In November, Google introduced Datally, a data-saving app largely aimed at emerging markets where users often rely on prepaid SIM cards, and don’t have access to all-you-can-eat unlimited data plans. The app lets users granularly control which apps can use data, which resulted in a 30% savings on data usage during pilot testing and now […]
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TheSkimm brings its news service to Android
TheSkimm, the female-led media company best known for its newsletter that summarizes, in plain language, the top news and highlights from the day before, is today launching a mobile app for Android devices. Previously available on the iPhone, theSkimm’s new app combines a mobile version of its newsletter, along with a calendar of important events, […]
View More TheSkimm brings its news service to AndroidSpanish soccer app caught using microphone and GPS to snoop
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why an app is requesting microphone access when there doesn’t seem to be any logical reason why it should need to snoop on the sounds from your surroundings, hold that thought — and take a closer look at the T&Cs. Because it might turn out that spying is exactly […]
View More Spanish soccer app caught using microphone and GPS to snoopScout.fm turns podcasts into personalized talk radio
Scout.fm wants to change the way people listen to podcasts. Instead of scouring through the over 500,000 available shows available in your current podcast app, this startup’s new curated podcast service will just ask you a few questions to find out what you like, then create a podcast station customized to you. The experience is […]
View More Scout.fm turns podcasts into personalized talk radioGoogle is creating an app that will identify objects for the blind
Lookout is an app being developed by Google that will assist the blind or those with limited vision in navigating their environment. Read more…More about Iphone, Android, Mashable Video, Android Apps, and Discover
View More Google is creating an app that will identify objects for the blindSiempo’s new app will break your smartphone addiction
A new app called Siempo wants to un-addict you from your smartphone and its numerous attention-stealing apps. To do so, Siempo replaces an Android device’s homescreen, while also taking advantage of a number of design principles to push distractions further away, and give you more control over your notifications. The startup, which launched a few […]
View More Siempo’s new app will break your smartphone addictionAndroid users receive creepy ‘Superuser’ Facebook request for full access to their devices
Facebook wants all your data, and, when it comes to Android users, it’s not afraid to ask for it.
Several users of the social media service posted on Twitter early Friday morning to report that their Android Facebook apps were requesting “super…
Vota turns your credit card transactions into recommendations, helps you spot fraud
Oh my god, someone’s doing Blippy again. If you’ve been around the internet as long as I have (too long), you’ll probably remember the meteoric rise of the social network for sharing your purchases, Blippy, which was hyped up to a $46.2 million valuation back in 2010 before the world realized that almost nobody wanted […]
View More Vota turns your credit card transactions into recommendations, helps you spot fraudGoogle’s new Android App Bundles promise to make apps radically smaller
Google today announced Android App Bundles, a new tool for developers that will make apps radically smaller. The trick here is that developers can now say which of their apps’ assets should be included for a given device so there’s no need to ship every visual asset for every screen size and support for every […]
View More Google’s new Android App Bundles promise to make apps radically smallerLocal marketplace OfferUp takes on eBay with launch of nationwide shipping
OfferUp, the mobile marketplace for buying and selling locally, is expanding its sights beyond your neighborhood. Today, the company is announcing an expansion of its service that will now allow sellers to ship their items nationwide to interested buyers, potentially netting them a larger audience than if trying to sell only within their local community. […]
View More Local marketplace OfferUp takes on eBay with launch of nationwide shippingGoogle debuts a standalone to-do app, Google Tasks
Along with today’s big reveal of the redesigned version of Gmail, Google also more quietly introduced a new app that ties into its suite of productivity applications: Google Tasks. The app, as the name implies, offers you a dedicated place to create, view and edit your task list and to-do’s, including those created from within […]
View More Google debuts a standalone to-do app, Google TasksAmazon launches a “lite” Android web browser app in India
Amazon has quietly launched an Android web browser app for emerging markets, where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is more limited. The browser has the rather generic name of: “Internet: fast, lite and private” on Google Play, and promises to be “lighter than the competition.” The app first appeared on the Play Store […]
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