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Sony Xperia ZL Android 4.2.2 Jellybean update starts rolling out

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After making its presence felt at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas this year, the Sony Xperia ZL, a full HD smartphone from Sony landed in various countries alongside its thinner brother, the Xperia Z. Running on Android 4.1.2 at launch, the device had a custom Xperia UI on top like usual, and now news comes our way that the Android 4.2.2 update for the Xperia ZL has started to roll out, starting today.

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Instagram for Android and iPhone updated with Video support

Instagram 4.0 for Android and iPhone

Facebook has updated the Instagram app for Android and iPhone to version 4.0 that brings support for Videos. This lets you record a video up to 15 seconds on the Instagram camera by clicking the movie camera icon and pressing the record button. You can add filters and upload it. There are 13 filters built specifically for video, and you can also select your favorite scene from the recorded video as your cover image that can be viewed when they’re not playing. You can only share videos on Instagram that you record from the app and cannot import videos. Continue reading “Instagram for Android and iPhone updated with Video support”

Aviary Photo Editor for Android v3.0 update brings new design and features

Aviary Photo Editor for Android 3.0

Aviary has updated the Android app to version 3.0 that brings a completely redesigned user interface and lot of new features including Hi-Def sharpens and defines, Color Fix and new effects. Aviary says that they have 50% users on Android, which is up from 30% back in January. The new app is 10% lesser in size and has lot of improvements that makes the app faster. Continue reading “Aviary Photo Editor for Android v3.0 update brings new design and features”

Air Camera for iPhone and iPad lets you stream live camera content to an Apple TV via AirPlay

Air Camera for iPhone and iPad

Air Camera + Live Streaming for Camera and Voice is an app for iPhone and iPad that lets you stream live sound and image from iOS devices directly from the camera and microphone input to your Apple TV. This uses AirPlay feature in the iOS to connect to the Apple TV. In addition this also lets you add effects to the streaming video and also switch between the front and rear camera. Continue reading “Air Camera for iPhone and iPad lets you stream live camera content to an Apple TV via AirPlay”

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage released for iPhone and iPad

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage

Rovio, the creators of the popular Angry Birds franchise has published Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage through Rovio Stars, the new mobile game publishing program. It is a new adventure based on the award-winning flash game developed by UK-based studio Nitrome and is built using native iOS languages rather than the flash. In Icebreaker, You play as lone icebreaker apprentice and need to save your fellow vikings by cutting through tangles of ice, ropes, traps, troll snot and chicken. It has 95 levels with puzzles, side quests, epic final bosses and offbeat humor. Continue reading “Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage released for iPhone and iPad”

Facebook v6.2 update for iPhone and iPad brings icons with action status updates

You might have noticed the icon with action status on the Facebook for desktop. The Facebook app for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 6.2 that brings option to share you mood using icons along with an action you are doing in your status. This update also brings option to easily change who can see something you’ve shared which would let you keep the shared items within a group and start a new conversation with photos. This feature was introduced for Android in the 3.3 update last week. The Android app did not get the new action and icon status updates yet. Continue reading “Facebook v6.2 update for iPhone and iPad brings icons with action status updates”

Gaana for Android v2.0 update brings Gaana+ premium service and improved search

Gaana 2.0 for Android

Gaana app has been updated to version 2.0 for Android that is now more stable, brings significantly improved search and Gaana+ music service that offers multi-bit rate streaming and more. Gaana Music app for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Java phones were released earlier this year, and the Gaana app for Windows Phone was launched back in March. Gaana 2.0 for iPhone with Gaana+ subscription was launched back in April. Continue reading “Gaana for Android v2.0 update brings Gaana+ premium service and improved search”

XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to iPhone and iPad on June 20th

Enemy Unknown for iOS

2K and Firaxis Games have announced the XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS devices. It is an award winning turn-based tactical role-playing video game the is already available for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and recently launched for Mac OS X. The game has been optimized for the touch interface of iOS devices.It comes with GameCenter support and utilizes iCloud functionality that would let players save games across their iOS devices. Continue reading “XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to iPhone and iPad on June 20th”

Skype video messaging graduates to release on every platform except Windows Phone

Skype for iPhone and iPad 4.6

The video messaging service from Skype has been lurking in devices as a beta feature for quite a while now, but has finally gained the official status and launched on major platforms like Windows, iOS, Android and Mac. The voicemail-like feature is present even on the Blackberry devices now, but surprisingly has evaded Windows Phone, which is disappointing. The video messaging feature is completely free of charge and is available for all accounts effective immediately. We think it is a nice feature on the whole, and here is a demo video explaining the usability –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88nDTJyEIz4

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Windows Phone’s Bing Voice Recognition Now More Accurate and Twice as Fast

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Microsoft Research has been sitting on various improvements it made to the AI voice and natural language recognition for a while now, but today Microsoft’s research team and the Bing team have allowed Windows Phone to get a taste of it. Showed off earlier in a tech demo at one of the various developer conferences, the new update to Bing’s voice search and voice recognition is now twice as fast and about 15% more accurate. This update is gradually rolling out for Windows Phone users in the US right now, and will eventually reach out to the rest of the world in the coming weeks and months.

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Despicable Me: Minion Rush game released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Despicable Me Minion Rush

Gameloft has released the official Despicable Me: Minion Rush game, just in time for the movie that is going to hit the theaters soon. In this game you play as a Minion and compete with others! Jump, fly, dodge obstacles, be mischievous, and defeat villains to compete for Minion of the Year! The game has hundreds of missions to play, new power-ups and bonus gameplays. Continue reading “Despicable Me: Minion Rush game released for Android, iPhone and iPad”

CPU-Z device information tool arrives for Android

CPU-Z for Android

CPUID has released the CPU-Z, popular PC/Windows CPU Identification for Android. This shows SoC name, architecture, clock speed for each core, Battery info, Sensors and more for your Android device. Senors tab is one of the most useful feature that lets you find the number of sensor on your device. It works on Android devices running on Android 3.0 or above. CPUID says that the interface (tabs + swipe) requires Android 3.0, hence the restriction. Continue reading “CPU-Z device information tool arrives for Android”

Yahoo! Sports 4.0 update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new design and features

Yahoo Sports 4.0 for iPhone, iPad and Android

Yahoo has updated the Sports app to version 4.0 on Android and iOS that brings iPad support, new design and lots more new features. The app is faster and easier to scan, navigate and consume and the extra screen space lets you read an articles while keeping an eye on the scores. The iOS app gives you curated list of local experts and writers live tweeting up to the minute stats and plays. The Android app now shows stats about the game. Continue reading “Yahoo! Sports 4.0 update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new design and features”

Microsoft launches Office 365 app for iPhone

Microsoft Office 365 for iPhone

Microsoft has launched the Office Mobile app for iPhone finally. This app is for Office 365 subscribers and the subscribers access, view and edit your Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint documents from your iPhone. You can also access document stored in the cloud on SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro, or SharePoint. You can edit and view documents offline but you need to be connected to the internet to save the changes on the cloud. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Office 365 app for iPhone”

Google+ for Android updated with Notification sync, new slide-out menu and more

Google Plus for Android 4.01

Google+ has been updated to version 4.0.1 that brings notification sync that syncs you read and unread notifications across mobile and desktop. This update also bring option to delete photos, new slide-out menu design similar to other Google apps and lots more new features. Continue reading “Google+ for Android updated with Notification sync, new slide-out menu and more”