Yahoo Weather for Android and iOS will now alert you 15 minutes before rain or snow

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Yahoo has updated its Weather apps for Android, iPhone and iPad that adds new near-term weather alerts around the world. The updated Yahoo Weather app for Android (v1.4.5) and iOS (v1.8) will alert you 15 minutes before a heavy downpour or snow is expected, so you can be prepared in advance. Continue reading “Yahoo Weather for Android and iOS will now alert you 15 minutes before rain or snow”

Microsoft Outlook for iOS update lets you edit Office documents

Microsoft has updated Outlook app for iOS with a deeper intergration with Office documents. The latest update adds the ability to easily open and edit Office documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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5 New Features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow that iOS already has

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We hope that by now you have seen the list of Ten New Features on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Today, we have compiled a list of 5 features that was introduced on Android Marshmallow but was already available on iOS devices prior to that.

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LINE HERE real time location sharing app released for Android and iPhone

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LINE Corporation has launched LINE HERE, a new app for Android and iPhone that lets you share your location with others in real time. You can also share your location with groups (location sharing rooms) and set how long locations are shared in any group (Between 1 to 24 hours). Continue reading “LINE HERE real time location sharing app released for Android and iPhone”

WhatsApp Web finally available for iPhone

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WhatsApp introduced web client for Android earlier this year. Later it was expanded to other platforms. WhatsApp Web has finally started rolling out for iPhone users. It was noted by a reddit user. It is available through a server-side update, so it will be pushed out automatically if you don’t have it yet. You can go to WhatsApp settings in the iPhone app, select WhatsApp web and scan the QR code that you get when you visit web.whatsapp.com from the desktop. Continue reading “WhatsApp Web finally available for iPhone”

Microsoft testing News Cast app that reads out news to users

Microsoft is testing a new app that curates news from various sources, sorts out the bests ones and reads them out loud to you from your phone. Dubbed as News Cast, the app uses text-to-speech technology to read out article summaries to the users.

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Apple releases iOS 8.4.1 to bring improvements to Apple Music

Apple has released iOS 8.4.1 update that fixes bugs with Apple Music and the revamped Music app. The maintenance update includes several issue fixes for Apple Music and Beats 1.

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Apple iPhone event reportedly scheduled for September 9

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Apple is all set to unveil its next iPhone at an event on September 9th, according to BuzzFeed’s John Paczkowski. The company usually introduces its new iPhone models in September. The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus were introduced on September 9th last year. This year Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 6s. Continue reading “Apple iPhone event reportedly scheduled for September 9”

Google Maps for iOS receives new Night Mode feature

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Google has introduced a new feature for Google Maps on iOS. The new feature is called Night Mode and it will make navigation a whole lot less strenuous on the eyes when people are driving at night or when its dark.

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Microsoft Translator for Android, iOS, Apple Watch and Android Wear released

Microsoft Translator for Android and Android Wear

Microsoft has released Translator app for Android, Android Wear, iOS devices and Apple Watch. The app is mainly for smartwatches since the Android and iOS apps have a simple layout. It lets you translate instantly in 50 languages using voice or text. You can translate even faster by pinning your most commonly used translations and settings to your watch screen for easy access, and browse your history of recently used phrases, said the company. It has option to select English accents spoken in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Continue reading “Microsoft Translator for Android, iOS, Apple Watch and Android Wear released”

New job listing suggests that Apple might be looking forward to expanding its apps and service beyond iOS and into Android territory

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A new listing has popped up on Apple’s website that gives us an insight on the company’s plans to expand to the Android territory as well. The job listing states “looking for engineers to help Apple bring exciting new mobile products to the Android platform.”

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Your fingerprints might be at risk – Hackers can apparently hack and steal them remotely from Android phones

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New research has revealed that hack into Android phones in order steal fingerprints on a large scale so our fingerprints might not be as safe as we think they are.

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Viber updates Android and iOS apps with improved video calling, animated stickers and more

Viber has updated its mobile apps on Android and iOS with a couple of new features. The update that bumps the apps to version 5.5 brings easier video calling, animated stickers, contact sharing and more.

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