Google has updated its Google News & Weather app for Android to version 2.2 that brings several new features. The latest update includes, new weather graphs, searchable news, dark color theme, curated stories from publishers and more. You can check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Google News & Weather for Android updated with weather graphs, dark theme and more”
With an aim to help Indian small and medium businesses get an easier online presence, Google has launched “Google My Business” app. Available for the free the app is currently present on Android and iOS.
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Earlier this week, we reported that AirDroid 3 beta has started testing for Windows and Mac. Today, AirDroid 3 has officially come out of beta and launched on Android.
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Google has released a Device Assist app that offer tech support for Android One, Nexus and Google Play Edition devices. The app as the name suggests assists users in troubleshooting problems, tips and more for the aforementioned devices.
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Freecharge has launched “speak to recharge” feature on its Windows Mobile App. The online recharge and couponing service is adding the ability for users to recharge their mobile phones, DTH connections with a voice command.
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Twitter is taking a cue from Instagram and adding new filters to enhance photo sharing experience. The micro blogging site is bringing new photo filters to Android and iOS apps
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Gmail web users can now easily open and edit Microsoft Office attachments. The company is adding adding conversion support in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for 15 new Office file formats.
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Dropbox has updated iOS app with the ability to rename files and folders. The version 3.6 of the app will allow iPhone and iPad users to change the names of files and folder in Dropbox directly from the app.
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Microsoft has bought Acompli, a mobile startup that makes email apps for iOS and Android. The financial details were not officially disclosed by either firms but Re/Code is stating that the amount of deal is more than $200 million.
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Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for Black Friday. The company has announced that it would offer 39 paid Android apps and games worth over $130 for free on the Amazon AppStore only for this Friday, 28th November. Last month the company offered 39 apps worth $115 for free . This time it offers some interesting apps like, WiFi File Explorer PRO, MyBackup Pro and games like Sonic Jump, Angry Birds Seasons HD, Shredder Chess and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers over $130 worth apps and games for free for Black Friday”
Twitter has announced that it will start keeping a track of the apps that are downloaded by its users on mobile devices. The micro blogging site said that it wants to deliver a more tailored experience.
Dubbed as “app graph”, the feature which is optional is roll to iPhone users while it will go live for Android next week. Twitter assured that it will only track which applications you have installed, not any data from within the applications. It will notify users when its monitoring feature will be active. By tracking the apps people are downloading, the company can better gauge users’ interests and surface better suggestions of new accounts to follow and, most importantly, more relevant ads.
“To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might be interested in”
posted Twitter on a company blog.
In order to disable the app graph feature before it appears, you can turn on “Limit Ad Tracking” in your iPhone Twitter app’s settings or, if you are an Android user, select “Opt out of interest-based ads.” Twitter is not the only social network that keeps a tab on your downloaded apps, Facebook also does the same but only for apps that use company’s software development kits.
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Microsoft has released Office for Android tablet preview in closed beta. The company said that is will soon release the Office for Android tablet apps in 2015.
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Opera has launched Opera Mini 8 beta for Android that brings new user interface similar to the Opera Mini browser for Android. This is a lightweight browser that runs on Android 2.3 and higher. It has all the features present in the Opera Mini for Android, including data-saving compression, bookmarks, Speed Dial folders, private tabs and bookmark syncing. Continue reading “Opera launches Opera Mini 8 beta for Android”
Pinterest app for Android has received an update that brings several new features. The popular scrapbooking app has is getting simplified navigation and a refreshed UI.
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Dropbox’s Microsoft integration has gone live on Android and iPhone devices. The software giant announced a partnership earlier this month that will allow document editing capabilities from directly inside Dropbox.
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