Google Play Store to reportedly get updated with Material Design UI

Google Play Store will reportedly get a revamped UI along with the recently announced Material Design, according to a report from Android Police. The design language announced at the Google I/O developer conference is expected to gradually land on popular Google platforms.

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SwiftKey user base soars by 54% since going free

SwiftKey keyboard for Android went free last month and since then the user base of the app has increased incredibly. The popular keyboard app has seen a massive 54% increase in the amount of monthly users since last month.

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BBM for Windows Phone Beta program registrations open

BBM for Windows Phone Beta

BBM for Windows Phone arrived on Windows Phone Store in the form of private Beta earlier this week. Today BlackBerry has started accepting registrations for the testing the beta version of BBM for Windows Phone that would be available soon for all. Other than BBM Chats with ability to share pictures, voice notes and contacts , BBM for Windows Phone would have BBM Groups, Broadcast messages and more. Continue reading “BBM for Windows Phone Beta program registrations open”

Google Keyboard updated with spoken emoji, additional languages and more

Google has updated keyboard app with several features. For starters the app gets support for five new languages including Indian English, Basque, Galician, Swiss Italian, and Latin American Spanish. Google Keyboard was released back in June last year, but it is not available globally for all devices yet.

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Angry Birds Star Wars II for Android and iOS updated with 30 new levels, iOS app goes free

Angy Birds Star Wars II Master Your Destiny update

A week after updating the Angry Birds seasons and Angry Birds Go!, Rovio has updated the Angry Birds Star Wars II with 30 new levels in the Master Your Destiny episode. In this episode, you play Jedi Youngling or Sith Hopeful and rise the ranks. You can choose to be bird or pig from your saved characters or by scanning your Telepods. Continue reading “Angry Birds Star Wars II for Android and iOS updated with 30 new levels, iOS app goes free”

LG Smart Keyboard for G3 to get application-based text suggestions, Real-time path input and more

LG Smart Keyboard update for G3

LG has announced that the LG G3’s Smart Keyboard would get a new update this month with new features. LG introduced the Smart Keyboard with the LG G3 and also implemented it the latest G Pad devices that started rolling out last month. The LG Smart Keyboard has adaptive technology that learns as the user types, for faster input with fewer mistakes. It also has an option to adjust the height to fit user’s hands and position of the thumbs. Continue reading “LG Smart Keyboard for G3 to get application-based text suggestions, Real-time path input and more”

Google Camera update brings remote control for Android Wear

Google has updated its Camera app with an ability to take a photo using Android Wear devices. The version 2.3 will use the smartwatches as a remote shutter for your smartphone’s camera.

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Microsoft brings video editing to Windows Phone 8.1 via Tuner app

Microsoft is adding video editing capabilities to Windows Phone 8.1 by launching a new app. Dubbed as Tuner, the app will enable users to edit MP4 clips and add effects to movies on their phone.

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Gmail for Android updated with “Insert from Drive” option

Google has updated Gmail for Android with the ability attach files directly from Google Drive. Users can directly insert files, photos, and documents to Gmail with this latest update.

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Google brings Android smartphone and tablet mirroring to Chromecast

Google has officially launched Android  mirroring on the Chromecast. Originally announced at the I/O the feature will let Chromecast owners with Android devices to “cast” mobile apps, photos, videos, and anything else from their device’s screen over to their TV sets.

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Modern Combat 5: Blackout for Android, iPhone and iPad launching on July 24th

Modern Combat 5

After teasing the next iteration of the Modern Combat for over an year, Gameloft has finally announced that it would launch the Modern Combat 5: Blackout on July 24th. Recently Gamelof announced that the game would have a unified game progression for both single and multiplayer games and four soldier classes. It also revealed the teaser trailer of the game ahead of E3 2014. This would bring innovative new features and mechanics. Continue reading “Modern Combat 5: Blackout for Android, iPhone and iPad launching on July 24th”

Google rolls out workaround for the paid app Android Wear bug

Yesterday, there were reports that paid apps are not working properly on Android Wear devices. Now, it looks like Google has taken the issue in their hands and released a workaround. Under this workaround paid app makers are required to manually package files differently.

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Twitter updates Windows Phone app with multiple photo sharing capabilities and more

Twitter has finally updated its Windows Phone app with some enhancements related to photos. The micro blogging site has updated the app nearly after seven months as it was last updated in November 2013.

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Flappy Bird clone Flopsy Droid lands on Play Store for Android Wear

Flappy Bird, the popular mobile gaming sensation that took the world by storm was taken down by the creator in February this year. However, in May there were reports that the game is making is way back in August with multiplayer capabilities. In the meantime clones of the game that was fetching $50,000 a day through Ad revenue were adding on the app stores.

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