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Opera 18 for Android brings Tablet support with new UI

Opera 18 for Android Tablets

Opera has updated the Android browser to version 18 that brings a completely new UI for tablets specifically designed for tablet. It also has the smartphone features Off-Road mode, that compresses websites images and text on slow connection, Discover that lets you get news from magazines and newspapers, Speed Dial and more. This update also brings bug fixes and various stabilisation and performance improvements for Android devices. Continue reading “Opera 18 for Android brings Tablet support with new UI”

Moto X gets Android 4.4 KitKat on Verizon before Nexus 4 OTA

As if Moto G wasn’t enough of an indication that Google and its subsidiary Motorola are working closely, today the company announced that its Flagship product – Moto X will be getting an update to Android 4.4 KitKat. This is only for Verizon Wireless customers who have bought the Moto X, but it still is way ahead of the KitKat OTA update that has been evading the Nexus devices so far. The Moto X is a neat little device that runs on stock Android, with a couple of hardware related enhancements like the always listening Google Now and the fact that it is now getting all the Android 4.4 KitKat goodness is a nice gesture from Google/Motorola.

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Viber now available for Nokia Asha 308, Asha 310 and Asha 311

Viber for Asha

Viber cross-platform VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) app is finally available for select Nokia Asha devices, Asha 308, Asha 310 and Asha 311. In addition to voice calls over 3G or WiFi, the app also lets you send messages, photos, location and also supports groups. It also offers notifications for new incoming messages. The app was released for iPhone, and was released for Android in 2011. It was updated to version 4.0 for both Android and iPhone last week that brought Sticker Market, Android Tablet support and more.

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ESPNcricinfo launches enhanced HTML5-based Mobile Site, Redesigned iPhone and Android apps soon

ESPNcricinfo updated its Android and iPhone apps with new features back in June with new features . Now the website has released a redesigned mobile website that utilizes HTML5 along with interactive designs for enhanced user experience across smartphone platforms as well as J2ME and other entry-level Java-based platforms such as Nokia S40 devices. The redesigned mobile website makes the content visibly richer and makes scrolling and updates faster. It offers live updates, scores, as well as news, blogs, records, statistics and features. You can also easily share content on social networks as well as the ability for users to view and post comments. Continue reading “ESPNcricinfo launches enhanced HTML5-based Mobile Site, Redesigned iPhone and Android apps soon”

Samsung pauses Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 roll out to investigate issues

Earlier this month Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy S3, directly from Android 4.1.2, skipping the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) update. Few week after the roll out, Samsung has temporarily suspended the roll out globally to investigate software issues, reports SamMobile. This update bring Galaxy Gear support, improved Samsung Keyboard, new GPU drivers, New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4) and lots. According to the report Samsung would also introduce KNOX security feature for the phone, when they resumes the roll out. Continue reading “Samsung pauses Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 roll out to investigate issues”

Twitter partners with Star Sports to offer in-stream videos on mobile

Starsports.com and Twitter have partnered to offer in-stream videos on starsports.com for Twitter users, without leaving Twitter. As part of the partnership, whenever a link to starsports.com is tweeted, Twitter users on mobile will have the option to download the starsports.com application. Once the mobile application is installed, they will be able to open the app directly by clicking the tweeted link, to watch the video. Continue reading “Twitter partners with Star Sports to offer in-stream videos on mobile”

Google Places API brings out Autocomplete for better predictions

google places

Google as a part of improving their continuing effort to help 3rd party developers, has brought out Google Places Autocomplete to make things easier for developers to add location awareness to their applications. What does this mean for developers? Well, by adding location-awareness to your application it bring tons of value and joy to the users. The Places API Autocomplete service, a feature of Google Places API and the Google Maps API v3’s Places Library, brings the same type-ahead-search technology from Google Maps to third party apps, helping you soothe some of the users’ address entry frustration. Continue reading “Google Places API brings out Autocomplete for better predictions”

GT Racing 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free

GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience from Gameloft went live for iPhone and iPad recently, now the game is available for Android and is also available more widely for iOS users. The GT Racing 2, sequel to the first game has better graphics with new physics model that offers the most realistic car dynamics ever and has the most prestigious cars in the world including the real Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. If you love racing games, check out the Asphalt 8: Airborne game, which went free for iOS and Android recently. Continue reading “GT Racing 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free”

Android 4.4 KitKat factory images for Nexus 4, 7 and 10 now available

Google started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for Nexus 7 and the Nexus 10 few days back. Now the factory images and binaries for both the WiFi and Cellular versions of the Nexus, Nexus 10 and also for the Nexus 4 are available from the Google developers website. Google already announced that they will not release the Android 4.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus since Google doesn’t update its Nexus device beyond the 18 month period. The Android 4.4 KitKat was announced back in September and was released along with the Nexus 5 last month. Continue reading “Android 4.4 KitKat factory images for Nexus 4, 7 and 10 now available”

Google Chrome v30 for Android brings Printing on KitKat devices, Autofill coming to Chrome for iOS soon

Chrome for Android Autofill-flow

Google has updated the Chrome browser for Android to version 30 that brings printing support for Android devices running on the latest Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. This update also brings support for stability and security updates. Google has also announced that they would roll out Autofill option for Chrome for iPhone and iPad soon. This would let you you quickly fill out forms on-the-go. This feature is already available on Chrome for desktop and Android. Continue reading “Google Chrome v30 for Android brings Printing on KitKat devices, Autofill coming to Chrome for iOS soon”

My Talking Tom now available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone

Talking Tom, the insanely popular app that kids loved, has now got its own “My Talking Tom” app that lets your pet and grow Tom the cat, hence validating the name. The previous versions only involved playing around with the cat which talks back to you in a hilarious voice but now it’s more of a pet simulation like Kinectimals where a kitten grows into your own cat, with lots of customization options to make it personal. The app is, unsurprisingly, available for iOS and Android, and for the first time, it is officially available on Windows Phone too, on the same day. Download My Talking here –

My Talking Tom – iOS | Android | Windows Phone

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Exclusive: Gameloft GT Racing 2 to go live tomorrow, get early access on your iOS device!

Gameloft’s GT Racing sequel has been a long time coming. The franchise, starting with the GT Racing: Motor Academy, opened with impressive graphics and over 45 million downloads for its time, but looks like it’s finally time to step up the ante. The sequel features better graphics and even more cars with official licenses. The game has been undergoing some intense beta testing in a couple of markets and a lot of changes have been made to accommodate fixes and even enhancements to the game. GT Racing 2 is all set to go live on the App Store and Google Play sometime around tomorrow noon, but what if you wanted early access to the game? What if you want to show off to your friends that you were one of the world’s first to get your hands on this game? Well, we have just the right answer for you.

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Nokia’s Refocus app now available for download on Lumia PureView Smartphones

Nokia Refocus, the app that lets you focus your photo AFTER you take it, is now available for download on all Nokia Lumia PureView devices. Demoed back at the Nokia event in Abu Dhabi, the app grabbed some major eyeballs when other companies are looking for a hardware implementation of this on their phones. But this is not a hardware solution, it’s just computational photography which uses neat tricks and the immense know-how from Scalado to work some Lytro-like magic and that too, using just an app for Lumia PureView devices. It is now available for download at the Windows Phone Store for the Lumia 920, Lumia 925, Lumia 928 and the Lumia 1020 running the Windows Phone 8 Amber update.

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Vine for Windows Phone 8 now available for download

Vine, the highly popular video-based social network, finally has made available its app for the Windows Phone platform. Announced back at the Build conference, the app was shown off recently at the Lumia 1520 and 2520 launch event by Nokia, and it was promised that the app will be arriving soon to the platform, someday. Well, that day is today, and the app is finally live on the Windows Phone Store.

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Viber 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings Sticker Market, Android Tablet support and more

Viber 4.0 for Android and iPhone Stickers

Viber has received a major update for both the Android and iPhone platforms to version 4.0 that brings new Sticker Market with over 1000 stickers for free and for purchase, new Push To Talk feature for instant voice messaging and support for Android tablets. Viber has also introduced monetization feature for its users. This version also has some Android-specific enhancements. Continue reading “Viber 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings Sticker Market, Android Tablet support and more”