EnTech: Tesco International Calling VOIP app comes to Windows Phone

Tesco International Calling VOIP app comes to Windows Phone


We regularly reports on apps coming to Windows Phone, but rarely are they as useful as the latest arrival on our platform, Tesco International Calling.

The Tesco International Calling App lets you enjoy cheap international calls and send SMS messages direct from your mobile, offering a great  alternative to traditional international calling cards.
The app works both via the local phone network (much akin to a calling card), and over WIFI like Skype (with calls and SMS messages then being free).
The app offers:

• Earn free credit when recommending friends
• Call at great rates from only 1p to over 200 countries
• Enjoy cheap calls to India, Pakistan, Poland, Nigeria, USA, Bangladesh and many other locations overseas
• Send an SMS to anyone in the world
• Enjoy free App to App calls and send messages free of charge (Wi-Fi/3G only)
• Easy to use; syncs with contacts
• Make international calls over Wi-Fi, 3G and local access (03 number)
• Share the product on Facebook and Twitter
• Travel Mode ensures that calls can only be made via Wi-Fi, perfect for when you’re overseas and want to avoid roaming charges
• Register your Clubcard and collect points on every top-up
• Calls to the 03 access number are free for Tesco Mobile customers

The service requires a Windows Phone 8.1 device. New users get a free £1 credit.
Download the app from the Windows Phone Store here.

EnTech: Canada's response to Netflix is available nationwide this summer

Canada's response to Netflix is available nationwide this summer


Canadian cable firms Rogers and Shaw have hogged the Shomi video service all to themselves during its testing phase, but they're loosening up now that they're nearly ready for prime time. The two have revealed that their answer to Netflix will be available to all Canadians this summer, not just the companies' internet and TV subscribers. As during the beta, you'll plunk down $9 CAD ($7 US) per month to get a mix of shows and (mostly older) movies, including Transparent and other series that are Amazon exclusives in the US. The service already works through Android, Apple TV, Chromecast and iOS devices, so you won't be hurting for places to watch.
The expansion isn't just about giving domestic cablecos a shot at money that would otherwise go to Netflix and other American providers. It's partly a foil to CraveTV, a service meant only for Bell customers. Also, Rogers and Shaw are under pressure from Canada's telecom regulator, the CRTC, to open up. The agency has ruled that any video-on-demand exclusives must be available to every Canuck online -- if companies want sole access to a hot series, they can't force you to sign up for other services in order to start streaming. This probably won't get you to drop your existing US subscriptions, but you at least won't have to jump through hoops to check out options from the Great White North.
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EnTech: Skype for Mac gets updated with UI improvements

Skype for Mac gets updated with UI improvements

Microsoft released a new update for Skype for Mac yesterday. The latest update isn’t a major one, however, it does bring some nice improvements. With the latest update, the input field on chat gets some visual improvements, making it easier for users send images on the chat. Alongside the small UI tweak, there isn’t any […]
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EnTech: Moleskine brings stylish notebook aesthetics to calendar app, integrating maps, contacts & weather

Moleskine brings stylish notebook aesthetics to calendar app, integrating maps, contacts & weather


As someone who does everything electronically, I’m always slightly bemused by people who still use pen and paper â€" but there is something about Moleskine notebooks that does occasionally make me wonder just a little if I’m missing out. The company today appears to be targeting people like me, with an app that brings the stylish, minimalist aesthetics of the notebooks to a new iPhone and Apple Watch app.
Moleskine Timepage aims to integrate your iCloud, Google and Microsoft Exchange calendars with contacts, maps and weather. For appointments elsewhere, it will display a map of the location, show you the travel time by car, public transit, cycling or walking â€" and show what the weather will be like when you get there … 
You can choose from thirteen Moleskine colors for the app’s pages, and decide how many days to view in the free-flowing timeline. You can also use natural language to add appointments, like “Coffee with George at Monks.”
I use multiple color-coded calendars so I can see at-a-glance not just what I’m doing, but what category it belongs to (tech writing, novel writing, social, etc), so I don’t think the solid color pages will work for me, but I’d otherwise be tempted to take it for a spin.
The company suggested last year that there was a good overlap between Apple and Moleskine customers, its CEO noting that its retail stores do better when they are close to an Apple Store.
Moleskine Timepage costs $4.99 from iTunes and is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, with a companion app on the Watch. Check out the full feature list below.

FEATURES:

• Your schedule is presented as a continuous timeline, making it easy to view a whole week at a glance or keep scrolling into the future to see what is coming up.

• A fully featured weather app with beautiful interactive charts is built-in so you can plan for the day.

• Adding events is as simple as typing something like “Coffee with George at Monks” and Timepage will take care of the details.

• Elegant single day and event views that keeps you focussed with info like “1 hour free after this until Meeting at 4pm”.

• Get travel time and directions for your events by car, public transit, cycling or walking.

• Works with Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange (2007 with EWS) and Apple iCloud.

• Personalise your calendar by choosing how many days to show and selecting from thirteen Moleskine colors.

FOR APPLE WATCH:

• See your day-by-day schedule for the next week.

• Weather information with rain and temperature graphs so you know how to prepare.

• Maps show how to get to your next event and transit times for walking, cycling, driving and public transit.

• Glance view that shows how long until your next event and how long it will take to get there.

• Contact information and event notes are right there on your wrist.

• Event reminders will tap you on the wrist.

• Handoff from any day to your iPhone for quickly adding a new event.

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1. Titanium Tate (@TitaniumTate) says: $5 might be a couple of dollars too much.
   
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   • Nick Donnelly says: If people actually use this â€" its worth WAY more than $5 come on… You pay maybe $1000 for the hardware ultimately.
     
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EnTech: Watch this: The best Hyperlapse video yet

Watch this: The best Hyperlapse video yet


We have posted a few Hyperlapse videos before, and they have been pretty great, but the above video by Cory Cousins of a bike ride in Pittsburgh easily takes the crown with a great scenery, great sound track and that feeling that you are flying around the city at super speed.
You can create your own Hyperlapse by downloading the  app in the Windows Phone Store here.

EnTech: Man gets $120 ticket for changing music with his Apple Watch while driving

Man gets $120 ticket for changing music with his Apple Watch while driving

A driver in Quebec, Canada claims he was fined $120 and given four points on his driving record for changing music on his Apple Watch while driving. While the driver disputes that this is not against the law (at least in Canada), many regions of the United States are not so keen on Apple Watch usage while driving. For example, the following definitions of devices that cannot be used on the road in New York clearly match the Apple Watch: “broadband personal communication device”, “two-way messaging device”, “portable computing device”, “or any other electronic device when used to input, write, send, receive, or read text for present or future communication.” Because the Apple Watch falls under those definitions, usage of the device is likely subject to the same fines as using a cell phone in applicable regions. Unfortunately, a study from March indicated that using a smartwatch behind the wheel can be even more distracting than a smartphone.


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1. thegamingart says: Should they remove the entire dashboard if they believe any disruptions will cause issues?
   
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   • prolango says: Taking your eyes off the road, for any reason, represents a risk to you and other drivers. Look up all the YouTube videos and this comment won’t sound as humours. ;-)
     
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     • srgmac says: I agree with you but I don’t believe in these laws. It only makes sense â€" someone with their eyes on the road 24/7, not listening to music or doing anything else only looking at the road, obviously has a better idea of what’s going on compared to someone who’s looking at their GPS telling them what road to take next. Accidents and deaths / serious injuries are not funny at all in any circumstance…that shit is no joke…I understand why the laws exist…it’s like a lot of things…assholes who did nothing but talk or text on their phones 24/7 while driving and killed people in the process ruined it for the rest of us, who occasionally checked messages in a traffic jam or at a stop light â€" yes, I do that once in awhile, I’ll admit it.
       I don’t know what the solution is to stop or decrease accidents, but I do know you can’t legislate common sense, and I also know that sometimes people think they have the ability to multitask and concentrate on the road but are surprised that really they can’t in the end…so I’m not going to argue that you can look at your phone / watch *and* concentrate on the road, and drive just as good as someone who isn’t doing that.
       
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     • Brandon Burkett says: So you’ve never changed the radio station, flipped your visor down, turned on or off the heat or cold, adjusted the temperature, rolled down your window, took a drink from a water cup located in your center console, changed a CD, checked your odometer or speedometer, looked in your review mirror, or made eye contact with one of your passengers without every taking your eyes off the road?
       If you have, then by golly you are a God among men. For all us other “lesser” beings, we all have done these things at some point and the overwhelming majority of us manage pretty well. The OP “thegamingart” wasn’t attempting to diminish the real danger taking your eyes off the road can and does represent to oneself and others. But he did clearly point out how overly broad the law was in its definition, clearly suggesting that anything in your car that was electronic or distractive was illegal or should be.
       Personal responsibility and common sense have not and will not be something you can legislate. Don’t preach to others simply because you fail to grasp sarcasm.
       
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     • freediverx says: So how long before someone does a study indicating that listening to the radio increases your chances of an accident? Or how about distractions from other people riding in the car, especially children?
       
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2. srgmac says: What *isn’t* distracting when driving except driving and doing nothing else â€" no radio, no talking, no listening to audiobooks, no navigation â€" etc â€" even eyes free Siri is distracting â€" changing the radio station is distracting…none of those are illegal…You can’t legislate common sense.
   
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   • TechSHIZZLE.com says: I hope one doesn’t sneeze, blink, cough, or yawn resulting in distracted driving. Maybe there should be a law that makes it a crime to drive when under the influence of a cold, flu, bright sunlight, or airborne pepper.
     
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   • Michael Sullivan (@GeniusUnleashed) says: I read that when radio was introduced to cars way back when, accidents decreased because less people were falling asleep at the wheel. I think radio while…taking selfies…using a dashcam for a funny video…etc…is definitely dangerous.
     
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3. Built Frenchié says: He deserve the ticket in two counts. 1.) for laziness: what is wrong using the car radio. 2.) using smartwatch devices smart phones while drives, kill lives, so I don’t feel sorry that he got the ticket.
   
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   • rogifan says: I could just as easily get into an accident fiddling with the car stereo. A friend of mine got into an accident taking her eye off the road for one second to check her makeup in the visor mirror. Should we ban car stereos and mirrors?
     
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     • shareef777 says: You’re absolutely right, but car radios are designed to minimize distractions while a phone is the complete opposite.
       
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     • Built Frenchié says: You going to tell is ok to use an watch while driving a moving vehicle? What is wrong in being a safe driver?
       
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     • Smigit says: 1) That’s probably a large factor in why voice or wheel controls are continuing to grow in presence.
       2) No, they should fine and deduct points from twit drivers that are dealing with their makeup while driving.
       
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     • thethirstsecretattack says: The only accident i’ve been in was due to faulty hardware aka android phone. Google maps kept crashing. Switched to iphone. Haven’t had a problem since.
       
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   • TechSHIZZLE.com says: 1. He has better taste in music than what he would hear on the crappy radio;
     2. a) Smartwatch devices- if you have a link to an article where a smartwatch caused a death, I’d love to see it.
     b) Smartphones- yes distracted driving while texting has caused many deaths. However, the National Institutes of Health hasn’t found a correlation between cellphone use and traffic deaths. Not that there isn’t one, just that it hasn’t empirically been proven. Here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001674/
     
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     • Built Frenchié says: You going to tell me that using a smartphone have not cause any deaths???!!! How is a smartwatch any different. He should focus on the road! Leave the watch alone. I am an apple fan and I also have the watch. I know when not to use the watch and focus on driving. Radio? Majority of cars uses Bluetooth, so no excuse.
       
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4. srgmac says: I wonder how it’s legal to have those Apple Pay / contactless pay systems in drive thru’s in NY â€" using your watch to pay while getting starbucks = fine, points on your license, and insurance rate increase.
   
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   • shareef777 says: You’re parked/stopped. World of difference. If you can’t see that, then you shouldn’t be driving.
     
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     • srgmac says: You’re not parked at all â€" you’re just as “parked” as you are during a traffic jam or at a stop light â€" and in both of those situations, you can be ticketed for using your phone or smartwatch. The way the law is written in a lot of states, it doesn’t matter that the vehicle is not moving â€" the only thing that matters is if the engine is started…so in those states, it should be illegal to use your phone or watch to pay for something at a drive thu.
       
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   • greginprague says: At the Starbucks drive thru you’re not on a city street and traffic laws don’t apply. It’s the same when you’re in your driveway at home. Similarly, you can’t get a ticket for ignoring the stop signs in the strip mall parking lot (though you might be found at fault if you cause an accident).
     
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5. shareef777 says: Expected. As a driver, the only electronics you’re allowed to interact with while driving is installed in the dashboard. Those components go thru rigorous testing and limitations to ensure that they minimize the distractions (obviously no guarantees, but it’s a heck of a lot better then what you’d get from a phone/watch). You can’t expect laws to govern items that can be removed from the car, so they shouldn’t be used while inside a car and driving.
   
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6. Tommy Thiffault (@tomthif4) says: interesting… I also live in Québec so I think I’ll stop using my pebble
   
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7. surfingarbo says: I’ve (wrongly) tried to use my watch whilst driving. It’s not safe and I won’t be doing it again. Yes, it’s easy to use voice, but functions where you have to use a second hand to change a song or hit send for a text message is dangerous for driving.
   
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8. Built Frenchié says: I find it very interesting how some people think is okay to use a watch while driving. When you get your ticket and get hit with 4 points, remember this post.
   
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9. Built Frenchié says: using a mobile devices while driving kills. tell these these victims it don’t!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m58hGFUbICE
   
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10. thethirstsecretattack says: Wish my $468 5 over the speed limit citation would stay in vegas.
    
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11. bpbatch says: Again, Seth Weintraub, another article that 9to5Mac has no INTEGRITY after publishing.
    “According to a Twitter post I received this evening, an anonymous Canadian man claims a police officer charged him with a felony for owning, operating, and utilizing an Apple Watch. The officer then confiscated his Le Car and summoned the man to a lifelong sentence to Greenland.”
    Me: I think an article like this is journalistic malpractice.
    Seth (or whomever blocked out his handle): Waaaah? I sourced the Twitter feed I received this afternoon! It’s legit!
    Fanbois: APPLE DOES NO WRONG! THIS WAS A GREAT POST! SSSHHH!! MY MOM IS COMING!
    Real World: Yeah, kinda dumb. Let’s retract this article and change the byline to, “9to5 Staff.”
    
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12. Nick Parmar (@TemporalArc) says: Bah…he can afford it.
    
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13. The Amazing Iceman (@amazingiceman) says: The problem with a device with a small display like a watch is that it requires more focus from the user to be able to read it. A phone has a larger screen that’s easy to read; a car stereo has a display large enough to be quickly read.
    To be able to change a song with your watch you would need to take one hand off the wheel and also accommodate your other hand at an angle that would allow you to interact with the display.
    Think about it: how firmly are you holding the steering wheel now?
    
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14. cjt3007 says: As far as I’m aware it is not illegal to use a phone that is mounted on the dash for navigation or that is operated via voice command (as people are claiming any phone use is illegal). He should have just used siri… a device on your wrist is not the same as one in your hand as both hands can be on the wheel and he could just say hey siri next song, or play artists/song such and such.
    
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15. gshenaut says: This (drivers trying to interact with their smart watch) has been one of my main worries about the Apple Watch. I’ve even pondered various technical solutions, such as the watch automatically going into a non- or less interactive mode if the GPS detects movement at more than a jogging pace, until a password is entered (this would also be good for the iPhone itself).
    
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16. snoman4096 says: How about you don’t write this article? Do you want to have to remove your watch whenever you get in the car? That would piss me off. Don’t draw attention to one dumbass that must’ve been very conspicuous in his song changing via apple watch, and one hardass cop that thinks it’s a novel idea to fine someone for glancing at their watch while driving. Just don’t propagate this stupidity by writing about it, K?
    
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17. rwanderman says: Well, there goes my idea of using an Apple Watch as a speakerphone while driving (I live in CT where cell phone use while driving is illegal).
    Interesting that one can still legally buy and install a bluetooth speaker that connects with one’s phone and one still needs to push a button on it to make it work. Many put them on their sun visors and that surely gets one’s eyes off the road…
    I don’t think what’s happened in Canada is bad, probably right, but it foils one of the reasons I was considering an Apple Watch.
    As I get older, even animated conversation happening between passengers while I’m driving through a city is bothersome so no doubt talking to an Apple Watch would be too.
    Maybe I’ll have to buy a Google (driverless) car to use an Apple Watch to talk on the phone.
    
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