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Dropbox acquires the creators of the iOS email app Mailbox

Mailbox, the app obsessed with zero inbox messages just helped cloud storage provider Dropbox acquire its creators. Boasting an atrocious waiting queue for new joinees, the Mailbox app drummed up a lot of interest from consumers and the press alike with it claiming to make email much better in terms of productivity. Today, Dropbox announced in their blog that they have acquired the mailbox team, and they also mentioned that they will be making the app better, by keeping the app intact for the imminent future.

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The Croods for Android, iPhone and iPad now available for Download

The Croods

Rovio has released The Croods, a new game based on the upcoming motion picture with the same name, in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. The cavemen are breaking out of the Stone Age with the use of a new r-evolutionary tool: the IDEA! The Croods will Hunt & Gather their way through spectacular new landscapes as they tame fantastic and never-seen-before creatures. You need to help The Croods survive the wild. Continue reading “The Croods for Android, iPhone and iPad now available for Download”

WhatsApp Messenger now available for BlackBerry 10

WhatsApp Messenger, cross-platform messaging app is now available for BlackBerry 10 devices. WhatsApp for BB10 comes with all the features that are available for existing BlackBerry devices. Continue reading “WhatsApp Messenger now available for BlackBerry 10”

Intex launches Matrabhasha app with input for 17 Indian languages for Aqua Marvel and Aqua 3.2

Intex Matrabhasha

Intex Technologies has launched Matrabhasha app for their existing Android Smartphones Aqua Marvel and Aqua 3.2. Matrabhasha app is an onscreen virtual keyboard that supports input in 17 Indian languages including, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Maithili, Marathi, Bodo, Santhali, Manipuri, Sindhi, Dogri, Konkani, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and Telugu. This app would let users compose regional language text with ease and presents combinations of different letters and conjuncts of the respective languages. Continue reading “Intex launches Matrabhasha app with input for 17 Indian languages for Aqua Marvel and Aqua 3.2”

Sony Xperia J Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out

Sony Mobile has started rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update (v 11.2.A.0.21) for the Xperia J, as they promised. Sony Xperia T and Xperia V got the Jelly Bean update last month. Sony confirmed Jelly Bean update for range of 2012 Xperia devices back in October. Sony Xperia P and Xperia go would be the next devices that would get the Android 4.1 update according to their schedule. Continue reading “Sony Xperia J Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out”

Al Jazeera English news app now available for Android Tablets and BlackBerry 10 devices

Al Jazeera for Android Tablets

Al Jazeera has launched the Al Jazeera English news app for both the Android Tablets and for BlackBerry 10 devices. The Al Jazeera English news app for iPhone and Android are already available. These offer popular sections of the Al Jazeera English website, including: Breaking News, Opinion, Features and lots more. These also offer live streaming of 24-hour news broadcasts, option to search for articles, share articles and more. Continue reading “Al Jazeera English news app now available for Android Tablets and BlackBerry 10 devices”

Photo Japan Guide app released for Android

Photo Japan Guide for Android

Photo Japan Guide for Android developed by Zenrin DataCom and NTT DOCOMO has been released in 134 countries worldwide including United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. It is the English version of docomo map navi’s Gotouchi Guide, and mainly is aimed at international tourists visiting Japan. This app offers several sightseeing spots, insights about places, local food information, maps, slideshow of several places and lots more. Continue reading “Photo Japan Guide app released for Android”

Signature-Secret Notes & Photos app for iPhone keeps your notes and photos private

Singature-Secret Notes & Photos for iPhone

Signature-Secret Notes & Photos is an iPhone app that lets you hide your private notes and photos on your phone. You can set and access your private notes and photos by drawing your secret signature on the screen. No password prompts or buttons that would give away the existence of your secret area. Continue reading “Signature-Secret Notes & Photos app for iPhone keeps your notes and photos private”

CCleaner for Android coming soon

CCleaner for Android Teaser

Piriform, the creators of the popular system cleaning utility CCleaner for Windows and Mac has announced that they are working on an Android app. CCleaner for Android would be a one-click cleaning utility that would let you clear your browser history, Cache, Messages and more as you can see from their teaser image above. It’ll be quick and easy to set up and use just like the CCleaner desktop apps, says the company. Continue reading “CCleaner for Android coming soon”

Skype for iPhone and iPad v4.6 update brings new calling UI, several fixes and improvements

Skype for iPhone and iPad 4.6

Skype for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 4.6 that brings new features including an improved user interface for the calling screen, several bug fixes and improvements. This also brings a new and easy way to mark messages as ‘read’. Even though several issues regarding Calling, Conversations, File Transfer has been resolved, still there are several issues in VoiceOver. Skype promises they are working on a fix to resolve these issues.
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Angry Birds for iPhone and iPad goes free, gets 15 new Bad Piggies levels

Angry Birds for iPhone and iPad

Rovio has finally made the original Angry Birds free for the iPhone and iPad. Rovio launched the most popular Angry Birds game for iOS back in 2009, and this is the first time the game has gone free. This might be a limited period offer, but we are not sure until Rovio announces it officially. The Angry Birds Rio for iPhone and iPad went free back in January. It was supposed to be a limited time offer, but the game is still free, so even the Angry Birds classic might also remain free. Continue reading “Angry Birds for iPhone and iPad goes free, gets 15 new Bad Piggies levels”

Sports Car Challenge for iPhone and iPad gets a new race track and gameplay features

Sports Car Challenge

Fishlabs Entertainment and Volkswagen Group China released their free content updates for 3D racing simulation Sports Car Challenge for iOS. This update includes new race track called Singapore by Night, as well as 2 new gameplay features. Sports Car Challenge features an exclusive selection of high-end sports cars by Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Volkswagen. The new Singapore by Night race tracks has neon-lit streets, re-modeled sights and landmarks set in Southeast Asian city-state and the new gameplay features include Racing Line and Brake Assistant. Continue reading “Sports Car Challenge for iPhone and iPad gets a new race track and gameplay features”

Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved search and lots more new features

Twitter for Android, iPhone, iPad and the mobile web app has been updated with new features including improved search that lets you discover Top Tweets from a time period from the past when you search for a particular query. Discover tab now shows a new, smoother animation when you pull-to-refresh for more content. Twitter app for iPhone and iPad v5.4 update brings lot of new features including option to see the related tweet when you open a link and improved autocomplete suggestions. Continue reading “Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved search and lots more new features”

Chrome Beta for Android updated with data compression, password and autofill Sync

Google Chrome for Android Beta 26

Google has updated the Chrome Beta browser app to version 26.0.1410.26 that brings new features including Password and Autofill Sync that lets you sync data from the Chrome browser on your desktop to your Android smartphones and tablets. The Password sync would let you sync passwords easily, and the autofill option lets you fill out forms on a small screen. This version also brings experimental data compression feature based on SPDY proxy running on Google servers. The Google Chrome compression feature was rumored earlier this week. Google released Chrome Beta channel for Android earlier this year. Continue reading “Chrome Beta for Android updated with data compression, password and autofill Sync”

Temple Run: Oz released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Temple Run: Oz

Imangi Studios released the Temple Run: Brave in partnership with Disney/Pixar last June. Now the two companies have partnered once again to bring Temple Run: Oz based on the Temple Run 2 and inspired by Oz the Great and Powerful movie that is releasing in cinemas this week. This game would let you Play as Oz and outrun the shrieking flying baboons as you turn, jump and slide your way across the land. You can also explore different environments and complete weekly challenges. Continue reading “Temple Run: Oz released for Android, iPhone and iPad”