Sony’s balloon photo app is now available in Beta on the Google Play Store
Sony’s new balloon photo app is not just another camera app that lets you take pictures and add captions and other designs, well, it is to an extent, but what’s different about this app is that it lets you add thoughts directly to your photos.
The new balloon app is still in beta, and it’s very similar to the voice balloon app the company already have, which lets you add captions to your photos based on voice dictation. Since the app is in beta, it seems Sony are trying to gauge the direction to take this but at the moment you’re able to select previously taken pictures, add and edit text, and drag balloons around the picture.
You can download the balloon photo app beta for free from the Google Play Store and no doubt this one will be updated with some cool new features as the company decides what they’re going to do with the functionality, but it’s certainly one to keep your eye on.
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SoundCloud iOS update makes it easier to find new music
SoundCloud has been keen on adding new features regularly to make its version of music streaming more useful for listeners. With an update today, the company’s iOS app received a handful of tools that’ll make it a bit easier to find new tracks and keep your favorites organized. When you find a song you like, selecting the “Play related tracks” option from the menu will serve up some related suggestions. For that collection of songs you’ve liked, or playlists you’ve created, there’s a new shuffle option to change things up a bit. Finally, when the time comes to edit those playlists, you can now add or remove tracks from inside the app. You’ll no longer need to venture over to a browser to do a bit of organizing. The new tools are available now for iOS users, but, unfortunately, there’s no word on when the Android faithful will get access.
Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Software, Mobile
Source: SoundCloud, iTunes
Major Pushbullet update brings better interface and organization tools
Pushbullet is one of those few must-have apps for your smartphone. It offers a ton of (free!) functionality that’s especially useful if you use multiple devices. Today, the app has received a pretty major update that has redone the interface and added some new tips and tricks to Pushbullet’s toolbox.
The biggest, most noticeable change in the app is its redesigned interface and better organization. Messages are split into three different categories, including things you’ve received from friends, from yourself, and from sources you follow. This helps cut down on how cluttered things could seem, especially if you regularly get tons of information. Now messages you get from friends won’t appear with things you push yourself, which should take some stress out of finding that particular article from three hours ago you were looking for.
Messaging friends has also gotten some serious improvements, including the option to quickly reply and send messages and files right from within Pushbullet, plus the ability to see your full history with that particular contact. These features have also made their way onto the browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Opera, so staying connected with others is quick and easy regardless of what device you’re using.
The desktop Windows program for Pushbullet has also picked up some new features, including the ability to send multiple files at a time, instead of only being able to send one at a time, and it has floating chat heads like we’ve seen from Facebook’s mobile app and Google’s desktop Hangouts app. This feature extends to devices as well, not just contacts. The mobile website has also been redesigned to bring it more in line with the other platforms.
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source: Pushbullet
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Beats Music iOS update provides a smooth transition to Apple Music
Now that Apple Music has arrived, Beats Music is on its way out. To help ease the transition from the old to the new, the Beats Music iOS app was updated to lend a hand. Subscribers can take playlists and any saved music over to the new service without have to reconfigure everything after the switch. As you might expect, making the change can’t be reversed as Beats Music credentials turn into new Apple Music accounts. If you’ve been paying for Dr. Dre’s streaming service, you’ll be privy to the same three-month free trial as the masses, and you’ll receive iTunes credit for any remaining balance you may have already paid. Once the three months are up, the regular $10/month or $15/month plans will kick back in. Of course, some of the features from Beats were held over for Apple’s new release, so you should feel somewhat at home. If you’ve yet to make the jump, the update that’ll help make the swap smooth is available in iTunes now.
Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Software, Apple
Via: 9to5Mac
Source: iTunes
Google launches real-time traffic information for Maps in India
Google has today updated its official Maps for Android application in India. In terms of added functionality, this upgrade brings support for live traffic information in the following cities: Kolkata, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Kochi, Madurai and Bhopal.
The service now has the facility to furnish users with traffic conditions for all national highways and expressways. However, users will need to opt-into this feature. Once enabled, a color key Traffic overlay will cover the map providing details on congestion levels for planned routes.
Here’s how it works:
“Green means there are no traffic delays on the road, orange indicates a medium amount of traffic and red alerts represent heavier traffic congestion.”
Google will use the real-time traffic information to estimate the time of arrival at your desired destination, and suggest alternative routes that are not as congested.
If you’d like to find out more, hit the source link below.
Source: Google
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Google Hangouts for iOS gets a redesign, better performance
Frustrated with the Google Hangouts app on iOS from time to time? Us too. Mountain View updated the mobile software today with a refreshed UI and more. First, you’ll likely notice the new coat of Material Design paint that tidies things up a bit. Heck, even the dialer got a redesign. There’s also a new quick compose button that allows you to quickly send messages to the folks you chat with often. Access to images from the gallery, camera or emoji library is easier too, and you can now send multiple photos at once. The update includes the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, and the latter hopefully remedies a few of the headaches some of us at Engadget HQ have been experiencing lately. The goods are available now at iTunes, and the Android version is said to arrive shortly.
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Google
Via: Sky Ortiz (Google+)
Source: iTunes
Sky’s making a kids app that will rival Netflix and YouTube
When Sky announced the launch of a new Kids section on its set-top boxes, it immediately put Google and Netflix in its crosshairs. On-demand TV shows and movies were suddenly front and centre on the homepage, allowing children to select up to 4,000 episodes from cartoons like SpongeBob Squarepants, Ben 10, Adventure Time and Dora The Explorer when the company is done adding them all. It appears that was just the start though: Sky is now embracing mobile and will launch a dedicated kids app for smartphones and tablets.
The broadcaster has teamed up with usTwo, the company behind the smash hit game Monument Valley, and development of the app is already underway. It’s intended for children between four and nine, with The Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon all contributing programming to the service. Sky says the app will offer “an intuitive and playful experience” and will come with features that allow parents to filter what their kids can access, set a limit on usage with a “bedtime” setting and look back at what they’ve been watching.
The parent-focused features will likely be welcomed, especially as Google has come under fire for allegedly delivering illegal advertising to children. In the US, parent groups took their concerns to the FCC, arguing that some videos masquerade as user-generated content when they are in fact ads. Like Netflix, Sky can sidestep a lot of those issues as it has more control over what is displayed in its app, giving parents more piece of mind when it launches early next year.
Microsoft plugs OneDrive storage into your Chromecast
In case you needed another way to beam photos and videos to your Chromecast, the Android OneDrive app has you covered. The latest update for Microsoft’s cloud-storage service will take all those gorgeously arranged images from your device running Google’s mobile OS and put ’em on your TV via Mountain VIew’s HDMI wunderstick. Pretty handy, right? Your Galaxy S6 (or any other Android device with the app installed) should see the update shortly if it already hasn’t downloaded. As for iOS users, they’ll likely have to wait a bit longer — the last update only mentions bug fixes and stability improvements.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Software, HD, Mobile, Microsoft, Google
Source: Google Play
Microsoft plugs OneDrive storage into your Chromecast
In case you needed another way to beam photos and videos to your Chromecast, the Android OneDrive app has you covered. The latest update for Microsoft’s cloud-storage service will take all those gorgeously arranged images from your device running Google’s mobile OS and put ’em on your TV via Mountain VIew’s HDMI wunderstick. Pretty handy, right? Your Galaxy S6 (or any other Android device with the app installed) should see the update shortly if it already hasn’t downloaded. As for iOS users, they’ll likely have to wait a bit longer — the last update only mentions bug fixes and stability improvements.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Software, HD, Mobile, Microsoft, Google
Source: Google Play
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