Category: Applications

B&N Nook HD & HD+ gets the Google Play treatment

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Barnes & Noble today announced that some Google services will be enabled on their line of Nook HD tablets to be a bit more competitive with the likes of Amazon’s Kindle Fire line of tablets.

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Barnes & Noble have added support for the Google Play store to their Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets which in the past were limited to B&N’s own content store. Nook HD/+ owners will now be able to access over 700,000 applications as well as loads of music, books, magazines and more. B&N will also be bringing the Google Chrome browser to its tablets in addition to GMail, Google Maps, Google Search and YouTube applications. The move will certainly make the Nook HD a more noticeable option for prospective tablet buyers.

Current Nook HD and HD+ users will get the new capabilities through an upcoming software update and new tablets will come with the features pre-installed.

Nokia Sweden says Instagram for Windows Phone coming soon

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Nokia’s #2InstaWithLove cyber bullying campaign on Twitter might have paid off after a Nokia Sweden official let slip that the popular Facebook-owned Instagram app will be coming to Windows Phone soon.

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The concerned Nokia Lumia 920 user asked on Nokia Sweden’s Facebook page when/if he could expect an official Instagram application for his Lumia 920 with Nokia Sweden replying; “Instagram is on the way, but we can’t give an exact date right now.” Of course the comment was subsequently been deleted and Nokia has remained mum on the matter. The official could have suggested that Metrogram and Instagraph’s upcoming Instagram client is on its way or that an official client is upon us, but only time will tell which is true.

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Amazon reportedly acquired Evi voice-control app, set to take on Siri

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Word of Amazon preparing a smart phone has been running around the web ever since the company unveiled its Kindle Fire budget tablet, but recent acquisitions by the online retailer suggests that a phone may be imminent.

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Amazon has reportedly acquired Siri’s main competitor, Evi in a $26 million deal that may see the application being feature on Amazon’s tablets as well as an upcoming smart phone. The company recently revealed that they will be launching their Android focussed Appstore in nearly 200 new countries, it seems that the company is taking baby step in readying itself for a smart phone.

Evi has struck some controversy after it was removed from the Apple App Store for being too similar to Siri, just to be allowed back on a while later. It seems that Amazon may just have something up their sleeves, can you guess what?

Groupon updates iPhone app to support India

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Groupon has been quite quiet lately, but with the latest update of its iPhone application, the coupon giant added support for Groupons in India.

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The update allows users in India to make use of coupons to get some great discount on items around them. The app uses users’ GPS location to find nearby deals and relate them to consumers. Crazeal.com’s division in India was rebranded to Groupon India last year and the new support for the country shows that the company is invested in the Indian market.

Groupon for iPhone features:

  • Buy and redeem deals directly from your iPhone
  • Keep track of all your purchased Groupons by location and expiration date
  • Choose Groupon from Featured, Travel and Shopping
  • Automatically detects your city using GPS, also select the city manually
  • Save ink, and avoid paper cuts by never printing another Groupon

Disqus releases Windows Phone exclusive app

Disqus has just made Windows Phone users pretty happy as they released the Windows Phone exclusive Disqus application.

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The application is available to all Windows Phone devices for free from the WP Marketplace. It’s one of the first applications from a large 3rd party developer to reach the platform before any other. Disqus have said that they currently have no plans for any Android or iOS variants of the application. Some key features include:

? Stay current with your favorite discussions by receiving timely notifications any time a user replies to you

? Follow friends, frenemies, dinosaurs, and site authors to get updates on their activity throughout the web

? Explore the thousands of active communities and millions of active discussions within the app in the Explore section

? Interact with discussions every way you’re familiar with on Disqus: write comments and replies, star your favorite discussions, vote on comments and mention users all within a fluid, native interface

? Live tiles deliver notifications and new activity right to your home screen. Pin extra tiles for search queries and discussions you want to stay on top of

? Moderate discussions for any Disqus-enabled site you administer

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