Gadgetory

it's time doing pinch and headbang I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update if you see someone testing out the google glass headgear and they start blinking their eyes rapidly and pinching the air don't be alarmed this could be a normal way to use the wearable computer some interesting phrasing of code was discovered in the myglass companion app such as the phrase I gestures wink take photo which means you might be able to blink to take a photo and browser to finger zoom which could mean moving a thumb and index finger to zoom in and out there's also code labeled head gestures head wake so maybe shake your head a certain way and it'll wake up the device we'll find out soon enough as the first units start to be shipped out to testers and developers nokia wants you to get excited about a new smartphone with a physical keyboard that's right kids phone makers still see a market for phones with real keyboards and Nokia's teasing that it will release one soon with this mysteriously cropped picture of a bright yellow phone nokia will release more info about it on wednesday tis the season for keyboards BlackBerry's new q10 with a keyboard will also be arriving soon tweetdeck apps have a death date on May seventh tweetdeck apps for Apple and Android devices as well as the Adobe desktop program will cease to work that gives you two weeks to get used to a replacement Twitter management app like HootSuite or use the browser version if you use the Tumblr app to keep up with your favorite blogs and animated gifts you'll start to see advertisements for the first time the ads are similar to Twitter's promoted tweets or Facebook sponsored stories on tumblr the paid post will have a sponsored label with a dollar sign icon here are some new apps that might make your life easier take a look at brightness it's free for Apple devices it tracks the household chores that you always forget about like replacing the air conditioner filter and checking those smoke alarm batteries the app reminds you to schedule home maintenance jobs but it also offers neat tips on how to save energy save money or save space with creative tips it's a good way to kick off a spring cleaning weekend there's also a new Yahoo app for Apple devices and you might like it if you're someone who just wants to quickly scan headlines from around the web if you turn on the visual option the app will show headlines on top of the main photo of the story and the app uses new technology that can summarize the text of the story into a one paragraph without any human interaction but you can click the headline to read the full story the app also has improved video and image search yahoo has been putting lots of energy into mobile lately that's your tech news update you can find more details at cnet com / update and you can follow along on Twitter from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey