Google is giving owners of Android smartphones the power to open and search through apps using voice commands. Read More »
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Apr 29, 2015What Microsoft’s Build Conference Means for You
The word of the day for Microsoft is: platform. And this could impact your phone, tablet, PC and even wearable future. Read More »
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Apr 28, 2015LG’s G4 Phone Takes on Competitors With Beefed-Up Camera
The LG G4 is hoping to rise above the Android smartphone fray by amping up camera performance. Read More »
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Apr 27, 2015Facebook Adds Video Calling to Messenger Mobile App
Facebook is adding video calling to Messenger app, the latest in a string of new features for the mobile app.
The feature, announced Monday, differs from other video services like Skype and FaceTime because it allows users to quickly upgrade conversations to video from texting within the app, said Stan Chudnovsky, Messenger’s head of product. Read More »
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Apr 24, 2015First Apps Give Apple Watch These Four New Talents
Now that the Apple Watch app store has launched, we’re finally getting an idea of what creative thinkers want to do with the smartest wearable around. Read More »
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Apr 23, 2015Apple Watch App Fails: Calculators, Timers, Dice and Other Duds
Apple opened up the floodgates Thursday, pushing into the iOS App Store more than 3,000 Apple Watch apps. And while plenty apps are great, there are already hundreds of duds as well. Read More »
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Apr 23, 2015Twitter to Push Out Twice-Daily ‘Highlights’ Digest
On Twitter, not every tweet is gold, and the hunt for those tweets takes time. Twitter users have to scroll through many subpar tweets to find the ones that are breaking news or making a good quip.
Now Twitter is taking some of the work out of that process with a new feature it launched on Thursday called Highlights, a twice-daily digest of the best dozen or so tweets that rushed through a user’s timeline that day. Read More »
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Apr 23, 2015As First Watches Ship, Apple Opens App Store for New Device
Apple opened the App Store for its Apple Watch Thursday, just ahead of the first shipments reaching customers who pre-ordered the new device.
The store is third branch of the App Store, alongside areas hosting apps for the iPhone and the iPad. Apple says more than 3,000 Watch apps will be available when the store opens later Thursday.
The Watch has a smaller screen than the phone or tablet and must work in tandem with an iPhone. That’s forcing developers to decide whether a Watch app should be an extension of an iPhone app, or a separate experience. Read More »
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Apr 23, 2015China’s Xiaomi Unveils Mi 4i Smartphone in India
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. is seeking to replicate its domestic success by launching its first phone aimed at overseas consumers in India on Thursday. Read More »
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Apr 22, 2015Facebook’s Hello Android App Adds Social Data to Incoming Calls
Facebook released an Android mobile app Wednesday that’s meant to “make your phone smarter” by connecting to the social network and showing additional information about callers. The company says the Hello app will also help users search for people and places and block unwanted calls. Read More »
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