Android L tipped to fix battery drain bug caused by Nexus 5 camera app

If you’ve noticed that the camera app on your Nexus 5 has been draining your battery more than it should, we’d say you’re not alone. There is either a new bug or the previous bug is alive and well and draining you of your phone’s charge. An “mm-qcamera-daemon” activity has been showing up on some Nexus 5 phones. The issue reportedly appears when the daemon enters a stuck state, which then consumes a large number of CPU cycles and drains your battery faster. And while Google won’t publicly comment on this issue, they seem to be working on it. A Googler marked the bug as “future release in the AOSP tracker. This means there is a chance that Android L update will remedy this issue.

Source: Ubergizmo

Lenka camera app available for free until Oct. 7

Care to inject a bit of black and white flair to your photos but don’t want to spend for it? Lenka is offering its camera app on iOS for free this week to celebrate its 100,000 downloads. Now, instead of shelling out US$2.99 for the app, you just have to download it before October 7.

The app shoots in black and white and it lets you shift focus, adjust lighting of the shot, or change composition. It doesn’t, however, let you import saved shots to give them the black and white treatment. Nor can it be used to make dramatic selfies. But if you’ve wanted to experiment with monochrome shooting on your smartphone, now would be a good time to do so.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free until Oct. 7)

Google brings Photo Sphere Camera app to iOS

In case you missed it, Google recently brought its unique camera app to Apple’s iOS platform. Photo Sphere Camera will let you take 360-degree shots. You just need to point your viewfinder at the dot on a screen and tilt and move the phone around until you get the entire scene. It’s very much like creating your own Google Street View photo that you can share on Google Maps and other social networking sites. If this is something you’d like to try out, then you better download the app here.

SlowCam brings slow-mo video recording to other iOS devices

If you feel envy over new iPhone 5s users and their ability to create slow-motion videos on their phones, you can also do it now with your iOS device. SlowCam works on iPhone 5 or older Apple devices as long as it runs on iOS 7. You can record 60 frames per second videos on iPhone 5, 5c, and other older devices, while you can record 120 fps videos on iPhone 5s. The recordings are saved in the Camera Roll in 30 fps, which saves you space.

The SlowCam app is available on the iTunes App Store for $1.99.