Gmail for Android now lets you send money as attachments

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Google has rolled out an update for the Gmail app on Android that adds the ability for users to send and receive money via email attachments. After updating the app, you will have to tap on the attachment icon and choose whether you want to send or request money. All this is done through the Google Wallet app.

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You can now book an Uber ride directly from Jet Airways App

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Uber and Jet Airways have teamed up to make it easier for users to book a cab. As a result of the partnership, users can now book an Uber ride right from the Jet Airways app.  Continue reading “You can now book an Uber ride directly from Jet Airways App”

Uptime app by Google lets you watch YouTube videos with your friends

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Google’s Area 120 incubator project has launched a new app which is aimed at social video viewing. Dubbed as Uptime, the app allows users to watch videos in real time along with their friends. Continue reading “Uptime app by Google lets you watch YouTube videos with your friends”

SwiftKey for Android gets four new keypress sound profiles

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SwiftKey has finally added most expected keypress sounds options. This lets you customize the keyboard with four new keypress sound profiles – Modern, Android, Traditional and Blip. To chance keypress sound, you need Simply tap or slide the hamburger icon on the left of the prediction bar to enter the SwiftKey Hub. From there, open the ‘Typing’ panel and select ‘Sound and Vibration’. Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android gets four new keypress sound profiles”

WhatsApp brings back old text status message to Android beta

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WhatsApp rolled out Snapchat like Status update last month but the feature was not well received by users and many of them requested to bring back the old status update with simple text. It looks like WhatsApp is all set to bring back the old status update. WhatsApp Android beta has received an update that sees revival of the old status message feature. Continue reading “WhatsApp brings back old text status message to Android beta”

Samsung Pay might come to non-premium Galaxy smartphones in India

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Samsung launched Samsung Pay, its mobile payment service in India earlier this week which works on premium range of Galaxy smartphones. Now a latest report from Mashable suggests that Samsung Pay will be available soon for budget and mid-range smartphones including the J series. Continue reading “Samsung Pay might come to non-premium Galaxy smartphones in India”

Gboard for Android gets automatic GIF and emoji suggestions, voice typing and more

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Google is updating Gboard for Android with bunch of new features to bring it in line with the iOS counterpart. The app will now offer automatic emoji and GIF suggestions, voice typing, new themes and more. Continue reading “Gboard for Android gets automatic GIF and emoji suggestions, voice typing and more”

Facebook rolls out Messenger Day; copies Snapchat yet again

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Facebook has yet again added a Snapchat like feature for Messenger. This time the social network has rolled out Messenger Day, which is similar to Snapchat Stories and Instagram Stories.  Available on on both Android and iOS, Messenger Day is rolling out to users worldwide.
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Google takes on Slack, splits Hangouts into Chat and Meet

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Google is challenging Slack with two new messaging apps. The company has split Hangouts into two chat apps – Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat. Former is a video conferencing app while latter is messaging app similar to Slack. Continue reading “Google takes on Slack, splits Hangouts into Chat and Meet”

WakeMode sleep and fatigue management tool goes live; predicts your daytime fatigue levels

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WakeMode has launched a new sleep and fatigue management tool that predicts fatigue levels during the day. It provides users with a quantified evaluation of their wakefulness based on the amount and quality of sleep from the night before, and other personal parameters with the help of data analysis technology.

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Paytm to levy 2% fee for wallet topup using credit cards; UPI and IMPS payment options added

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Paytm has announced that it will now levy 2 percent fee for adding money to your wallet using credit card. Earlier there was zero percent fee for recharging your wallet using credit card. There will be no fee for transferring money to the Paytm wallet using debit card or net banking. Continue reading “Paytm to levy 2% fee for wallet topup using credit cards; UPI and IMPS payment options added”

IDFC Aadhaar Pay app launched – Here’s everything you need to know

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With an aim to promote Aadhaar-based payment system, IDFC Bank has launched Aadhaar Pay, an Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution that uses a retailer’s own Android smartphone to enable cashless payments.

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Google Play celebrates its 5th birthday: Here are top 5 most installed apps and games

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Google Play is now five years old, and Google has shared the top 5 most popular games, apps and more in the U.S. since it launched Google Play on March 6, 2012. It also said that these are download only and doesn’t include pre-installed apps on Android devices.
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