Google Hangouts for iOS updated to v4.0 – Brings Material Design and performance improvements

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Google has just released a new version of Hangouts for iOS devices. The Hangouts v4.0 brings in a new design that follows Google’s Material Design along with several bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Apple’s suppliers start working on iPhones with force touch technology

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Apple first debuted the force touch technology with the Apple Watch and the new Macbook. A lot of rumours started circulating saying that Apple will use this technology in the upcoming iPhones as well. Now apparently Apple’s suppliers have started manufacturing the iPhones with Force Touch already.

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Insensi launches Ily – A smartphone for your home for US$199

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Ily is a new device that is meant to allow users to stay connected to their friends and family while they are at home. It is aimed at replacing your conventional outdated home telephones with something more technologically advanced and useful. Although it functions very similar to a smartphone, it in fact is more similar to a tablet especially in terms of size.

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DxO ONE lens style camera has a 1″ sensor and will connect to your iOS device – Will be announced tomorrow

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DxO, the company behind the famous camera benchmarking site dxomark is set to announce a new lens style camera that can be attached to your smartphone. It has a 1 inch sensor and is a product that is very similar to the Sony QX10 and QX100 products from Sony.

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Apple introduces News app for iPhone and iPad, coming with iOS 9 this fall

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At the WWDC 2015, Apple also announced an all-new News app alongside previewing the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9. The News app essentially collects all the stories in one place in a customized newsfeed called ‘For You’. It will ship with iOS 9 this fall and will be first available in the US, UK, and Australia Continue reading “Apple introduces News app for iPhone and iPad, coming with iOS 9 this fall”

Apple Stores no longer offer iPhones with 2 year AT&T contract

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Apple Stores are no longer offering iPhones with 2 year contracts on AT&T’s network. Instead, customers will be asked to opt for AT&T Next plan.

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Facebook Messenger adds ability to send locations as messages

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Facebook has just outed another new feature for its Messenger app. The application now allows users to send their location as a message to their friends and family.

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SoundHound introduces a really fast voice search app called Hound

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Hound is a new application from the developers behind the SoundHound app. It is a voice search app and is one of the fastest we’ve seen as can be witnessed in the video below.

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SanDisk iXpand Review – Flash drive for iOS devices and computers

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The SanDisk iXpand is a flash drive that allows OTG transfers between your computer and your iOS devices. It isn’t just your ordinary USB OTG drive and has a few tricks up it’s sleeve. Let’s dive into our review to learn more about the device and how it performs.

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BBM for iOS beta update enhances Timed Message and Message Retract features

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BlackBerry has released a new version of its BBM for iOS beta app that enhances previously introduced Timed Message and Message Retraction features along with several bug fixes and improvements. Continue reading “BBM for iOS beta update enhances Timed Message and Message Retract features”

Apple planning to change OS X and iOS fonts to the one used in Apple Watch

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Apple is currently using a font called ‘Helvetica Neue’ for OS X and iOS that debuted with Yosemite and iOS 7 respectively. They plan to replace the font in the upcoming iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 updates with ‘San Francisco’, the font that is currently used in the Apple Watch.

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