Facebook has finally launched the Facebook Messenger app for iPad. The dedicated chat app was previously available only on the iPhone however people could use the app.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini pre-order kick starts in the UK
Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 mini earlier this week . The smaller variant of the company’s flagship phone is now available for pre order in UK through Mobile Fun. Available in Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, and Electric Blue the unlocked 16GB device will cost you 369 GBP.
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Samsung hands over Video and Media hub to M-GO
Samsung has turned over its movie business to M-GO. The electronic tech giant will pull the plug on its video and media hub on August 1.
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Qualcomm buys Wilocity, aims to boost next-gen Wi-fi WiGig
Qualcomm has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Wilocity which is working on chips for the next-generation of Wi-Fi, known as WiGig and 802.11ad. Continue reading “Qualcomm buys Wilocity, aims to boost next-gen Wi-fi WiGig”
LG trademarks G3 Beat, G3 Lite, G3 Vigor and G3 Vista
LG had a successful rollout of its flagship phone LG G3 in May. Now, it looks like the company is involved in making other variants of the G3. According to LG’s trademark filing on USPTO, LG has claimed trademark on four more G3 names for next variants of the phone.
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Microsoft seeking beta testers for Office on Android tablets
Microsoft is preparing tablet version of its Office on Android tablets, according to a report from The Verge. The company is seeking beta testers for the same and has posted a sign-up page where individuals and companies can register their interest in testing pre-release versions of Office.
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Google Play Store gets dedicated Android Wear app section
Android Wear apps have paved their way to Google Play Store. Smartwatches running on the latest Android Wear are already flooding the markets and to use them efficiently, Google has released few apps that support Android Wear.
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Google Play Services 5.0 brings Android Wear support and more
Google has announced a major update to Google Play Services to all the Android devices worldwide. The 5.0 update to Google Play Services brings support to Android Wear. This will bring new APIs that will let developers connect their apps to wearable devices running Android Wear. It will also allow them to easily sync information between their phone apps and wearable devices.
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Microsoft and Canon ink patent licensing agreement
Microsoft and Canon have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement. The company did not disclose the exact term of the deal but said that both will share intellectual property on a “broad range of products and services,” including those for certain digital imaging and mobile consumer products.
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Google reportedly pulling plug on SMS for Hangouts in emerging markets
Google added SMS integration to Hangout last year in October. The feature that was launched to encourage use of Hangouts allowed users to get their Hangouts instant-messages sent them over SMS in case they don’t have an internet connection.
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Twitter’s ‘Buy Now’ button spotted in tweets on mobile
Shopping on Twitter might be a reality soon. The micro blogging site is testing a “Buy Now” button that will enable users to buy things directly from the platform.
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Vine adds Loop Counts to highlight popular videos
Vine has introduced a new feature that will let a user know how many times their 6 second video has been views. Dubbed as Loop Counts, the feature will work as a metric to track the popularity of your video. This sounds similar to Like button on YouTube.
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Google adds Android L support and new features to Docs and Sheet
Google has been updating Drive with various features since last week. First it allowed the ability to edit Microsoft Office files and offline supports for Docs, Sheets and Slides. Also, the Drive app for Android got an update with revamped UI and more. Today, Google has made Docs and Sheet app compatible with recently announced Android L. The move comes from Google just two days after discontinuing QuickOffice from Play Store.
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Yahoo’s new Mail app now on iPad
Google acquires music streaming service Songza
With an aim to expand its music offering, Google has acquired music streaming service Songza. The official news comes weeks after there were reports that Google is going to buy Songza. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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