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Twitter has updated its iOS and Android apps today, bringing with it a host of security improvements and some new search features. Here is what’s new in the latest update: No phone number required: By using push messaging and in-application approvals, you no longer need to provide your phone number to use login verification. If…
We’ve been experiencing few glitches on our mobile app discovery platform and having received input from developers, we’re looking at the code and trying to fix some of the problems. We’ll make sure things go better from here, and in the meantime – here are the games that we think are worth checking out: Valkyrie:…
Windows Phone 8 users will be receiving an update to Bing search, which begins rolling out today in the U.S. The update refines the Bing search interface and adds some new features, such as new search result categories and improved video and image searches. A big improvement has been the addition of more search features,…
While we’re still waiting on an official release date for BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM as the kids are calling it) Samsung has announced that it will be available on all of its Galaxy devices across the continent of Africa. BBM will be available for Galaxy device owners through the Samsung and Google Play Stores for…
Facebook updated its regular Android app to include Cover Feed to the mix. No longer will this be a Facebook Home exclusive feature, allowing more users to get access their social network data even without unlocked the phone. According to Facebook, many of the Home users were doing this so why not provide this option…
You know the drill – you buy a new phone and then you need to move all the contacts, calendars and other important information from your older device. With cloud services that’s no longer a problem, but there are still few issues here and there. To make switching to the hot-new Moto X, the Google-owned…
Chinese Oppo launched the all new Color ROM (originally known as Firefly) for the international version of its flagship smartphone, Find 5. The new ROM has been developed with the help of Oppo Ambassadors and Beta Testers, featuring a completely redesigned look and feel. Some of the main changes include the new communications center, desktop…
In another week at Appscovery we had a bunch of new apps submitted. Here are the ones that caught our eye: PixSort for iPhone and iPad makes it easy to organize photos, and includes WiFi photo transfer Space Battleship Versus Diamond Beams Bingo City Tour Vegas Casino – Slots & Poker Influence Kindheartedness in Your…
The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Commerce Department, unveiled the first version of a national “privacy code of conduct” for mobile apps. The code of conduct was in works for over a year, and NTIA consulted a number of parties along the way, including AT&T and the Internet Commerce Coalition…
If you’re a Windows Phone user, you’re probably having hard time uploading your videos to YouTube. The problem lies somewhere in the Google-Microsoft relationship that has prevented such an app from hitting the Windows Phone Marketplace. No more! It looks like Nokia couldn’t wait for neither of the two companies to launch the application, so…