Advertisements Google is reportedly planning to give Android users more control over what applications can access on their devices. According to a report in Bloomberg Business, the upcoming Android release ‘M’ will introduce a feature that will allow the users to pick and choose the app permissions, similar to what Xiaomi offers in MIUI. Bloomberg […]
Advertisements Uber seems to be seeking a way to reduce its reliance on Google Maps. According to a report in The New York Times, the popular taxi-booking app maker has submitted a bid to buy Nokia’s HERE mapping service. Uber, which is one of the most valuable technology start-ups in the world right now, depends […]
Advertisements Prasar Bharati has released the official Android application of the terrestrial TV news channel DD News (Doordarshan News) in the Google Play. The app is now available to download for free and offers live-streaming of the channel broadcast, videos of the channel programming and news items. Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley […]
Advertisements Mobile analytics firm App Annie is planning to set-up shop in 60 markets by the end of 2015, including India. “India is a huge market after China – it is in a gold rush right now in terms of startup investment. We want to provide local support in a lot of Indian languages and […]
Advertisements Google grab Timeful to bolster Inbox by Gmail, Calendar & more Google on Monday announced that it has acquired Timeful Inc, which is known for the iOS app of the same name. Timeful for iOS is a smart calender and to-do list application, which uses machine learning and data analysis to help the consumers […]
Advertisements Meerkat (beta) for Android reaches Google Play After a fortnight of private beta-testing, Meerkat has released its official Android app in Google Play. The application, which is still in beta, can now easily be downloaded from Play Store. The feature-set looks same as iOS, but as I haven’t used the iOS version, I can’t […]
Advertisements Voice Actions started out as a small feature in Android almost five years ago, but Google has since tweaked and improved them to be a big part of the whole Android experience. The search giant is now getting ready to make voice actions even better by allowing third-party apps to create custom voice actions. […]
Advertisements There were quite a few rumours that Microsoft was working on some kind of mechanism to allow Android apps to work on Windows. Turns out, the rumours were partially true. Microsoft isn’t really allowing Android apps to work on Windows, but it is making it easier for the developers to port their apps to […]