Uber just announced that SPI Cinemas (formerly known as Sathyam Cinemas) have integrated Uber’s API on Android and iPhone apps that lets you request a ride to the respective SPI Cinemas theater once your booking is done. Continue reading “SPI Cinemas integrates Uber’s API for in-app Uber ride requests on Android and iPhone”
Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for web that will allow users to access the chat service on their desktop browsers. Facebook Messenger can be used at Messenger.com website.
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Twitter has removed the Discover and Activity Tab on its mobile apps for Android and iPhone. The microblogging site is taking down these features that showed users what topics were trending or most popular within their network.
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Google is bringing back a popular update to Calendar for Android. The latest update is bringing the Month View feature back that lets users see a broad overview of their month’s appointments in color dots.
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Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has launched Jio Chat, a new chat apple for Android and iOS platforms. In addition to instant messaging, the app also offers voice & video calling, one-to-one & group chats, conference calling, stickers and Channels that lets you follow your favorite brands. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches Jio Chat with messaging, voice and video calling for Android and iOS”
Google Search app for Android is expanding its nicknames feature to more users. As the name suggests, Nickname allows users to add a nickname to people in your contact list.
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Following acquisition rumors since last month, Snapdeal has officially scooped up popular mobile payment service FreeCharge. Both the companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal but one person familiar with the deal said the acquisition cost is $450 million paid through a mix of cash and equity.
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It seems like Google is working on a teleconferencing service. Dubbed as GMeet, the service will allow users to schedule or join a conference call with just one click.
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Instagram is bringing couple of photo editing tools for its Android app. The latest creative tools- Color and Fade, will let users customize their photos by adjusting the color tones.
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Godrej Security Solutions (GSS) has announced the launch of “Privy Point” mobile application that protects all important digital assets, stored on your mobile phone. This app can be customized basis the data that each person may want to protect.
“As India’s leading provider of security solutions to both businesses and homes, Godrej security solution believes in providing complete security to its customers with both advanced physical security and electronic security space.. Sticking true to our brand motto ‘Ab musibat se darna kaisa’, we want to give control of sensitive and personal data on the mobile phone to our user. ”
said Mehernosh Pithawalla, Marketing Head, Godrej Security Solutions.
The app currently helps protect data on phone, including media files (photos and videos) and text messages, bank account/credit card details and identity cards (driving licence, passport, etc. Privy Point was developed through a crowd sourcing platform for users giving them the power to choose the features they would want in the app. Privy Point also makes itself inconspicuous by disguising as an innocuous app like calendar or calculator, that is also password protected, making it difficult for anyone to identify the app.
The Privy Point application has been certified by Valency Networks. It is available Google Play store or the Privy Point website.
Snapchat has updated its mobile apps by replacing Best Friends’ feature with Friend Emojis that only you can see. The new feature is now available on Android and iPhone.
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Twitter has officially launched “quote tweet” functionality that will now embed the actual tweet instead of simply quoting it as text. The feature is coming to iPhone and Web first and will soon land on Android.
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Evernote updated its Android app in February to version 7.0 with Material Design features and now the popular note taking app is bringing the updated version to Android tablets.
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Facebook announced the WhatsApp acquisition in February last year that finally completed in October for $22 billion. Now the social network its testing WhatsApp integration for its Android app, as per a latest report from Geektime.
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Vine for Windows Phone has been updated to version 2.5 that brings several new features, including option to import videos from the camera roll. It also brings option to send and receive direct messages that is already available for Vine on iOS and Android. The update adds several other features, check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Vine for Windows Phone gets messages, import from camera roll and more”
