Shazam is moving beyond music. The popular music recognition app has launched a new image recognition feature that allows users to scan images.
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Google exec seals the deal on “buy” button in mobile search
It official, Google search ads will soon feature a “buy” button. Omid Kordestani, SVP and Chief Business Officer, Google has confirmed that the “Buy” button will be soon integrated on mobile search results.
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Google Search on mobile to now surface iOS app content
Google has announced that it will now begin indexing content from iOS apps in mobile search results. The move comes from the company a month after it started suggesting users install Android apps right from its search results.
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Microsoft Office Lens app for Android hits Google Play Store
Microsoft has officially launched its Office Lens app for Android. The document scanning app was available in preview but has now landed in Google Play Store.
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Google and Apple said to give its mobile payment services an overhaul
Google is said to announce a new mobile payment service at the I/O conference scheduled on 28 an 29 May. Now a new report from New York Times states that the search giant will launch Android Pay and revamp Google Wallet with different featuers.
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Apple working on Google Now rival “Proactive” for iOS 9
Apple is said to be working on a new feature that is code-named “Proactive”. The new tool will take the iPhone beyond its intellectual digital assistant Siri and enhance the user experience on iOS 9, according to 9to5Mac.
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Xiaomi Mi Fit app for Mi Band updated with Google Fit support
Mi Band’s official Mi Fit app has been updated with Google Fit support that lets you sync your fitness data with Google Fit once you connect your Google account. Your fitness data from the Mi Band will automatically get synced with the Mi Fit app once your open the app, once connected with Google Fit, your data will also get synced with Google Fit once the Mi Fit app is opened. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Fit app for Mi Band updated with Google Fit support”
Microsoft teams up with 20 OEMs to pre-install Office Apps and Skype on Android tablets
Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Office apps and Skype to more partners. The software giant will pre-install the Office and Skype apps on Android tablets from OEMs like LG, Sony, Haier and others.
Microsoft announces Cortana app for Android and iOS
Microsoft has announced Cortana application for Android and for iPhone, after several rumors. It also introduced Phone Companion app for Windows 10, which will be built into Windows 10 that would let you connect your Windows PC to Windows phone, Android or iPhone so that you can set up and sync stuff from OneDrive, OneNote and more across your devices.
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Periscope live streaming app launched for Android
Twitter has finally launched its Periscope live streaming app launched for Android (4.4 or later). It was launched for iPhone back in March. Since then it has received several updates. Periscope lets you start a public or private broadcast, choose to allow comments from just those you follow, and interact with a broadcaster by chatting or sending hearts. The Android app has more features such as granular controls over Push Notification settings, Resume notification and more. Continue reading “Periscope live streaming app launched for Android”
Google Hangouts for Chrome updated with refreshed UI and OSX support
Google has updated Hangouts for Chrome with a revamped UI that brings it in line with Hangouts version on Android and iOS. More importantly, the Hangout app now supports Mac OSX.
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Twitter may acquire Flipboard for more than $1 billion
Twitter is eyeing to acquire Flipboard, as per a report from Re/Code. The micro blogging site is said to be in talks to buy Flipboard for more than $1 billion in all stock deal.
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Instagram starts sending “highlights” email to users
Instagram is making it easier for users with a heavy feed to keep tab on all the important updates from the people they are following. The photo sharing service has started sending “highlights” emails to some of its users, as per Tech Crunch.
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Google’s upcoming Photo App for Android screenshots surface in new leak
Last week it was reported that Google is working on a standalone photo sharing and storage service that will be launched at upcoming I/O conference. Now, screenshots of the Photo app has been leaked by Android Police that gives us a sneak peek.
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My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more
Airtel released a new version of My Airtel app with complete UI refresh for Android, back in March. Today My Airtel app for iPhone has been updated to v3.0 with the same intuitive interface and new features that includes, ‘Airtel Surprises’ coupons on all recharges for the value of the recharge, zero data charges on app usage, management of various customer accounts, quick replication of frequent tasks, faster payment checkout through stored cards (PCI-DSS certified) and ability to recharge any number. Continue reading “My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more”