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Evernote for iPhone and iPad updated with customizable home screen and new features

Evernote 7.3 for iPhone

Evernote has updated its iPhone and iPad app to version 7.3.0 that brings a lot of new features including new home screen customization options. Last year it was completely redesigned with a new look inspired from simplified look of iOS 7. The new customizable home screen option lets you Choose Color themes (light, dark and classic green), option to show or hide items from sections, sync status below the Settings gear to view sync progress and more. Continue reading “Evernote for iPhone and iPad updated with customizable home screen and new features”

Bing rewards goes live for iOS and Android, Windows Phone curiously left out

Bing Rewards is a program that Microsoft started, to encourage use of its search engine, so that it could dole out rewards for doing so. It was a desperate, yet successful attempt, as people started using it for gaining credits that could be redeemed at Amazon, Fandango or even get you an Xbox console, just through using the rarely used search engine. Till now, the rewards program was exclusively on the desktop, where one could sign in to Bing and use it to gain rewards, but finally, it is now coming down to mobile, through the Bing mobile apps for iOS and Android. Nope, Windows Phone support is apparently “coming soon”, and we might have reasons why. That aside, the Bing rewards feature will give you certains “tasks” to finish, like a game, and once you finish it, you’ll be rewarded with credits of varying amounts depending on the task.

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Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10 brings Inline tagging, Offline viewing and more

Facebook for BlackBerry 10 devices has been updatedto version 10.3, that brings options to tag friends in a status post or a shared post as you type, notifications when new stories arrive, option to delete or hide your posts and importantly offline viewing that lets downloads all the content prior to going offline, for offline viewing. Continue reading “Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10 brings Inline tagging, Offline viewing and more”

HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in Europe

HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Back in November HTC promised that it would roll out the Android 4.4 Kitkat update for the HTC One users in EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) starting from January-end. It has kept its promise and has started rolling out the KitKat update in parts of Europe, including Nordic region. The HTC One Google Play Edition got the KitKat update back in November last year. Continue reading “HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in Europe”

Opera Mobile Store surpass 100 million users

Opera Mobile Store

Opera has announced that their Opera Mobile Store has reached 105 million monthly visitors at the end of Q4 2013. It now has over 100 million users globally, with a tremendous growth of 230% annually. It currently offers more than 200,000 mobile apps and games across most mobile platforms, including Android, Java, BlackBerry, Symbian and iOS. Last year it got redesigned, which brought new users and more downloads. Continue reading “Opera Mobile Store surpass 100 million users”

BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 starts rolling out, brings new software features, FM Radio support and more

BlackBerry OS 10.2.1

Months after the BlackBerry OS 10.2 roll out, BlackBerry has released the OS 10.2.1 update for the Z10, Q10, Q5, Z30 and the Porsche Design P’9982. a lot of new features including pinch gesture to filter BlackBerry Hub, new incoming call screen with intuitive icons, Actionable Lock Screen Notifications, Picture Password for Quick Unlocking , Offline Browser Reading Mode, Device and Battery Monitor, FM Radio for select devices and more. Continue reading “BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 starts rolling out, brings new software features, FM Radio support and more”

Windows Phone 8.1 rumoured to arrive in April

Windows Phone 8.1 codenamed “Blue” has been rumoured for a long time now, ever since Microsoft confirmed the existence of Windows 8.1(also codenamed “Blue”). While Windows 8.1 has seen its release right on time, with a developer preview in June last year and commercial release by October, we are yet to see even a glimpse of Windows Phone 8.1, which we were hoping to be delivered as fast as the first Windows 8 update. Now, fresh rumours from reliable Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet, reveal that Windows Phone is all set for a April reveal, with developers getting the preview first and general availability later. This comes after rumours of a Cortana reveal, which is a virtual assistant and very much a part of Windows Phone that coincides with Microsoft’s developer event at the same time – Build 2014.

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Twitter for Android updated with more crop options, trending tweets on refresh and more

Twitter for Android has been updated to version 5.0.11 that brings lots of new features such as better image editing before you share, a reminder to tag your friends in images before you share and recommended or trending tweets when you pull down to refresh.

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Viber 4.2 for Android gets number blocking, customized sounds and more

Viber 4.2 for Android

Viber for Android has been updated to version 4.2 that brings new features including option to block any number or your stored contact, customize incoming call and message tones and lots more new features. Viber introduced, Viber Out, a new a new feature to its entire user base last month that lets you make calls to any landline or mobile number.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 3 in India. The Snapdragon-variant of the Note 3 got the Android 4.4.2 update, starting from Poland last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was launched in India back in September last year running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). All the new Samsung Galaxy TabPRO tablet series runs on Android 4.4 out of the box. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in India”

VNC Viewer remote access app is now permanently free for Android and iOS

VNC Viewer for Android and iPhone

RealVNC, creators and provider of VNC remote access software has made VNC Viewer app for Android and iOS completely free. These apps originally cost $9.99. You can use the PC, Mac and Linux software for free for remote access, and the company also sells, Personal and Enterprise licenses for more features. Continue reading “VNC Viewer remote access app is now permanently free for Android and iOS”

Square Enix launches Deus Ex: The Fall for Android

Deus Ex The Fall

Square Enix has launched Deus Ex: The Fall, the company’s latest game in Deus Ex series, for Android devices. The story driven action-RPG is similar to other games in the franchise, which would also include new characters from the 2011 novel, Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect. Deus Ex game series is set in 2027– the golden era for science, technology and human augmentation. Continue reading “Square Enix launches Deus Ex: The Fall for Android”

Sony releases Xperia Z1’s Timeshift burst app on Google Play, available for select Xperia devices

Sony Xperia Timeshift burst

Sony Mobile has released the Timeshift burst app on Google Play that would let users with select (Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Tablet Z) Xperia users to use the feature. This app captures 61 frames in 2 seconds starting even before you press the shutter, just like HTC One. Once it is captured, you can scroll back and forth to select the perfect image. It also comes pre-loaded in new smartphones such as Xperia T2. Continue reading “Sony releases Xperia Z1’s Timeshift burst app on Google Play, available for select Xperia devices”

Todoist Next update for Android and iOS brings Collaboration, Visual scheduling and more

Todoist Next for iPhone

Todoist To-do-list app gets a new Todoist Next update for Android, iPhone and iPad, that brings a new streamlined design, lots of new features such as collaboration, visual scheduling and more. The to-do list app is now available for 13 platforms. The collaboration feature is free, which is definitely one of the best features compared to other To-Do List or Task List apps. Continue reading “Todoist Next update for Android and iOS brings Collaboration, Visual scheduling and more”

VLC media player 2.2 for iPhone and iPad brings iOS 7 UI refresh and new features

VLC 2.2 for iPhone and iPad

VideoLAN brought the VLC media player back to Apple iTunes Store last year. Since then the app has been updated gradually, now the app received a major update that brings a new UI for iOS 7 and a lot of new features including Google Drive integration, Dropbox streaming, better WiFi upload and lots more. VLC for iOS7 was first demoed back in November last year. Continue reading “VLC media player 2.2 for iPhone and iPad brings iOS 7 UI refresh and new features”