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LINE’s Popcorn Buzz group calling app launched for iPhone

LINE Popcorn Buzz for iPhone

LINE Corporation launched Popcorn Buzz, a group calling app for Android earlier this month. Now the company has launched the app for iPhone users. The free app allows up to 200 participants to simultaneously converse. You can start using Popcorn Buzz simply by choosing a username and uploading a profile picture. Once set up, you can create a group and send each group call’s unique URL via email, text message, other apps.

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5 Reasons to install UC Cleaner app on your phone

UC Cleaner is a cleaner and speed booster from UCWeb, the company behind UC Browser. It offers you different ways to organise your apps, free up RAM and storage as well as kill applications that run stealthily in the background. We have compiled a list of 5 reasons why you should run UC Cleaner on your smartphone. Continue reading “5 Reasons to install UC Cleaner app on your phone”

Motorola Moto 360 gets Android Wear 5.1.1 update

Earlier this month, we had told you that the Motorola Moto 360’s Android Wear 5.1.1 update was being delayed due to performance issues. Now it seems that the update has been fixed as they’re now rolling out the update to the devices.

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Samsung launches Game Recorder+ app to record gameplay on select Galaxy smartphones

Samsung Game Recorder Plus

Samsung has launched Game Recorder+, a new Android app that lets you record gameplay videos of games you play on some of its smartphones that includes, Samsung Galaxy S4 and later in the Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note 4 and later in the Galaxy Note series. Continue reading “Samsung launches Game Recorder+ app to record gameplay on select Galaxy smartphones”

BitTorrent Shoot cross-platform media transfer app released for Android, iOS and Windows Phone

BitTorrent Shoot

BitTorrent, Inc. has launched Shoot app for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone. This lets you share photos or videos between Android, iOS or Windows Phone devices nearby. It is based on BitTorrent Sync technology and lets you move media directly between people without going through the cloud, so you can share large files without any problem, says the company.
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Lara Croft GO turn-based puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad releasing this year

Lara Croft GO

Square Enix has announced Lara Croft GO, a turn-based puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad at the E3 2015. This game is developed by Square Enix Montréal, the team behind the Hitman GO, which is also a turn-based puzzle game that was released last year. The team have been working closely with Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the Tomb Raider franchise, to stay true to such a unique and iconic character in video games. Continue reading “Lara Croft GO turn-based puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad releasing this year”

CloudPlayer for Android lets you stream music from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive

The developers at doubletwist have come up with a new app called CloudPlay that lets you stream music from your Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive accounts. It is aimed at freeing users from the various limitations that come with other cloud based music players.

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Opera Max data-savings app for Android launched in India and Bangladesh

Opera Max Android

Opera introduced Opera Max, data savings app in the U.S. and Europe back in February last year. Today, Opera has launched the Android app in India and Bangladesh. Opera Max compresses cellular data across all contents such as videos, photos, media, almost all apps and websites. It is already available in all CIS countries, all Latin and South American countries. Continue reading “Opera Max data-savings app for Android launched in India and Bangladesh”

Google Nexus 6 on AT&T now receiving Android 5.1.1 update

It has been a while since the Nexus 6 on US Cellular and Sprint got the update to Android Lollipop 5.1.1. The version on AT&T was stuck on 5.1.0 Lollipop but now is finally getting the update.

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HDFC Bank launches PayZapp 1-click mobile payment solution

HDFC PayZapp

HDFC Bank has launched PayZapp, a SmartBuy portal and payment solution for HDFC Bank’s customers. The bank has partnered with leading e-commerce portals to offer additional discounts and exclusive deals on using the HDFC Bank payment options. It also provides easy payment solution and can be used as a mobile wallet as well. The company says that it is India’s first 1-Click payment solution. It is currently available for Android and will soon be available for iOS.
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Android Lollipop 5.1.1 for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge is now rolling out

Last month, we told you that the update to Android Lollipop 5.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge is rumoured to come out sometime in June. Looks like the information was spot on and now the wait is finally over as the update is now rolling out to devices worldwide.

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Fallout Shelter free strategy game released for iPhone and iPad

Fallout Shelter for iPhone and iPad

Bethesda Softworks, popular for its Fallout series has released Fallout Shelter, a strategy game for iPhone and iPad. In this game you need to build a Vault using the tools given to you, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland. The company says it’s not a timed exclusive for iOS and plans to launch the Android version soon. Continue reading “Fallout Shelter free strategy game released for iPhone and iPad”

YU YUREKA and YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update in final stages of testing

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Cyanogen OS 12 update based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) rolled out for YU YUREKA back in April. It even got an incremental update to improve the battery life last month. YU YUPHORIA was launched running on Cyanogen OS 12 out of the box. Today Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU has announced that Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) is in the final phase of testing. Continue reading “YU YUREKA and YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update in final stages of testing”

Microsoft to shut down Skype for modern Windows on July 7

Skype Modern Windows

Microsoft has announced that it will shut down Skype for modern Windows or touch app after July 7th in favor of Skype for Windows desktop. The company says that this move is to simplify user’s PC experience down to one app. It will still work on Windows RT tablets.

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LINE Music streaming service launched in Japan

LINE Music

LINE corporation, popular for its messaging service has launched LINE Music in Japan. It has a catalog of over 1.5 million tracks from top labels including Sony, Universal, and Japan’s Avex. It plans to expand the catalog to 5 million tracks by the end of 2015 and 30 million by 2016. Line messenger users can also send tracks and playlists to their contacts.

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