Quick Office , the popular productivity app has today been acquired by Google. Quick Office is well known for providing a powerful and feature rich office suite across Android , iOS and Symbian. Google plans to bring the seamless interoperability with popular file formats from Quick Office to its own GDocs solution.
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Sony renames Playstation Suite to Playstation Mobile ,brings HTC on board
At E3 , Sony has just renamed its mobile gaming center from Playstation Suite to Playstation Mobile signifying a shift towards embracing more OEMs. In addition to the rebranding , Sony has announced HTC as its first partner to bring Playstation Mobile certified handsets.
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Google Maps event scheduled before WWDC, Expected to reveal new 3D mapping features
Google has sent over invites for a special event on 6th June where it will talk about Google Maps. Google is expected to showcase new and upcoming features for their much used mapping solution. In addition we expect a greater focus on 3D mapping.
BlackBerry Music Gateway goes on sale, brings wireless audio streaming for cheap
RIM showed off its BlackBerry Music Gateway sometime back and is now making it available in retail. Priced at $50 , the accessory brings wireless audio streaming from any phone or bluetooth equipped device to your home audio system via the gateway.
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Nokia India teases 808 PureView launch with countdown
Nokia India seems to be ramping up the activities leading up to the launch of its much awaited camera phone , the 808 PureView . In addition to the pre-order page , the company has also today introduced a countdown. We suspect that the countdown might lead to the announcement of availability of the phone but as of now that is just speculation.
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Lava XOLO X900 Review
Intel had been one of the earliest players in the mobile chip sphere with its Xscale line of processors for PDAs. Having sold the division to Marvell in 2006 , the company had for all practical purposes ditched mobile computing.
Then came their effort with Moorestown , based on the Lincroft system-on-a-chip with an Atom processor core, Langwell input / output Platform Controller Hub(I/O PCH), and a Briertown Power Management IC. However due to the lack of proper power management , video encoding and decoding among others meant that the SoC was not feasible for deployment in a phone. What it did lead to is the Medfield processor. This is a true x86 processor chip which will shipping in a number of devices by the end of 2012. Read on for our review on the first phone running Intel’s Medfield processor. Continue reading “Lava XOLO X900 Review”
Facebook for Windows Phone gets updated to version 2.5
The Facebook app for Windows Phone has been under scrutiny due to the lack of several features compared to the iOS and Android counterparts. With the latest version 2.5 update , the app aims to bring it up to feature parity with the other platforms. The update brings many long requested features like threaded messaging and group messaging.
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Rumor : Office for iPad and Android to debut in November
After the purported leak of an iPad version of Office in February , rumors have existed that the extremely popular software might be making an appearance on tablets soon. Speaking to a source , BGR reports that long awaited app might be making its debut on both the iPad and Android tablets sometime in November.
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Skype pulled for Nokia Lumia 610 : Poor performance cited as reason
The Nokia 610 is one of the first phones in the market to run Windows Phone Tango. The latest version of the fledgling operating system is supposed to allow it to run on phones with lower hardware specifications than the current chassis spec. However it seems we might be facing the first signs of app fragmentation on the platform.
Skype , the popular VOIP service , has an app available for Windows Phone devices including lower spec phones like the Lumia 610. Nokia has today pulled the app for the Lumia 610 from the marketplace. Poor performance was cited as the chief reason. Unless Skype does major rewrites to the app to enable it to perform better , we might never see the app on the 610 and similar devices. Continue reading “Skype pulled for Nokia Lumia 610 : Poor performance cited as reason”
HTC : Tablet line up will not be updated to Android 4.0
HTC has updated its upgrade path FAQ page to announce that none of the tablets in its line up will be getting the awaited Android 4.0 update. This includes the Flyer , HTC EVO View 4G for Sprint and the Jetstream on AT&T.
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All Sony tablets to get ICS update by end of May
Sony has confirmed in an interview with CNET that all variants of its tablet line will be getting the Android 4.0 ie ICS update by the end of May. This includes the Tablet S and Tablet P devices. The Sony tablets have been well received for their good hardware. The Tablet P is a unique dual screen device which folds up for enhanced pocketability.
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Google publishes updated search app for iPhone
Google has today published an updated search application for the iPhone which provides a simpler way to access all Google apps from one place. The update boasts of faster autocompletion of search terms. Pages load faster and it is easer to access multiple pages due to a slide-in panel.
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Lenovo LePhone S680 heading to China Unicom
China Unicom , the second largest carrier in China is about to become the second carrier to get access to the latest Lenovo smartphone. Powered by Android 4.0 ie Ice Cream Sandwich , the device is called the LePhone S680. The handset has recently undergone the required certification process which has revealed most of its specifications.
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Sony Xperia S27i leaked via UAProf , Might be successor to Xperia Active
The Sony Xperia S27i has been leaked by means of its user agent profile being listed on the Sony website. It brings with it a whole host of details about the as of yet unannounced phone. It is believed to be the successor to the Xperia S17i or the Xperia Active.
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Photo sharing to be a part of major iCloud update , Coming at WWDC
If the Wall Street Journal is to be believed then Apple might be about to give its cloud service a major functionality boost. At its annual WWDC event, the company is expected to reveal new photo sharing features and a social aspect which will include the ability to add comments to images stored in the cloud.
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