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SwiftKey already offers fun stats like how many typos you’ve corrected, how far you’ve flowed and more, now the latest beta version 6.2.2 for Android brings My SwiftKey Stats – new ways of looking at how you type in fun new visualizations. You can share and compare these stats with your friends easily. Continue reading “SwiftKey 6.2.2 beta for Android brings new visualizations of how you type”
Apple announced that it will be starting the first iOS App Development Center for Europe in Italy. The facility will be used to give students practical skills and training on developing apps for the iOS ecosystem.
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A new vulnerability in the Linux kernel could put around 66% of Android devices as well as Linux PCs and servers at risk of malicious attacks.
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Huawei had announced that it will be releasing a beta build of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Ascend Mate7. Now, it has announced that the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X will also be getting beta builds of Marshmallow in the UK.
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HTC has just taken to twitter to let its fans and users know that the One M8 will be getting the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow within 48 hours and that the One M9 will follow in its footsteps shortly after.
WhatsApp today announced that will no longer charge subscription fees for using the service. It also said it will not be introducing third-party ads to compensate. Instead, it will start testing tools so that you can use WhatsApp to communicate with businesses and organizations such as banks, to know if your recent transaction was fraudulent, or chat with an airline to ask about a delayed flight.
Continue reading “WhatsApp goes completely free, not planning to introduce ads”
The Sony Xperia C4 and its dual-sim version were expected to get the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow directly from its current 5.0 setup. However now, users are receiving an update to Android 5.1.
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Flipkart has launched its shopping app for Windows 10 PCs and mobile devices, which promises richer, seamless experience across Windows 10 devices. Flipkart said that it has worked closely with the Microsoft team to develop the app for a universal Windows platform.
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Back in July 2014 Facebook introduced Mentions, a new app for iOS for celebrities and public figures with verified profiles to talk to their followers. Later it was expanded to India and 40 other countries. Now it has launched the app for Android. The app has Live stream feature so that musicians, athletes, actors, journalists and other celebrities can share live video with their fans. Continue reading “Facebook Mentions app launched for Android”
Twitter has updated the iOS app to version 6.44 that now lets you watch Periscope broadcasts live, within the tweets. When there is a Tweet with a link for a Periscope broadcast, it will autoplay right within the Tweet. When you tap the video, it goes full-screen and shows Periscope comments and hearts from other viewers. It doesn’t require you to install Periscope app or even a Periscope account to watch the broadcasts on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for iOS now lets you watch live Periscope broadcasts directly within Tweets”
Rockstar games has launched Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories game for iOS devices. It was originally released for PlayStation Portable back in 2005 and was released on PlayStation 3 in 2013. The game has several enhancements for the iOS platform, including real time lighting and shadows, upgraded textures and art, greater draw distance, performance enhancements for touch-based gaming including updated analog steering and rebalanced targeting, cross-platform cloud saves via Social Club, support for Apple’s 3D touch and more, said the company. Rockstar games has announced that the game will be available for Android soon. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories released for iPhone and iPad, coming to Android soon”
Microsoft Translator app for Android, iPhone, Apple Watch and Android Wear have been updated to support new conversation feature so that it can translate face to face conversations in a more natural way by simultaneously using your smartwatch and phone. It uses the same Microsoft Translator speech translation engine that powers Skype Translator and is optimized for translating full conversations, not just short sentences. Microsoft Translator app for these platforms were released back in August. Continue reading “Microsoft Translator for Android, iPhone, Apple Watch and Android Wear get new conversation feature”
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen’s .GEARS released Swing Copters game for Android and iOS platforms last August, now its sequel has arrived for both the platforms. In this game you need to control a pilot equipped with a copter-hat to fly through obstacles to get points, similar to the first one, but this adds new obstacles such as swinging hammers. It also has more characters and there is a story for them, but this game will be much more challenging, says the team. Continue reading “Flappy Bird creator releases Swing Copters 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Google is rolling out a new Night Light feature for the Google Play Books app that will hep you read more comfortably during night time without straining your eyes. “Looking at reading time across the world, we see that activity peaks between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm local time. But we also know looking at a bright screen before bed can be hard on your eyes,” said Google on the official Android blog. Continue reading “Google Play Books gets Night Light feature for easier night time reading”
Skype for iPhone and iPad have been updated to version 6.8 that makes sharing content easy. There is a new share button to send links from apps and websites or photos from the camera roll directly to a Skype contact. You can just select the friend you want to share with and send. Check out the official video demo below. Continue reading “Skype 6.8 for iPhone and iPad brings new sharing options”
