Top 10 Android app updates this week: HTC Dot View, Gmail

Welcome back to our weekly Top 10 Android App Updates column, where we take a look at the most frequently upgraded apps for the week. We’ve found that one of the best ways to discover useful apps is to find the ones that are actually being updated by the developers rather than selecting the apps with the most installs. As in the past, we’re going to filter out minor updates for the super-popular apps that have over 10 million installs, but we’ll make exceptions for apps that have had significant updates. We hope you enjoy this weekly feature and that you discover some apps that end up being useful.

Contacts+ – Version 3.25.7

Contactsplus

What’s new in this version:

  • Android Wear support:
    + Share your contact details by bumping Android watches together!
    + See your incoming texts on your Android Wear watch, reply directly via voice command or snooze it for later
    + See and snooze birthday reminders on your watch as well.

 

MLB.com At Bat – Version 3.3.0

MLB at Bat

What’s new in this version:

  • All-Star Week 2014 events support with live coverage
  • Watch the All-Star Futures Game and Home Run Derby live from Target Field
  • MLB.TV Premium subscribers can watch a live stream of the 85th All-Star Game
  • Overall usage improvements

 

Wearable Widgets – Version 2.0.0

Wearable Widgets

What’s new in this version:

  • Add Android Wear support
  • Change Glass interface to use Bluetooth Secure (requires update of Wearable Widgets Glassware)
  • Fix bug: failure in Bluetooth interface with Glass could send app into a crash loop
  • Fix bug: when resizing a widget, Back button closes app
  • Fix bug: app crashes after uninstalling one of the widgets that had been running
  • Fix bug: deleting sole widget from app doesn’t remove it from device

 

Google Camera – Version 2.3.019

Google Camera

What’s new in this version:

  • remote shutter control for Android Wear watches
  • new Photo Sphere user interface
  • performance improvements and bug fixes

 

Chromecast – Version 1.7.4

Chromecast

What’s new in this version:

  •  Cast your Android screen and mirror what’s showing on your device to the TV. Available on many popular devices with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat MR1) and above. Please visit the Chromecast support site for a full list of devices.
  • Bug fixes.

 

Gmail – Version 4.9

Gmail

What’s new in this version:

  • Save attachments directly to Google Drive so you can access them anywhere while saving space and bandwidth on your device
  • Full right-to-left (RTL) support for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian
  • In any view, swipe from the edge to access the left side menu. You will now also find Settings, Help and Feedback here.
  • Learn why a message ended up in spam with an explanation at the top of the message
  • Visual updates, including profile pictures in the account switcher

 

Box – Version 3.1.2

Box

What’s new in this version:

  • Enhancements to grid view (for tablets)
  • Ability to @mention collaborators in comments (an intern project by Andrew Fang)
  • Many bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Availability of an AirWatch-compatible build upon request

 

HTC Dot View – Version Varies

HTC Dot View

What’s new in this version:

  • Personalization – Select your own photos and images as the wallpaper of the case.
  • Redial – Redial is now available for the three most recent calls.
  • More Notifications – Swipe left and right to see more notifications.

 

Adobe Reader – Version 11.5.0

Adobe Reader

What’s new in this version:

  • Support for printing from Android 4.4, KitKat
  • Cover page support for viewing in two page mode
  • Bug fixes

 

Adobe Photoshop Express – Version 2.3.273

Photoshop Express

What’s new in this version:

  • lemish Removal
  • Defog to remove fog and haze
  • Import RAW photos
  • Control the intensity of Looks
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

 

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Nuevas imágenes del Sony Xperia Z3 filtradas

Sony Xperia Z3 (1) Es un secreto a voces que el fabricante japonés presentará al sucesor del Z2 en la próxima edición del IFA, que se celebrará en septiembre en Berlín. Ya hemos visto algunas imágenes y las posibles especificaciones del Sony Xperia Z3.

Ahora un portal chino ha publicado nuevas imágenes del Sony Xperia Z3, en este caso el modelo de color negro. Si las imágenes no son un fake, se confirma que el nuevo buque insignia nipón seguirá la misma línea de diseño que sus predecesores.

Sony Xperia Z3 con procesador Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Sony Xperia Z3 (8)

Este supuesto Z3 es el modelo que llegará a China, aunque seguramente comparta especificaciones técnicas con la versión europea. De esta forma el nuevo smartphone de Sony latirá gracias a un procesador Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 a 2.5 GHz, junto con 3 GB de RAM y la misma lente de 20.7 megapíxeles que incorpora el Xperia Z2.

La pantalla del Z3 sigue siendo un misterio. ¿Se apuntará Sony a la moda de las pantallas QHD, o seguirá utilizando pantallas 1080p? Yo espero que en este aspecto almenos innoven un poco porque estoy viendo que el Z3 es casi calcado al modelo anterior.

Y es que yo personalmente no entiendo la política de Sony. Soy un fan acérrimo del fabricante nipón pero no comprendo como pueden lanzar un teléfono cada seis meses con las mismas prestaciones que su predecesor. Vale, al público en general le gusta llevar la tecnología más puntera, pero por tener un procesador ligeramente superior al modelo anterior no me parece motivo suficiente para presentar un nuevo smartphone. Veremos con qué nos sorprende Sony en Berlín…

Sony Xperia Z3 (9) Sony Xperia Z3 (7) Sony Xperia Z3 (6)

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Google está sobrepasada por la avalancha de peticiones de derecho al olvido

En la imagen: Volumen de búsquedas de todo el mundo visualizado en el globo terráqueo WebGL – Google

Era de esperar que la sentencia de la UE favorable al derecho al olvido siguiera trayendo cola y así ha sido. David Drummond, vicepresidente…

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active thrown under riding lawnmower, comes out operational

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active was the rugged version of the Galaxy S4, featuring water and dust proofing which was pretty awesome. The metal back also helped make it more rugged, and some people liked the device more than the standard Galaxy S4 simply for the build quality. But we had no idea it could take such a beating.

Thanks to Reddit, we get to see a story of someone mowing the lawn with a riding mower, listening to music on the Galaxy S4 Active. The device slips out of their pocket and falls under the mower. You’d think you would find shreds of a device left, but no, the device comes out mostly in one piece. That corner might be somewhere else entirely.

However, the device works perfectly fine! It didn’t even stop playing music after being hit by the blades, and touch input works as it should. Yeah, the display is pretty messed up, but it’s still an impressive feat nonetheless. It’s just an awesome story we enjoyed. Any such stories of yours you can share?


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HTC Dot View app gets update, adds themes

If you have an HTC One, the Dot View case is a really cool accessory to own. Of course, it has its downsides, but it’s still pretty much a must have even if you don’t use it often. Instead of a solid flip cover, it features a perforated cover that the display shines through to give a dot matrix effect that looks pretty sweet.

To have the case work properly, HTC includes a Dot View app that can be updated through the Play Store. And it’s been updated today, with the awesome addition of themes and customizable wallpapers. In the app, you’ll find 18 themes that change the background of the display when it’s lighting up the case. You can also use your own photos, but it won’t be easy to find one with enough contrast to look good.

If you want to check it out, hit the widget below or head to the Play Store on your HTC One and update the app, then start playing around. How many of you rock a Dot View case on your HTC One?

 

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