Apple to increase UK and Europe app prices

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Prices for content and applications in Apple’s App Store in the UK and Europe are to rise this week as Apple compensates for currency fluctuations and changes in taxation rates. The Cupertino company sent a message to Apple Developers on January 7th outlining that the prices would rise in all European Union countries along with Canada but will drop in Iceland. Continue reading “Apple to increase UK and Europe app prices”

Apple smashes App Store sales record

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Apple has started 2015 with a bang as the company announced it broke its own record for weekly App Store sales in the first week of the year. As noted by Street Insider, Apple sold nearly $500 million worth of apps and in-app purchases in the first week of 2015 with its sales on New Year’s Day also breaking the record for sales in a single day. Continue reading “Apple smashes App Store sales record”

Hike Messenger acquires Zip Phone, will debut voice calling in India

Hike Messaging app has acquired US based voice calling company Zip Phone for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition from the messenger that is a product of BSB (Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between Bharti Group and Japan’s SoftBank).

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HTC to foray into Connected Devices, partners Under Armour for fitness devices

HTC is expanding into other areas of technology, starting with Connected Devices and Internet of Things. The company will develop both hardware and software for different categories.

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Google Hangouts for iOS updated with intelligent location sharing, Google Voice SMS and more

Google Hangouts for iOS V2.5.0

Google recently updated its Hangouts app for iPhone and iPad to add several new features, including intelligent, one-tap location sharing. It automatically detects when a contact in a text chat asks where you are, and lets you share your location with a single tap. This also adds option to access SMS and voicemail messages from your Google Voice account, new stickers and more. Check out the complete changelog below.

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WhatsApp hits 700 million users, adds 100 million new users in four months

WhatsApp messenger is continuing to multiply the user base and the popular messenger now has 700 million monthly active users. 250 million more users have been added since February 2014, when Facebook announced plans to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion.

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Uber and others will have to install panic buttons to continue operations in Delhi

Online taxi services including Uber may make a comeback in Delhi. The Delhi Transport Department has modified Radio Taxi scheme for 2006 to allow these services to continue its operations.

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MX Player for Android updated with Material Design, New Themes and more

MXPlayer 1.7.35 for Android

J2 Interactive, the developers of the popular MX Player view player app for Android has been redesigned with Material Design finally that includes some UI changes, in the latest update (version 1.7.35). Even though the changes are minor, this will now suit the Android 5.0 devices perfectly.

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HTC Gallery for Android updated with Cloud Gallery support

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HTC launched their Gallery app on Google Play few months back so that it could be updated easily. The app got updated with support for viewing images captured using Duo camera on the HTC One few months back. Now the app has been updated with support for cloud galleries. This lets you add Facebook, Google Drive, Dropbox, or Flickr accounts and view images from them easily. Continue reading “HTC Gallery for Android updated with Cloud Gallery support”