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SwiftKey Keyboard goes free, gets SwiftKey Store, Emoji prediction and more

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SwiftKey Keyboard has finally gone free on the Google Play with the latest update. It was priced at $3.99. For those who purchased it, the company offers a Premier Pack of 10 new premium themes worth $4.99 for free. The new update also brings a lot of new features including SwiftKey Store that would let you purchase premium themes and theme packs, a new Nickel default theme, optional number row, improved prediction engine and more.

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Facebook accidentally rolls out Slingshot app, takes it down from Apple App Store

Last month reports suggested that Facebook is working on a Snapchat competitor Slingshot. The ephemeral messaging app enables users to send disappearing photo and video messages.Facebook launched Slingshot today on the Apple App store but then took it down after some time.

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Skype for iPhone to undergo major facelift within a week

Microsoft has announced that it will soon give Skype for iPhone a major makeover in about a week’s time. The latest 5.0 update will make the Skype app for iPhone five times faster than the current app along with fewer lags.

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CyanogenMod Theme Showcase app coming to Google Play on June 16th

CyanogenMod has announced that their Theme Showcase app will available in the Google Play Store from June 16. The well-known custom ROM had previously launched their CM Apps app onto the Play Store.

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Apple reportedly acquires social recommendation search app SpotSetter

In a bid to boost its mapping service, Apple has scooped up social search engine app SpotSetter, according to Techcrunch. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the company. Founded in 2011, SpotSetter provides personalized recommendations for places to go such as restaurants, stores and entertainment venues.

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Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone updated with new features

Facebook has updated Facebook Messenger for Windows with two new features. The latest update makes photo sharing easy and fast as the camera button is now situated within the app.

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Google Hangouts for Android to get custom notification and SMS block list

Google is updating Hangouts with small but key features. Users can now assign custom ringtones for individual contacts which is a much needed feature that was absent on Hangouts for a long time.

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Apple forays into health and fitness with HealthKit and Health App

After an arrays of speculation and leaks, Apple has finally announced HealthKit platform and Health app. Coming to iOS 8, HealthKit is a cloud based health platform that consolidates user’s health information on iOS devices.

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After Android, Google+ for iOS gets ‘Stories’, photo editing and more

Google updated Google+ for Android and Web with Auto Awesome Stories feature last month. Today, Google is bringing the same feature to iOS devices. The update comes at the time when Apple has announced iOS 8, latest software update for the iPhone and iPad.

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WhatsApp is back on Windows Phone Store, brings Chat backgrounds, Privacy features and more

WhatsApp for Windows Phone 2.11.490

WhatsApps was suddenly removed from the Windows Phone Store due to technical issues and the WhatsApp team said that they are working with Microsoft to resolve the issues and bring it back shortly. The app did not return to the store even after a week, leaving Windows Phone users frustrated, since this is the only way to download the app for the platform. Few hours back the apps has returned to the Windows Phone Store and it has also been updated with new features.

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BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon

BBM 2.2 for Android and iPhone

BlackBerry has updated the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android to version 2.2. This brings new sign up screen and new sign in screen for new and existing users respectively. The new sign up screen now has limited number of fields. You just need to give your name, email and a password. This update also adds option to invite a user via email. You can just accept the contact by opening the email. Continue reading “BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon”

ING Vysya Mobile app released for Windows Phone

ING Vysya for Windows Phone

ING Vysya Bank has launched its ING Vysya Mobile app for Windows Phone users. The app has a unique balance meter that induces customer to keep more balance in the account and remain in the Green Zone. There is also an option to turn off this feature. Other features include, option to scan and store cheque images for future reference, send sms to beneficiary after fund transfer, locate nearest ATM or branch and more. Continue reading “ING Vysya Mobile app released for Windows Phone”

Google Camera 2.2 update brings new panorama modes, timer and more

Google Camera 2.2 for Android

Google has started rolling out a new (v2.2) update for the Google Camera app for Android users that brings a lot of new features, including new panorama modes, option to set a timer, take a snap while shooting video and more. The company released the Google Camera, a standalone camera app for Android smartphones last month on Google Play that brought SLR-like Lens Blur mode. This update brings SLR-like creative picture modes wide angle and fisheye for Panorama. Continue reading “Google Camera 2.2 update brings new panorama modes, timer and more”

MapmyIndia launches NaviMaps Freemium Navigation app for Android

MapmyIndia NaviMaps

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and location apps has launched NaviMap, a Freemium navigation app. This offers alternate routes and lets you share real-time journey updates on Facebook. Additional features such as Real time turn-by-turn voice guidance in 10 regional languages that includes Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, House Number Data, POI and more would be available via in-app purchases. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches NaviMaps Freemium Navigation app for Android”