While I was out
by Volker Weber
Just left the door Wednesday morning when the news started coming in.
- Vine went public with their Windows Phone app. There is so much interesting stuff to see there, but once again I fail at shooting videos. Photos are ok, but I suck at video.
- Nokia released Refocus, the app they showed in Abu Dhabi. It's available for all Pureview Windows Phones. This includes the 920, 925 and 1020, as well as newer devices. Refocus works similar to Smartcam. It takes a quick set of photos. While it is capturing the images, it adjusts the focus, which lets you change the focus later on. In addition to that, you can pop one color to draw attention to a detail in the photo. Try it out.
- HERE Drive and Drive+ also received significant updates. They now work current traffic data into the estimated arrival time. You can also get a quick overview of the traffic around you. Finally, it will list all the turn-by-turn instructions for the intended route.
- Apple released iOS 7.0.4, a small bug fix update that is supposed to resolve an issue with FaceTime calls. iBooks finally gets rid of the wood veneer background but keeps the page curl effect.
- Flipboard for Windows 8.1 (and RT) arrives. Even if it's a complete rewrite, it works exactly as you would expect from the iPad version. Plus, it gives you live tiles for sections. Just pin your favorite sections to the front page.
Anything else?
