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[Bapun]

Facebook for Android news & updates

Facebook for Android v1.9.8 update brings easier event creation, new upload flow and more

Facebook for Android has been updated to version 1.9.8 that brings new features such as option to create events easily, Share photos easily with new upload UI to select multiple photos at once and more new feature. The v1.9.7 update in July brought option to use the front-facing camera capture images.

New Features of Facebook for Android v1.9.8

Easily create events by selecting location, time, people and data at a single screen
Share photos faster with a new upload flow that lets you select multiple photos at once
Add photos and emoji to messages
Download Facebook for Android from the Google Play Store for free

Via FA

 

[Pugazhbalaji]

RE: Facebook for Android v1.9.8 update

Good update @ admin.

 

[Bapun]

Re: Facebook for Android v1.9.8 update

I have updated mine just now.

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on my Galaxy S2

 

[Raviteja]

Carbon for Android potentially days away according to developers

Carbon for Android potentially days away according to developers

Carbon for Android has been a long time coming, and has to be one of the more hotly anticipated apps of recent times. While the original projected release date may have come and gone, no-one can deny that the developers, Dots and Lines, have been working hard to complete. A recent tweet posted to the official Carbon for Android account gives further hope that soon we'll be able to try it for ourselves.

Turns out, that we might only be a few days away from launch;


Exciting news for sure. The Twitter client space has seen some interesting competitors in recent months such as Boid and Tweet Lanes, but it's no secret that this is the one a lot of people are going to want. And of course, it's going to be free.

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[Bapun]

RE: Facebook for Android news & updates

Facebook for Android v1.9.10 update brings new Messaging features​

Facebook for Android has been updated to version 1.9.10 that brings new messaging features including option to quickly see who is online to chat, manage favorite friends, see active friends and more new features. The previous v1.9.8 update brought easier event creation and new media upload flow. The Facebook Messenger app for Android has also been updated with similar features. Facebook is also rolling out new auto photo upload feature for the Android app gradually that would upload your photos privately and share them later.

New Features of Facebook for Android v1.9.10

New button in upper right of the News Feed quickly shows who’s available to message
New design for conversations in Messages
When sending messages, see who’s active and manage favorite friends
News Feed options in the left sidebar lets you order by top stories and most recent ones
Improvements including bug fixes for errors during multi-photo selections, device restarts, and push notifications
Download Facebook for Android from the Google Play Store for free.

Facebook for Android v1.9.10 update brings new Messaging features

 

[Raviteja]

WiShare app for Android makes WiFi sharing easy

WiShare app for Android makes WiFi sharing easy

Antara Apps, a Netherland-based company has launched WiShare, a new app for Android smartphones that makes WiFi sharing easy . The WiShare app creates a network connection that lets you share WiFi connection with phone contacts directly from your phone. You can add your friends allowing them to share Wi-Fi connections and create a Co-op throughout their respective cities and travel destinations.

Feature of WiShare app for Android:

Use your Wi-Fi to create a network that is secure and share them with the people you want.

Share it with up to 500 contacts

Securely share your Wi-Fi connection

Connect with friends and family via the phone’s contact list

Take a snapshot of the map that shows who is connected in advance in the city you vist

Save up to 6 Snapshots of different cities / areas

Shares Wi-Fi connect as a Co-op

Invite, add and block users

Download WiShare app for Android for free from the Google Play Store. It you are one of the first 1000 lucky users, you will get a 90-day trial! for free. After that the app would cost 0.99 EUR per month or per 4.99 EUR a year. The company plans to launch iOS app soon.

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[mmadhankumar]

Angry Birds maker pins hopes on Bad Piggies

Angry Birds maker Rovio will be hoping to prove it's no one-hit wonder when it launches Bad Piggies on Thursday, just as players seem to be tiring of the game they've been addicted to for the past three years.

The new game will feature pigs which strike back at the birds who attacked them with slingshots in Angry Birds.

A hit on app stores would give the Finnish company a boost as it looks to a possible stock market flotation next year. Some analysts put its market value at between $6 billion and $9 billion, nearly on a par with another top Finnish tech name, phone maker Nokia Oyj.

Rovio was founded in 2003 and became a global phenomenon after it launched Angry Birds for Apple's iPhone in late 2009.

The highly-addictive game helped Rovio's sales jump 10-fold to $100 million last year, a fraction of the 38.7 billion euros ($50.2 billion) which Nokia chalked up.

It has remained at the top of gaming charts, with more than a billion downloads, and had 200 million monthly users at the end of 2011. That compares for instance with the 240 million attracted by offerings from US-based Zynga, such as the Facebook -based Farmville.

But there are signs Rovio is losing its momentum.

Amazing Alex, the first non-Angry Birds game in more than two years from Rovio, hit no. 1 on download charts in July but has since slumped to outside the top 50, while Angry Birds Space has dropped fast from the top-grossing lists.

"Rovio needs a big hit right now. Over the past two months, Rovio's revenue-generation ability has suddenly slipped badly," said analyst Tero Kuittinen from Finnish mobile analytics firm Alekstra.


TOI

 

[Bapun]

YouTube for Android

YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features>

YouTube for Android has been updated to version 4.1.23 that brings new UI for Android Froyo and Gingerbread devices. The home page now shows recommended video on top. You can now add video to YouTube TV queue from the app and pick more channels from the YouTube picks. The new UI and Preloading features were released for Android 4.0 devices in June.

New features in YouTube for Android v4.1

• New UI and Preloading now available on Froyo and Gingerbread devices
  New Watch experience
  Add videos to your YouTube TV queue
  More channels to pick from on the Channel Store

Download YouTube for Android from Google Play Store for free.

YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features

 

[Bapun]

Google Chrome for Android

Chrome for Android update brings Google browser to Intel-powered smartphones

While the Motorola RAZR i hasn't yet hit stores, when it does, it'll now be able to tap into the Chrome Mobile app, following its latest update. We're putting the Intel-powered Android 4.0 phone through the review wringer right now, but have already noticed the lack of Chrome browser support.

Due to the way Intel x86-based devices run apps, the browser required some adjustments, which are now complete. At the moment, the only existing phone that officially runs Android 4.0 on a Medfield processor is the incoming RAZR i, but now any future Intel smartphones will also get the full Chrome experience -- and Motorola gets to keep its promise of preinstalling the browser on its new devices.

Chrome for Android update brings Google browser to Intel-powered smartphones - Engadget

 

[Bapun]

RE: YouTube for Android

YouTube for Android update brings preloading to Froyo and Gingerbread, YouTube TV queuing -- Engadget