Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is expected to be rolled out Nationwide by February 2013, said Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, according to report from Economic Times. This would let the subscribers retain their numbers even if they move to another state, irrespective of the service provider. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) went live in India back in January 2011 that enables users retain their number when they switch from one operator to another within the circle. Continue reading “Nationwide Mobile Number Portability expected by February 2013”
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UC Browser crosses 400 million users globally
UCWeb, china-based company has announced that their UC Browser has crossed 400 million users globally. The company has announced it at AppFest 2012, organised by Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in Hyderabad. UC Browser has gained 100 million new users in less than a year and is on the top position among mobile browsers in India with market share of over 25%. It has 50% market share in China and more than 10% market share in 4 other countries. Continue reading “UC Browser crosses 400 million users globally”
Motiongraph app launched by Sony DNA, lets you create cinemagraphs on your Android phone
Sony’s Digital Network Applications division has pushed out a new application for Android devices which lets you create motion enabled images. The motiongraph smartphone application creates images in which part of the image moves like a video while the rest remains stationary creating a surreal effect.
Innolux to begin mass production of 1080p 5″ displays from Q1 2013
Taipei display manufacturer CHIMEI Innolux will be mass producing 5″ 1080p display from Q1 2013, which means almost all the major devices manufactured next year will be sporting this gorgeous display.
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Sound search widget launched by Google for Play Store
The recent update for Google Now brought a new song recognition patch, which works exactly like Shazam or Soundhound. Now Google has launched Song search widget as a part of Play Store which will not only search the song for you, but will also take you to the Play Store from where you will be able to buy that song or the entire album, sleek!
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Space Zoo Fangogo Unique Apptoon released for Android
We saw Kitz, the Street Cat, an Apptoon for iPhone last month. Here is the Space Zoo Fangogo , a new Apptoon for Android. This is an interactive comic book app that combines music and video. There are 3 comic books in English, and others are in Korean. Each comic is about 90 MB, better use WiFi to download them. You can also stop downloading and continue it later. Continue reading “Space Zoo Fangogo Unique Apptoon released for Android”
Foursquare for Android updated with new Explore features, Swipeable Venue photos and more
Foursquare for Android has been updated (v 2012.12.12) that brings new features including important stuff in places to explore such as ratings and phone number for new places, swipeable photos at the top of the venues, popular tips at the places you have visited. The venue ratings were available for the Foursquare app for iPhone last month, that shows scores on a scale of 1 to 10 for a place to show how popular it is. Continue reading “Foursquare for Android updated with new Explore features, Swipeable Venue photos and more”
LinkedIn for BlackBerry v2.1 update brings Groups and Contact Sync
LinkedIn has updated the BlackBerry app to version 2.1 that brings new features including option to sync and merge LinkedIn connections with existing BlackBerry contacts, Groups and More tab to view saved and recommended jobs and access, add, view and participate in the groups. The LinkedIn for BlackBerry v2.0 update brought major UI changes and new features back in October. Continue reading “LinkedIn for BlackBerry v2.1 update brings Groups and Contact Sync”
Google Maps is back on the iPhone as a Downloadable App on the AppStore
Google Maps is finally back on the iPhone after it was removed in Apple iOS 6, it is the now back as a downloadable app on the Apple AppStore. Google Maps for the first time comes with Turn-by-Turn voice guided navigation on the iPhone.There is the much popular Street View mode too !
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Google launches official “Zeitgeist 2012” app on the Play Store
Every year in December, Google has come with a list of top searches of that respective year. This list is called as Zeitgeist, it includes from all the events to the most amazing songs, news and technological improvisations. Now Zeitgeist has an official place in Play Store which can be downloaded on your mobile phone.
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Firefox OS ported to the Huawei Ascend G300
The Firefox OS is Mozilla’s attempt at the intensely competitive and crowded smartphone game. The OS was announced as an initiative to bring more openness into the mobile ecosystem. Mozilla launched nightly builds of the OS, which in its early stages can be currently made to work on the desktop, but that didn’t stop Modaco user Dazzozo(Daz Jones) from porting it to his phone, the Huawei Ascend G300.
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Google Currents gets updated to version 2.0
Google Currents has been on Android for quite some while now, but today it received a major update on the play store, it got bumped up to version 2.0 with loads of new features. Read on to know what has changed.
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Google removes Nexus 4 factory images from its servers
Nexus 4 has become a really popular phone both positively and negatively. Google has gone through a problem with their Play store website because of the Nexus 4, they have also been dealing with software glitches, some hardware issues, now to make matters worse Google has suddenly removed factory images and binaries from developers.google.com without any notice.
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Google news gets a revamped interface for Android tablets
Google has just announced that they will be rolling out a new interface for their Google News service in Android tablets. So those who are getting a Nexus 7 or any other Android tablet this Christmas can look out for this new layout.
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Flickr for iOS gets updated after a year, brings a mobile friendly interface
Yahoo’s major service like Flickr was being neglected from a long time, last update received for the Flickr iOS app was on 21st December 2011. Now yahoo has come come out with a completely overhauled interface for iOS which is snappy, and mobile friendly.
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