Apple Launches Move to iOS, Its First Android App

The day is finally here. Apple has just released an Android app. No, it's not Apple Music for Android - that's coming later this year. Called Move to iOS, the app instead focuses on making it easier for Android users to easily jump ship to iOS devices. The Move to iOS app, first announced at WWDC 2015, allows users to seamlessly transfer their data (from media to messages to contacts) from Android smartphones running version 4.0 and above to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 9.

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Hike for Android Gets Free Group Audio Calling Feature

Hike on Friday announced that it is introducing free group calling ability to its mobile messenger app. The feature would allow up to 100 people to talk to each other in a group call. It is available for free on the Hike Messenger Android app, which you can download from Google Play. While group audio calling isn't an exclusive feature, is not available on most instant messengers, including and especially WhatsApp, the mammoth in the category which announced earlier this month that it has

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Facebook Mentions and Live Now Available for Verified Profiles

Journalists and other public figures can now offer live video to their followers on Facebook, which announced plans Thursday to broaden the streaming service. As of Thursday, anyone with a verified Facebook profile will be able to use Facebook Mentions, an application made available earlier this year to actors, musicians and other celebrities to connect with their fans. "People love reading articles from and connecting with their favorite journalists and public figures on Facebook," the

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Narendra Modi Mobile App Now Available for iOS Users

iOS users will now be able to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi using the Narendra Modi mobile app, which is now available to download from iTunes. "Updates, interaction with me, volunteering & more exciting features on 'Narendra Modi Mobile App' for iPhone. Download http://nm4.in/nmiosapp," the prime minister tweeted on Tuesday. The description of the mobile app states: "Official App of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. It brings to you latest information, instant updates

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Apple iOS 9 public beta is now available for everyone

Apple made a public beta of iOS 9 available for everyone who’s interested to try it out. All users need to do is join the Apple Beta Software Program with their Apple ID. The iOS 9 public beta is a more polished release than the versions that were available only for developers over the last month. Yesterday, Apple released iOS 9 beta 3 to registered developers. Apple iOS 9 packs a number of new features and improvements over its predecessor. They include more capable Siri, split-screen

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Flipkart to Go Myntra's App-Only Way From September

E-commerce major Flipkart will go the Myntra way, the company it had acquired last year, by operating only through mobile app from September. The company's Chief Product Officer Punit Soni told employees at a town hall meeting last week that Flipkart will operate only with a mobile app from September, a spokesperson for the country's largest online retailer said. Fashion e-tailer Myntra was acquired by Flipkart last year. "India is gradually transitioning from a mobile first to a mobile

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Latest iOS 9 Beta Adds News App, Music Quality Settings, Screenshot Folder, and More

On Wednesday Apple released the third beta version iOS 9 - its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - to developers. The build number 13A4293g is available over-the-air or via Apple's developer portal. This beta is the biggest update to iOS 9 so far, adding a new app as well as bringing changes to older apps. iOS 9 beta 3 introduces the News app, which was first announced at WWDC. This new app offers a list of curated stories, which is similar to third-party apps like

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WhatsApp Web Now Allows Users to Manage Chats, Profile Photo, and More

WhatsApp launched its popular messaging service on desktops with WhatsApp Web in January. The service since has received minor tweaks and has maintained the Web UI looks familiar to the old WhatsApp mobile app UI. Now, the company has finally added some much needed features from the mobile app to its Web interface. The new additions will now allow users on WhatsApp Web to manage conversations from the desktop itself. Users can notice options to archive or delete conversation option on the

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The YouTube mobile app now offers 60fps video streaming

YouTube is working hard retain its dominance in the online multimedia realm. And while a lot of that has to do with engaging audiences and encouraging creativity and content-creators, maintaining a technical edge is equally important. Innovations on the PC front are now way past high-definition content, with resolutions of 4K and beyond already available, as well as frame rates up to 60fps. Dealing with mobile devices, however, presents a whole new set of challenges for YouTube, along

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Best Apps And Games Of The Week

Here are some of the best apps and games that came out this week. Best Apps Free Free is an interesting new app that lets you make plans with people you want to hang out with. Just make a plan in the app by specifying the time and place and your friends can then join in and leave comments to say whether or not they are coming. The app lets you find places and attach them with the plan in the app so people know exactly where to show up. People can announce their availability by selecting

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Instagram Starts Sending 'Highlights' Emails to Users

In a recent development, Instagram started sending an email digest called 'Highlights' featuring a few of the posts from people you follow. It could bring back users who have strayed from the photo network.This is the first time Instagram has sent any type of promotional or re-engagement email, TechCrunch reported. To accomplish its mission of sharing moments and fuel its ad-based business model, Instagram needs users to voraciously browse its feed. Instagram's strategy for that has been

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Cyanogen plans to set up India office in coming few months

From rejuvenated brand image to squabble over software updates, Cyanogen saw it all last year while taking a dip in the fast growing smartphone market of India. After Xiaomi and OnePlus recently opened their India offices, Cyanogen plans to follow suit in coming three months. Vikram Natarajan, senior vice-president of global partnerships and distribution at Cyanogen, told ET Tech, “India is very attractive. It is one of the hyper-growth markets for mobile today.” Cyanogen received

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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Another Thursday and another interesting week of apps. Two major apps finally make their way to iOS and Android, and Windows Phone gets two of the best mobile games in recent memory. So if you got some time to kill, take a look at these software wares. Multiplatform Mobile Justic

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Cyanogen partners with Truecaller to build a native smart dialer app

Cyanogen has inked a deal with Truecaller to work on a smart dialer app. Truecaller offers smart caller ID capability to let users see the caller’s name on a device’s screen and later report it in case of a spam call.

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Myntra to Shut Down Website, Go App-Only on May 15

Myntra's impending move to an app-only model finally has a date. The fashion-themed e-commerce store sent an email to customers on Saturday confirming May 15 as the D-day. "This May 15th, 2015, Myntra is taking the first step towards the future of fashion shopping - we move on from the desktop to being exclusively available on the app," Myntra said in the email. Myntra had already shutdown its mobile website, forcing users to download the app if they want to browse the store or make any

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Android Apps Connect to a Shocking Number of Advertisement Sites: Study

Android apps have always been under scanner for various purposes such as hiding Android malware as well as adware. Now, a new study has raised questions over how several free apps connect to large number of advertisement networks to serve ads to Android phone user

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Get Meru, Ola, TaxiForSure, and Other Cabs From One App

When you need to book a cab these days, you end up launching the app of services you know. So let's say you start by launching the Ola app, and it displays the cabs that are available nearby.

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App This app let's you control your smartphones just by tapping

South Korean researchers have developed an Android application based on a sound-based method of controlling smartphones and connected appliances, just by tapping them. According to PCWorld, graduate students from Seoul National University of Science and Technology are demonstrating an Android app called Sound Tap at the 2015 Computer-Human Interaction Conference (CHI) in Seoul this week. Sound Tap can be used to control a smartphone by tapping its rear surface with a finger once or

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Paytm Launches Zero-Commission Mobile App Marketplace

Paytm, an Indian online payments platform backed by China's Alibaba, is pushing deeper into India's booming e-commerce industry with a zero-commission mobile app marketplace targeted at small and medium-sized firms, the mainstay of the country's economy. The company said on Friday this push, in addition to its existing general e-commerce platform, would help marketplace operations make up half of its total revenue target of $4 billion by the end of 2015."This is our move into mobile

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'Blink' App Enables Eye Exams at Home via Smartphone

A start-up has launched the world's first smartphone-assisted eye tools that can check your eyes in the comfort of your home and nullify the bulky machines visible in an ophthalmologist's office.The eye exam tools are part of the app called 'Blink'. It is administered by a technician who uses a trio of handheld devices that take the place of the autorefractor, lensmeter and phoropter equipment, MIT Technology Review reported. "The Blink screening process takes about 20 minutes," said David

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