Google is smartly updating its products on Android store. Today Google has given the update to its Google App with some additions of Marshmallow launcher in it. This update brings the Marshmallow App drawer for finding and opening apps and Homescreen search to jump for App directly.
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Amazon, Inc has announced the coming of Fire HD 8 & Fire HD 10 along with the 70-inch tablet earlier this year. Today the company has given official specifications of these devices with launch date of 30th September. This Amazon Fire HD 8 will cost $149.99 and Fire HD 10 is priced at $229.99. Both the devices are expected to have the latest Fire OS out of the box. Amazon is also offering bulk sale with heavy discounts if someone is goinf for online purchase.
Want to migrate from Android to iOS? Yes, there may be many who would like to switch over from their Android mobile to an Apple phone. The nagging question was – how do I transfer my data from my earlier phone to an iOS device? Apple has now developed an App that facilitates migration of your Android content automatically and securely to iOS device. The app is very appropriately called: ‘Move to iOS’ and is now readily available for free download at Google’s Play Store.
Almost all mobile devices usually come with pre-installed apps and Apple’s iOS is no exception. iOS has accumulated a large number of default apps. Some of these apps, like Maps, Weather, Safari, etc. are fairly popular and widely used, while there are apps like Tips, Stocks, Passbook, Newstand, etc. which are not as widely used. The users therefore prefer to get them removed for better utilisation of the limited storage available to them. iOS does not provide any option to the users to remove them, though some users do delete such unwanted apps through jail-break.
Uber – the US based ‘one tab to ride’ internet linked taxi provider has come up with another innovation. It has decided to provide Wi-Fi connection to all its customers (riders) free of charges while they are travelling across the city. Although the facility has initially been made available in Mumbai, the scheme will be rolled out in India’s other cities as well in a phased manner. At present, Uber is spread across 18 cities, including metropolitan cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, etc.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the latest version of Android under development by Google. The preview version of Marshmallow is available for developers to play around and develop applications for the same. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow is expected to launch with a new Nexus device offered by Google in mid of November.
Now that you have Windows 10 installed on your PC/Laptop, it is advisable to keep yourself abreast with some of the issues you may face while using it. While it may not be possible to list out all the probable problems one would face while operating the Windows, we are discussing here a few of the issues which might creep up for the new users.
Sandisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory storage solutions, has come out with a new wireless mobile storage device, called SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick. It is basically a high-ended Wi-Fi flash drive with a fairly sleek look that offers a number of additional features, like auto backup of images, videos from camera roll, etc. This high capacity flash drive with wireless technology is not only easy to operate but is compatible with virtually every operating system, like iOS, Android, Windows, etc. It could thus prove quite useful in the present context for fast and efficient data transfer and storage wirelessly.
Apple new upcoming iOS 9 comes with an amazing feature of Live Photos which saves a 3 seconds surrounding video in a still photos. To view video you must press and hold the photo for a while to see the video in a still photos. The camera starts storing photos immediately you open the camera app and the moment you click shutter, the last photo is stored.
Instagram, an acquisition of Facebook, is an online mobile sharing application that facilitates sharing of photos, videos etc. through a number of social networking platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr etc. The advertisements on Instagram so far had been fairly restricted to big advertisers. This approach has changed now. Instagram has turned pretty serious about giving a boost to its revenue and has opened up to advertisers – small, medium and big - worldwide. It has become global in the real sense when it increased its advertising capability from 8 to 38 markets recently.
Are you very concerned about the limited storage capacity of your smartphone? In case, you are, you have a solution from Nextbit – a US-based company with a group of innovators who aims at freeing people from the limits of mobile technology. Nextbit has recently launched its first mobile that could prove to be a milestone in the annals of smartphones. The piece, called Robin, is the first phone providing a ‘cloud first’ feature, which essentially means that the phone addresses the space-shortage issue automatically through leveraging a cloud-based storage solution.
US bases cab service Uber is planning to develop its own mobile payment wallet for the trip payments. At present the company is in partnership with Paytm wallet and airtel money for taking the payments from customers in respect to the trips. Before booking a ride users add a minimum of 200 rupees to paytm wallet.
Delhi Police chief BS Bassi has launched a trial version of the much awaited mobile app called 'Delhi Police ...One Touch Away.' This app is launched with an aim to create a single platform for public convenience and also to reduce dissatisfaction of people with police functioning. The app will help to access all the services provided by Delhi Police with just one touch.
Now that you have upgraded your Windows to Windows 10, one can assume that you are pretty happy and well satisfied with the functioning of your computer. What, if it is otherwise – you feel that the upgraded version is not as good as the one you had earlier. You now want to get back to the older version of Windows – Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. How do you do that? An attempt is made here in the following lines to show how this can be done.
TouchJet WAVE is recognized as the KickStarter of the week with the all new innovation of converting your TV to smart touchscreen TV with very popular and user friendly Android Operating System. We have recently posted an article about Intel Compute Stick which allows to convert your Old TV to Smart TV using HDMI port.
LinkedIn has launched its latest App called 'Lookup', which will make it easier to connect with co-workers. It also helps to find co-workers with specific skills or responsibilities. LinkedIn Lookup App is now available for iOS users and it is completely free. This App is compatible with iOS 8.0 or higher. Unfortunately, this App is not available for Android or Windows Phone users.
Life for Delhi citizens on wheels will be changing – and changing for better now. The Delhi Traffic Police has launched a free SMS service this week for the commuters to alert them against sudden traffic jams on account of factors like political demonstrations, religious processions, rallies, protest marches, etc. While on your way back home, you do not have to get stuck up enroute any longer for unpredictable traffic bottlenecks. The new service will send you an SMS to warn you of the traffic jams so that you can devise an alternate route to reach your destination.
Final Fantasy VII is the first game in the Final Fantasy series and it has been only on PlayStation consoles and PC. Not anymore. The game has finally been launched for iOS devices by Square Enix. The game was originally launched only for Playstation in 1977 and later on it was released for PC. It has received huge successes since its release.
The update of Android Mobile Operating System launched towards the end of May – and so far been known only as Android M - has now been formally christened as Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This is in keeping with the tradition of Android naming its version after a sweet treat. The mystery of ‘M’ thus stands revealed and the OS version would simply be called. The new OS will hopefully start rolling out to supported Android phones in October or November this year.
PushBullet is an interface that make all your devices feel like same. It allows various operating system and browsers such as Windows, Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox to link with one another and share their activity over internet. You can see all your mobile notifications in your PC without even touching your phone.
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