores!
+ ADVANCED FEATURES:
– Location based-widget: The location-based widget will show you the most relevant loyalty cards based on your location. (GPS turned off by default)
– Rewards cards on Android Wear: Stocard now supports your loyalty cards on Android Wear. Whenever you’re shopping, just pop-up your loyalty cards barcode on your new watch and have it scanned by the cashier to receive your discounts or points.
– You can even use Stocard for your airline-tickets and even gift cards.
If you are planning on buying the Apple watch there is good news,it will be available for it too..
Nuzzel is a news aggregate so to speak and since the app i used most which was called Taptu closed its services i began looking for another app,there is of course many others like FlipBoard,Feedy and gReader but i like to have a selection.
Nuzzle is simple to use and works rather smoothly and requires a FaceBook or Twitter login,this will then keep you up to date with things you may have missed from your friends and news they may have shared,its a rather nice app and deserves the mention.. You can also use Nuzzel to share interesting stories with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, email, or SMS.Within the app you can decide what news to read within timeframes and days..Also you can get customised alerts with breaking news from your friends.
At last One Plus owners can now obtain Oxygen OS but note its not an OTA it has to be flashed onto your device but it does contain some bug ,but this is to be expected and One Plus want to hear what you have to say..before you attempt to flash your device make sure you back it up first,after this process is complete OTA updates will available.
Developing OxygenOS has been an incredibly fun and challenging experience for all of us. In this environment where everyone is fighting to standout with custom ROMs, we think it’s important to go back to basics. We place things like performance and battery life over gimmicks and bloated features.
We want to be careful that we aren’t adding features simply for the sake of differentiation. We’ve implemented some important features thus far, but they are subtle and meaningful. That’s our philosophy behind OxygenOS: keep it light and essential.
We want to emphasize that we built this initial version so that you guys could begin taking a direct role in the future of Oxygen. To make sure we’re heading in the right direction, we need your input. On our forums, you’ll find a feedback app that allows you to submit your comments directly to our ROM team. We encourage you to use it; we can build a better OS together.
Also to note One Plus has been criticised to some extend especially when it came to RMAs and have vowed to fix this they have announced the following on their forum.
In the past, many of you felt that our customer support was lacking, and we heard you loud and clear. We’ve made the improvement of our support team a priority, and we’d love to share with you just some of the ways that we have been working to make the support experience amazing for every customer.
Our customer support team has grown exponentially. A year ago, the OnePlus CS team was our smallest department. Today, it’s the largest, and our team works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure all customer needs can be fulfilled.
After listening to feedback, we’ve made several notable changes to our existing warranty and return policy. Our one year manufacturer’s warranty on the OnePlus One now extends to all of our accessories. In addition, our 14 day no-questions-asked return policy has been extended to 15 days.
As for our RMA (return merchandise authorization) process, we’ve increased the numbers in our RMA and Payments teams, meaning more requests are filled each day. We’ve made improvements to our web platform, making it faster for our agents to assist whatever issues our customers may have. Our target is to shorten the turnaround time as much as possible and make sure you can have your repaired device back within 7 days.
One Plus is a year or so old and are trying really hard to help its customers so going forward they are moving in the right direction
Yesterday Motorola’s Software product manager, David Schuster, said on his Google+ account that all 1st gen Moto devices are being tested on Android 5.0.2 on par of the Android 5.1
Apparently all of the improvements found with the latest build, suggest it’s better for the customers, go directly to 5.1
Schuster said nothing about when the update will start rolling out, but should be really soon as the Moto G Google Play Edition is already receiving the OTA making this the first GPE devices getting the new build.
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Facebook is working hard on making us use their services, and now the have add a new app to fight with Vine, let’s take a look at Riff.
Riff is the new Video app from the big blue, and it present and interesting way of share stories.
Once you have the app, you log in with your FB ID and immediately can start using the service, you can watch some of the videos already done by the developers or some global videos made from other users.
What’s the story with the app?
Well, you just need an idea, make a short video (20sec limit unlike Vine) explaining your idea, and then any FB friend you have can add another video to the same story.
Once they have done that, they friends can do the same, so your initial story now have hundreds of sequels.
The story can remain as Riff exclusive or you can share them on the social networks you have.
The app is on IOS and Android, with no words on WP
Microsoft yet again dish out more goodies for Android and iOS users despite the lack of favours in return im sure people will be happy to hear they can now avail of the feature.However the version for Android is just a preview. Office Lens is a handy capture app that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner. It crops, straightens, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable. Pictures of documents are automatically saved to OneDrive and editable on any device.
Office Lens on iPhone
Identifies printed text with optical character recognition (OCR) so that you can search by key word for the image in OneNote or OneDrive.
Converts images of paper documents and whiteboard notes into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDF files for easy editing and reformatting (see moredetails here).
Captures business cards and generates contacts you can add to your phone.
Inserts images to OneNote or OneDrive (as DOCX, PPTX, JPG or PDF format) and gives you options to save, export and share the image.
If you like games and are bored here is a new game called Tapp from the creators of the great app Drippler.Tapp is simple, yet strangely enticing and addicting game. The goal is to tap as fast as you can and set the record for highest number of taps per minute. Accomplishing that is tougher than it seems when you realize you’re up against millions of players around the world.
The idea of the game was born out of a frustration that all parents can relate too. Matan Talmi, CEO explains: “one weekend, my 2 year old son was begging to use my smartphone. I realized that all he wanted to do was tap the screen and see it respond. It occurred to me then that that’s what I do too: tap the screen and wait for a response – whether I’m waiting for a text, email, or scroll Facebook. I thought it would make a great game.”
Following the massive blowout success, Drippler spun out Tapp, and is now in the final stages of raising Series-A funding from a group of VCs and angel investors. “We got several acquisition offers from the world’s biggest gaming companies but turned them down.” Talmi says, “we’re planning to use the funding to launch on more platforms, and start monetizing. Tapp for iPhone is already in the works, Android Wear and Apple Watch versions will launch later this year so users can play right on their wrist. We believe Tapp has the potential to turn into the biggest game in history!”
I’m pretty sure that at least once you have sent an angry or embarrasing message during a night out to you ex girlfriend or the girl you like and the next morning you wish haven’t done that.
We all have wish of have an app that doesn’t let us send messages when we’re drunk, well although is not the same, now we can “unsent” those msg thanks to RakEM a new messaging app for Android and IOS.
This app have the essential self-mutating encryption algorithms, the basics device-to-device communication, picture sharing, voice calls, video calls, voice messages, and video messages.But also a little like the last update to the BBM you can now erase a massage un both devices.
But RakEM has and advantage and this lies in one simple thing. In order to do that on the BBM you need to activate that function (a thing we’re not able to do in such state), while in the RakEM app you just erase the message and done!
In here you can see a funny video showing how the app works.
