YouTube 5.0 for Android brings card UI, picture-in-picture viewing, and more

New YouTube 5.0 UI (top), old YouTube UI (bottom)

YouTube is rolling out an update for its Android users that will have you easily scrolling through the new navigation menu, flip through videos quicker with the new card user-interface, and multitask while watching videos with the new picture-in-picture option. You just need to swipe the video down (or tap on the check mark in the upper left corner) to minimize the video you’re watching while you browse YouTube and you can close the minimized video quickly by swiping it to the left. It isn’t a system-wide option (meaning it doesn’t work outside of YouTube) but it is a start.

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Bell TV app goes live

Have those popular live or on-demand channels stream right into your tablets and smartphones with Bell’s new Bell TV app at no extra charge. Bell Fibe TV users can even stop and resume on-demand programming between their televisions at home and their mobile devices. The Bell TV app also adds the Bell Mobile TV service, which allows users to watch TV anywhere over Bell’s high-speed wireless network or over Wi-Fi. Up to 10 hours of Mobile TV connectivity is available for a lot of Bell Mobility rate plans or it can come as a $5 a month add-on that has no effect on the data usage in a customer’s plan.

The Bell TV app is available for the Android, BB10, and iOS devices. You can find out more about what channels are available and other information over here.

Incipio acquires Braven, expands portfolio to include rugged bluetooth speakers

Two of the most progressive names in high-tech and mobile accessories are joining forces. INCIPIO Technologies Inc., designer and manufacturer of award winning mobile device accessories, today announced the acquisition of privately held BRAVEN LC. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Provo, Utah, BRAVEN is an emerging mobile device accessories company specializing in wireless audio products and is the first company to produce a portable HD speaker/speakerphone that doubles as a mobile phone charger.

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Review: Sony Xperia Z

Text, video and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sony’s Xperia Z is one of the most progressive and feature-packed Android smartphones in the market today and it is also one of the most desirable Sony has ever produced.

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