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VSCO Cam 3.0 for Android brings Grid, Find and follow photographers and more

VSCO Cam 3.0 for Android

VSCO for Android has received a major update to version 3.0. The new update integrates the VSCO grid, that lets photographers to curate and showcase their images. The update also adds option find other photographers within the VSCO Grid by searching or exploring the curated Grid, better privacy features and location settings. Now you can share any content via social media easily. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Facebook Messenger updated with Android Wear support

Soon after WhatsApp released a beta version for Android to support Android Wear, Facebook has pushed an update to its Messenger app for Android that adds Android Wear support. This lets you view message notifications, so that you can reply to messages easily from your Android wear smartwatch, says Android Central that reported regarding the update first. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger updated with Android Wear support”

YouTube for Android updated with minor Playlist enhancements

YouTube is bringing some new tweaks to playlist management in the latest update. The version 5.9.0.10 now gets a contextual menu that provides quicker access to pre-existing features. An action overflow button will appear next to each result at the time of searching for a playlist.

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Asus Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 get new firmware updates in India, brings stability and enhancements

Asus Zenfone 6-1

Asus launched the Zenfone series in India last month. These smartphones already got some minor updates soon after the launch for bug fixes, now the company has released a new over-the-air (OTA) update (V1.16.40.8_20140725_9834) for the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 smartphones. This update improves the 3rd party app compatibility, stability of system UI and brightness of Flash LED when capturing photos. Check out the changelog below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 get new firmware updates in India, brings stability and enhancements”

Xiaomi Mi3 gets MIUI KXDMIBF22.0 update

Xiaomi Mi3 MIUI KXDMIBF22.0

Xiaomi Mi3 got the first update (KXDMIBE18.0) in India couple of weeks back, now a new KXDMIBF22.0 update is available for Indian users as well as Malaysia, Philippines and more countries. This updates brings ‘Resend all’ function in Outbox, optimizations and bug fixes. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi3 gets MIUI KXDMIBF22.0 update”

WhatsApp beta gets support for Android Wear

With wearable tech getting popular each day, more and more application developers are making sure they don’t miss out on the action. This, they’re doing by adding support for Android Wear, so apps are more usable on wearables such as smartwatches.

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Verizon’s LG G Pad 8.3 finally gets Android 4.4 KitKat

Slowly but surely, a lot of mid-range Android devices are getting the crucial v4.4 KitKat update. Crucial, because the KitKat update on these mid-range devices is much more required than by the higher-end ones, which don’t gain as much from the update.

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Flappy Bird is back as Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV

Flappy Birds Family

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen said in an interview back in May that he would bring back the game in August with multiplayer capability. He also said that the game would be less addictive than the original. Now the creator has released a new game, Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV, an Android box that was unveiled recently. The game is not available for Android smartphones or tablets. Continue reading “Flappy Bird is back as Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV”

Micromax rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Canvas Knight A350

Micromax Canvas Knight-9

Micromax started selling Canvas Knight A350 with Android 4.4 (KitKat) back in June and it relaunched the Canvas Knight officially with 2GB of free data for Vodafone customers. At that time the company did not reveal any details about the KitKat update for current users. Now the company has started rolling out Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Canvas Knight users, according to DroidGuru.in. Continue reading “Micromax rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Canvas Knight A350”

Google Now Launcher now available for all devices running Android 4.1 or higher

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Google Now Launcher arrived along with the Google Nexus 5 running Android 4.4 (KitKat) so that you can directly access Google Now from the home screen. Back in February Google released the Google Now Launcher on Google Play for its Nexus and Google Play Edition devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Today Google has released the Google Now Launcher for all devices running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or higher. Even though you could side-load Google Now launcher APK on other devices before, the Google Play app would offer you instant updates. Continue reading “Google Now Launcher now available for all devices running Android 4.1 or higher”

BBM Beta now available for all Windows Phone 8 users

BBM for Windows Phone

BlackBerry has released BBM Beta for Windows Phone for the the public on the Windows Phone Store, as it promised last week. BBM app for the beta testers went live in the Windows Phone Store last week. Last week the company said Windows Phone platform got 10,000 signups within 24 hours after the registrations began earlier this month. The company says it has 85 million monthly active users worldwide. Continue reading “BBM Beta now available for all Windows Phone 8 users”

Amazon Appstore’s $100 worth free apps offer is back, ends August 2nd

Amazon free Apps July 31st to August 2nd 2014

Amazon Appstore is back with its new offer. Today the company has announced that it would offer 29 paid Android apps worth over $100 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting Thursday, 31st July (from 1 PM IST) to Saturday, 2nd August (up to 12 PM IST). Last month the company offered 31 apps for free for two days. This time the list is new, that includes Bills Reminder, Sonic and SEGA All-Star Racing, Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary 8th edition, Instapaper and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore’s $100 worth free apps offer is back, ends August 2nd”

Nokia X Software Platform 1.2 update starts rolling out for Nokia X, X+ and XL

Nokia X Software Update 1.2

Microsoft’s mobile division today started rolling out Nokia X software platform 1.2 update for the Nokia X, X+ and XL When the company launched the Nokia X2, based on Nokia X Software Platform 2.0, it announced that older Nokia X devices would not get the 2.0 update due to hardware constraints. Continue reading “Nokia X Software Platform 1.2 update starts rolling out for Nokia X, X+ and XL”

Microsoft releases Live Lock Screen Beta app for Windows Phone 8.1

Live Lock Screen Beta for WP8.1

Microsoft has released Live Lock Screen Beta for Windows Phone 8.1 handsets. It was announced at the Build 2014 earlier this year. Since Microsoft has started rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan for Windows Phone 8 handsets, more users can try out this new lockscreen app that lets you choose from 6 new lock screen layouts. Continue reading “Microsoft releases Live Lock Screen Beta app for Windows Phone 8.1”

BBM for Windows Phone to be available for all next week

BBM for Windows Phone Beta

BlackBerry has announced that it would release the BBM app for Windows Phone to general public next week. The BBM beta app for the Windows Phone platform got 10,000 signups within 24 hours after the registrations began earlier this month, says BlackBerry. BBM app for the beta testers went live in the Windows Phone Store last week. The Windows Phone version has BBM features such as Feeds, Contacts and Chat. Continue reading “BBM for Windows Phone to be available for all next week”