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Google Updates the Play Music App; Gets Spruced Up UI

July 20, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google has issued a fresh update to its default music player app for Android devices – the Google Play Music application. The update endows the player with a freshened, spruced up look – although it is up to the end…

Apple

“Blazing Fast” iOS App for Facebook this Summer: The New York Times

June 28, 2012 0 Tassavur

We all know how Facebook is struggling with its slow apps for the iOS and the Android platforms, not to mention the sluggish and obsolete looking Windows Phone 7 app as well. As per the New York Times’ Nick Bilton,…

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Face.Com

June 20, 2012 0 Tassavur

In an interesting move yesterday, Facebook has acquired Israel’s Face.com which is the team behind the face recognition technology on the social networking site. Face.com is a face recognition technology company which makes mobile and Facebook apps which identifies people’s…

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Google Acquires Mobile Productivity Suite Maker Quickoffice

June 5, 2012 0 Rahul S

In an unexpected development, Google has announced the acquisition of famous Mobile productivity suite maker Quickoffice. The latter, which has been in the mobile space for quite some time now is one of the leaders in the field and boasts…

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Microsoft Purchases every Smart Glass domain before E3

June 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

Microsoft is rumored to be working on an Airplay style app called Smart Glass, which pushes enables push-style media functionality with the Xbox 360. And now Microsoft has almost bought every domain with Smart Glass in it, as it would…

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Facebook Launches Facebook Camera App for iOS

May 25, 2012 0 Tassavur

Just a few weeks after purchasing Instagram, Facebook has launched its own camera app called Facebook Camera. But contrary to expectations, the Facebook Camera is not Instagram. It does have filters but it’s far from being like Instagram, although the…

Apple

Google+ App Updated for iOS ONLY!

May 9, 2012 0 Tassavur

There is always a first time. Well, the saying came true for Google’s Google+ app, which for the first time has been updated for the iOS before it got updated in the Android platform. This is all the more surprising…

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Angry Birds Space Crosses 50 Million Downloads in 35 Days

April 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

After its announcement and subsequent launch on March 22, 2012, Game publisher Rovio has announced in a blog post that their latest version of Angry Birds – “Angry Birds Space” has crossed an astonishing 50 million downloads! It took just…

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Microsoft and Nokia Announces App Development Program – AppCampus

March 28, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In a bid to create a friendly ‘app’mosphere for the Mobile Windows platform, Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up for an app development program termed as AppCampus. The AppCampus program has been set up to help the creation of innovative…

Android

Instagram Launched Pre-release Sign-Up Page for Android Users

March 26, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It’s time for Android users to rejoice, and be at par with iOS users, at least in one sense. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, opens a pre-release sign-up page for its new Android app. There is, however, no mention as…

Apple

iOS 5.1 Adoptions is the Fastest Till Date at 61%

March 26, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Apple has always had a great record when it comes to adoption of software updates, mainly owing to the lack of fragmentation as seen on android devices. If recent stats are anything to go by, nearly 61% of the iOS…

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iPhoto for iOS completes iLife Suite, major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, minor updates for iWork

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple has introduced iPhoto for iOS while releasing major updates to iMovie and GarageBand. The introduction of with iPhoto multi-touch gestures completes the iLife suite which is especially designed for iOS.  iWork suite that includes Pages, Keynotes and Numbers on…

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Apps for Holi

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Oh no, got distracted from your screen and realized kaal holi hai? (tomorrow is holi) Fear not, here are a few apps that will bring you up to pace with the mood around and get you rolling in the right…

Apple

Android Market Gets Reincarnated as Google Play Store

March 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google has announced a major change to its digital marketplace for apps, music, movies and other content. Until now, what was (very popularly) known as the Android Market, has been renamed to Google Play. When I first heard of this,…

Apple

Apple App Store Crosses 25 Billion Downloads!

March 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Two years and eleven months after the Apple App Store crossed the 1 Billion app download landmark back in April 2009; Apple has a few minutes ago gone past an astronomical 25 Billion app download mark!

Android

First Look: Google Chrome Beta for Android (Motorola Xoom)

February 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

A few hours ago, Google took covers off its Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets. While Android already had a decently capable browser, it was a known fact that there were better options out there in the Android market…

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10 Billion App Downloads for Android Marks Celebrations in Tens

December 6, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well finally Google’s Android platform has reached the double figure mark in billions. And Google is celebrating the occasion in some style. Google has announced a ten day celebratory offer for their users with 10 apps being made available for…

Apple

Daily App: Infinity Blade 2 on the iPad

December 2, 2011 0 Nimish

Believe it or not – iOS’ killer gaming app just got a whole lot better. Yes, we are THAT impressed by Infinity Blade 2.

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Daily App: The Legacy of Steve Jobs

December 1, 2011 0 Nimish

The future of books might not be e-books, but books designed like apps. And Fortune’s app about Steve Jobs is a prime example of this phenomenon.

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Daily App: Superman HD for the iPad

November 29, 2011 0 Nimish

No, we have no idea what kept Kal-El, Man of Steel, away from the App Store in game form for so long. Yes, we are mighty delighted that we can step into his super shoes. So much so that we…

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Daily App: Today in History for iOS

November 28, 2011 0 Nimish

Not all good apps have dazzling interfaces. Some score purely because they are so darned handy. Today in History is one such app that history buffs will love.

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Daily App: W.E.L.D.E.R. for the iPad

November 8, 2011 0 Nimish

Can a game called Word Examination Laboratory for Dynamic Extraction and Reassessment be our Daily App? You bet it can.

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Daily App: Finger Focus for iPhone

November 4, 2011 0 Nimish

As we wait for Amazon Flow and Yahoo!’s Livestand to become available for Indian users, we try out a neat app that adds blurry effect to your pictures. Introducing Finger Focus.

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Daily App: GarageBand for iPhone

November 2, 2011 0 Nimish

Toothache, fever be damned. This is one app that we loved on the iPad and we just HAD to review when its iPhone/iPod touch avatar came out.

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Version 6.0.1 appears for BlackBerry Messenger

October 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Ahoy, BlackBerry Messenger pirates! A new update has arrived for ye all in the form of version 6.0.1. All o’ you on a previous version, its time t’ abandon ship and get well versed with t’ new version. The new update…

Apple

Daily App: The Early Edition 2 for the iPad

October 24, 2011 0 Nimish

One of the best news apps for the iPad got better. Significantly. We check out the second coming of The Early Edition.

Android

BrailleType Gets Updated, No More Multitouch

October 23, 2011 0 Annkur

Last week we looked at BrailleType a unique solution to help the visually challenged to type on touchscreen devices. And within seven days developer Ankit Daftery has an update for us. After interacting with folks at the Industrial school for…

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Mobile 4 Mumbai’s Auto Fare App For Android

October 22, 2011 0 Annkur

Raxit and team have been working hard to keep up with auto and taxi fares for cities across India and release apps for the same. The most popular for them is by far the Mumbai app for checking BEST routes…

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App Downloads In India, Learnings From Zomato

October 22, 2011 0 Annkur

Mobile Internet is surging in India and while I ain’t sure if 3G is fueling it or not, we know for sure that making apps for your business offering is a must for startups and biggies alike. For a couple…

Apple

Daily App: Adobe Reader for the iPad

October 19, 2011 0 Nimish

After a brief sabbatical, we are back with our daily app reviews. And today, we take a look at an app that has finally made its way to the iPad – the Adobe Reader.

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Type Braille On Android With BrailleType (Exclusive / Video)

October 18, 2011 0 Annkur

A young developer walked into our office last morning and demoed an app that has left us pretty impressed. Ankit Daftery is working on a solution that enables smartphone touch-screens to take input in Braille. Most solution out in the…

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[OG Review] Norton Mobile Security For Android

October 13, 2011 0 Mehul

With the ever growing might (read computing abilities) of the smartphones and increasing adaptation of it by the masses, chances of smartphones becoming a target of hackers are likely and with a open source platform base like Android the likelihood…

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Daily App (s): Apps for Steve Jobs

October 10, 2011 0 Nimish

His demise knocked us off our Daily App routine for a while. Now we are back and it is only fair that we start off by looking at two apps about Steve Jobs. Of course, there are on the iPhone.

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Daily App: FIFA 12 for the iPad

October 3, 2011 0 Nimish

The latest instalment of the famous FIFA franchise arrives on the iPad. And we have a stab, or rather a kick, at playing it. When it comes to sports games, not too many have the kind of following that EA’s…

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Wacky Sunday: Dude, Which is My Kindle?

October 2, 2011 0 Nimish

The Kindle Fire might have grabbed all the attention, but the fact is that there were three other devices launched by Amazon last week, taking the total Kindle count to seven. We try to work out which suits you best.

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Daily App: Flickr for Android

September 29, 2011 0 Nimish

It might have lost out to Instagram on the iPhone, but Flickr has not given up the mobile photo sharing battle, as can be seen from its Android app. Photo sharing by mobile devices has been given a new dimension…

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Daily App: Chomp for the iPhone

September 28, 2011 0 Nimish

Searching for apps on the iTunes App Store just got a whole lot more fun, thanks to a totally revamped Chomp. We take a look at one of the iPhone’s most popular app search apps.

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Facebook Application For iPad Delayed, Team Leader Quits For Google

September 27, 2011 0 Monis

Months ago, New York Times reported that Facebook application for iPad would arrive in weeks. Later on, folks at TechCrunch told us about a hack on how to install the fully functional application on iPad. However, the method was soon…

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Daily App: Evri for the iPad

September 26, 2011 0 Nimish

Has Flipboard on the iPad met its match? Based on what we have seen of Evri, the latest news-as-a-mag app on Apple’s tablet, it might have.

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Daily App: Where’s My Water? for iOS

September 23, 2011 0 Nimish

Disney might have come to the iOS gaming party a trifle late but is sure making up for lost time. Where’s My Water? features an entirely new Disney character, Swampy the alligator.