Facebook announced its Facebook Home launcher for Android in April. Facebook is already the homepage on the desktops of most people and with Facebook Home, it is trying to stamp its authority even in the smartphone segment. Facebook Home was launched as a lock-screen replacement application and it brings posts from your Facebook feed right to the lock-screen of your Android smartphone.
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Vodafone India launches new My Vodafone app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry
Vodafone India has launched a new My Vodafone self service app for iOS, Android and Blackberry platforms. This lets you pay phone bills, recharge prepaid account, track service requests, subscribe to the best offers and more. The app allows real-time integration with Vodafone systems to access several information such as billing, recharge and data consumption. This works both on GPRS and 3G and also on Wi-Fi (Registration requires Vodafone Data Connectivity).
Even though the app has been available for the past few months, the updated version 2.0 app brings a lot of new features several improvements that makes it faster.
Speaking about the app, Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India, said
As customers evolve they will increasingly seek self-service. An easily accessible and user friendly portal is essential in this context. We believe ‘My Vodafone’ app will help our customers track daily usage and empower them in line with our proposition of ‘POWER TO YOU’.
Features of My Vodafone for Android, iOS and BlackBerry
- View your current bill details, charges, unbilled amount, credit limit etc
- Pay bills or recharge your account using your Credit Card
- View recent payments made or Check your main and bonus balance
- View and subscribe to best offers
- View/Change Bill preferences
- View recent recharges and deductions
- View current voice plan details, data plan details and recent data usage
- View current data plan details and data usage
Download My Vodafone (Free) – Android | iPhone and iPad | BlackBerry
Nokia HERE maps for Windows Phone to come with incremental updates
After selling out to Microsoft, one of the businesses that was left to the Finnish company was Nokia HERE Maps. Nokia HERE maps is one of the popular navigation tools and its best feature is that it is available offline. Nokia was the first to introduce Vector maps for smartphones and have been innovating in the digital maps field ever since its inception. The latest piece of innovation is the introduction of incremental updates to HERE offline maps.
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LinkedIn and Pulse for iPhone and iPad refreshed for iOS 7, LinkedIn for BlackBerry 10 gets new features
LinkedIn has updated their official LinkedIn app for both the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry 10. Even before the iOS 7 release a lot of apps got updated with iOS 7 support, including a new UI. Now the LinkedIn and Pulse apps have finally been updated with a new flatter, cleaner and more modern UI for iOS 7. LinkedIn acquired Pulse, a news reader app back in April, and this is the first major update after the acquisition. The new LinkedIn app for BlackBerry v10.1.5 brings improved and unified search, specialized content catered to your interests, better sharing and a simpler design. Continue reading “LinkedIn and Pulse for iPhone and iPad refreshed for iOS 7, LinkedIn for BlackBerry 10 gets new features”
Axis Bank launches new Mobile banking app for Android and iPhone
Axis Bank has launched new Axis Mobile app for Android and iPhone, in partnership with Tagit, a leading Singapore mobile solutions company. With the launch launch for new apps, it aims to reach out to 15 lakh customers through new delivery channels. The app offers personalization depending on the user segment ( Youth , Premium & Prime segments) and comes with social media Integration that pulls images from Facebook / Twitter or option to upload photos for beneficiaries. It lets you access savings as well as credit card accounts, manage transactions, pay bill, transfer funds and more. Continue reading “Axis Bank launches new Mobile banking app for Android and iPhone”
DishOnline Live TV and online video streaming app for Android released for DISH TV subscribers
Dish TV has launched DishOnline, an online application for Android exclusively for DISH TV subscribers. Once you login with your Dish TV account, you can watch over 35 live TV Channels, Videos on demand and a wide range of Bollywood and Hollywood movies. This app works both on internet-enabled Android smartphones and tablets. The app works on two devices with a single account. The app has been optimised for 3G and Wi-Fi Networks, says Dish TV. Continue reading “DishOnline Live TV and online video streaming app for Android released for DISH TV subscribers”
Samsung’s ChatON messaging application now has 100 Million users
Samsung announced their cross-platform messaging application ChatON two years back during October 2011. Earlier this year, in May, Samsung announced that their ChatON application had an user base of 50 Million and just four months later, they are now announcing that the user base has doubled since May and now a total of 100 Million users use Samsung’s cross-platform messaging application – ChatON.
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Hyundai India launches Hyundai Care app for Android and iPhone
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has launched Hyundai Care, the first integrated service mobile application in India. This app is already available in several countries and assists the customers with service support, service network, car service calculator, service appointment and more. This also lets you find dealers on a real time basis. Other features include, GPS enabled trip meter, reviewing vehicle service history, labor charges, insurance calculator, timely service reminder, Hyundai emergency service or road side assistance and more. Continue reading “Hyundai India launches Hyundai Care app for Android and iPhone”
PUMA launches PUMATRAC running app for iPhone
PUMA, popular for its sport products has launched PUMATRAC, a unique running application for the iPhone. This app has simplistic user-friendly design and has pre-loaded Tictrac technology that analyses how external conditions affect your running performance. This is designed to motivate athletes to get out the door and discover ways to get the most out of a workout while having fun along the way, says Puma. The app would be available for Android early next year. Continue reading “PUMA launches PUMATRAC running app for iPhone”
Skitch 3.0 for iPhone and iPad brings Quick Shot mode, Send to Meeting, AirDrop and more
Evernote has also updated the Skitch app for iPhone and iPad along with the Evernote app. The new Skitch app version 3.0 brings support for iOS 7 and a lot of new features including a Quick Shot mode that lets you mark up photos easily since the app opens up the camera mode. It has a white arrow overlay to add markups and captions by tapping the field at the bottom of your image. Continue reading “Skitch 3.0 for iPhone and iPad brings Quick Shot mode, Send to Meeting, AirDrop and more”
YouTube for Android v5.1.10 update brings New Video Notifications
Google has updated the YouTube app for Android to version 5.1.10 that brings new video notifications feature that lets you receive notifications for new videos that match your interests. This update also brings promoted video to front and center and also adds advertisement from Google for some videos. YouTube for Android and iOS got a major update last month that brought a lot of new features including watch while you search, play all button in playlist and more. Continue reading “YouTube for Android v5.1.10 update brings New Video Notifications”
LINE messenger for Android and iPhone updated with Video calls, Albums and more
LINE, a cross-platform messaging app from a Japanese Internet Company was officially launched in India back in July. The app has received a major update for iPhone and Android to version 3.9, that brings a lot of new features including option to make and receive video calls, Albums feature that lets you create and edit photo albums with a friend or in groups and more. The iPhone app has Snap Movie function to add BGM to short videos and send them to your friends.
New features in LINE for Android and iPhone v3.9.0
- Make and receive Video Calls
- Snap Movie function lets uses create their own original video clip (up to 10 seconds), add BGM and share it with other LINE users (Only for iPhone)
- Albums lets you create and edit photo albums with a friend or in groups. Anyone in the group can add new photos to the album or delete existing ones.
- Now you can set privacy settings for each post on your Home/Timeline to limit its audience.
- Now you can remove friends from your Blocked or Hidden lists.
The new iPhone version also adds support for iOS7 and also allows you to forward videos received in chats to other groups or friends. Video calls feature is also available for Mac app. Snap Movie feature would be available for Android soon. The app is also available for Windows Phone and BlackBerry.
UC Browser 9.3 for Android brings Smart Downloads, new add-ons and more
UCWeb, a leading global mobile internet software and services has updated UC Browser for Android to version 9.3. The latest UC Browser comes with Smart download capability with Smart Reconnection, Smart Preview and Smart Manager, in addition to lot of new add-ons such as QR Code Generator, Gestures, Private Bookmarks and more. The new version also brings upgraded Facebook Uploader and Translator. Continue reading “UC Browser 9.3 for Android brings Smart Downloads, new add-ons and more”
BBM for Android and iPhone not coming this week, says BBM head
BlackBerry Messenger for Android was supposed to go live last week, but the launch was paused after the issues caused by leaked the Android APK. BlackBerry announced a couple of days back that they have paused the roll out since the leaked APK brought 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours, even before the official release that created several issues when they were about to release these apps officially. We even tried out BBM for iPhone that went live briefly on Saturday in the New Zealand app store. Later it was pulled. Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone not coming this week, says BBM head”
Airtel’s my airtel app now available for Windows Phone 8 devices
Airtel released the my airtel app for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones back in September 2012. Now the app is available for Windows Phone 8 devices. It lets you manage airtel mobile, broadband & digital tv connections, pay outstanding bills, recharge pre-paid accounts, activate or deactivate any service, raise requests-complaints and more. This only works on a registered alternate contact number for airtel broadband and digital tv users. Continue reading “Airtel’s my airtel app now available for Windows Phone 8 devices”