It's been yet another busy day apps-wise for Google, and having rolled out a new Classroom app for iOS and Android users, the company has also taken the wraps off a major update to its Translate app. Notably, there's a great new feature that can automatically translates words as they're detected using a mobile device's camera.
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The education market serves as an attractive prospect to enterprising companies like Apple and Google, and the latter has just rolled out a new 'Classroom' app for iOS and Android. The mobile app does require a Google Apps for Education account, but provided you can meet this prerequisite, details and download links can be found below.
Samsung's Tizen OS is finally getting another run-out in the consumer market via the new Z1 smartphone, a low-end handset that will roll out to Indian consumers initially and costs just $92.
There has been a marked increase in smart products over the past few years, and at no point has this been made more obvious than at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. As well as the usual spate of announcements and keynotes from the major brands, many fascinating products were on display, with a deluge of smart home products taking center stage. Frequent travelers, meanwhile, tend to rely on the power of their smartphones for checking in, processing boarding passes and generally getting around with ease, but a new smart suitcase by the name of Pluggage could make the generally cumbersome task of dragging around, locating and retrieving our belongings a whole lot easier.
It has happened on so many occasions before, and it's always entertaining when it does. Celebrities ranging from chat show host Oprah Winfrey to tennis starlet David Ferrer have all been caught promoting Windows Phone and Android products from their beloved iOS devices, but now, an actual rivaling company to Apple has shot itself in the foot. BlackBerry, a Canadian firm that once dominated the smartphone arena with an iron fist, has tweeted out to its followers using none other than Twitter for iPhone - a fatal error that isn't going to have consumers swarming back to BlackBerry any time soon.
GTA 5 for PC delayed release date along with minimum and required system specs for the game have been revealed. More details can be found right here after the break.
A short while ago, Apple made a change to its App Store refunds policy in compliance with EU regulation, which means that consumers now get 14 days to refund a purchase they've made, no questions asked. But given how easily this is open to abuse - no less because many apps, especially games, can be completed in far less time - and it's no surprise that there have been concerns of some users steal apps at will. However, Apple has put paid to some of the concerns by rejigging the terms, and as of now, those refunding at a frequency that Apple deems to be "excessive" will be forced to waive their right to a refund.
Remote desktop apps are not uncommon, particularly given the increasing display sizes of smartphones and tablets, and last year, Google introduced Chrome Remote Desktop for Android. The app, as you might imagine, enables Android users to connect to their PC or Mac remotely, and so far, has garnered rave reviews from users. Given the successful release for Android, the Big G has now opted to deliver the experience to those on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and we've got all of the details, as well as the download link of Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS under one roof.
Google's Android gets plenty of unwanted recognition for attracting malware, but given that it's used by more than one billion of the world's population while being famously open source, it's an inevitability that comes with the territory. The search company behind the ubiquitous mobile software faces a constant battle to ensure that security holes are fixed, bugs are squished and malicious attacks are thwarted, we're led to believe, yet according to a new report, the Big G has stopped pushing WebView updates that may leave some 900 million users susceptible to attack.
iOS 8.2 beta 4 was released to developers a short while ago, and as well as streamlining the software ready for general end user release with the usual bug fixes and such, there are a couple of other new and noteworthy additions to the fold. The main attraction in this instance is added Apple Watch support, with a new feature deployed that'll eventually permit Apple Watch owners to connect their iPhone with their wearable.
















