Vine introduces Direct messaging with updates to its iOS and Android apps

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Vine, the popular video sharing service, has updated its service today, to include direct messaging. The updated service is now being rolled out to iOS and Android devices with an app update on their respective stores. Since launch, Vine has grown into a massive community of video makers, using it mainly for its performance art potential. In the mean time, the community itself started getting personal, with couples vining each other, and viners forming couples, so there obviously was a bit more space for personal communication for Vine as a service, as video messaging has been a long time riddle. We also think that Vine would be happy to know that the service has matured to become part of a particular set of people’s lives, an indication of growth and popularity.

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Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999

LAVA QPAD e704

Lava has launched QPAD e704, the company’s first tablet in the QPAD series. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor with Videocore IV GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and has a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999”

Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th

 Samsung ATIV SE

Samsung ATIV SE for Verizon has finally gone official after several leaks. Even though Samsung did not announce the smartphone officially, Verizon has put up the smartphone for pre-order on their website. As rumored, the phone has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor (Snapdragon 800?) and runs on Windows Phone 8. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th”

MTS Blaze 4.5 Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) smartphone launched for Rs. 9999

MTS Blaze 4.5

MTS has launched Blaze 4.5, the company’s latest dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone in the Blaze series. It is the successor of the Blaze 4.0 and packs a 4.5 FWVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “MTS Blaze 4.5 Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) smartphone launched for Rs. 9999”

FireChat for Android released, lets you chat with nearby users without cellular network

FireChat for Android

Open Garden, a San Francisco-based company that promotes Net Neutrality released FireChat app for iPhone last week, that lets users chat with nearby users without WiFi, data connection or even cellular network. The app is now available for Android. This uses Open Garden’s mesh networking technology to enable peer-to-peer connections with other nearby Android devices. Continue reading “FireChat for Android released, lets you chat with nearby users without cellular network”

Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones

Flipkart Moto G Exchange offer

Motorola partnered with Flipkart to launch the Moto G in India back in February starting at Rs. 12,499. Flipkart has introduced a new exchange offer that lets you exchange your old phones to get a discount of Rs. 2000 when you purchase Moto G. This is applicable for both 8GB and 16GB variants. Flipkart has also listed the eligible phones for exchange that includes phones from manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo, Lenovo and more. Continue reading “Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones”

Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM-4Itching to get your hands on the latest build of Windows Phone 8.1 and really don’t want to wait till your carrier pushes out the update? Microsoft has made it easy for you. Starting April 14th, you’ll be able to download the update as a preview release. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th”

Piriform releases CCleaner Beta for Android

CCleaner for Android

Piriform, the creators of the popular system cleaning utility CCleaner for Windows and Mac has released the first version of the CCleaner Beta for Android, as it promised last month. The app has been released after months of research and development, along with a huge amount of user input, testing and feedback, says Piriform. Continue reading “Piriform releases CCleaner Beta for Android”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo dual SIM smartphone listed on official website in India

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-I9300I) with dual SIM support has appeared on the official Samsung India website. The Galaxy S3 Neo+ with 1.4 GHz quad-core processor went official in China earlier this year, but the Galaxy S3 Neo has a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Last week a retailer revealed the specifications of the smartphone and mentioned that the smartphone would go on sale in India soon.
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Samsung ChatON 3.5 brings Hindi support, file sharing up to 1GB and more

Samsung ChatON 3.5

Samsung has updated its ChatON Messaging app to version 3.5 that brings new features including option to share files up to 1GB at a time, recall option to cancel messages sent to wrong person, real-time location sharing and more . Check out the complete change log of the features. Back in September the company announced that ChatON has over 100 million users. Continue reading “Samsung ChatON 3.5 brings Hindi support, file sharing up to 1GB and more”

Apple to reveal the future of iOS at WWDC’14 on June 2nd

Apple WWDC 2014

Following the yearly tradition, Apple has announced the dates for its Worldwide developer conference, the WWDC 2014, starting on the 2nd of June. The event, where Apple’s software products take center stage, mainly for their new features and updates,  will be touching upon the future of iOS and OS X, the company’s operating systems for its two different kinds of devices. Two months after Microsoft’s own developer conference, it will be Apple’s to tell the story of how its platforms have evolved.

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Tiny Thief for Android and iOS goes free, lets you purchase more levels

Rovio Stars released Tiny Thief, a puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad last year at $2.99. The game has received a new update that makes it free for both the Android and iOS platforms. Even though it is free to download, you can only play three episodes with 5 levels in each episode. You have to pay to play more episodes. Continue reading “Tiny Thief for Android and iOS goes free, lets you purchase more levels”

Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5 Photo Gallery

Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5-11

Oppo Find 7 was introduced as the successor of the Find 5. Oppo also unveiled the a variant with a 1080p display. Since both these share most features, Oppo decided to name it Find 7a, instead of Find 6. The Find 7a has a 5.5-inch display, bit larger than the 5-inch display on the Find 5, but the body is hardly larger than the Find 5. The Find 7a packs a 2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor instead of 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Let’s check out the photo gallery. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5 Photo Gallery”

Universal apps are coming to Windows on Phones, PCs, Tablets and Xbox

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Among the myriad of announcements Microsoft made at its Build 2014 keynote is one small but highly important detail. With the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system moving to a WinRT layer, all the Microsoft platforms now run on the same runtime, which includes all the devices like a PC, a tablet, a phone, and yes, even the Xbox One. Powered by a common runtime, developers will be able to target all these devices with a shared set of code that will work across all the platforms, like for example notifications, in-app security and so forth. This also means that users can buy an app from one store and use it on another, although the interface will change according to the form factor.

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