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APPS

Aug 12, 2015

Twitter removes the 140 character limit from Direct Messages

Earlier in 2015, Twitter announced that it would be making a big change to Direct Messages, which would make it easier to use as a messaging platform. As confirmed by VentureBeat, Twitter has officially removed

ANDROID WEAR

Aug 12, 2015

Google launches ‘Android Experiments’ to show off open source apps for Android and Android Wear

Apps are ridiculously important these days, something that Google is all too familiar with. Now, in line with its Chrome Experiments site, the company is launching a brand new way to focus on experimental apps

APPS

Aug 11, 2015

LastPass adds a subscription-free option for mobile users with latest update

LastPass has become one of the most popular password management tools to date, and now the company is including an even better option to start using the service. The company made the announcement on Tuesday,

APPS

Aug 10, 2015

Hangouts 4.0 for Android finally released with new interface, performance improvements, and more

More than a month after Google rolled out Hangouts 4.0 for iOS, the company has gotten around to finally releasing an update to the Android version of the app. Hangouts 4.0 for

APPS

Aug 8, 2015

Developer of one of the best Twitter clients for Android has joined Twitter

At one point of time, Falcon Pro was considered as the best Twitter client available for Android. The app lost its charm as the development of the app languished since the developer, Joaquim Vergès,

APPS

Aug 4, 2015

Chrome 45 beta for Android released with custom tabs, updated media playback controls, new bookmarks interface, and more

The Chrome team for Android today announced the first beta release of Chrome 45 for Android. The latest beta version of the browser comes with a multitude of new features, including a new interface for

APPS

Jul 30, 2015

Angry Birds 2 lands on Google Play for free

Rovio today released the sequel to the original Angry Birds, appropriately being called Angry Birds 2. While Rovio has launched multiple flavours of the original Angry Birds since their release in 2009, none of them

APPS

Jul 29, 2015

Google Translate updated to support 27 languages for instant visual translation and faster real-time voice translations

Up until this point, Google Translate was already a very powerful tool for providing information in a foreign land whenever it was needed. But now it's becoming even better. Via the official Google blog,

APPS

Jul 22, 2015

Google Maps update introduces a Timeline view and custom names for starred locations

Google today rolled out the v9.12.0 of Google Maps that brings with it two brand new features: a timeline view that provides a history of all the places you have been to; and

APPS

Jul 7, 2015

Action Launcher’s ‘Quickbar’ allows you to add shortcuts to the search bar on your home screen

Action Launcher, one of the most popular and unique launchers available on Google Play, today received an update to v3.5 that adds a new feature to it: Quickbar. Quickbar builds on the search bar

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 3, 2015

ProShot, a popular camera app for iOS, comes to Android

Android has always lagged behind iOS in terms of quality camera apps. This was primarily due to the lack of proper APIs from Google, which made it impossible for developers to build great camera apps

APPS

Jun 30, 2015

Hangouts for iOS gets a major update; Android update ‘coming soon’

In a move that is sure to anger a lot of Android users, Google today started rolling out a major update for the Hangouts app for iOS. The v4.0 update to the app brings

APPS

Jun 29, 2015

Top 5 root apps for Android

Many people argue that rooting an Android device nowadays is unneeded and irrelevant because OEMs have toned down their UIs. While it might be true to a certain extent that OEMs have improved their UI

APPS

Jun 29, 2015

This app allows you to assign any shortcut to the Volume Up key on the LG G4, G3 and other LG devices

One of the handy little features that LG has started adding to its phone is the ability to quickly launch the camera by holding down the rear-placed Volume down button on some of its

APPS

Jun 28, 2015

Google app teardown reveals offline ‘OK Google’ functionality, more voice commands to control device settings, and more

Earlier this week, Google updated the Google app to v4.8, which did not bring with it any major changes or enhancements. As per the teardown done by the folks over at Android Police though,

APPS

Jun 26, 2015

BBM update for Android brings Material Design, Private Chat, and more

BlackBerry today has started rolling out an update for the BlackBerry Messenger app for Android that brings with it a complete Material Design makeover and a number of new privacy related settings. The app has

APPS

Jun 25, 2015

Amazon offering Monument Valley, The Bard’s Tale and other popular Android apps for free

Amazon is known to give away apps worth hundred of dollars for free through its App Store every once in a while. This time around, the company is giving away apps worth more than $50

APPS

Jun 24, 2015

Facebook Messenger no longer requires a Facebook account to sign up

At the beginning of June, Facebook announced that its messaging app, Messenger, had crossed the one billion downloads milestone in the Play Store. Obviously, Messenger is at least a little bit popular, and now a