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Google has updated its Hangouts app for Android, bringing some minor yet performance enhancing features to the app. The update brings Google’s Hangouts app up to version 1.1, and its packing some new emojis, project butter goodness as well as a slew of bug fixes. Here’s what’s new in Google Hangouts: Added more emoji! We…
Java-based Facebook for Every Phone is now running on 100 million feature phones across the world. That figure doesn’t include smartphone apps which are available for all major platforms, but those devices that usually cost $20-$100 sans any strings attached and are mostly used in emerging markets of the world like India, Indonesia and the…
Yesterday was a big day for Google, where the company unveiled the new Nexus 7, Android 4.3 and a dongle device called Chromecast. Google released the Chromecast app for Android today, which enables owners of the content streaming device to use their to configure the device to run on a Wi-Fi network and change device…
From PCs to smartphones, we see things moving in that direction almost on a daily basis. The latest thing that’s following this trend is using your smartphone’s idle time to work for science. The new application, created by researchers at UC Berkeley, will use the power of your mobile device to do some number crunching…
Samsung is known to have its own software running on its smartphones. Many folks learned to use these apps/services, while some others simply hate them. If you’re in the former group, you may’ve noticed that the Korean company is merging its Media and Music Hubs under one umbrella – Samsung Hub – where all your…
The follow-up to one of the most fun racing games on Android has finally arrived! That game would be Riptide GP2, and the sequel to the very popular game is now better than ever. Riptide GP2 comes with a ton of new features that were just a dream on the original. There’s a new stunt…
More apps have been submitted during the past 7 days at our mobile apps portal, Appscovery. Among all the titles, we suggest you should check out the following: EnigmBox – Solve puzzles and think outside the box Private Poker Club Munkey – New iPhone Game Get the Monster! – Brain Gym WritePad Turns iPads, iPods…
Great news Windows Phone 8 users, Microsoft today released its wildly popular Fresh Paint software as an app on its mobile OS. The application comes with average features such as the ability to custom mix your own colors and share files to SkyDrive. The application is available for download from Windows Phone Store for free.…
BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 users, this one’s for you. iHeartRadio launched a dedicated app for BlackBerry 10 devices, providing users with instant access to more than 1,500 live broadcast and digital-only radio stations, as well as user-created custom stations from a catalog of more than 16 million songs by over 400,000 artists. Plus there’s the…
A new Android app lets you earn money just by swiping your lockscreen. Locket is an Android app that places ads on a users lockscreen and pays them for every time they swipe the screen away. While the app won’t make you rich by any means, it could help you buy that next latte. The…