Google has launched a new ‘About Me’ tool that allows you to edit and delete your personal data and control what people see about you.
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Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more
Periscope for Android got updated to version 1.3 earlier this week that brought a revamped Global Map feature and option to seek through a replay, now these features are available for iOS users as well in the latest update released today. In Global Map you can now zoom into an area to view more broadcasts, compared to 250 broadcasts earlier, and it also shows replays in the last 24 hours. The Android app also gets pinch to zoom feature for broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more”
Google Maps finally gets offline navigation and search for Android
Google has finally rolled out offline navigation feature for Google Maps. Users can now download maps to their phone, and get turn-by-turn directions and other info even when they don’t have a signal.
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Apple Music now available for Android
Apple Music, the music streaming service from Apple has finally landed on Android. Users can now sign up for a three month free trial period similar to the iPhone users.
Baidu’s MoboMarket 3.0 Android app store now available in Hindi
Chinese Internet firm Baidu has rolled out an updated version of its third-party Android app store – MoboMarket 3.0 – in Hindi aiming at the growing Indian users.
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Facebook is testing Photo Magic facial recognition feature for Messenger
Facebook is testing Photo Magic, a new facial recognition feature that scans your newly taken photos and notifies you with an option to send them to friends who are in the photos.
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Google buys video and photo editing startup Fly Labs
Google has acquired video and photo editing startup Fly Labs for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see Fly Labs technology integrated into the Google Photos app
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Google looking forward to design its own Android chipsets
Google is taking a cue from Apple and is said to be designing its own Android chipsets, according to a new report from The Information.
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Google renames Hindi Keyboard to Indic Keyboard, adds support for 10 Indian languages
Google has renamed the Hindi Keyboard as Indic Keyboard and added support for 10 more Indian languages in the latest update.
Flickr for iOS gets 3D Touch support, Quick Actions and more
Yahoo has finally updated its Flickr app for iOS to support new 3D Touch feature in the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus. Now you can preview photos, people, notifications and more with a light press of the screen. You can use 3D Touch to see a preview by light press, then move your finger left/right to preview neighboring photos. You can press harder to pop to full-screen. Continue reading “Flickr for iOS gets 3D Touch support, Quick Actions and more”
YouTube adds VR video support for Android app
YouTube is banking on the growing market of virtual reality (VR). The video sharing service from Google is adding support for VR video for its Android app.
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Rovio strikes a deal with Idea for carrier billing
With an aim to monetize the growing games market, Angry Birds maker Rovio has inked a carrier billing deal with Idea, as per a latest report from the Economic Times.
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Google Drive gets sharing notification, file access request and more in latest update
Google Drive has updated its iOS and Android app with a bunch of new features. The latest update introduces sharing notification that notifies you when someone shares a file or folder with you.
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Evernote for iOS now supports sketching on notes and split screen for iPad
Evernote has updated its iOS app with a a couple of important features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 7.9 brings support for sketching on notes and split screen for iPad.
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WhatsApp for Android gets Starred messages
WhatsApp has added new Starred messages feature in the latest beta version of the Android app. This lets you star a message, which is similar to bookmarking, so that you can find it easily later. To star a message, you need to tap and hold on a message in a chat. This feature was released for iPhone last month. This was first reported by Android Police on Tuesday. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets Starred messages”