Right, here is another mobile messenger service that is in the process of development, this time, from SMS GupShup. Again, like many (iMessage, BBM, ChatOn, WhatsApp etc), this works through GPRS and requires both the parties to have the application installed on their phones. The messenger app will be free but since this is coming from a third party, you ... Read More »
Category Archives: Apps
Nokia Maps Navigation comes to Android and iPhone (web app)
When making the shift from Nokia to Android a couple of years ago, I didn’t feel anything missing except for one thing, the great ‘Ovi Maps’ with free offline turn by turn voice guided navigation. Later sometime, Google brought its own navigation for users in US and some other countries. For other countries too, there are many paid and free ... Read More »
Samsung ChatOn app available for Android (iPhone, Bada, BB soon)
ChatOn, the BBM like messenger from Samsung that came in to limelight a few weeks ago has finally surfaced in the Samsung Apps and Android market. It was said earlier that this messenger will support wide variety of platforms besides Android. While that is true, it appears as if it is only available for Android users, requiring iPhone, Bada and ... Read More »
Take screen shots on Android Gingerbread phone for free (Galaxy SII)
Earlier I wrote about ‘Shoot Me’, an app that takes screen shots of your Android device. Sadly, that app is no longer available in the market (for reasons unknown) and the method described in that post (for froyo) doesn’t work for my current Gingerbread phone. There are various paid apps in the market to take screen shots but why go ... Read More »
App to Text/SMS unlimited to USA mobile for free (Pinger)
There are different ways to keep in touch with friends and family staying in the United States or in some other country. But, texting or calling their personal phone stays above any of those ways. While we are not discussing about calling here, we will provide you with a invaluable tool that lets you text your friends in the states ... Read More »
Tata Sky Mobile Access App for iPhone and Android (TV gets social)
Sure there was a Tata Sky mobile app previously (for Nokia, Blackberry and iPhone) but all it could do was seeing schedules and record programs (only for Tata Sky+). When compared with mobile apps of other DTH/DVR’s around the world, that app used to be way behind standards. Now, in an attempt to at least reach those standards, Tata Sky ... Read More »
State Bank Freedom, now on Android
Being a Government run Bank, you had to expect that State Bank of India and its Associates will be the last ones’ to adopt latest technologies. While most leading private banks’ such as Axis Bank and ICICI Bank already have a mobile banking app for Android OS (from a long time), SBI has only joined the league (very) recently. The ... Read More »