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New Leaked Video Shows Off The New Moto X (X+1) And Its Familiar Flick-To-Launch Camera Gesture

New Leaked Video Shows Off The New Moto X (X+1) And Its Familiar Flick-To-Launch Camera Gesture

Michael Crider Michael Crider

One of the less dramatic software additions to the Moto X was the handy and unobtrusive camera launch gesture. While most phones have a quick-launch function for the camera on the lockscreen, the Moto X (and Verizon's me-too DROIDs from 2013) can quickly access the camera with two twists of the wrist, even when the phone's screen is off. According to a video spotted by A Tech Website (no, that's really the name) the upcoming Moto X+1, or possibly "the new Moto X," retains this function.

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Glass Update To XE20.1 Incoming With Better Contact Management, Head Nudge, More Voice Commands

Glass Update To XE20.1 Incoming With Better Contact Management, Head Nudge, More Voice Commands

Liam Spradlin Liam Spradlin

One complaint many Glass users have voiced since the Explorer Program began is that Glass has very limited contact management capabilities. Users could add contacts in the MyGlass interface, but those manually added contacts were the only ones a user could correspond with using Google's eye-mounted computer.

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The Glass team is fixing that - and a number of other things - in an update to XE20.1, announced today. The update will allow Glass to see all a user's contacts, with starred contacts showing up for quick voice access.

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Google Keyboard 2.0 Hits The Play Store, Brings Over Most Of The New Features Found On The Nexus 5

Google Keyboard 2.0 Hits The Play Store, Brings Over Most Of The New Features Found On The Nexus 5

Bertel King, Jr. Bertel King, Jr.

An updated version of Google Keyboard has made its way into the Play Store, taking most of the previously Nexus 5-exclusive features and expanding them out to other devices. We've covered the improvements in-depth before (and provided an APK), but in short, the swiping trail is now white, emoji are built-in, and users can swipe multiple words without having to lift up their finger. Unfortunately, some features still require KitKat, such as full-color emoji.

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Chrome For Android Beta 30 Has One More Trick Up Its Sleeve: An Easy Double-Tap Zoom Gesture

Chrome For Android Beta 30 Has One More Trick Up Its Sleeve: An Easy Double-Tap Zoom Gesture

Jeremiah Rice Jeremiah Rice

If you're in the habit of using the fancy-pants Chrome Beta to get access to the newest features for your browser of choice, try this handy zoom gesture out. On any desktop page, double-tap anywhere, and on the second tap keep your finger on the screen. Then slide your finger up and down for a quick and easy zoom. It works the same way that the "pinch to zoom" function does, but with a single finger.

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[New App] Twisty Launcher Can't Wait For The Moto X, Enables App-Launching Gestures On Any Phone

[New App] Twisty Launcher Can't Wait For The Moto X, Enables App-Launching Gestures On Any Phone

Jeremiah Rice Jeremiah Rice

The flick-gesture for quickly opening the camera app on the Moto X and new DROIDs has been repeatedly highlighted by Motorola. And like any buzz-worthy feature in an upcoming phone, it's been almost immediately duplicated. Twisty Launcher popped into the Play Store last night, promising to deliver a customized version of this gesture-based feature, with the added benefit of being compatible with any device or app.

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The name "launcher" is a bit of a misnomer - Twisty launches apps, but it isn't a homescreen in any way.

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[New App] Adobe's Presenter Mobile Brings Fully Usable Presenter Materials Right To Your Tablet

[New App] Adobe's Presenter Mobile Brings Fully Usable Presenter Materials Right To Your Tablet

Liam Spradlin Liam Spradlin

Seeking to make presenting rich media on Android devices a little easier, Adobe has released Presenter Mobile. As the name implies, Presenter Mobile works with Adobe Presenter which, for those who don't know, is a tool that can take your media-packed Powerpoint deck and turn it into easy-to-manage, interactive eLearning or presentation material. Presenter's desktop software can also create videos "capturing both yourself and your screen" for demonstrations or instructional sessions.

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RockPlayer v2 Comes Out Sporting A Brand New UI, Sharing Between Devices, Gesture Control And More

RockPlayer v2 Comes Out Sporting A Brand New UI, Sharing Between Devices, Gesture Control And More

Eric Ravenscraft Eric Ravenscraft

Forget all those people streaming their movies from the likes of Netflix and Hulu. You like to have a proper collection of video files. You want to own them and watch them wherever you want. RockPlayer, the all-purpose media player app for Android, has been a crowd favorite for just this purpose for a while, even if it's been lacking a bit of luster. Well, today that changes with a huge update to the interface that makes it both prettier and far more functional.

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iKnowU Keyboard Offers Phrase Prediction, Next Letter Highlights And Gestures To Make You A More Efficient Typist

iKnowU Keyboard Offers Phrase Prediction, Next Letter Highlights And Gestures To Make You A More Efficient Typist

Eric Ravenscraft Eric Ravenscraft

There are no shortage of keyboard replacements on the market. Between SwiftKey, Swype, and the various manufacturer-skinned versions, you can't help but have three or four options on your phone. Today's latest entrant, iKnowU, still manages to stand out with the ability to predict entire phrases and highlighting of the next letters it thinks you're going to type. Pretty impressive.

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Of course, the feature that catches our eye most of all is phrase prediction.

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[New App] Sudo QuickLaunch Replaces Jelly Bean's Google Search Swipe Gesture With A List Of Your Favorite Apps

[New App] Sudo QuickLaunch Replaces Jelly Bean's Google Search Swipe Gesture With A List Of Your Favorite Apps

Liam Spradlin Liam Spradlin

Sudo Make Me An App has just released Sudo QuickLaunch to the Play Store, an app that handily replaces Google Search's swipe-up gesture in Jelly Bean with a list of your favorite apps.

If you're like me, you hit the search bar in Jelly Bean more often than you swipe up to get to Google Search, so Sudo QuickLaunch is a welcome addition that not only makes that gesture useful, but can keep your home screen clutter-free.

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Switcher Provides An Incredible Gesture-Based App Switching Tool

Switcher Provides An Incredible Gesture-Based App Switching Tool

Liam Spradlin Liam Spradlin

Vito Cassisi, the developer behind a piece of software that could potentially revolutionize the way Android users switch between apps, updated Switcher today.

Working on the principle that swiping gestures are naturally more satisfying (from a UX standpoint) than press-and-wait actions (a la Android's multitasking button), Switcher's functionality is entirely based on the utilization of universal swipe gestures to switch between running apps (or all apps).

According to the developer, the concept was first imagined when studying on the train, desperately wishing for a way to switch between notes and web that was faster than using home or back buttons.

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