Google has added Material Design features to Google Keep Android app. The note taking app from Google is getting a revamped UI with Material Design elements.
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LINE launches LINE Maps for Indoor for Android
LINE Corporation has launched LINE Maps for Indoor for Android. This lets users find location in complicated indoor areas, such as department stores, shopping malls and more places. This app initially offers indoor maps of 37 facilities in the Tokyo, Japan and is available in five languages that includes, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), English, Japanese and Korean. Continue reading “LINE launches LINE Maps for Indoor for Android”
Snapchat now alerts users about third party apps automatically
In a bid to boost user privacy even further, Snapchat is undertaking a new measure. The ephemeral messaging service will now start issuing warnings to users on such apps and asking them to change their passwords to protect their privacy.
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Samsung and SAP team up for Enterprise Wearable Apps
Samsung has announced that it is collaborating with SAP to create enterprise mobility apps for mobile devices and wearables. The two companies said they will collaborate to “build on the popularity and reach of Samsung’s mobile innovations and the SAP Mobil Platform,” according to a joint statement from the companies.
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HTC updates BlinkFeed with topic recommendations, easier subscription and more
HTC has updated Blink Feed with various new features and enhancements. The app now adds the ability to easily subscribe to an event, category or subcategory.
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HTC Camera app arrives on Google Play Store
HTC has added its Camera app in the Google Play Store. The app will bring HTC Eye experience to supported devices. Users can directly download updates and bug fixes directly from the Play Store instead of waiting for firmware updates to hit their devices.
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Google Voice adds MMS support on Verizon
Google Voice has announced that it now supports MMS on Verizon. The MMS support was announced to Google Voice last month to almost all the carriers in the US and Canada except Verizon.
Facebook Messenger hits 500 million users
Facebook has announced that more than 500 million users are using its standalone Messenger each month. The social network removed the Messenger from main Facebook app in July and started urging users to download the Facebook Messenger app.
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Instagram finally lets users edit captions and improves Explore tab
A long due and much needed update is finally rolling to Instagram’s Android and iPhone apps. Users can now edit photo captions after they are updated which means all your typos can be deleted and a fresh comment can be added instead.
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HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements
HERE Maps for Android was launched as beta last month. The app has been updated to version 1.0.220 that brings support for Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This update also brings fixes to downloaded voice files that will not be cleared if the phone’s cache is wiped using a cleaner, as it promised. If you lost them during cleaning, you will have to re-download any non-English voices. Continue reading “HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements”
Google Hindi Input app gets Material Design update, handwriting support and more
Google Hindi input app is the latest one from Google that is getting the Material Design update. The app has been updated with handwriting support which was not present earlier.
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Google Drive for iOS gets Touch ID support, video downloading and more
Google has updated Drive for iPhone and iPad with a couple of iO8 specific features. Users can now open files from Drive, and save back to Drive from other apps on your device if you’re using iOS 8.
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Google Hangouts debuts free international voice calling in India
Google is allowing users in India the ability to make international voice calls via Hangouts. This service is already available for users living in the US and Canada.
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Microsoft releases free Office for iPhone, iPad and Office for Android tablet Preview
Microsoft has unveiled free Office for iPhone and iPad allowing users to create and edit documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The company also released standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for the iPhone, along with a new preview of these apps for Android tablets.
Opera Mini 9 for iPhone and iPad brings video boost to reduce buffering
Opera has updated the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone and iPad to version 9.0 that brings new video boost feature that brings down video buffering time. This uses Rocket Optimizer engine from Opera’s Skyfire that it acquired last year to reduce the size of video data, thus saving time and also the data. Continue reading “Opera Mini 9 for iPhone and iPad brings video boost to reduce buffering”