Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category
5 Apps to Help You With Your Job Search
Whether you are a college senior with some room in your schedule or a recent graduate who is ready to join the workforce, the time has come to start looking for a job. Now, thanks to some innovative apps, you can network with potential employers, find available jobs and work on your resume all from your smartphone or tablet. Here are just five apps to check out:
Galaxy S5: S Health Can Now Track Your Stress Levels
Samsung really upped the ante on fitness apps by offering S Health in Galaxy S5 handsets. The company has now rolled out an update to the S Health app, allowing the app to discern your stress levels in real-time.
Google Finally Unveils Helpouts App For iOS Devices
Google debuted the intriguing Helpouts service a while ago. It relies on Hangouts and lets people connect with and help each other. The search giant has now released a Helpouts app for iOS.
Online Learning Company Coursera Launches An Android App
Coursera is widely known for massive open online courses. It works with universities to make some of their courses available online. However, to spread its free online courses easily, lately, Coursera has officially launched a mobile app for Android.
Students Hack Siri To Make It Support Third-Party Apps
Siri is the best voice-based virtual assistant that is commercially available on mobile devices today. But it’s limited to only a few apps, which is annoying. A group of students have now devised an excellent solution to overcome this limitation.
New Video Shows Off Microsoft’s Virtual Assistant, Cortana
Microsoft has been working on a Siri alternative of its own known as Cortana. A new video has now hit the web, showing off Cortana working on a handset. The video shows some of the features of the virtual assistant.
Firefox OS Becomes Faster, Runs On Better Hardware Now
Firefox OS may be far from being a contender in the smartphone arena but the Mozilla team has been quietly and consistently building it. A number of vendors have unveiled Firefox OS devices at MWC this year, showing significant improvements.
Microsoft Is Readying Virtual Assistant Cortana For A Recent Launch
Ever since Apple debuted Siri, others in the mobile arena have been trying to create their own smart personal assistants. We’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s Cortana for a while now and recent reports suggest that it will be shipped with the Windows Phone 8.1 update.
Verizon Accidentally Rolls Out BlackBerry 10.2.1 Before Its Official Release
So far we know that BlackBerry 10.2.1 is supposed to be announced officially on January 28. But seems like Verizon is in hurry as the company has accidentally rolled out BlackBerry 10.2.1 ahead of time.
New Features Added To Facebook For Windows 8.1
If you’ve already updated to Windows 8.1, then there’s a good news for you. Facebook’s app for the platform has been ramped up with a number of new features. These include a smileys sticker pack as well as notifications of fresh News Stories.
Facebook For Windows Phone Updated: Gets Secondary Live Tiles And More Features
Microsoft has made available an updated version of Facebook for Windows Phone. It now features a second Live Tile, giving a separate window to pin chats, events, groups, pages, photo albums and others.
Apple Says 74% Of App Store Users Running iOS 7
Earlier we reported that within 48 hours of being released, 32% iOS users started to use iOS 7. Lately, Apple has updated its developer website for the iOS App Store to show the distribution of devices on different versions of iOS. According to Apple, 74% of App Store users are now running iOS 7.
10 Apps That Every Music Buff Should Know About
Gone are the days when your entire music came from a single favorite radio station or, at best, from the iTunes Store. This is the age of mobile apps and you can have as many of them as you want. Below is a quick rundown of 10 must-have music apps for your mobile device.
Google Nexus 5 To Launch In T-Mobile Stores On November 20
T-Mobile has just announced the Google’s flagship Nexus 5 smartphone device is making its way to T-Mobile online stores, starting this November 14. The company has also informed that those who want to pick up the device directly from the store have to wait for a few days till November 20.
Mozilla Dishes Out Firefox OS 1.1, Brings Many New Features
Mozilla has been working hard on its mobile operating system, namely the Firefox OS. The team has now dished out a new update touted as Firefox OS 1.1. This update brings a whole plethora of new features to the platform. Details of these new features and other improvements are provided below.
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