MURMER GADGET

Emoji may not be the only pictures appearing in your iOS 8 messages from now on, following the launch of the DrawType keyboard app . The 99c/69p third-party app allows users to sketch out texts from within the Messages app and post them directly to friends, family and colleagues. In order to access the app, it must be installed as an iOS 8 keyboard in the settings menu and then selected from the in-app keyboard options. Users can then complete their drawing and paste it into the iPhone or iPads compose field. Of course, users have been able to paste items from other apps before, but this fully integrated solution may appeal to doodling iOS 8 fans. DrawType ’s creator Theo Watson said the app is designed for a multitude of purposes, for example, replying to a “what’s for dinner?” message with a pizza as shown in the screenshot above, or simply enacting the age old tradition of sending crude phallic doodles to one’s friends. Watson says the functionality of the app may be expanded ...

Imagine streaming video from your Android phone to the web at the click of a button — no Wi-Fi needed, no painful upload times, no maneuvering back and forth between a handful of apps to shoot and share your video. Today, Justin.tv is making all that possible. Its Android app is available for download right now (an iPhone app is in the works) and lets users stream live video recorded on their Android devices directly to the Justin.tv website. Facebook and Twitter sharing are built in (and opt-in for each video). The app works great on a 3G connection, so you wont have to wait for Wi-Fi to get your videos live online. Each video that you stream will be recorded and saved forever at the same URL as your live broadcast, and the video is live and saved online as soon as you hit the apps red recording button, regardless of what might happen to you or your device during the shoot. The apps creators see it as a great tool for average users who want to be able to take the power of mobile video...