Make changes in Android to reduce data consumption: NTT DoCoMo
- Category: Android Apps
- Saturday, 28 January 2012 13:43
- Written by Kunal Khullar
We all know Android OS uses data almost all the time. Well, Japanese mobile phone service provider NTT DoCoMo will request Google to make changes in the OS to transmit control signals less often.
DoCoMo has identified some Android applications that send out control signals once every three to five minutes even when not in use. This translates to ten times that of a conventional mobile phone which means a lot of load on the network.
Blackberry comes up with apps for fitness, doctors and paramedics
- Category: BlackBerry Apps
- Saturday, 28 January 2012 12:57
- Written by Rishabh Jain
BlackBerry, it seems is making efforts towards improving healthcare. It has unleashed seven apps that will help patients medical personnel perform better and faster. Of course, they need to have a BB handy to use these.
Check out some apps below:
Check out some apps below:
Photo-centric apps out for BlackBerry; check them out
- Category: BlackBerry Apps
- Saturday, 28 January 2012 11:53
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Apple has done it with the iOS 5. Android has done it with the Ice Cream Sandwich OS. And finally, BlackBerry has woken up to photo editing on the phone. BlackBerry has provided users with free and paid BlackBerry photo-editing apps. It seems BlackBerry is finally getting its act together to keep its loyalists from wavering.
These include free ones such as:
Whatsapp for Windows Phone updates to V1.6
- Category: Windows Phone Apps
- Friday, 27 January 2012 17:22
- Written by Kunal Khullar
A new update has arrived for Whatsapp for Windows Phone. The new version bumps it to version 1.6 and brings in new features and fixes for the application.
The app really needed some improvements as it was lagging behind in features comparing to iOS or Android or even Symbian. Well, it finally seems that we’ll be seeing some updates and further improvements.
The app really needed some improvements as it was lagging behind in features comparing to iOS or Android or even Symbian. Well, it finally seems that we’ll be seeing some updates and further improvements.
Angry Birds coming to Facebook this Valentine’s Day
- Category: Mobile / Tablet Games
- Friday, 27 January 2012 13:21
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Facebook is set to get more interesting as Rovio’s Angry Birds is getting ready to make an appearance on the social platform. Furthermore, one might see a new Angry Birds title being unveiled on Facebook. With the world’s most popular game set to join hands with world’s most popular social network, things are getting exciting and we are waited with baited breaths for Feb 14.
The unveil would be done in Jakarta, Indonesia, which has more than 17 Million Facebook users. Rovio, on its part, is now just 300 Million short of 1 Billion unique installs. The company has already teamed up with Samsung for TVs and Nokia for the Asha to make game available everywhere it can, besides concentrating even on the non-smartphone segment of the mobile market.
The unveil would be done in Jakarta, Indonesia, which has more than 17 Million Facebook users. Rovio, on its part, is now just 300 Million short of 1 Billion unique installs. The company has already teamed up with Samsung for TVs and Nokia for the Asha to make game available everywhere it can, besides concentrating even on the non-smartphone segment of the mobile market.
Xbox Live titles may arrive for your Android and iOS device
- Category: Mobile / Tablet Games
- Friday, 27 January 2012 11:32
- Written by Amol Mathur
It was recently when a developer had leaked information on Microsoft developing and planning to bring its Xbox Live titles over to other OS’s such as Android and iOS and expanding its reach amongst Xbox Live enthusiasts and now we have more confirmation on this, and it is directly from a Microsoft spokesperson.
Speaking to the Forbes, the spokesperson has said...
Speaking to the Forbes, the spokesperson has said...
SCAM: Fake Chrome browser duping users off $1.99 in WP Marketplace
- Category: Windows Phone Apps
- Tuesday, 24 January 2012 15:55
- Written by Amol Mathur
Okay so scams are not new, especially for Android users and the same has been experienced by Windows Phone users in the recent past and now there is another fake app called the Chrome, which the author Manikandan S claims to be the same as that of the popular Google Chrome browser.
But the fact is that the app is nothing but IE browser packed in a Chrome wrapper.
Soundtracker for Symbian and S40 devices updated
- Category: Symbian Apps
- Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:57
- Written by Amol Mathur
Soundtracker, the app which allows users to access more than 10 million songs and also offers tons of social and location-based features to help you discover and share music that you can't find anywhere else has been updated to v1.7.5 for S60 and Symbian Anna/Belle devices and to v2.2 for Series40 devices.
Evi’s here to slug it out with Siri
- Category: Apps
- Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:40
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Not even a year to its release, and Apple's stellar voice assistant, Siri might have found a competitor that outdoes it in every which way. Meet Evi, a voice assistant who does for the whole world, what Siri can only do for the U.S.
Evi, developed by True knowledge, gives answers about the whole world instead of just the U.S., which Siri does. What's more? It is app that can be downloaded on both Android and iOS and you don't need to buy an out-of the world expensive iPhone 4S for it.
Angry Birds Seasons 'Year of the Dragon' out now
- Category: Mobile / Tablet Games
- Saturday, 21 January 2012 12:10
- Written by Amol Mathur
Just a few days back we shared with you the teaser of the upcoming Angry Birds Season "Year of the Dragon" with a launch date of January 20.
Well, Rovio has announced that the new season is now available for download over iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
