July 6th, 2015 11:54 PM 2 COMMENTS

Cortana gets updated in India with new categories of interest

Virtual assistants are getting quite popular these days and seeing the fact that India is quite an important market for smartphone OEMs, the personal assistants are  becoming adaptive to the Indian accent. Microsoft Cortana, which does a decent job at recognizing the Indian accent has just got itself an update which has made it better equipped to cater to the Indian customers. The update brings with new categories of interest of... Read More

July 6th, 2015 12:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 app gets a major update

Sony has just started rolling out a new update for the SmartBand Talk SWR30 application for its wearable, the SmartBand Talk SWR30. The update comes with the build number 5.0.0.66 and brings in a major overhaul over the previous version which came with the build number 5.0.66. The update brings with it the functionality of scrolling content from the volume keys. It can also connect to Google Fit now. The... Read More

July 6th, 2015 12:21 PM 1 COMMENTS

CyanogenMod’s Gello browser with customisations is coming soon

CyanogenMod, the relative of Cyanogen Inc has just released a teaser about Gello, a Chromium based web browser for smartphones which has a wide array of customizations on offer. Android devices come shod Chrome browser and that is pretty much the most popular web browser but Gello would be hoping to change that. Gello will be based on Chromium’s open-source code. Not much details about the browser have been released... Read More

July 4th, 2015 1:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Swiftkey for Android gets support for 9 Indian languages and emoji prediction

Swiftkey is one of the most popular choices of Android keyboard. The keyboard has been known for the fast typing abilities it brings with it. The keyboard has just been updated with a support for 9 Indian languages. The update comes with the version number 5.3.2 and adds support for Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Konkani, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Assamese, Oriya and Manipuri languages. The adaptive keyboard already has support for Devnagari, Tamil... Read More

July 2nd, 2015 3:02 PM 3 COMMENTS

Ringr, a new VoIP smartphone app provides clear audio quality at low bandwidths

A Kochi-based IT start-up QuiqInfoTech has launched Ringr, a smartphone application that offers voice over Internet (VoIP) communication capable to provide clear audio quality at low bandwidth. The application uses a patented Quiqz technology that sends data as very small packets, thereby bypassing the bandwidth issue existing in India. "Call clarity is low in India and that's one reason why the shift from telephone to VoIP is slow. We seek... Read More

July 1st, 2015 2:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet revamps its Mobile App on Android and iOS platforms

SpiceJet, unveiled its all-new SpiceJet mobile application today. With this app, customers on-the-go will find it more convenient than ever before to make and manage bookings, check flight status, and receive exclusive offers on their mobile devices with just a few taps on the screen. Booking and managing your flights and travel experience was never so easy! The interface is so simple that even the origin of journey helpfully gets... Read More

June 30th, 2015 6:25 PM 2 COMMENTS

Global beta version of Xiaomi Mi store app released in India

Extending its network in the Indian market, Xiaomi has come up with Mi Store Applications’s first beta version in India. Now, Indian users will be able to purchase Mi products from Mi store’s mobile app. Presently the app is in its beta phase and has bug issues. As soon as the app finds stability, users will be able to buy Mi products directly from Xiaomi rather than third party stores... Read More

June 30th, 2015 3:47 PM 2 COMMENTS

Google Maps live traffic update extends to 12 more Indian cities

Google Maps has included 12 more Indian cities on-board for providing traffic information to the commuters. The 12 new cities to have gained spot on Google Map’s traffic insights are Lucknow, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Kochi, Madurai, Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, and Nagpur. Traffic insight feature by Google Maps can be accessed from mobile and desktop both. This feature provides users with real-time traffic state across 34 cities in India.... Read More

June 29th, 2015 6:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Music to be rolled out tomorrow as a part of iOS 8.4 update

Apple Music, the digital music streaming service that Apple announced during WWDC 2015, will be rolled out tomorrow as a part of iOS 8.4 update to compatible devices. Ian Rogers, Senior Director of Apple Music, revealed this information through Twitter. Apple Music will also include a worldwide radio station, Beats 1, and users from over 100 countries will be able to stream music through iOS, Mac, and Windows devices. Beats 1 radio station will... Read More

June 29th, 2015 4:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft OneDrive receives Chromecast support

Chromecast support for Microsoft OneDrive was long due, and now it is finally available. OneDrive’s latest v3.2 update has brought the Chromecast support, which means that now users can now have Chromecast streaming of images and videos saved in their drive. The only thing worth pointing out in the changelog is just Chromecast support and it is now running smoothly with the app. OneDrive has come a long way from... Read More

June 26th, 2015 4:28 PM 10 COMMENTS

The Diallers Have Lagged Behind in the ‘Smartness’ Race

We have all seen the rise of the smartphones, their utility and popularity in the last decade or so. From using an HTC Tattoo, running Android 1.6 to a Nexus 6 running Android M, Android and smartphones in general has come a long way. Features have been added, UI is smoother than ever and apps have pretty much become the backbone of our daily lives with new ones being added... Read More

June 25th, 2015 7:39 PM 10 COMMENTS

Netflix to debut in India by 2016, causes stir among DTH companies

We Indians love movies and TV series, and it is the most preferred mode of entertainment in our country. Thanks to the U.S. television shows, youth in India is becoming more open to streaming as well. However, until now there has been no exclusive streaming service for us, such as Netflix, but now the scenario is changing for better as Netflix is planning to enter India. As per a report... Read More

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