Facebook is today rolling out an update to its popular - well, people hate it but it gets used a lot - Messenger app, with the main new feature being the ability to instantly share your exact location with your friends, that too on a map.
A couple of months ago, Twitter attempted to change the game once more with the launch of Periscope for iOS - an app that allows users to stream live video to their followers. At that time, people just weren't sure how long it would take for the app to reach Android, and whether it would follow a quick launch. In case you were among those wondering, Tuesday saw Periscope coming to Android, exactly two months after the original launch for the iPhone.
Those waiting for the fourth part of the Game of Thrones game won't have to wait much longer, with May 26 being the start of a few days' worth of launches.
Samsung has just released a public beta of its new feature called Samsung Flow, which is essentially a ripoff of Apple's Continuity - introduced last year. This new feature will allow users to start a task on one device, and be able to pick it up and continue from another.
BitTorrent has officially updated and launched its first secure messaging service - called Bleep - on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows platforms. All messages are encrypted, and operate through a direct peer-to-peer connection, meaning no conversations stored in the cloud. More details and download link can be found right here.
The 'Marvel' brand has really taken off in the last few years, with this year's movie Avengers: Age of Ultron promising to be stretched to epic proportions when compared to the last one. With the movie hitting cinemas across North America tomorrow, the anticipated RPG game 'Marvel Future Fight' for the iPhone, iPad and Android seems to have launched with precision timing.
A few years ago, before the big IPO, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook were continually - and correctly - lambasted for their decidedly below-par mobile efforts. For a company that had a following then well into the hundreds of millions - now in the billions, of course - Facebook on iOS and Android were a major let down, but in recent times, things have dramatically improved. Facebook has, at times, partaken in the sport of throwing ideas against the wall and seeing what sticks - with varying degrees of success - and now, has launched an all-new dialer app for Android called Hello.
EA SPORTS has just dropped a UFC title for iOS and Android, featuring official fighters and events from the all-action sport. It's free to download, and you can find key details and download links right here.
You would expect a bunch of Android apps to go free on some special day, but the Amazon Appstore, as always, continues to surprise us with its generous share of paid apps for free. The online retail giant is once again offering an array of paid titles - worth $105 in total - that can be grabbed absolutely free for a limited period.
Here's how to run Android apps in Chrome browser on Windows and Mac OS X. Complete details and step-by-step guide can be found here.
