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LibreOffice, a community-driven software for desktop launched LibreOffice Viewer for Android as Beta earlier this year. Now the app is out of beta and is available as a separate app on Google Play. This Open Source app for smartphones and tablets lets you view documents, spreadsheets, and basic presentations in Open Document and Microsoft Office formats. Continue reading “LibreOffice Viewer for Android out of Beta, available as a separate app on Google Play”
Google Cast helps developers to extend their mobile experiences to larger screens using devices such as Chromecast and Android TVs. Google has just announced new tools for developers to bring new app and game experiences onto TVs.
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SwiftKey for Android has been updated to version 5.3 that adds nine new Indian languages – Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi. It also adds a new adaptive new layouts to our Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi and Nepali languages. It also adds Emoji Prediction for Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali and Marathi keyboards for the first time. Continue reading “SwiftKey Keyboard v5.3 for Android brings 9 new Indian languages, SwiftKey Hub and more”
Google announced a new program for developers to certify their apps as being “family-friendly” by submitting their apps to an additional review. The designation will make its way onto the applications page on the Google Play Store.
Google at I/O 2015 has announced its rumoured Internet of things (IoT) platform called Project Brillo with a goal to offer a simple platform for connected home devices and more. Continue reading “Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3”
Google has just announced a new feature for Google Now at the I/O conference in San Francisco. The feature is called “Now on tap” and what it basically does is show you contextual information in one single click.
Mi Band’s official Mi Fit app has been updated with Google Fit support that lets you sync your fitness data with Google Fit once you connect your Google account. Your fitness data from the Mi Band will automatically get synced with the Mi Fit app once your open the app, once connected with Google Fit, your data will also get synced with Google Fit once the Mi Fit app is opened. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Fit app for Mi Band updated with Google Fit support”
Microsoft has announced Cortana application for Android and for iPhone, after several rumors. It also introduced Phone Companion app for Windows 10, which will be built into Windows 10 that would let you connect your Windows PC to Windows phone, Android or iPhone so that you can set up and sync stuff from OneDrive, OneNote and more across your devices.
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Twitter has finally launched its Periscope live streaming app launched for Android (4.4 or later). It was launched for iPhone back in March. Since then it has received several updates. Periscope lets you start a public or private broadcast, choose to allow comments from just those you follow, and interact with a broadcaster by chatting or sending hearts. The Android app has more features such as granular controls over Push Notification settings, Resume notification and more. Continue reading “Periscope live streaming app launched for Android”
Back in November 2014, the NVIDIA Shield Tablet was one of the first devices beside the Nexus lineup to receive the update to Android Lollipop 5.0 and now the tablet has started receiving the update to Lollipop 5.1
Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield Tablet is now receiving the update to Android Lollipop 5.1”
The Motorola Moto Turbo, the Indian variant of the Verizon exclusive DROID Turbo has just received a new firmware update. While the phone will still be running on Android Lollipop 5.0.2 after the update, it brings about performance and stability improvements.
Continue reading “Motorola Moto Turbo gets minor software update in India”
Google is rumored to be announcing the next version of Android called M at the I/O which is happening in San Francisco on the 28th of May and apparently it will come with an update guarantee for Nexus devices.
Continue reading “Android M might come with update guarantees for Nexus devices”
The LG G Watch will not be getting an update in the future for Wi-Fi support because it doesn’t have the necessary hardware for it. But unlike the original G Watch, the Watch R does have Wi-Fi capable hardware but currently doesn’t support it as an update is needed to enable it.
Continue reading “LG G Watch R to receive WiFi support in Q3 2015”
Airtel released a new version of My Airtel app with complete UI refresh for Android, back in March. Today My Airtel app for iPhone has been updated to v3.0 with the same intuitive interface and new features that includes, ‘Airtel Surprises’ coupons on all recharges for the value of the recharge, zero data charges on app usage, management of various customer accounts, quick replication of frequent tasks, faster payment checkout through stored cards (PCI-DSS certified) and ability to recharge any number. Continue reading “My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more”
Google is reportedly developing a new OS named ‘Brillo’ to power any electronic device that can connect to the Internet aka Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Continue reading “Google reportedly set to unveil Android-based ‘Brillo’ OS for IoT devices next week”
