ABOUT Shashank Bhardwaj
Shashank is a Computer Science undergrad in India. Apart from being a tech fanatic, he can also hold endless discussions on The Dark Knight trilogy. Follow his blog on Yaabot.com
A new Android app has hit the Play Store – one that brings iOS 7’s new Control Center to your Android device. And it’s free. There are ways to replicate many aspects of the iOS 7 experience on an Android device (using Nova Launcher for example). But this app, called ‘Control Center’, brings you just…
Amar Gopal Bose, the founder of audio company Bose, is no more. The audio pioneer died on 12th July, he was 83. The cause of death is unknown. Bose is best known for founding Bose Corporation, perhaps the most famous name in the world for audio equipment. Dr Bose founded Bose Corporation in 1964, while…
Google has brought back voice calling to its messaging service Hangouts. Gmail and Google+ get the addition as well. In a blogpost, Google announced the addition of voice calling capability after public demand. Hangouts was launched as a unified messaging app by Google at the Google I/O conference in May this year. It is available…
Google Glass user Chris Barrett has recorded what seems to be the first arrest filmed using the augmented reality glasses. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isOSntnpo8] [youtube https://youtu.be/4isOSntnpo8] Chris is an independent film-maker, and founder of PRserve, a “PR for startups”. He was walking down Wildwood, New Jersey on July 4, where he happened to spot a brawl, and the…
Apple’s App Store is now 5 years old. So how are they celebrating? They’re giving us a host of top-selling apps for free. A wide range of apps – from Games to Educational ones, are available for free download on the App Store right now. Infinity Blade II, a fighting game with swipe gestures, which…
As impossible as it may sound, Google+ might just overtake Facebook in terms of number of users by 2016. At least, that’s what Searchmetrics would like us to believe. An analysis of the two social networks forecasts that Google’s social network will have more number of users than Facebook by February 2016. In a blog…
The HTC One X will be getting the Android 4.2 Jellybean update. The One X+ will be getting the Android 4.2 Jellybean update. The Butterfly will be getting the Android 4.2 Jellybean update. There’s speculation that even the One SV may get the update. But HTC One S owners, your phone will be the unlucky…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One might not be the only phones to be having a Google Edition variant. Soon, Sony’s flagship – the Xperia Z, is expected to join them too with its own Google Edition variant. AndroidGeeks claims to have received anonymous confirmation that Sony will be teaming up with Google…
Samsung managed to sell a whopping 20 million Galaxy S4s in sixty days, according to a report by Korean newspaper Yonhap News. The news follows previous reports of Samsung managing to sell 10 million units of the Galaxy S4 in one month. The pace, is being maintained. To give you an idea of the magnitude…
Apple may just have indirectly confirmed what many enthusiasts have been anticipating for a long time now.The company filed for an iWatch trademark in Russia and Jamaica last month. Apple has also applied for the trademark in Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and Turkey as well. 9to5Mac reports that Apple filed the trademark application with Mexico’s “Institute…
Sony Honami has been all over the news lately. There have been numerous leaks, rumors, reports and a lot more of this upcoming handset doing the rounds of the internet lately. So what all do we know about the device so far? Here’s a roundup: Expected Specs The Honami is an upcoming ‘camera’ phone from…
How about having a search engine dedicated to apps? Consider this: you want to buy movie tickets for your favorite theater chain. You search with that brand’s name, and instead of having to go to its website, you’re offered a link to download its App, for your platform – Android, iOS, Windows Phone, anything. Next…
Windows 8 was released on October 26, 2012. Now, eight months and more than 100 million licenses later, Microsoft has released an update – Windows 8.1, or Windows Blue, as its been called. So what does this update bring to the table? Quite a lot, actually. Before a full release is made available in the…
The folks at SamMobile have hit upon a jackpot of sorts. They’ve received a fully functional Android 4.3 Jellybean test firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505G). They’ve also been nice enough to put it up for download for others with a Galaxy S4. The firmware is for the Google Play Edition of the Galaxy S4,…
Facebook is now taking signups for a new program that it calls Facebook for Android. The program utilizes Google Play’s beta system to let Facebook allow users to test pre-release versions of its app for testing and feedback. The Facebook for Android program is open for everyone. Upon joining, users will get a small batch…