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Opera for Android updated with video compression, updated video controls and more

Opera for Android Video Compression

Opera has updated its Android app to version 33 that brings new features, including new video compression feature, which shrinks the size of online videos. It also gets pull to refresh for discover, updated video controls and various UI, stability and usability improvements. Opera Mini has also been updated to version 12 adding new features. In addition, both Android browsers come with the new and upgraded Opera logo.

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Reflexion available for Android and iOS – A photo app from OnePlus

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Hot on the heels of the announcement of the OnePlus X, the company has gone and released a new photo app called Reflexion. It is already available for download for both Android as well as iOS users.

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Xiaomi MIUI 7 global stable build released

Xiaomi has released MIUI 7 global stable version for some of its smartphones, as it promised last week. It introduced MIUI 7 back in August at the Redmi Note 2 launch event back in August. The global beta ROMs and over-the-air (OTA) updates were released for smartphones running on developer version at the end of August. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI 7 global stable build released”

5 reasons to use Opera Max on your smartphone

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Opera Max is a smart data management app from Opera that allows you to save the amount of data consumed on your smartphone be it over Wi-Fi or cellular connections. We have compiled a list of 5 reasons why we think you should use Opera Max on your smartphone.

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SwiftKey 6.0 Beta for Android brings double-word prediction, new emoji panel and more

SwiftKey 6.0 Beta for Android

SwiftKey has released a new version 6.0 update for its Beta version that brings a lot of new features. New Double-Word Prediction feature will now predict the next two words you’re likely to type at the same time. It just shows two words in your usual prediction bar, instead on one and will offer 2x better input performance, says the company. Continue reading “SwiftKey 6.0 Beta for Android brings double-word prediction, new emoji panel and more”

OPPO announces AOSP ROMs for their devices

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As we’ve said in the past, one of the main issues with OPPO is their software or rather the slow rate at which they release updates for their smartphones. Most OPPO smartphones run on older versions of Android and with ColorOS on top. While some users may be fine with the ColorOS UI, not many are fine with being stuck on an older Android version. Thus, OPPO’s announcement for AOSP (Android Open Source Project) ROMs for their devices will come as a big joy to many users and prospective buyers alike.

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 receives software update – Brings battery improvements, call stability and more

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A new update has started rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Note5. The update brings in battery life improvements, call stability and more.

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YuppTV internet based streaming service launched in India

US based internet based TV streaming service provider,  YuppTV has officially launched its service in India. It offers 200 plus channels in 12 languages.
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WhatsApp Messenger for iOS updated with 3D Touch support

WhatsApp Messenger has updated it’s iPhone app with the latest 3D ForceTouch support. The new feature will work on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

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Planhound app updated – Brings mobile usage monitoring and plan recommendations

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Komparify.com has released a new update to its Planhound app. The update brings in mobile usage monitoring for calls, messages and data as well as plan recommendations based on the users usage.

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Google Hangouts 5.0 brings performance improvements and bug fixes

Google has started rolling out update for Hangouts that bumps the app to version 5.0. The app gets a number of bug fixes and performance improvements in this update.

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Airtel officially launches Hangout app to connect to Wi-Fi zones, national roll out soon

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Airtel recently released its Hangout app for Android and iPhone that allows its 3G/4G customers to seamlessly latch on to the network in Wi-Fi zones to experience faster internet speeds. Today it has announced the launch of the app officially. Airtel Wi-Fi zone is already live across 8 locations in Delhi/ NCR region and the company plans to roll out nationally soon. Airtel recently announced that it had won contract from Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon. Continue reading “Airtel officially launches Hangout app to connect to Wi-Fi zones, national roll out soon”

Skype Translator expands to more regions and languages

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Communication is meant to bring people closer and that is what Skype does however one of the major barriers that people face in communication is language. Skype Translator was rolled out as a preview app in December 2014 and since then hundreds of thousands of people have been able to circumvent that barrier.

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2nd Gen Moto X 2014 receives Android 6.0 Marshmallow Certification – Update imminent

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The 2nd generation Motorola Moto X that was released in 2014 was released running on Android 4.4.4 KitKat but eventually got the update to Android 5.1 Lollipop via an OTA update. Now, we have good news as the device has now been certified to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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BBM for iPhone gets Apple Watch support

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BlackBerry has updated the BBM app for iPhone that finally brings support for Apple Watch. It lets you quickly reply to messages you receive with Ok, Yes or No directly from the Watch. You can also reply with emoticons or use voice input. WhatsApp for iPhone is yet to get Apple Watch support. The latest update also brings support for quick reply option for iPhone, directly from the notification shade without opening the app, PayPal integration and more. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “BBM for iPhone gets Apple Watch support”