The people who created Siri have been hard at work on an all-new digital assistant, and it is ready to break cover. Viv is its name, and it promises to give Siri some food for thought.
A new iOS app called System and Security Info can check whether a device is jailbroken or running non-Apple approved software, including malware. It can also show complete list of running processes on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Thanks to Apple's Free App of the Week, you can now grab the Camera Plus app for iPhone and iPad absolutely free of cost for a limited period of time. This app usually costs $1.99 on the App Store but can be now downloaded for free till next Thursday.
You can now check your family or friend's iPhone or iPad battery level in real time with Battery Share, and even make VoIP calls. Here's everything you need to know.
Available to download for both iOS and Android for free, The Rock Clock from Dwayne Johnson's Project Rock is essentially an alarm app and motivational tool rolled into one.
Chances are, if you're an iPhone owner, then you will have a device that's full of apps downloaded from the App Store. You may download and try out whatever is featured on a weekly basis by Apple, or you may have a set of apps that you use on a daily basis for messaging and checking social media or news. You may frequently interact with multiple third-party apps on a regular basis, but it's also fair to say that Apple's stock Messages app will be one of the most commonly used apps on most devices. If that applies to you, then a app named Other could be an excellent little messaging companion for sending canned messages.
Another week, another free iOS app. As part of Apple's Free App of the Week initiative, we have a addictive iPhone and iPad game called Dragon Hills just waiting to be grabbed absolutely free of cost. Usually retailing for $1.99, the game offers quick and instant fun right off the bat, with beautiful graphics and brilliant sound effects, and it can be yours for free till next Thursday. It is also the first time it has completely dropped its price tag on the App Store.
Philips may have caused a storm in achievable and affordable home automation when it introduced the excellent Hue range of connected bulbs and lighting solutions, but the same really couldn't be said for the accompanying Philips Hue app for iOS and Android. It could probably be best described as "functional", in that it did what it needed to do, but wasn't particularly precious about looking slick or offering a fluid user-experience.
The Google Maps app for iOS has just been updated, bringing in new Travel Times widget, additional navigation settings, and more. Here are the details.
Google has just released a dedicated Android TV remote app for the iPhone and iPad with voice search, virtual keyboard, d-pad and more. You can download it from here.
