Chaifire is a popular XDA forums developer and is known for his rooted applications like Chainfire 3D and CF.lumen. CF.lumen allows you to control the color tone of your display for smartphones and if you have used f.lux for your PC or laptop, then you might be well aware of what it does. CF.lumen is similar to f.lux, but it is available for Android devices and comes with more settings and options.
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Facebook has started notifying users in a few European countries that it won’t offer messaging service on Facebook app in two weeks, according to a recent report from The Verge. Facebook users are asked to download the Facebook Messenger app to use messaging service. Facebook released the Messenger app for Windows Phone last month and it is also available for the Nokia X platform. Continue reading “Facebook to pull Messaging from main app, force users to download Facebook Messenger”
Google is rumored to be testing new versions of GMail and Google Calendar app for Android. According to rumors, they point towards a big visual overhaul of the user interface and user experience. Google Calendar is reportedly getting a makeover making it look more like iOS calendar.
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Zomato has undergone a major revamp that makes the popular restaurant discovery guide more social. The food directory has added a new social layer which gives users personalised recommendations. For starters, the app has now added mandatory login either with Facebook or Google account. Prior to this users could skip the login process entirely unlike now. This also means that unregistered users can no longer make use of the database to view menus or reviews when searching for a new restaurant. Continue reading “Zomato adorns a social makeover with new UI and features”
Along with the Mailbox app for Android, Dropbox also launched their first Gallery app Carousel for Android and iPhone. This app combines photos and videos in your Dropbox with the photos on your phone, and also automatically backs up new ones as you take them. Even though Dropbox for Android and iOS have auto upload, this would also let you sort your media easily. Continue reading “Dropbox releases Carousel gallery app for Android and iPhone”
WhatsApp had announced in February this year that it will add voice calling feature to it platform in Q2 of 2014. The popular mobile messaging platform which was acquired by Facebook recently, is a leader in the mobile messaging space with over 465 million monthly active users.
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Telltale Games, the developers of the official Walking Dead game has finally released the Season One of The Walking Dead game for Android. It was released for iOS devices back in July 2012, so it took more than 20 months for the company to bring it to Android. The Walking Dead Season 2 was released for iOS in December. The main problem might be compatibility with all the Android devices. It has also mentioned the minimum and recommended hardware requirements. Continue reading “The Walking Dead: Season One game finally arrives for Android”
Pocket is one of the first apps that I install on a new smartphone and it has been one of the very few apps that I have used since I started using smartphones. Pocket initially started out as “Read It Later” and as the name suggests, it allows you to save the content you want to read in a single place.
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Flipkart, one of the leading e-commerce businesses in India, has finally released its official app for Windows Phone. To make everyday shopping easier, this new Windows Phone app follows a fresh design language, focusing on clear information and search. The free app is now available for download on the Windows Phone store, following the release of its eBooks app earlier. Like the former, we expect this app to be bundled on Nokia Lumia smartphones out of the box.
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Adobe has released Lightroom mobile, a companion app to Lightroom desktop software for iPad. It lets you synchronize photos and edit images across desktops, mobile devices and the web easily. It uses non-destructive processing so you can work across these platforms seamlessly without losing the quality. Continue reading “Adobe releases Lightroom mobile for iPad”
hike, cross-platform messenger got $14M funding from Bharti Softbank (BSB) recently. hike crossed 15 million users in February and has over 80% user base under 25%. It has released new political sticker pack aimed at youth for the general election 2014. The pack includes stickers for Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and other generic stickers dedicated to elections. These are co-created with the youth, says hike. Continue reading “hike Messenger gets new political sticker pack for General Elections 2014”
Samsung SM-G906S, an unknown devices with a 5.2-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) display has appeared on GFXBench. Samsung SM-G900S with a similar Quad HD display appeared on GFXBench back in December 2013, but Samsung did not release the phone. The SM-G900S had a Snapdragon 800 processor, but the SM-G906S would have a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with Adreno 420 GPU. It runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung SM-G906S with 5.2-inch QHD (1440×2560 pixels) display, Snapdragon 805 spotted in Benchmarks”
Xiaomi, a Chinese company popular for its affordable smartphones has released the beta version of MIUI Express launcher for Android. The company launched MIUI ROM for Nexus 7 last month. The launcher would be more suitable for those who don’t want to flash a ROM, but need a MIUI experience. Continue reading “Xiaomi releases MIUI Express launcher Beta for Android”
Google had earlier announced that it will soon be allowing users to search for content within applications. For example, if you search for a movie, then you will be prompted for a search result that will open inside the IMDB app if you have it installed. This feature was announced by Google sometime back and has been in use for a limited geographic area. Now, Google has expanded the availability of this in app search to global users.
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Microsoft had released Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the Apple app store just ahead of their Build conference and now, within just a week after launch, according to Microsoft, there have been 12 million downloads of its apps. That shows the immense popularity for Microsoft apps. The apps are free to download, but they are free only for viewing the files. In order to be able to edit files on the iPad, you should have subscription for Microsoft Office which will cost you $99 per annum.
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