Google’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in Google Drive that turns pictures of text into computer text is now expanded to over 200 different languages. Until now, company had offered this OCR feature for English language only. Continue reading “Google Drive OCR technology now works for over 200 different languages”
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Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14
All this while if you have missed playing the old classic ‘Snake’ game on your phone or have tried something similar but still preferred the original, then here’s good news for you. Taneli Armanto, the creator of the original Nokia Snake – released with Nokia 6110 in late 1997, has announced that the sequel called Snake Rewind is on its way. Continue reading “Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14”
‘Ok, Google’ custom voice actions rolling out for third-party apps
Back in October last year, Google started asking third-party Android app developers to integrate the ‘Ok, Google’ voice command action for their in-app searches. Now, on Thursday the Search giant announced that the feature has been made available to its “first set of partners”. Continue reading “‘Ok, Google’ custom voice actions rolling out for third-party apps”
HTC Camera app updated with RAW image support for One M9 and more
HTC’s Camera app update on Thursday has got the RAW imaging support for the flagship One M9, and more camera improvements for other HTC devices. Continue reading “HTC Camera app updated with RAW image support for One M9 and more”
Microsoft’s new browser is called as Microsoft Edge
Microsoft announced at its Build developer conference that iOS and Android developers will be able to port their apps and games directly to Windows 10. In addition, the company has also revealed that its new browser will be called as Edge.
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Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more
Google on Tuesday started rolling out the updated Play Newsstand app for Android devices. The update brings overall performance and UI improvements, more articles from the sources, smarter recommendations, bug fixes and more. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more”
Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more
Opera Software on Tuesday updated its mobile browser for Android with a new Turbo mode that essentially is an upgrade to the previously available Off-Road mode. Continue reading “Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more”
BBM chatting no longer requires an invitation
BlackBerry on Saturday rolled out a new BBM update for the Android and BlackBerry 10 devices that will let users manage their social circles with ease. The update will soon be made available for iOS as well. Continue reading “BBM chatting no longer requires an invitation”
SwiftKey Keyboard for Android beta gets ‘SwiftKey Hub’, minor UI improvements
SwiftKey Keyboard’s latest beta version of Android app on Thursday got a new ‘SwiftKey Hub’ alongside minor UI improvements. Continue reading “SwiftKey Keyboard for Android beta gets ‘SwiftKey Hub’, minor UI improvements”
Twitter introduces personalised ‘Highlights’ feature for Android users
Twitter on Thursday announced that it is rolling out a new feature called Highlights to Android app users that will send out a summary of the missed best-tweets via push notifications twice a day. Continue reading “Twitter introduces personalised ‘Highlights’ feature for Android users”
Google Keep on Android Wear smartwatches brings voice-note dictation and more
Google has updated its note-taking app ‘Google Keep’ for Android with the ability to view and create notes from you Android Wear smartwatches. Continue reading “Google Keep on Android Wear smartwatches brings voice-note dictation and more”
WhatsApp for Android gets new Google Drive chat backup option
Recently we told you about WhatsApp’s latest update version 2.12.38 for Android that finally got the much-awaited Material Design along. Now you will soon see another update from WhatsApp Inc that will bring an option to backup your WhatsApp chats to your Google Drive. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets new Google Drive chat backup option”
Samsung to pre-install Microsoft Office apps on Android devices
Samsung and Microsoft has collaborated to expand later’s service on Android devices. Under the partnership, the Office apps will be pre-installed on some Samsung tablets running Android.
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Google Docs for Android gets full screen reading view
Google had updated Docs for Android that adds a new feature. The new update makes it easier to read and review documents without any editing options.
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IFTTT unveils new Do camera, Do note and Do button apps
IFTTT, the internet automation service has launched three new apps and rebranded its main app. The free apps – Do Button, Do Camera and Do Note are available on Android and iOS.
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