VIDEO: A LINE A DAY KEEPS THE DRAWING ON THE MOVE
Just a Line, still labelled as an AR experiment. Simple in idea and execution, it has the potential to become an addictive example of AR on your smartphone. Provided it becomes even more widely available. This drawing app is definitely not going to win any awards in the paint app category, you only ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE LENS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON IOS
Google initially launched Lens on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Over the past few months, though, they have been rolling Lens out to all Android phones, and now it is available on iOS devices too, but only if you have Google Photos installed. Google Lens is essentially a visual search tool. So wh...
over 7 years ago
YOUTUBE IS TESTING A NEW FEATURE THAT REPLACES THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR VIDEO
Artificial Intelligence might one day control every aspect of our social lives but, for now, YouTube has taken the AI aspect to create funny backgrounds in your YouTube videos. Engineers at Google have developed a new tool that uses AI and machine learning to filter out and replace the backgrounds i...
over 7 years ago
IF YOU TEMPORARILY LOST YOUR PHONE, JUST CLAP TO FIND IT
Few things are more frustrating than misplacing your phone, especially before you are on your way to a party, or running late for work. There is an app that can help, called Clap to Find My Phone, it is here to save you from the misplaced-frustration. Bet you can already guess how it works? What a g...
over 7 years ago
INTRODUCING THE APP THAT HELPS TO EDIT YOUR DRONE VIDEOS
Drone videos can be spectacular, but to edit the videos, well... it's not always so easy. Video editing is a skill especially when you don't always need to include all the footage that you have recorded, just the important bits that you feel will add to the narrative. But, with Parrot, the...
over 7 years ago
BECOMING A TRAVEL GURU HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY WITH THESE 7 APPS
Planning your trip to go overseas but have no idea where to start? Now, these apps have you covered! They can even make the decision of your best holiday destination easier by giving you information on the best attractions, basic prices and full-on reviews on places around the world. It's difficult ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE BRINGS SNAPCHAT-LIKE AR EFFECT TO PHOTO APP
Motion Stills is "an app from Google Research that lets you capture short videos and transforms them into beautiful cinematography or sweeping cinematic pans using our advanced stabilisation and rendering technology." The AR mode does not run through Google's ARCore system, but instead the Google Re...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: FIND YOUR MUSEUM DOPPELGäNGER WITH GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE
The Google Arts and Culture app is helping the uncultured people of the world keep up to date on upcoming and historical art, which is especially useful for those who aren't such fans of spending hours in a museum. It allows users to learn about the stories behind historical places and world-fa...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE'S GBOARD MIGHT END UP TEXTING FOR YOU
Google's Gboard keyboard for iOS and Android packs a bunch of useful features, and now it looks like the company is working on adding a 'Smart Reply' feature for the keyboard too. Smart Reply is already available in certain Google apps, like Inbox, Gmail and Allo. Now, some online sources detail tha...
over 7 years ago
PORNOGRAPHIC MALWARE FOUND IN ANDROID APPS FOR KIDS
Google has recently removed over 60 gaming apps from its Google Play Store, many seemingly targeted at kids, that contained malware displaying pornographic adverts. Researchers from the security firm – Check Point – discovered the malware, called AdultSwine, in apps that have been d...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE MAKES MARKETING FUN WITH STAR WARS AND STRANGER THINGS AR STICKERS
This year has definitely seen a growth in the potential that virtual reality and augmented reality can become in the near future. Google has now decided to release their augmented reality stickers to all Pixels phones running Android 8.1 Oreo. Whether bringing a favourite story to life or making the...
over 7 years ago
APPLE WANTS TO BUY THE MUSIC APP SHAZAM
Apple Inc. is close to having ownership of Shazam Entertainment Ltd., the startup whose music recognition app is already built into Apple's Siri virtual assistant, according to a person familiar with the discussion. TechCrunch earlier reported the takeover, adding that is could value Shazam at about...
over 7 years ago
CRYPTO-APPS WITH MILLIONS OF DOWNLOADS ARE EXPOSING YOUR DATA TO HACKERS
Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play have severe security issues that could leave digital money open to hackers, researchers suggest. The total number of cryptocurrency apps now available, exceeds 2,000. Cybersecurity firm, High-Tech Bridge, analysed some of the most pop...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: YOUR OWN PERSONAL DATA KEEPER
Data is a major money drainer and the price of data is ridiculous. This has led to people either spending thousands on data to get them through the month or turning their phones on aeroplane mode when they are out in an effort to save the little data they do have.Google has created a data savin...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE WANTS TO TACKLE IN-APP ADVERTISING WITH NEW GUIDELINES
Google is trying to restore peace of ming for users by blocking disruptive and deceptive ads. Google is allowing app developers to monetise their apps in various ways such as in-app purchases, one-time payment, subscriptions or through mobile advertisements. Most free app developers rely on mo...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: INNOVATIVE TECH FROM GOOGLE WILL TELL YOU IF AN EXTRA SET OF EYES PEEKING AT YOUR MOBILE
Researchers at Google are developing technology that will notify you if someone is looking over your shoulder to snoop on your phone. The feature is called "Electronic Screen Protector" and uses artificial intelligence to tell if someone is trying to take a peek at your screen. The technology was de...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE MAPS GETS A COMPLETELY NEW INTERFACE DESIGN!
Google Maps announced that their latest update to Google Maps will make it easier to get from point A to point B. The driving, navigation, transit and explore maps have all be updated to better highlight the information most relevant to each individual experience. In the update, Google draws conside...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE'S NEW RELEASE SCANS FOR SPAM CALLS
Tired of getting phone calls about new products, having to listen to a robot drone on about some new promotion? Google is currently working to develop an app that will alert you when the number is a suspected robocaller or a spam call which will light up your phone with a red banner. This will then ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE'S SCIENCE JOURNAL APP IS A DIGITAL NOTEBOOK
The Science Journal was launched by Google last year for Android phones. The app is an easy way to measure light, sound, motion and more, while it already sounded like a great tool, it is now more useful than before. Google has turned it into a full-fledged digital notebook that students can use to ...
over 7 years ago
NEW FEATURES IN ANDROID 8.1'S OREO DEVELOPER PREVIEW
It hasn't been long since Google released the Android Orio mobile operating system and, already, are they rolling out an updated version. It's the Android 8.1 Oreo developer preview for now but Google have said the first stable build should go live in December. Expectedly, the update is increm...
over 7 years ago
WHATSAPP GROUP ADMINISTRATORS TO SOON BECOME MORE POWERFUL
The administrators on WhatsApp groups will soon be able to choose if other participants can modify the subject of the group, its profile picture and its description. According to WABetainfo.com, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early, the Facebook-owned messaging platform has submitted th...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE TEZ APP HITS 5 MILLION DOWNLOADS
Google's digital payment app – Tez – which was launched in India on September 18 has been downloaded five million times from the Google Play Store. WIthin 24 hours of Tez being launched, Google saw nearly 1.8 crores gross mechanised volume (GMV) done with over four lakh active user...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE NEW AND IMPROVED TECHCRUNCH MOBILE APP!
The TechCrunch mobile app desperately needed a design refresh – so they rebuilt it from the ground up! As of today, you can download the new and improved app in the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. And if you already have the older version, all you need to do is update! The new Te...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE LAUNCHES "FAMILY LINK" PARENTAL CONTROL APP
With children being exposed to technology, online interaction and apps at such a young age, parents are bound to be concerned about what their children are looking at and interacting with. As a solution to this concern, Google has created "Family Link" – a parental control app. The app for And...
over 7 years ago
APPLE MUSIC FOR ANDROID UPDATED WITH NEW FEATURES
Yesterday, 19 September 2017, Apple updated its Apple Music app for Android including new features that were also debuted on iOS 11. Social profiles are probably the biggest addition across Android, iOS and desktop, and now you can make an Apple Music user profile and publicly show friends wha...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE INTRODUCES NEW PAYMENT APP FOR INDIA THAT USES SOUND TO TRANSFER MONEY
Google has just introduced a new payment app in Inda called Tez – the Hindi word for "fast". Tez uses a technology called audio QR, and this lets users transfer money using sounds to pair two devices. Named the "cash mode option", phones negotiate using audio to identify to payer and payee.&nb...
over 7 years ago
TODOIST ' THE BEST TO-DO LIST APP RIGHT NOW
The best to-do list method will always be whatever works for you the best. The reason pen-and-paper based to-do lists have endured in popularity over many years is that they can map perfectly to your individual needs. Using software and apps for your to-do lists, on the other hand, imposes its...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE ASSISTANT'S APP GETS BETTER WITH ANDROID OREO!
Google Assistant's app integration is going to get better with Android 8.0 Oreo, as it looks like Google is prepping the software to where app developers will be able to make better use of it in a number of ways. Google seems to be setting up a new integration that will work with other digital assis...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE ANDROID O ' OR ANDROID 'OREO' ' IS HERE!
Inspired by the 2017 total solar eclipse, Android's new software update has been named Android O – or as Google pronounces it – Android Oreo! As we all know, Google's mobile operating system Android has always been named after a dessert and in alphabetical order – and this is not t...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE REMOVES GAB APP FOR VIOLATING HATE SPEECH POLICY
The Gab app is a social network popular with members of the alt-right that describes itself as "an ad-free social network for creators who believe in free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information online." However, this "free speech" has led to a violation of Google's hate speech p...
over 7 years ago
UBER CONTINUES TO BAN WHITE SUPREMACISTS FROM ITS PLATFORM
It is incredible that social media platforms have started more active action against racism and discrimination of their social platforms – one of these platforms is Uber, that says "there is simply no place" for bigotry or hate! Uber sent a message to drivers and company employees yesterd...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE PIXEL CAMERA TRICKS COMES TO OTHER SMARTPHONES!
You do not need to switch phones to get improved HDR photos. Most of the Google Pixel's photographic powers come from its software; which is particularly good at high dynamic range photos thanks to its HDR+ mode, which fills in the details, while reducing the blur you sometimes see in HDR photos. Th...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM STORIES FEATURE IS ATTRACTING BUSINESSES ON ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
At first, a lot of Instagram users had a problem with Instagram's new feature – Instagram stories. They complained the Instagram was becoming too much like Snapchat. But, even though Instagram is one of the only Facebook-owned services that hasn't reached one billion active users, people are a...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THIS ANDROID APP CAN FIND NEARBY DEVICES EVEN WHEN IT IS OFFLINE!
Back in May at the I/O, Google announced the second generation of its Nearby Connections toolkit and that it will become available to Android developers. In the video below you can see more about the company's announcement about the Nearby Connection API from around 24 minutes. The update framework ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES BREAKS DOWNLOAD RECORD ON APP STORES!
Android's app-downloading service has broken the app-downloading record on the app store! Google Play services app, the app that makes it all happen for your Android phone, has just broken five billion downloads on the Google Play Store – a huge record. This is a major milestone for...
over 7 years ago
THE GOOGLE TRUSTED CONTACT APP GETS NEW FEATURES!
Google released the 'Trusted Contacts app' last year, to allow users to share their location with a few contacts to let them know about their whereabouts. The app has made some improvements to the Android app, namely the new language support, integration with Google Maps, and the ability to control ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE PLAY PROTECT WILL PROTECT YOUR ANDROID AGAINST MALICIOUS APPS!
Security remains a major concern in Android devices so Google's new security tool is designed to protect your Android from malicious apps on the Play Store known as Google Play Protect. Google Play Protect is a new security system that will automatically scan your Android device to identify an...
over 7 years ago
APPLE RELEASES NEW UPDATE TO PROTECT YOUR DEVICE FROM HACKERS!!
Update your iPhone with the latest update iOS 10.3.3 which has a security update that patches several bugs in the mobile operating system. Among these bugs was a vulnerability that would allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on the Broadcom Wi-Fi chip used in iOS devices that coul...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE ASSISTANT ' TIPS & TRICKS
Google Assistant has been out for quite a while now, and its uses and functions seem limitless! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced user of Google Assistant, watch this video for some insane tips, tricks and commands you can use with this incredible Google feature! Towards the end of the ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: ANDROID VS. IOS - AN ATTEMPT TO FINALLY END THE WAR!
After so many years, the war between Apple and Android continues. In this video, we try to end that battle with a scrutinising and specific review of both smartphones and systems. The video reviews the following: - Interface- Notification Center- Functionality- Apps- Performance (phone perform...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE TRIPS IS THE TRAVEL AGENT YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED!
Most people love to travel but making sure everything is in order and ready for you to explore can be time-consuming and stressful. Now you can use Google to help organise your trips for you; which is so life-changing for many travellers who do not find pleasure in tedious planning. Google's T...
over 7 years ago
MOTO RIDER ' MOST HEART-PUMPING GAME EVER!
Hit the Road with Moto Rider Race! Our rating: 4/5 Available on: Android Racing is amongst one of the trendiest online games that are available on the Google Play Store for enthusiasts. Moto Rider is a racing game that gives you the option to choose from many different bikes, so you can drive ...
over 7 years ago
FNB ' BANK ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. FAST, SAFE AND SECURE!
The FNB Banking App provides you with the freedom to bank when and where you choose! Our rating: 4/5 Available on: iOS, Android The FNB app is user-friendly, relatively simple and boasts good functionality. The look and feel are clean and logical and you can do most things, from buying Lotto t...
over 7 years ago
CANDY CRUSH ' BEST PUZZLE VIDEO GAME!
If you are looking for a mindless colour-matching mobile game and can manage to not spend money on in-app purchases, then look no further. Candy Crush Saga (free version) is a puzzle-time-waster casual one-thumb smartphone game, and you can easily get addicted! Our Rating: 4/5 Available o...
over 7 years ago
ISCANNER ' BEST FREE SCANNING APP!
iScanner is a PDF Document Scanner App, it is designed to quickly get hard documents into digital format for easy sharing and sending. Our Rating: 3/5 Available on: iOS and Android With the iScanner app, you can scan any books, papers, documents, notes, whiteboards or anything that you want on...
over 7 years ago
FIND MY DEVICE ' THE ANDROID DEVICE TRACKER
Find My Device is an Android device tracker – excellent to use when trying to find a lost device. This app is exclusively for Android devices, and not only tracks Android smartphones but all other Android smart devices too. Our rating: 5/5 Available on: Android There are many phone tracke...
over 7 years ago
IMDB - BEST SOURCE FOR MOVIE, TV AND CELEB CONTENT
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Available on: Android and IOSOur rating: 5/5 Watch trailers, get showtimes near you, buy tickets, read critics and user reviews. In addition, you can explore popular movies and TV shows, entertainment news...
over 7 years ago
TRUECALLER ' NEVER SEE AN UNKNOWN NUMBER AGAIN
TrueCaller is one of the first apps which had one of the largest aims: to identify almost all the calls you get on your phone even if you do not have the number in your address book. Our Rating: 4/5 Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phones and BlackBerry 10 TrueCaller has turned out to be th...
over 7 years ago
PINTEREST – DISCOVER VIRTUAL INSPIRATION BOARDS FOR LIFE HACKS
Pinterest is the web and mobile application that operates on all smartphone devices and is one of those apps that you should have on your smartphone. Our Rating: 5/5 Available on: Across all platforms Pinterest focuses primarily on visual images and some videos rather than ar...
over 7 years ago
