Google has released a new unified chat platform, simply called Hangouts, for computers, Android and iOS devices. The Hangouts app, which replaces Google Talk, offers free one-on-one and group conversations with support for photos, emoji, cross-platform syncing, synchronized notifications, and video calls. Check out the full list of features, screenshots, and a promotional video...
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The Yahoo! Mail app has been updated to version 2.5 and now supports Android tablets. The Yahoo app team describes it as a “full-screen experience that gets rid of the noise.” Folders, buttons and tabs have been removed from the traditional mail experience in favor of swipe and flip style navigation. The goal is...
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Facebook Home is now available for free on the Google Play store. Unfortunately, only a few Android smartphones support the social media themed home and lock screen replacement at this time. These devices include the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One X, HTC One X+ and HTC...
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Today, Google has started rolling out a redesigned Google Play store to Android smartphones and tablets. The search giant describes the update as simple, clean and claims it will help users find great entertainment quicker than ever. The redesigned store introduces bigger images, grouped content, new recommendations, and simplified checkout. The Google Play 4.0...
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Facebook Home will be released on Google Play for select Android devices on April 12, but the folks at Modaco have already leaked out a pre-release APK for eager users who can’t wait till the end of the week to test out the new software. The early build of the social media-driven home and...
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Facebook Home was announced today as a new home and lock screen replacement for Android that’s geared around the popular social media network. As we mentioned earlier, the UX will be available for free on Google Play on April 12th, but which devices will support the new software? According to Facebook, Home will only...
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Today, Facebook announced “Home” for the Android platform. As the name implies, Home is a home screen, launcher and lockscreen replacement at its core. Its key features, which include Cover Feed, Chat Heads, Notifications and a custom app launcher, are centered around Facebook’s rich social media elements for those who want to put their...
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The Google Translate app for Android has been updated to version 2.6 with an incredible new feature. The popular translation app can now translate foreign languages without an Internet or data connection. This is achieved through downloadable offline language packages for devices running Android 2.3 and above. Simply download one or more of the...
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Along with the new wallpapers and ringtones, the Samsung Galaxy S4 ROM dump also made the new S Voice app available for download. It’s supposedly working well on the Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and Nexus 4, though there have been reports of some issues with AOSP-based ROMs. S Voice is based on...
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Verizon Wireless has updated its text and multimedia messaging Android app, called Verizon Messages, to version 4.0. The latest upgrade integrates messages, including SMS and MMS, across devices using the customer’s mobile number. Messages will sync and appear simultaneously on the user’s Android smartphone, Android tablet, iPad and/or PC. This is achieved by storing...
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A refreshed Google Play store should be arriving as an update soon on Android smartphones and likely tablets, as evident by newly leaked screenshots clearly showing version 4.0. Google Play 4.0 integrates more text, larger images, new sectional containers, and it further pushes the holo theme to the user interface. It looks like a...
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Google has released an official Android app for their new note-taking service, called Google Keep. Users can quickly create checklists, enter voice notes or capture photos with annotations, which are then synced across devices through Google Drive. Think of it as a way to create, save and organize post-it or sticky notes in the...
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The Jawbone UP fitness wristband now has a corresponding Android app in the Google Play store. For those unfamiliar with UP, it’s basically a fitness tracker that you wear as a bracelet and interact with through an application. It tracks how you sleep, move and eat in order to help improve your way of...
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Here’s the first promotional video for the new Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone. The introductory video gives a quick four and a half minute rundown of the hardware and software of the device. For full details on specifications and features, check out our post-announcement article. Video Description: Highly crafted design with a larger screen...
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Opera Mobile and Opera Mini have been two of the most popular and highly rated Web browsers for the Android platform in recent years. Now, Opera Software has built a new WebKit-powered browser from the ground-up and released it to Google Play as Opera Browser Beta. Check out the promo video above, screenshots &...
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