Clash of Clans creator releases Clash Royale for Android and iOS globally

Clash Royale

Supercell, creators of popular Clash of Clans game have released Clash Royale, a new real-time multiplayer game globally, after soft launch last month in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and New Zealand. Continue reading “Clash of Clans creator releases Clash Royale for Android and iOS globally”

WhatsApp for Android gets support for sharing documents, iPhone app gets media sharing from other apps

WhatsApp Document Attachment

WhatsApp Messenger for Android has finally received option to share documents. This feature is already rolling out for some stable users with version 2.12.453 through Google Play, so it might be a server-side addition. It is also available for WhatsApp for Android beta users. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets support for sharing documents, iPhone app gets media sharing from other apps”

Hound voice search and virtual assistant app launched for Android and iPhone

HOUND Voice Search and Assistant

SoundHound introduced Hound voice search app in invitation-only private beta last June for Android and also showcased how fast it is, in a demo video. Eight months after the beta, it has finally launched the app to the public on Android and iPhone in the U.S. The app has been improved for the 8 months with the help of about 150,000 testers. Continue reading “Hound voice search and virtual assistant app launched for Android and iPhone”

BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features

BlackBerry Priv launcher and Keyboard

BlackBerry has updated its Camera, Launcher and Keyboard apps with several new features. The Camera app finally gets slow motion video recording at 120 fps, Keyboard app gets better predictive typing, accuracy, and control and the launcher gets enhanced user experience, including separate view of personal and work apps. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features”

Screenshots give us a glimpse of upcoming Android N’s UI

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While a great many number of smartphones are releasing now with Android Marshmallow 6.0, quite a few are yet to receive the update. However, that doesn’t stop rumours and information regarding the next Android version from popping up. New images now give us a sneak peek at what to expect from the next major Android update especially with the notification drawer.

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Samsung rolls out February security update for its flagship smartphones

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Samsung seems to be trying their best to keep their phones up to date and to remove the bad reputation of releasing slow updates. They have now released the February security patch for their flagship products just a few weeks after the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow began rolling out for some phones.

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Asus releases a timeline for the Marshmallow update

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In November last year, Asus confirmed that a few of its devices will be receiving the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, it didn’t release a timeline for the updates but now we do have one and it also has added a few more devices to the mix.

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Facebook Live Video streaming coming to Android within next week

Facebook Live Video Android

Facebook started testing the live video feature for iPhone users in December last year and the feature rolled out to all iPhone users last month. Today, Facebook has announced that Android users will get the live video feature starting next week. More than 50% of people watching live videos are using Android devices, so it is finally bringing the feature to Android, as it had promised.
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Facebook Messenger for Android gets support for multiple accounts

Facebook Messenger Multiple Account

After testing multiple accounts feature, Facebook has officially started rolling out the feature for Android users. Instagram got multiple account support recently. This will let you share your device with other friends and family members so that they can log in using their account, and your messages will be completely private. “Anyone else who shares the device will just see the number of notifications of messages that you have, but they will never be able to see the content of your messages,” said Facebook. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Android gets support for multiple accounts”

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 4G Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen 4G Android 6.0

Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the 2015 Moto E (2nd gen) 4G in India. It rolled out Android Marshmallow update for the Moto X Style smartphone in India back in November last year, Moto X PlayMoto G (3rd Gen) and Moto G Turbo edition got the Marshmallow update in India last month. The Moto G (2nd Gen) got the update earlier this month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 4G Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”

Truecaller launches TrueSDK to enable user verification via phone number for third-party apps

Truecaller SDK

Truecaller has launched TrueSDK that lets third-party apps to easily onboard users with their Truecaller profile and their Truecaller verified phone number. This helps both the users to quickly use their credentials that are already verified with Truecaller to easily engage with 3rd party apps of their choice. Continue reading “Truecaller launches TrueSDK to enable user verification via phone number for third-party apps”

Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 update fixes power management, Intel driver issues

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Microsoft has pushed out new updates for both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 devices that includes Microsoft and Intel driver and firmware updates. This update fixes power management issues that caused these devices not to go to sleep when idle or consume more power during sleep. The update also fixes several Intel driver issues for these devices.

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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories released for Android

Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories

Rockstar games has finally launched Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories game for Android, after almost couple of months of launching it on iOS. It was originally released for PlayStation Portable back in 2005 and was released on PlayStation 3 in 2013. The game has several enhancements for Android that includes updated real time lighting and shadows, upgraded textures and art, greater draw distance, performance enhancements for touch-based gaming like analog steering and rebalanced targeting, and cross-platform cloud saves via Social Club. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories released for Android”

Alto’s Adventure endless snowboarding game finally arrives on Android for free

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Alto’s Adventure, an endless snowboarding game has finally launched on Android, almost a year after launching on iOS. The game is free, but has in-app purchases for bonuses or if you want to support the developers. The core mechanic of the game centers around an easy to learn, difficult to master one button trick system that allows you to chain together increasingly more elaborate trick combos to maximize the players speed and compete for high scores and distances. Continue reading “Alto’s Adventure endless snowboarding game finally arrives on Android for free”

Sony launches Xperia Beta Program for Android Marshmallow

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Sony has just announced a new Xperia Beta Program for the upcoming Android Marshmallow software update that is intended to fix any bugs before officially releasing it to the public.

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