VLC 1.0 for Android is now available to all for download from Google Play

Video Lan Client, VLC for short, is a popular video and audio player which needs less to no introduction. It is available on all major desktop platforms and it has spread to mobile platforms too. VLC for Android has started off as a limited beta version and till now it has been two years since it started off as beta. Today, it has come out of beta finally and is available  to download for all Android users for free!

VLC for Android starts off with version number 1.0 and not only that, it has also fixed some bugs for Android 5.0. As usual, the app supports a wide range of audio and video formats.

The features of VLC app for Android are listed below:

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WhatsApp updated (2.11.587.0) for Android and Windows Phone

The ever popular messenger app – WhatsApp has received a new update on both the Android as well as Windows Phone platforms. While the Windows Phone app has got many new features with the update, the Android version has been settled to only one new feature. Given below is the change log for WhatsApp on Android and Windows Phone respectively.

WhatsApp update for Android:

– add captions to photos and videos

– miscellaneous bug ...

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HERE Maps beta by Nokia now available for Samsung smartphones

Nokia has released their HERE Maps, a clear competitor to Google Maps, for the Samsung smartphones on the Samsung Galaxy Apps Store today. The HERE Maps app is absolutely free for all the Samsung smartphone users.

The main advantage of HERE Maps over Google Maps is that HERE Maps allows its users to access maps offline, which implies no data connection required once you have downloaded the required maps. While Google Maps allows only some segments of its maps to be downloaded for offline usage, HERE took a step forward.

It is expected that Nokia would expand HERE Maps services

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Angry Birds seasons gets updated(4.1.0.0) with 24 free levels for Windows Phone

Of the many versions available, Angry Birds Seasons is the one to receive an update today on the Windows Phone platform. Rovio has updated the Windows Phone version of Angry Birds Seasons to version 4.1.0.0 and has introduces 24 free new levels to have fun with!

Remarkably, this is the same update the the Android version received two months ago! On the Windows Phone platform, along with these 24 levels come many new challenges and three bonus levels to get you occupied.

The list of features that are posted along with this update 4.1.0.0 of Angry Birds Seasons on Windows Phone are:

SOUTH HAMERICA EPISODE! 24 free levels plus three bonus ones, each packed with relics, artifacts and… pesky piggies!

NEW PIG DAYS! Pig Days levels celebrate various special 

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Official Facebook app for Windows Phone updated to 8.3.1.0, gets the latest beta features

The official Facebook app for Windows Phone has now been updated and is now on par with the Facebook beta app for Windows Phone, except the support for additional languages hasn’t been added.

READ ALSO: Facebook Beta app for Windows Phone updated to v8.3.0.5

The changelog of the update includes:

- Updated Design

- Improved performance

- Video upload

- Messenger Support

- Post detail page

The Messenger support is a feature that adds a new icon to the top right corner of the app screen. When tapped on it, the user is redirected straight to the Facebook Messenger app from which he can continue messaging.

Post detail page is a feature that opens up a new page that shows the complete details of the post including all the comments.

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How to install apps directly to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone 8.1 brought many new features to Windows Phone some of which were word flow, storage sense, Cortana (currently only for U.S), customizable start screen background, transparent tiles and many more. Installing apps directly to SD card is one more feature that Windows Phone presents us, provided the phone allows a microSD card. This post will give the details on how to install apps directly to SD card which can be of great use because it saves space on phone.

READ ALSO: How touninstall or move multiple apps and games to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1

How to install apps and games directly to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1:

Apps and games can be directly installed into the SD card on Windows Phone 8.1 with Storage sense. This is how to do it:

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Facebook beta app for Windows Phone picks up a minor update 8.3.0.4

Microsoft has pushed a small update to the beta version of Facebook app for Windows Phone. Even though it is named as ‘beta’, Facebook beta is a seamless app and offers the new features before they are updated to the official version of the Facebook app.

Today, the Facebook beta app from Microsoft has received a minor update and changed the version of the app to 8.3.0.4. The previous update which brought the app to version 8.3.0.3 (or 5.3.0.3 for Windows Phone 8) has brought some new features including Messenger support.

READ ALSO: Microsoft updated Facebook beta for Windows Phone (8.3.0.3) , brings Messenger support

But this time, no new features are added to the app. All this update brings is the usual performance enhancements and bug fixes.Either you want the performance enhancements or you don’t, the updated Facebook beta is available for Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1 on the Windows Phone Store right now.

Facebook Beta for Windows Phone from Windows Phone Store

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BBM Beta for Windows Phone picks up an update (1.0.0.4)

BBM beta app which was made available to select registered users picked up a small update yesterday.  The app went to from version 1.0.0.2 to version 1.0.0.4.

Read: BBM Beta now available for Windows Phone for select registered users

BlackBerry has not provided any changelog for the update at first and it was expected that the update would bring bug fixes and improvements. No new features were expected as the version number change is a small one. Later, BlackBerry has updated with the changelog and mentioned that the update improved many things like:  app launch time, sending email invites, time taking to switch to a newer device from an older one, device global language settings, sending queued invite/acceptances and many more.

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How to check how much space apps take up on iPhone

You try to download a new app from the app store and suddenly you find that no more space is available in your iPhone. In such cases or in general, you would like to know which of the apps installed in your iPhone are consuming how much storage space. This post helps you with that. Read on to know.

How to check how much space apps consume on iPhone :

1. From the home screen, go to Settings

2. Tap on General

3. In the General menu, tap on Usage

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Official twitter app gets a minor update (3.2.0.1) for Windows Phone

The official twitter app has received a minor update for Windows Phone just after a week it has received a major update which brought many new features like uploading multiple photos at once, following someone directly from a tweet, tagging friends in a conversation and a few more.

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BBM Beta is now available for Windows Phone

For those Windows Phone users who are lucky enough to join the beta program, BlackBerry Messenger app (BBM) is now available for download through the  Windows Phone store.

Read: BlackBerry allowing sign-ups for BBM beta from Windows Phone users

Unfortunately, due to huge response, BlackBerry closed the signups within 24 hours of its announcing. After that, users who register were made to enter the ‘waiting list’.

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Google releases latest Chrome 36 for Windows,Mac,Linux and Android

Google has released the version 36 of its web browser- Google Chrome. This new updated version of the Google Chrome web browser applies to Windows, Mac, Linux as well as Android operating systems. This update brings various bug fixes and some changes to the previous version of Chrome.

The changelog that Google announced for its Chrome version 36. 0.1985.125 is:

- Rich notifications and improvements

- An updated incognito/guest NTP design

- the addition of a Browser crash Recovery bubble

- Chrome app launcher for Linux

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Microsoft updates Facebook beta for Windows Phone (8.3.0.3/5.3.0.3)

Facebook beta for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 has been updated by Microsoft. This update pushes the app to version 5.3.0.3 on Windows Phone 8 and  to version 8.3.0.3 on Windows Phone 8.1.

The 5.3 (8.3) update to the app has brought many new features to the app following with the  5.3.0.2 (8.3.0.2) update which brought improvements and bug fixes. Now, this new 5.3.0.3 (8.3.0.3) update has also added some new features to the beta app. The changelog consists of:

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‘NeverMaze’ game for BlackBerry 10 free for a limited time!

NeverMaze is a maze game for BlackBerry 10 devices. The concept of the game is simple – you just need to draw a path with your finger in te maze to get the orange dot to the purple dot. This game is made available for BlackBerry 10 devices from the BlackBerry World for Rs.50 but as a special promo offer, the game is now free for all BlackBerry 10 users!

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Viggle app now available for Windows and Windows Phone

Viggle is an app with which users can earn points and rewards just for watching their favorite TV shows and listening to their favorite music. This app is now available for Windows 8.1 devices and also on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1.

With this availability for Windows and Windows Phone, Viggle now runs on all major platforms like iOS, Android and Windows.

To earn points and rewards using Viggle, all one needs to do is open the Viggle app while listening to any song or while watching any TV show. Allow Viggle to recognize what it is and then Viggle awards you with Viggle points. To earn 2X, 5X and 10 X the points, you can check into featured TV shows or listened to featured songs on the app. You can use those Viggle points for free movie tickets, song downloads or gift cards from Best Buy, Lowe’s, Gap, Fandango and more. In addition, Viggle also allows you to set reminders for the TV shows you like to watch.

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Nokia creative Studio for Windows Phone updated to 6.0.13.1, brings new features

The Lumia Cyan update is currently rolling out to all Windows Phone 8 devices around the world.  Read about Lumia Cyan roll out.

Check Lumia Cyan availability for your device in your country here.

On par with this major update, Microsoft has updated one of its Windows Phone apps – Nokia Creative Studio, which is exclusive only to Lumia Windows Phones – to the latest version 6.0. The update brings a whole new design to the app and a lot of new features too which help to make editing photos even more fun and easy.

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Path Talk, a new messaging app on Android

The social network Path has rolled out its own messaging service as an app. From the time it was introduced last year, Path says, messaging emerged to be their best feature.

Path says, as conversations in real life are not recorded, so will be the messages sent through Talk. The messages sent through this app will be deleted from their server’s 24 hours after they are sent.

Path talk includes a feature called ‘Ambient status’. When this Ambient status is turned on,

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Subway Surfers for Windows Phone, Android and iOS updated, takes players to Brazil

The very popular Subway Surfer game on Windows Phone, Android and iOS devices got updated and it now is ready to take the Players to São Paulo, Brazil to celebrate the World Cup as the character Edison.

It’s not only just Brazil, the developer had also added many new  outfits to Edison. You can be able to play against other players of Subway Surfers and score high to earn a best rank in the Top Run Race and also win some new prizes!

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Family Sharing for iOS devices on iOS 8

Recently, at the World Wide Developers conference (WWDC) 2014, Apple announce its iOS 8 officially. There were many new features included in the iOS 8 that will take the iOS users by surprise. One of those is the ‘Family Sharing’ feature.

Family sharing is a feature that enables multiple iOS devices like iPhone or iPad to share stuff like calenders, reminders, apps, music, iBooks and more without sharing accounts with one another. 

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Navigate on Blackberry with NavFree

Not having official Google Maps app for BlackBerry 10 phones can seem as a drawback but there are other amazing map apps for BlackBerry 10 phones. NavFree is one such app that helps users in navigating. This is a free voice guiding navigation app available for Blackberry 10 phone users.

Previously this app was not on any Q-series phones of the BlackBerry 10. But a recent update for this app in the Blackberry World just changed that by extending the support of NavFree to the BlackBerry Q5 as well as Blackberry Q10. The features that NavFree provides its users are:

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Have a Blackberry 10 phone? Then install this free navigation app for your phone and let us know what your reviews are about the app.

Download NavFree from the BlackBerry World

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