Software Related to mobiles
Twitter for Android has been updated to version 3.0 and the Twitter for iPhone gets updated to version 4.0 that brings new design and new tabs such as Home tab to view all the tweets, Connect tab to view your interactions and mentions, Discover tab to search for tweets, view stories and trends and Me tab to view your tweets, followers, following, lists, DMs and saved searches. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone gets new design and new features”
As part of a massive redesign effort , Twitter today unveiled new apps for iOS , Android alongside an improved web interface. The version 4.0 update for the iPhone is a huge change with a slick design, soothing graphics, more features and a whole lot of performance improvements. It has its own pros and cons. We’ll be doing a complete walk through the new app whilst comparing it with the previous (version 3.3.5) release. Unless mentioned , all images on the right are from Twitter for iOS version 4 and those on the left are from the older release.
Cloud gaming solution , OnLive , has finally made its way to Android and iOS. The applications for the two mobile operating systems will allow users to play their favorite console or PC game on their smartphones.
Initial reports indicate that the image quality is superior on the iOS version of the application. OnLive works by compressing and streaming the video component of the game by performing all the heavy crunching on a server in the cloud. This allows average users to play all the latest games without worrying about hardware updates. The mobile apps let users access the same games on the move and play them.
The extremely popular photo sharing iOS app , Instagram is finally coming to Android. In an interview with CNET , CEO Kevin Systrom mentioned that two engineers were already working on an Android port of the application.
Pictured above , Instagram 2.0 for iPhone
Instagram already enjoys over 14million users on the iOS platform ! The application lets users apply filters on captured images giving them a uniquely retro look. The company plans to generate a revenue stream via advertisements in the application. Continue reading “Instagram coming soon to an Android device near you !”
Nokia has started rolling out new software update v1600.2479.7740.11451 for the Nokia Lumia 800 that brings performance and usability enhancements for the battery, voicemail notification and more. Nokia announced the Lumia 800 at the Nokia World this October, and this is the first update since its launch. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 software update brings performance and usability enhancements”
Samsung has launched the white version of the Galaxy S 2 LTE in Korea. This comes with a ceramic white color on both front and rear sides that would attract mainly women and youth market in Korea. They launched the LTE version of the Galaxy S2 in Korea this September. Continue reading “Samsung launches White Galaxy S2 HD LTE in Korea”
Evenote has launched 2 new apps, Evernote Food and Evernote Hello for the iPhone. The Evernote Food lets you capture, share and relive your memorable meals from you phone by image, location, text and photo captioning. The Evernote Hello makes it easier to remember people with their photos along with their names, history of every encounter and location information. Continue reading “Evernote launches Evernote Food and Evernote Hello apps for iPhone”
Facebook for Android gets updated to version 1.8 that brings new features such as easier navigation to oups, apps, pages, and settings, better search and photos, faster navigation, games and apps and more. Facebook for iPhone v4.0 got these features recently. Continue reading “Facebook for Android v1.8 update brings better photo viewing, easier Navigation and more”
As expected , the Kindle Fire has received a preliminary Android 4.0 port. A video detailing the current alpha level development has surfaced on Youtube.
Continue reading “Android 4.0 ICS makes its debut on the Kindle Fire”
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto III would be available for select new generation iOS and Android devices on December 15th for $4.99. They are celebrating 10th anniversary of their popular Game by launching it on iOS and Android. They already posted list of devices in October, now they have updated the list by adding few more devices. They would also release a new trailer during the launch. Continue reading “GTA III coming to select Android and iOS devices on December 15th for $4.99”
Notion Ink has uploaded an Image of the Notion Ink Adam tablet running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). They confirmed in September that the tablet would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update and posted last month that they started building after Google launched the Android 4.0 source code. Later they said they were expecting the Android 4.0 source code in early November but due to the delay they need extra time and said the builds here have passed the ALSA issue. Continue reading “Android Ice Cream Sandwich teased on Notion Ink Adam Tablet”
Flipboard, popular social magazine app is now available for iPhone. This includes new feature Cover Stories, that uses a vertical flip to quickly catch up on some of the most interesting news, updates and photos being shared with you. You can also mute anyone you’d rather not hear from, and connecting to your social networks. Continue reading “Flipboard for iPhone arrives, introduces new Cover Stories feature”
Motorola and Verizon Wireless has announced 2 new DROID XYBOARD tablets. They have also announced DROID RAZR in white color. Both these tablets support Verizon’s 4G LTE network and is powered by dual-core 1.2 GHz processors and runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb (upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich).It comes with scratch-resistant corning gorilla glass displays with water-repellent nanoparticles makes them resistant to accidental spills and splashes, 1 GB of RAM, MotoCast for remote access to non DRM-protected music, pictures, videos and documents stored on work or home computers. Continue reading “Motorola announces DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1 4G LTE tablets, coming to Verizon this month”
Google has announced that Android market has exceeded 10 billion app downloads. They have also posted a graph that shows the Android Market Growth. The Android Market saw 1 billion downloads in July 2010 and reached 6 billion in a year in July 2011. To celebrate this milestone they offer premium apps every day for the next 10 days at $0.10 each.
Continue reading “Android Market clocks 10 billion app downloads, offers premium apps at $0.10”
