Back in July 2014 Facebook introduced Mentions, a new app for iOS for celebrities and public figures with verified profiles to talk to their followers. Later it was expanded to India and 40 other countries. Now it has launched the app for Android. The app has Live stream feature so that musicians, athletes, actors, journalists and other celebrities can share live video with their fans. Continue reading “Facebook Mentions app launched for Android”
Twitter has updated the iOS app to version 6.44 that now lets you watch Periscope broadcasts live, within the tweets. When there is a Tweet with a link for a Periscope broadcast, it will autoplay right within the Tweet. When you tap the video, it goes full-screen and shows Periscope comments and hearts from other viewers. It doesn’t require you to install Periscope app or even a Periscope account to watch the broadcasts on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for iOS now lets you watch live Periscope broadcasts directly within Tweets”
Google Fit has been updated with a new feature that makes it easier for Android Wear users to track their activities directly from their smartwatch. With the latest update, the app has now been bumped to v1.56.
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Apple Music has surpassed 10 million subscribers in just six months since its official launch in June, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The music streaming service was launched in June with three months of free trial.
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Facebook has revealed that its Messenger app now has more than 800 million monthly active users (MAU). The social network said that Messenger crossed this mark at the end of 2015. In comparison, WhatsApp Messenger has 900 million monthly active users.
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Microsoft rolls out various apps for time to time for Android as well as iOS devices. Today, the company has launched a new app called Selfie, which as the name suggests focuses on enhancing your selfies.
Google has confirmed that it is biding adieu to Oracle’s proprietary Java application programming interfaces (APIs) for its next iteration of Android. The company is switching over to OpenJDK for Android N which was first spotted by users on Y Combinator’s Hacker News and confirmed by Venturebeat later.
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Facebook has been tweaking its News Feed continuously over the past few months and now the social network is testing a new feature where the mobile app could get multiple News Feeds based on different topics.
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Amazon is back with another free apps offer for Christmas. This month it is offering 13 paid Android apps and games worth over $30 for free on the Amazon Underground app for a limited period. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 11.99. Some popular apps and games include, AVG AntiVirus PRO Android Security, Shiver: The Lily’s Requiem, Lifeline and more.
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Earlier in October, Instagram had launched Boomerang app that creates GIF like looping videos. Now, the popular photo sharing app is bringing a bunch of new features to the app that is available on Android and iOS.
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WhatsApp is the largest mobile messaging app in the world with more than 900 MAU. The app which already supports voice calling is now said to bring video calling support soon.
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Viber is taking a leaf from Snapchat to launch an ephemeral messaging app called as Viber Wink. The standalone app allows users to send photo & video messages that disappear after they have been viewed.
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Earlier this month Microsoft officially launched Cortana for Android and iOS. Today, the company is taking down one of the important feature of the digital assistant on Android.
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Facebook’s iOS app is adding support for Live Photos feature, that debuted on Apple’s recently launched iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Uploading a Live Photo to Facebook is same as uploading a normal photo from your camera roll.
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Microsoft has scooped up Talko mobile messaging app for on-the-go business communications for an undisclosed sum. The company will use Talko’s tech to “fuel future innovation” in Skype and Skype for Business.
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