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Outlook for Android updated with much needed overhaul and Windows 8 feel

Outlook for Android updated with much needed overhaul and Windows 8 feel

Microsoft has just announced a major update to its outdated Outlook app for Android with a revamped user interface and nicer feel. With this update Outlook for Android gets the same treatment as Windows 8 and adds some other features. Microsoft says, With this update, you can get the same great Outlook.com look and feel(…)

Use Forecast.io on your smartphone for a clean and useful weather report

Use Forecast.io on your smartphone for a clean and useful weather report

Some days back I introduced you to Forecast.io – a clean and useful weather report page. Did you happen to check it on your smartphone? Point your mobile browser to Forecast.io and you will be pleasantly surprised.  Forecast.io fits really nicely on your phone’s screen after confirming to get location access in your browser.  Below(…)

Google+ Mobile app adds photo editing and other improvements

Google+ Mobile app adds photo editing and other improvements

Google announced a major update to its Google+ mobile app today for iOS and Android.  It brings many new features including photo editing. Photo editing is made possible using Snapseed, a company Google acquired in September last year.  New photo editing features enable users to edit photos with cropping, rotation, adjusting saturation, contrast, brightness and many(…)

The official Twitter app for Windows 8 is now available

The official Twitter app for Windows 8 is now available

Official Twitter app for Windows 8 is available in Windows Store….yes, finally!!! It was about time that Twitter released an official app for Windows 8.  As Twitter has been limiting API access to third-party apps – users are either forced to use Twitter on the website or through a program that hasn’t reached its API(…)

What are the best alternatives to Google Reader?

What are the best alternatives to Google Reader?

Google just announced that it is shutting down Google Reader on July 1st, 2013 as part of Spring 2013 cleanup. Many users like me who had so many RSS feeds (300+ or so) managed in Google Reader account are now struggling to find alternatives to Google Reader.  As a matter of fact, Google Reader wasn’t(…)

How to type in Hindi on Android devices?

How to type in Hindi on Android devices?

How to type in Hindi on Android phone or tablet has always been one of the biggest challenges.  Some devices not at all support Hindi script.  So even though the webpage or social network status might have been written in Hindi, all people could see on Android phones were boxes replacing all the text. Some(…)