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Facebook has just released a new update to its Moments App, bringing its version up to 2.0. This is the first major revision to the app since its launch back in June. The latest update adds a small number of features,but also marks the application’s release outside of the US. You can now find new ways to create moments by simply tapping the plus button in the top right.Not listed on the change-log is another new feature, which allows users to create a short video clip from a selection of six or more photographs. The video creation feature has also options for background music and the pictures can be swapped around until you’re happy to upload the creation to your Facebook page. It now supports more than 30 languages,and version 2.0 has seen its share of bug fixes and performance improvemen...

Link Bubble has gone through a ton of changes lately, most notably a few weeks ago when app creator Chris Lacy announced the browser was getting some new, unnamed owners. It’s looking like the app is going through some more changes, as the new developers, who are now operating under the name Link Bubble in the Play Store, have just announced that the Link Bubble browser is now a completely free application. There’s now only one Link Bubble application available for download from the Play Store. It’s completely free and comes with all of the benefits only Pro users used to be able to access. Now that the app is free, the new owners are offering refunds if you’ve purchased the Pro version of the app since its acquisition on August 4th, 2015. As for the future of Link Bubble, the new owners s...

There are number of ways in which we can control our android device from our desktop but most require lengthy setup processes, and some just flat out aren’t that easy to use. That’s where Vysor comes in. The developers of popular android apps like Helium, ROM Manager and All Cast, Vysor is a new application available in the chrome web store that lets you control your android device from your desktop, no root required.You don’t even have to download an Android app to get the service to work. To use Vysor, first you’ll need to download the Chrome app, and make sure USB debugging is enabled on your Android smartphone or tablet. Plug in your Android device to your computer, follow the on-screen connection instructions, and that’s it. A resizable window will pop up on your desktop, allowing you...

Back in April, a “clever” Google Map Maker user submitted an image of an Android logo urinating on an Apple logo to Google Maps, which forced Google to apologize for the inappropriate incident soon after. To ensure this kind of thing never happened again, Google shut down the Map Maker program in May so it could revamp the way users could submit their entries. As promised, Google then relaunched the service a few weeks ago, but only in a few select markets. Now the service is seeing a much wider expansion, as the United States, along with 44 other countries, are now able to make edits and submissions in Map Maker. Just like with the first wave of countries, Map Maker is a bit more closed off now. Every edit will need to be approved by a “regional lead”. As Google puts it, “[Regional Leads]...

Samsung Gear S2 is on its way thanks to the official pictures and previous leaks about the device.Today, Samsung mobile executive Dennis Miloseski posted a nice close-up of the smartwatch to Instagram, to fuel our appetite for a new gadget. The picture treats us to a nice close up of what appears to be a metal frame around the display, which certainly looks rather nice.We can also spot a couple of buttons on the side of the Gear S2, perhaps to assist with navigating through the OS, which I’m assuming will be Tizen rather than Android Wear. Miloseski doesn’t say much else along with the picture, other than that he’s “Giving the new Samsung Gear S2 a test drive”. Samsung has also posted the teaser trailer earlier this month.The clip gives us a little look at what we can probably expect from ...

One of the biggest announcements of Google I/O was the introduction of Android Pay, its an mobile payment solution which is supposed to rival Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. According to an internal notice that’s being passed around McDonald’s in the US, the launch of Android Pay could be just days away. The internal notice suggests that the service will launch on 26th August, following the launch of Samsung Pay on 21st August. While the latter is indeed incorrect (as Samsung Pay won’t launch until next month). McDonald’s is set to be a major partner for Android Pay, mainly thanks to over 14,000 restaurants in the US which will all accept Android Pay from launch.As a major partner, McDonald’s is likely to have been informed by Google in advance of Android Pay’s release and while the notice abov...

Cortana, Microsoft’s personal voice assistant, is now available for all residents of the United States to download in public beta form.They launched a closed beta of the app back in July, but now this app can be downloaded by anyone  who opts for the beta testing program. Similar to the functionality Google Now or Siri provides, Cortana is able to perform a number of tasks like setting alarms, scheduling appointments and even performing simple Bing searches.The app recently got a big update that would allow cortana to be launched via the home button shortcut on Android, instead of google now. There are few differences between Cortana on windows and Cortana on Android.For example, Android users aren’t yet able to toggle settings, open specific apps or launch the voice assistant by saying “H...

A shiny new version of the Whatsapp has finally landed up at the Play Store, and it brings new customizable notifications, contact mute controls, new emojis and the introduction of skin tone colors, among other things. The new version is listed as 2.12.250 and most users will probably want to go and check out the variety of new custom chat options first.The menu allows customers to customize the specific conversation with their own colors and tones. Also there are options to adjust how the messages pop-up depending on your screen’s on/off status and the ability to mute a conversation for some period of time. Another handy feature is the ability to mark the conversations as read and unread.There’s also a switch to lower the quality of voice calls to save on your data plan, which is bo...

The users of official app of Twitter can tell you that it is not the best app around. There are various other better options, but one of the best app seems to be Talon for Twitter. It’s sleek and full of great features. But we are here to talk about the latest update for the app, and this update comes with a huge list of improvements. The new update takes the software version up to version 3.1.0. And there have been plenty of additions that have been integrated. So, lets begin talking about the most important update for the app. Talon for twitter now supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow and its new permission system.This makes Talon among the first third-party apps which have adopted Google’s new mobile OS version. List of improvements is as follows: Built for Android Marshmallow Revamp of And...

Sony has been putting some major effort to open up its devices to third party ROM development and has uploaded a new set of 5.1 Lollipop AOSP binaries for the company’s first 64-bit devices- the Xperia Z3+, Xperia Z4 Tablet and Xperia Z4 Tablet WiFi. Sony has also uploaded a repository for the new Xperia M Aqua, which is also a 64 bit device, but as of now the handset is not officially supported and cannot be unlocked at this point of time. All of these Xperia devices are based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 SoC, which is built from four 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 and four Cortex-A53 CPU cores, except for the M4 Aqua, which is based around a mid-range octa-core Snapdragon 615. This basically means that for developers and end users, they can now easily start working away on their customised ...

A new update for skype has been released to the play store, version 5.10, which brings new ways for users to customize their ringtones and a new fast photo forwarding feature,which will allow users to share the photos with other skype contacts with a few clicks. Customized ringtones for individual contacts is a feature which should have been implemented a while ago, so its great to see the option finally arrive.To assign a ringtone to a contact, head on over to a conversation, tap the options icon in the lower right, select “Ringtone options” and then “Set custom ringtone”. The second major feature included with v5.10 is photo forwarding. It is now possible to simply tap and hold on a photo in an existing Skype conversation and select “Forward photo”. From there, you can pick a new contact...