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There’s a weird rumor going around the Interwebs, suggesting that Microsoft may allow Android apps to run on Windows Phones. Something like that would quickly increase the app count for Microsoft’s mobile platform, but there are downsides as well. For one thing, this could entice developers to skip “regular” native development for Windows Phone. It’s…
Google Play Music for Android has been updated, bringing a host of bugfixes and a few new features to the streaming music service. Google Play Music users now have the option to save radio stations on their devices, allowing for curated radio stations to be played anytime, even without a data connection. The app now…
If Google and Apple can do it, so can Microsoft. Yup, the Redmond giant wants to sell books and magazines to its steadily growing number of mobile users. In fact, the company has posted a job listing for “Software Development Engineer – Devices & Studios – Music, Video and Reading,” hinting us what’s cooking in…
While Flappy Bird may be gone from the Google Play Store, there is no shortage of Flappy Bird clones out there at the moment. The games play mostly the same as Flappy Birds, just with new characters and level designs. Some of them are 8-bit, some a little more animated. But nothing comes close to…
Google may be soon offering the “Nexus experience” to every single Android user out there. Previously dubbed the “Google Experience” launcher, the name has now been changed to “Google Now” launcher, reflecting the idea to have Google’s digital assistant easily accessible from everywhere. While we’re still not certain when the search giant will make this…
Qualcomm launched a new Android app for phones using its Snapdragon chipset. Called Glance, it relies on another Qualcomm app, Battery Guru, to show key information on your phone’s lockscreen. Among the details you can get without turning on the phone are upcoming appointments, links to frequently used apps and contacts, and weather information. Yup,…
Despite pursuing its own platform (Firefox OS), Mozilla also wants a piece of the “Android pie.” To that end, the company has invested in the launcher app called Everything.me, which will be rebranded and offered as Firefox Launcher for Android. We don’t have all the details just yet, but the single screenshot shared by Mozilla…
Good ol’ SamMobile keeps showing us how upcoming Samsung apps will look like. After S Health, we now have the opportunity to see the updated S Voice app, which too may debut with the Galaxy S5. Again, the next version of S Voice rocks a flatter user interface that’s in line with Google’s KitKat design…
Apple’s new iOS 7.1 update will be bringing some new voices to Siri, enabling iPhones everywhere to speak in Japanese, UK and Australian male and female voices. The news comes to us from AppleInsider, who received the news from someone who has dug through Apple’s iOS 7.1 beta release. New voices aren’t the only thing…
You’ve probably heard it – Facebook launched the Paper app for iPhone users, allowing them to browse their newsfeed like it’s a magazine. At the moment, the application is available only to the users in the U.S. with global expansion likely following within days… or weeks. This limitation may prevent the majority of non-US residents…