Статьи по тегу «android»

WhatsApp has now launched an official Android beta testing program. The move could expand the Facebook-owned company’s ability to reach a broader range of testers by making it easier to sign up to trial new versions of the WhatsApp software. Meanwhile, on WhatsApp’s side, it should be simpler to distribute new releases and features as they become available. Of course, WhatsApp… Read More... →

Buddybuild, a startup with a cloud service for building, testing, deploying, and getting feedback on mobile apps, today announced that it has raised a $1.2 million round of funding. Also today, the startup is announcing that it can now support Android apps, not just iOS apps. Rather than provide just one service to speed up […]... →

WhatsApp is making it easier to trial new features on Android by opening up its beta testing program on Google Play. Up until now, the Facebook-owned messaging app has required people to manually install an .APK file directly from the WhatsApp website, but now beta-testers can join the beta-testing program on Google Play which means […]... →

SoundCloud Pulse, the music streaming service’s dedicated app for artists and creators, is now available on iOS. In an odd move in a market where apps tend to release on iOS first, Pulse first debuted on Android back in November. Like the Android version, the iOS app also aims to make it easier for users to upload their sounds and tracks, interact with fans, and track their performance… Read More... →

BuzzFeed is doubling down on its video efforts with an all-new standalone mobile app. Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed Founder and CEO, took to the stage at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today to announce the aptly-titled BuzzFeed Video, which pulls together all the best videos from the main publication. Available for Android and iOS, the […]... →

USMobile is launching its Scrambl3 encryption app for iPhones and Android smartphones today. The app enables users to make secure calls or send secure messages without worrying about eavesdropping, according to USMobile, which includes people who worked with the National Security Agency on a previous project. The app is sure to stir more debate as […]... →

BARCELONA, Spain — If Cyanogen had its way, all those apps cluttering your smartphone would go the way of the dinosaurs. Of course, that’s not going to happen anytime soon. But the Palo Alto-based company has announced a new version of its Android-based operating system called ‘MOD’ that will give developers the same ability to […]... →

A panel session probing the perennial heads or tails of mobile device commoditization vs mobile device innovation here at MWC 2016 earlier today heard an interesting range of views. Speakers ran the gamut of mobile makers big and small (Samsung, Motorola/Lenovo and Wileyfox), through to chipset maker Qualcomm, alternative open Android flavor Cyanogen, and mobile operator Telefonica. Read More... →

Cheetah Mobile and Cubot have partnered up to introduce a co-branded smartphone called the CheetahPhone. It’s an Android-powered device that is priced at €199 (approximately $220) and is available to everyone in the European Union through Amazon starting in April with pre-orders beginning on March 20. Rumored for the past couple of weeks, the CheetahPhone is the first branded […]... →

Amazon’s X-Ray for Movies and TV Shows – the feature that brings additional content, like actor bios and other background information – is now available on Amazon Video and Prime Video on the web. HTML5 was actually one of the few major platforms Amazon had yet to address with this version of X-Ray, as support is already available on iOS and Android and other Amazon… Read More... →

Сервис для заказа частных перелётов JetSmarter, который основал россиянин Сергей Петроссов привлек $26 млн от королевской семьи Саудовской Аравии. Средства пойдут на запуск полетов по Европейским маршрутам, включая Лондон-Париж, Париж-Женева. Компания планирует в апреле этого года включить Гонконг карту перелетов, а в начале 2017 года – Москву. В июле 2015 года JetSmarter привлек $20 млн в раунде В. В сделке также приняла участие королевская семья  Саудовской Аравии, рэпер Jay Z, также топ-менеджеры Goldman... →

Google is partnering with a myriad of mobile operators in a move to expedite the rollout of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on Android. The partnership sees the Internet giant team up with a number of global and regional carriers, including América Móvil, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Deutsche Telekom, Globe Telecom, Millicom, Orange, Sprint, Telenor Group, TeliaSonera, […]... →

Here at Mobile World Congress 2016, the annual Barcelona-based flesh-pressing of the telco industry, Google and a bunch of carriers have put out a press release talking up how they are apparently ‘aligning’ to try to drive adoption of RCS. Read More... →

На конференции Mobile World Congress Adobe презентовал ряд новых функций в Marketing Cloud, которые призваны облегчить управление контентом мобильных приложений для клиентов платформы. Самым крупным нововведением стал запуск инструмента Experience Manager Mobile. В его рамках Adobe объединил возможности Experience Manager Apps и Digital Publishing Solution. Новый функционал облегчает создание мобильных приложений компаний и управление ими. Конечный продукт может быть опубликован в магазинах приложений для ... →

Typically, mobile apps are stand-alone experiences that play nicely with the operating system but aren’t fully integrated in it. Cyanogen — the company best known for its Android-based Cyanogen OS — is launching MOD today, a new developer platform that will give app developers the ability to integrate their apps more directly into the operating system. The basic idea here is… Read More... →

Yahoo обновила свой пакет инструментов для мобильных разработчиков – Yahoo Mobile Development Suite. В числе основных нововведений: Новая переработанная версия Flurry. Более интуитивный интерфейс обновлённого сервиса позволяет быстрее анализировать данные. Перевод существующих клиентов на новую платформу будет реализован в ближайшие два месяца. Мобильное приложение Flurry. Новое приложение позволяет воспользоваться всеми возможностями платформы Flurry на ходу. Оно бесплатно и уже доступно для iOS и Android... →

At Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona today, Lenovo unveiled a slew of new products. The Chinese company announced two Windows 10 laptops, a Windows 10 tablet, three Android tablets, two Android smartphones, and a global wireless roaming service called Lenovo Connect. Lenovo is the world’s biggest PC maker which also happens to own phone […]... →

HP clearly didn’t get the memo that Windows Phone is dead. Meet HP’s first smartphone since the Palm Pre 3. HP calls Elite x3 a “revolutionary mobile platform” but it’s not. It’s just another also-ran from HP. HP says a device like the Elite x3 has never been done before and that’s clearly wrong. Android and Motorola tried it with Atrix. Palm nearly… Read More... →

It’s time to see what Samsung has been cooking up for the past year. After weeks of speculation, Samsung is taking over the CCIB in Barcelona right in time for Mobile World Congress. This year’s Unpacked conference is a big deal. The company wants to make a splash and make Samsung great again. Samsung has plenty of competition when it comes to Android devices with many brands… Read More... →

LG today at Mobile World Congress 2016 took the wraps off its flagship mobile products for the coming year. Chief among them is a the G5 smartphone, a handsome device that feels fantastic in the hand and sports an expansion-type system that can utilize accessory packs. It’s fun. The company also announced a lightweight VR headset and a 360 VR camera because VR is all the rage at MWC… Read More... →