Google has updated the Google Drive app for Android to version 1.2.182.25 that brings lot of new features including a new grid view, previews, Document scanning using the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology that lets you scan your receipts, cards etc. and save it as PDF, better Spreadsheet editor, option to download a copy of files and lots more new features. Continue reading “Google Drive for Android updated with Quick preview, Document scanning and more”
Amazon has updated their Appstore application for Android to version 5.0 that brings support for nearly 200 countries including India, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and more. This would now let you download apps from the app store by logging in to the US store using your Indian account. You can also download the free app of the day. This version also brings performance enhancement, bug fixes and stability enhancements. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore for Android v5.0 update brings support 200 countries including India”
TimesMobile Limited has partnered with Techfront, developers of the Follow On sports app to provide a unique home experience for fans at the Kotla for the playoffs on May 21st and 22nd. The Follow On app is available for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone device that would let you get instant scores, commentary, news, features, Stats, Special Scores, Graphs and more with push notifications and video content at the venue when connected to free WiFi in the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. Continue reading “Times Mobile and Techfront partner to offer free scores at the IPL playoffs via Follow On app”
Opera 14 for Android is finally out of beta and is available from the Google Play. Opera released the version 14 beta back in March that brought the new WebKit engine replacing Opera’s own Presto engine. The new Opera browser is based on Chromium 26 engine but the Chromium/Blink-based browser technology is not available yet. Opera says that it would be available in future as they plan to stay closely in sync with the Chromium development cycle with frequent updates. Continue reading “Opera 14 for Android out of beta, brings new UI, Off-Road mode and more”
Here’s a mobile application, built, not to compete in the million dollar application market, but to change a million lives. SootSwap, is a mobile app made to promote clean cooking technologies in several places across the world, including rural India where use of traditional cookstoves has led to deaths due to inhalation of smoke from open cooking fires. Continue reading “SootSwap a mobile app to promote Clean Cookstoves in India”
SEGA Corporation, popular video game development company has remastered and released their classic Sonic The Hedgehog game for Android and iOS devices. This game has new widescreen support and lets you zoom through zones at 60 frames per second. Now you can unlock Tails and Knuckles as playable characters, enjoy a remastered original soundtrack, new leaderboards, achievements, and an all-new Time Attack mode. Continue reading “Sonic The Hedgehog game released for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Google has updated the Google Search app that brings new Google Now features including Reminders that lets you save things to remember later. You can also pick a time or place to trigger those reminders, so they pop up at just the right time. You can also create some of these reminders with just your voice. This update also brings new cards that alerts you about upcoming books, music albums, tv shows and video games you may like. It also shows real time public transit updates in select cities. Continue reading “Google Search for Android updated with new Google Now Cards, Reminders and more”
Google announced the Hangouts app for Android, iPhone, iPad and Chrome at the Google I/O few hours back. These apps are now available for download. This app brings photos, emoji, video calls, history and more. This app replaces the original Google Talk app on Android and it is a separate app for iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Google Hangouts for Android, iPhone and iPad now available for Download”
Wikitude has released the Wikitude Places beta app for the BlackBerry 10 devices. It is a preliminary release of the next generation of Wikitude on BlackBerry’s new BB10 platform that brings whole new UI concept, location based services such as sights, restaurants and hotels and lots more. Wikitude AR SDK for BlackBerry 10 Continue reading “Wikitude Places beta released for BlackBerry 10”
It’s been few years since Norton released the Mobile Security application for Android. Since then there are a lot of improvements and changes in the user interface. The Norton Mobile Security Lite is available for Android for free that offers limited features such as app scanning . You can purchase the license separately for the full version, activate it to enjoy enhanced Anti-Theft, Call and SMS Blocking and Backup features. The app was launched for iPhone and iPad last year. You can use the same key to activate premium Norton services for iPhone or iPad. Continue reading “Norton Mobile Security Review”
UControl Weight is an app that lets yo keep track of your eating habits. The app has vibrant icons that lets you add the food and quantity you eat just by tapping on them . You can also manually add the food item to the calorie counter if it’s missing. It can manually sort breakfast, lunch and dinner into their own categories, remind your about important events or tasks, add the calories to your overall total if you have eaten between meals and decreases your calorie counter after exercise. Continue reading “UControl Weight app for iPhone lets you keep track of your eating habits”
Nokia introduced the Lumia 925 at an event in London just now. At the event Nokia introduced the Smart Camera, a new app that would come pre-loaded on the Lumia 925. Nokia has also announced that the app would also come to select Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices. The Smart Camera lets you shoots a sequence of photos, making it easier to capture great moments, choose your Best Shot or combine the photos into one picture, make a strobe effect to emphasize motion, remove unwanted objects or choose the best faces for great group shots.
Here is a quick hands-on demo of the app on the Lumia 925
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Nokia launched The Dark Knight Rises app for Lumia handsets last year in partnership with Warner Bros. These two have teamed up once again to bring the exclusive Man of Steel App for Lumia devices running on Windows Phone 8. This app offers wallpapers, actor information, interactive games and more. You can play games to unlock DC Comics, watch movie trailers and more. Continue reading “Nokia launches exclusive Man of Steel App for Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices”
Flipboard for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 2.0.2 that brings new features including new profile pages, option to share a new via SMS, saving an image to the camera roll, Friends category in the content guide and lots more features. Flipboard for iPhone and iPad version 2.0 update back in March brought custom magazines. The Android app got the 2.0 update last week. Continue reading “Flipboard for iPhone and iPad updated with new profile pages, SMS sharing and more”
Flipboard for Android has been updated to version 2.0 that brings new features including option to create your own magazines, improved search, faster and lots more new features. Now the magazine editor is also available on the web from editor.flipboard.com. All these features are already for Flipboard for iPhone and iPad in the version 2.0 update back in March. Continue reading “Flipboard for Android 2.0 update brings custom Magazines, better Search and more”
