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Modern Combat 5 Trailer released, coming soon to Android, iPhone and iPad

Modern Combat 5

Gameloft has released the first trailer of the Modern Combat 5, the next First Person Shooter (FPS) game in the Modern Combat franchise for E3 2013. This would definitely have better graphics and animations than the previous versions and the places from the trailer also seem interesting. The Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour released for iPhone, iPad and Android last year. Check out the trailer and couple of screen grabs from the trailer below.

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Google releases stock Android Keyboard on Google Play

Google has finally released the stock Android 4.2 keyboard on Google Play. This brings Gesture Typing that lets you glide through letters to form a word, automatic error correction, and word predictions. It offers dynamic floating preview that lets you see suggested works while gesturing and floating gesture trail. Other features include, Voice Typing, dictionaries for 26 languages, Advanced keyboard layouts that also suits tablets and more. Continue reading “Google releases stock Android Keyboard on Google Play”

Gmail v2.3 for iPhone and iPad brings new inbox tabs and better notifications

Gmail 2.3 for iPad

Google announced a new update for Gmail app for Android, iPhone and iPad last week. The Gmail app version 4.5 for Android started rolling out for Android earlier this week, now the update is available for iPhone and iPad. The Gmail version 2.3 for the iPhone and iPad brings new Inbox with tabs with categories such as Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums, new notifications options that lets you customize notifications and more. Gmail for iOS was updated recently that let use open links from Gmail in Google apps such as Chrome, Google Maps or YouTube. Continue reading “Gmail v2.3 for iPhone and iPad brings new inbox tabs and better notifications”

Chrome 27 for iOS brings improved voice search and faster reloads

After launching Chrome 27 for the desktop and then for Android, Google has gone ahead, like promised, and launched the Chrome 27 for iOS. The new version adds an improved version of voice search, with a persistent bar for immediate access and faster page reloads by efficient use of the cache. The update is live on the app store and you can get it here.

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Adobe Reader app now available for Windows Phone 8

Adobe Reader for Windows Phone 8

Adobe Systems has released the Adobe Reader app for Windows Phone 8 finally. This app lets you View and Open PDF documents including password protected documents, search the text for specific words, zoom in on a page, Navigate docs easily with thumbnails, continuous scroll mode, Hyperlinks, bookmarks and more. The Adobe reader app for Android was launched back in 2010 and the iPhone and iPad app was released in 2011. Continue reading “Adobe Reader app now available for Windows Phone 8”

Gmail v4.5 for Android starts rolling out, brings Slide-out Navigation and new Inbox

Google has started rolling out the Gmail v4.5 update for Android. Google announced a new update for Gmail app for Android, iPhone and iPad last week. The new update brings new Inbox with tabs and categories such as Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums, slide-out navigation and lots more new features. Now there is a separate section for action confirmations in the settings. Now there is a pull to refresh option removing the refresh button and the compose and search buttons have moved to the top. Continue reading “Gmail v4.5 for Android starts rolling out, brings Slide-out Navigation and new Inbox”

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time trailer released, coming exclusively to iPhone and iPad in July

PopCap games announced back in August 2012 that a Plants vs. Zombies sequel would be released in Spring 2013. The company teased the game last month calling it Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time and saying that the game would be available in July 2013. Now the game trailer is finally here. The game would have new worlds with new levels, plants, zombies and new ways to play added gradually. Check out the official game trailer below.

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Vine video sharing app arrives for Android

Vine for Android

Twitter has finally launched the Vine Video sharing app for Android. The app was first launched for iPhone earlier this year. Vine let users upload a video clip up to 6 seconds directly from their mobile phone that loops automatically.It even got an update last month that brought option to use the front-facing camera to record videos and tagging function. The videos can also be viewed on the web apart from these apps. Continue reading “Vine video sharing app arrives for Android”

Apple pushes for license deals as music streaming service launch at WWDC beckons

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Apple, especially, Steve Jobs, is known to be a hard negotiator. Having revolutionized the digital music industry with the iTunes store, the media industry is no stranger to the ways and methods of Apple negotiations. But recently, Apple seems to have been going through a hard time negotiating with record labels and artists for one little reason, they are late. The music streaming service, which was pioneered by various start ups like Pandora in the US and Spotify in the Europe, is a novel way to listen to music, for free. Supported by advertising, the streaming services apparently make far less money than the traditional a la carte way of buying music, like the iTunes. They might be late but that doesn’t stop Apple from launching their own streaming service, because that’s the demand of the day.

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Ford SYNC AppLink launched in Asia Pacific

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At Computex 2013 here in Taipei , Taiwan , Ford announced that it is bringing Ford SYNC AppLink to the Asia Pacific region.Ford SYNC is a voice controlled in-car entertainment system installed in most Ford cars.AppLink is a new feature which lets users interact with mobile applications using the same voice based Sync platform. Pandora, TuneIn Radio and Kaliki are the first 3 apps which will support AppLink functionality and be available in the Asia Pacific region. Continue reading “Ford SYNC AppLink launched in Asia Pacific”

Google Calendar for Android updated with custom colors, new date and time pickers

Google has updated the Google Calendar app for Android ( version 201305280) that brings new features including option to customize event and calendar colors, redesigned date and time picker, redesigned timezone picker now lets you search time zones and option to schedule repeating events easily. The Google Calendar app for Android was released back in October last year. Continue reading “Google Calendar for Android updated with custom colors, new date and time pickers”

Sony Xperia S, SL and acro S Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out

Sony Xperia S Android 4.1.2

Sony has announced that they would start rolling out the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the Xperia S, Xperia SL and Xperia acro S starting from today as they announced last month. The Sony Xperia P, Xperia go and the Xperia E dual got the Jelly Bean update last month. Sony confirmed Jelly Bean update for range of 2012 Xperia devices back in October. Continue reading “Sony Xperia S, SL and acro S Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out”

Windows Phone 8 sync app for the desktop comes out of beta, adds new features

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The Windows Phone desktop app for Windows Phone 8 devices has finally come out of the beta, after over six months in preview form. The app, which is used to manage files and sync media with your Windows Phone 8 device has been hardly a replacement for the excellent Zune solution for the earlier generation Windows Phone 7 devices. But with Windows Phone 8 adding the MTP protocol for file management, the Zune app has been useless, while the Windows Phone app, with its limited features, proved of little utility. Anyway, the app has now added more features and is now available for download, in case you are craving for a decent sync app for Windows Phone 8, and don’t want to go down the explorer route.

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Tata Sky Mobile for Android updated with WiFi Remote, Program Guide and more

Tata Sky Mobile 3.0 for Android

Tata Sky Mobile app has been updated to version 3.0. This is a major update since its launch last year. This update brings WiFi remote that lets you control your Tata Sky+ HD box over WiFi. You can swipe to change channels and volume, change channels by tapping on your channel logo and more. You can also set shows for recording and set reminders through the app. The Tata Sky Mobile for iPhone and iPad got the update with these features last month. Continue reading “Tata Sky Mobile for Android updated with WiFi Remote, Program Guide and more”

Gmail for Android, iPhone and iPad to get new Inbox tabs

New Gmail Inbox for Android

Google has announced an update for the Gmail app for Android, iPhone and iPad that bring new Inbox with tabs and categories. Incoming mails are classified into categories such as Promotions, Social and Updates. You can choose to use categories as inbox tabs, and as labels. This would let you view mails that are important to you and read messages of a similar type. You can use both the Inbox categories and labs separately.
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