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May 28, 2015

Offline turn-by-turn directions coming to Google Maps later this year

Google Maps has had offline navigation for quite sometime now, but Google is now further enhancing it by bringing turn-by-turn directions offline as well. This will make the service more accessible to users

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May 28, 2015

HBO Now is headed to the Google Play Store

Earlier this year, the cable subscription service, HBO, launched a brand new streaming service called Now. It wasn't available immediately across many platforms, but it is coming to Android soon. During the start of

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May 28, 2015

SwiftKey update brings a new default theme, SwiftKey Hub and more

SwiftKey today released an update to the Android version of its keyboard with some major enhancements and features. The biggest change included in the update is a new default theme and SwiftKey Hub. The latter

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May 28, 2015

Chrome 43 for Android comes with touch to search and faster checkouts

Google today announced the release of Chrome 43 for Android. The latest version of the browser comes with a number of new enhancements and features, including Touch to Search. This new feature will allow you

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May 26, 2015

Twitter finally launches Periscope for Android

A couple of months after it launched the Periscope app for iOS, Twitter today announced the release of the Android version of the app. Periscope for Android packs the same features as its iOS sibling,

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May 26, 2015

Microsoft’s Cortana is coming to Android in late June

Microsoft today confirmed that it will be bringing its digital assistant -- Cortana -- to Android and iOS devices later this year. The company's announcement lacks details about the features its digital voice assistant will pack

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May 25, 2015

Google bringing signatures and one-tap delete to Inbox app for Gmail

Google's Inbox app has quickly become my favorite Gmail client on both Android and iOS, but with a few basic features still missing, it's far from perfect. However, two important features -- signatures and

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May 20, 2015

Adblock Browser for Android now available from Google Play

Browsing the internet can be a tricky thing, especially on mobile, when full-screen advertisements can come out of seemingly nowhere to impede an otherwise fun experience. For those that can't stand ads, and

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May 19, 2015

Instagram launching Layout app for Android

On March 23, Instagram launched a new "Layout" app for iOS, which allowed users to create collages with their digital images. At the time, Instagram confirmed that the app would be coming to Android at

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May 19, 2015

Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android finally support smartphones

Microsoft has updated the Preview version of its Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on the Google Play Store today to add support for Android smartphones. The company had initially released its office suite of apps

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May 19, 2015

Samsung Flow Beta now available in Google Play to make transferring work between Samsung devices easier

In 2014, at Samsung's Developer Conference, the company unveiled Flow, an ability for Samsung device owners to transfer their work from one device to another. Now, several months later, Samsung has finally launched the

Translucent status bar in Google Now Launcher

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May 19, 2015

Google Search update brings translucent status and navigation bar in Google Now for third-party launchers

Google has rolled out a new update for its Google Search app (v4.6) that brings translucent navigation and status bar in Google Now for third-party launchers. Earlier, the status and navigation bar used

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May 14, 2015

Microsoft’s Hyperlapse for Android will allow you to create smooth and silky videos

Microsoft today released its own Hyperlapse app for Android that allows users to create "smooth, stabilized time lapses from first-person videos." Think of an hyperlapse video as a sped up footage of your skiing

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May 14, 2015

Nova Launcher 4.0 released with Material Design, new animations and more

Nova Launcher, one of the most popular third-party launchers on the Play Store, has received a major update to v4.0 today. This is the first major stable release of Nova Launcher in 8

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May 13, 2015

Google Fit updated to estimate calories burned and distance traveled

On Wednesday, May 13, Google officially updated its Fit app to better help those that set their own fitness goals. The update, which should be available now to download or update on apps already installed,

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May 11, 2015

You can pre-register for some apps in the Google Play Store to be notified upon release

Waiting for an app to get launched can be a pain sometimes, especially when a user isn't exactly sure when it will launch. That will change for some apps, though, as Google has rolled

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May 8, 2015

Feed Me is a community driven app that makes it easy to find restaurant deals in your area

There are quite a few services out there that makes it easier for users to find ongoing deals in popular restaurants in their area. However, since services like Groupon are not community driven, they miss

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May 8, 2015

Nintendo will release five games for ‘smart devices’ by March 2017

Nintendo has revealed in its financial results briefing that it will only be releasing five games for Android and iOS devices by the end of March 2017. Nintendo had announced earlier this year that it