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one-stop magall about apps...

GMASA 2015the biggest app event is a RoaRing success

Now INdIA’S BIGGeSt ONlINe Shopping Site, FlIpkArt, has a BeSt App tOO!

UBer: A MUSt-try

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June 2015 | Volume 01 | Issue 09

BuzzLatest news from the world of mobile apps

tech-talkGMASA - 2015-Grand Success

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EditorialChief Editor: Venkatesh C RSenior Associate Editor: Padma Iyer Design Consultant: Shakthi GirishDesign Head: Sankaran NSenior Designer: Umashankar R Writer: Deacon Joseph SuaidenContributing Writers: Arun Pradeep, Editorial Coordinators: Raja T M, Ambili S, Maureen Fernando, Content Coordinators: Ratheesh K, Suganya Raj A, Bramakalai R, Vijay Prasanna R C, Preethi. I

AdvertisingTeam Leader Sales: Stephen AndrewsBusiness Development Executive: Meenalochini M.Manager Circulation: Vivek AnandanSocial Media Coordinator: Mercy LivingstoneWebsite Coordinator: Mangalam KrishnaApp Coordinator: Senthil Nayagam

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Special Thanks to...Mr. C. N. Ramdas IAS (R), Chairman, GNG Group of Companies, Mrs. Nirmala Ramdas, Director, GNG Group of CompaniesMr. C. R. Rajendran & Mrs. Kamalam Rajendran, Directors, Pandian TextilesMr. Girish Ramdas - CEO, Magzter Inc.Mr. Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan - President, Magzter Inc. Mrs. Kalai Selvi - ConsultantMrs. Poornima Venkatesh - Director, Dot Com Infoway LimitedEntire team of DCI and Galatta for helping us put this issue together

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Greetings readers!With great pleasure & excitement, here we are with yet another edition of Apps World Mag. As always, this issue comes to you packed with updates on the latest smartphones, gadgets, industry news, and apps.

The two-day extravagant Global Mobile App Summit & Awards (GMASA) 2015 was a roaring success with industry leaders, innovators and investors taking part actively. Following the success, GMASA 2016 will take place in Bangkok in a bigger and better way. For all those who have missed the event, here we bring you an exclusive 9-page detailed write up with picture perfect moments. Read on to know more.

In addition, this month we have also featured our regular dose of APP-tainment sections for our readers. Enjoy the reading and do send us your feedback.

Chief Editor,Venkatesh C R

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GooGle’s self drivinG cars: like driving With Grandmaautonomous vehicles safer than expectedAt the emerging Technologies Blog, there is a buzz that an anonymous blogger from Mountain View has extensive real-life experience with Google’s self-driving automobiles. According to the blogger, the cars are safe, patient, and they drive like your grandma. The cars are, in the estimation of many of the folks in Mountain View, superior to human drivers, as they don’t allow themselves to get annoyed with traffic on the road. They are especially safe for pedestrians, patiently waiting at cross-walks, providing plenty of needed space.

The autonomous vehicles make lane changes slowly and follow the rules of the road flawlessly. While this is great news for pedestrians, it’s not such great news for drivers behind it-- the slow speed and cautiousness at lights en-sures that drivers who throw caution to the wind when they start the ignition will never want to be stuck behind a Google car. However, cutting off a Google car is apparently not difficult-- simply accelerate as usual and cut off the vehicle. Often the Google car will actually slow down to facilitate the task. Since the cars maintain a definite speed rigorously, it’s very easy to get frustrated with the vehicles as a fellow driver.

The recent success of autonomous vehicles is leading to the question of whether one day autonomous vehicles will eventually replace user-driven cars altogether. Admittedly, Google’s driving record is far better than most, however is it possible that one day people won’t be able to drive their own cars? It’s a possibility. And with 100 Google cars already hitting the streets of Mountain View in regular driving conditions, the future may in fact be far, far closer than we assume.

verdict: With Google’s safe, autonomous cars hitting California roads now, a nationwide roll-out may not be far be-hind.

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microsoft:free Windows 10 upgrades from 29 July!the move is calculated to attract Windows 7 usersWindows 10’s Home Edition, ready to be released later this summer, will be available as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. The new operating system features a fully integrated Start Menu, where the button interface rests on the side of the menu. While those with valid Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 copies will be able to upgrade for free, the latest Windows is priced at $199 without an upgrade. The new operating system will be available on ma-chines for sale starting from July 29 and on smartphones later this year. Windows 10 Pro can be upgraded from the Home Edition if users feel that they need the larger features that come with Pro.

The new Windows will throwback to the Aero Windows theme that Windows 7 had, while maintaining a number of other cosmetic features. One of the most interesting features under the hood is codenamed “Continuum”, which allows a user to move seamlessly from desktop to mobile or other device. A user could start a word processing document on their desktop, for example, and can continue working on their tablet or phone.

Multiple overhauls have taken place in some of the more popular Windows apps. One example is in Windows’ auto-mated assistant, Cortana. The feature is now embedded into the Start Menu, capable of helping users with their device. Similarly, the music and video apps will have substantial upgrades, and the XBox app will have many new features such as game DVR.

verdict: Windows 10 is a big upgrade for its users, and it makes sense that Microsoft is going to try to get as many users to migrate over to the new system quickly, especially for users who are still on Windows 7.

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GooGle PlaY: upgrades its aPk with Welcome upgrades and Bug fixesa Worthwhile upgrade for users of android 4.0 and aboveUsers of Google Play who’ve upgraded to its new APK, Google Play 5.4.12, are in for a pleasant surprise. While primarily a maintenance upgrade (Google Play 5.3.5 and 5.3.6 were only released recently), it incorporates more elements of Google’s Material Design concept that was introduced in robust fashion with Android 5.0 Lolipop. While many of those changes were introduced in 5.3.5, the new update, currently only available from the Google Play store, furthers the general design elements and fixes a number of bugs.

The newest versions of the Google Play APK’s have been largely focused on de-cluttering the user interface and making it easier and more intuitive to use. Material Design relies heavily on color-coding, and this is increasingly ob-vious in the way the Google Play store is organized. One major change is the change of bar color on the app, which now adjusts to the particular item in Google Play that the users look for.

Another major change in the appearance of Google Play app is the action bar, which has becomes less prominent on the screen except while scrolling. Changes in the way listing cards are handled have also solved problems in the movie listings and information in landscape mode. These, and a variety of other minor changes, have made the Google Play app far easier to navigate and work with. To boot, a number of updates have been made for smooth ani-mations, thus creating a better overall experience.

verdict: Since the coming of Android 5.0, many standard Google apps are changing and Google Play is no different, as the user experience continues to improve. Downloading the latest Google Play app from the Google Play store is a smart idea.


YoutuBe: discontinuing support for older ios devices and smart tv’sif You can’t upgrade, You might not Be able to Youtubeusers of older iOS devices and Google devices discovered this week that the native YouTube Apps aren’t working. The reason for this is an upgrade to YouTube’s API, which has deprecated features that made the older YouTube Apps workable. Because of this, workarounds as well as upgrades are being suggested.

For users with an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, there is no real problem so long as your device has been upgraded to iOS 7, which will still have working native apps. Devices that have not been upgraded, however, will “break” YouTube, which will not work. Devices which have topped off with iOS 6, however, will have to work with YouTube’s mobile site through the Safari Browser. While this is an inconvenience, access to YouTube is not broken altogether. The same, however, cannot be said for the items coming up next.

A lot of older devices that don’t generally get operating system upgrades will lose access to YouTube altogether, with their app replaced with a video explaining the need to upgrade. Apple’s first- and second-generation model TV’s no longer work with YouTube. But Apple is not the only hardware provider affected: a number of Google-based devices will no longer work either. Older Sony and Panasonic smart TV’s and Blue-Ray disc boxes with YouTube built in, for example, are no longer able to reach YouTube. The same goes for the Playstation Vita, as well as a number of older set-top boxes.

verdict: If you have an older generation iPhone, using YouTube through its mobile version isn’t a major inconve-nience. But for users with other devices cancelled by YouTube’s latest move, it may finally be time to consider an upgrade.


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the Global mobile apps summit & awards (Gmasa) 2015:

A STUPEnDOUS SUccESS!The inaugural edition of the annual Global Mobile Apps Summit & Awards, which took place for two days,

clearly indicated the rapidly booming mobile industry, the path it has traveled so far, and its bright future in the next five years.

at the summit

new ideas were unearthed and thought leaders were embraced. Prevailing industry issues were addressed and possible challenges were debated.

The future was analysed, and it does look like an exciting space .

A big thanks to all our attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers and partners for making GMASA 2015, a grand success. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did.


Music Director and youth icon Anirudh Ravichander gets hold of the mike amid a rapturous welcome at GMASA 2015. Anirudh was awarded the Celebrity Social Media Icon 2015 at the event

Besides the ambrosial food, the dinner was an opportunity for delegates for building networks with industry leaders and prospective investors.

Rohan Patil, country Head, AppLift, delivers his Keynote Address on “Best Practices to Deliver LTV: Generating ROI-Positive Traffic for F2P Mobile Games”

Actress, entrepreneur, health enthusiast and activist Gul Panag delivers her Keynote Address on ‘The Mfitness Revolution’

Jury Members of GMASA 2015 confer during the Entrepreneur Pitch Zone

For many, the dinner was an opportunity to strike up new friendships and renew old ones

Oliver, Senior Director of Sales at Fiksu and an international evangelists, exposes the trending market truths and trenchant observations.

With his infectious passion and energy, chris was a hit with the audience. Shrugging off the Chennai heat, he held the audience hooked while delivering insights of connectivity!

photography : pranesh


Rajagopal. S, VP and Business Head, VCLIX, an expert in advertising networks gave few valuable insights during the discussion

The participants of the discussion take a selfie along with a few other delegates at the conclusion of a fruitful session

Fiksu’s Rico Wyder kept the ball rolling during his session on ‘User Behaviour Trends’.

With his quantitative and analytics background, AppLift’s Rohan showed his mastery on mobile app marketing platform.

Ronen Mense of Apps Flyer, a specialist in ROI-driven mobile advertising narrated his exciting industry experience!

Playback singer Saindhavi and classical pianist Anil Srinivasan weave their virtuoso spell at the closure of Day 1.

IBM’s Saravanan actively took part in evangelising Cloud Computing at various industry conferences and forums.

Young minds impressed industry leaders and investors during the ‘Make In India Student App Fest’.

The jury had a hard time in choosing the best student apps among many entrants.

Team GMASA, worked round the clock for weeks together, to ensure the event was a fantastic success.

Delegates at the VCLIX stall in the exhibitors area

Actress Vishakha Singh and Santhosh Sarangan of uber during a panel discussion on “Disrupting The Road Transport Industry”


Promising SDK

of the year:

a(P)ertain

emerging Social

Networking app: Playfan

Best Communication

app: U aND Me Messenger

After facing a tough competition with fellow entrants, Jey Vasanthan (r) of JKL Technologies receives the award for Promising SDK Of The Year for their app A(P)ertain from Dinesh Bora.

A(P)ertain concentrates on increasing the productivity & providing backend support for mobile developers who doesn’t have the resources. A(P)ertain provides its clients with features like Push notifications, Rating Prompt Workflow, In-App Feedback, App Support chatter, Leaderboard, Pertain Engine and so on.

The prestigious GMASA Best emerging Mobile Internet company award was grabbed by ninjaas. (In the picture—from right to left, Prajwal Suhas

and Ray cH with founders of ninjaas, receiving the award from Ramya Deepak).

ninjaas, a mobile focussed internet company, works on smart devices, mobile commerce, large

scale infrastructures and platforms. ninjaas was acknowledged as One Of The Innovative Startups,

Asia India at the Global Mobile Internet Conference 2014, Bangalore.

Mobile is revolutionising every industry, including real estate. Here, Rohit (r) of Koltepatil.com who developed the refreshingly innovative app, Partner

Connect.

Partner connect has been developed for channel Partners registered with Kolte Patil, the real estate

major headquartered in Pune. The app, which has detailed information on Kolte Patil’s projects in

Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa has been a useful tool for prospective customers as well as Channel

Partners.

creativity got an extra dose when Playfan was named as the emerging Social networking App at GMASA 2015. Here, Raja (r) of Dot com Infoway accepts the award on behalf of Oppus—developers of Playfan—from Hemachandran.

Playfan is a trailblazing social networking app that allows users to make video profiles of themselves, thus bypassing the problem of misleading and unreliable online profile pictures. The app, which encourages transparency, lets you meet interesting people around you and chat privately with anyone you like.

Big is an overused word in the digital industry today. But U & Me Messenger, which was adjudged as the Best Communication App at GMASA 2015, does everything on big scale. Here, Syed Hamid (r) of OM Technologies, who developed the app.

u and Me Messenger’s group chats can accommodate up to 500 members. It lets you share files as big as 100 MB at a time, and you can connect with pals even when they’re offline, free of cost.

GMaSa Best

emerging Mobile Internet

Company: Ninjaas

Best real estate app:

Partner Connect

aWarD WINNerS


Celebrity Social Media Icon - 2015:

anirudh ravichander

GMaSa Best Business

app award: Sulekha

Make In India

Student app Fest

The lanky youth icon Anirudh Ravichander, who has composed both peppy chartbusters and lilting melodies, was the cynosure of all when he sauntered in.

Here, the soft-spoken Anirudh, whose ‘Kolaveri Di’ song was an international hit, receives the Celebrity Social Media Icon - 2015 award from Prem Kumar.

A mobile-first world also means mobile wallets, and the PayQwik app was found to be the Best Initiative In Mobile

Payment at GMASA 2015. Here, Pankaj Kumar (R) of First Global Data, who developed the app, receives the award

from Prem Kumar.

PayQwik is a one stop mobile payment service available across India. users have access to quick mobile top up,

recharge, bill payment & shopping facilities. The app allows users to transfer funds across India instantly. With each

recharge, customers will get cash backs, coupons and huge discounts on shopping.

Digital media has spelled turbulence for traditional print media but Magzter is an example of how to

harness present-day technology to serve traditional industries. Here, Srikanth and Egnitha (from right)

accept the award for Best news and Magazine App from Xavier Prabhu.

Magzter allows you access news from around the world as well as read more than 6,000 magazines

with a single click.

Sulekha seems to understand that in the information age, the more localised your product, the more global its reach. Here, Sathya (L) of Sulekha.com accepts the award for GMASA Best Business App Award from Prem Kumar.

Specialising in keeping its user interface uncluttered and simple, Sulekha redirects its users to the services they require as quickly as possible. The efficient and straightforward style has served it well.

In order to encourage budding app developers, the Make In India Student App Fest at GMASA 2015 gave students a never-before opportunity to showcase their ideas on a global platform. At GMASA 2015, three young minds were chosen to present their idea for the prestigious jury for a chance to gain funding and industry advice.

Here, they receive Meizu MX4 Pro mobile phones from Jacky chi (R), Senior Vice-President of 9Game & 9Apps.

Best Initiative in Mobile Payment: PayQwik

Best News and

Magazine app:

Magzter

aWarD WINNerS


sineW softWare sYstemsSinew consists of a passionate team which specialises in developing cross-platform, native mobile apps with corresponding backend solutions.

GreYtiP hrgreytHR, previously known as Greytip Online, has been in service since 2008. The HR major serves more than 2,500 companies and 500,000 employees.

ninJaasninjaas, a mobile focussed internet company, works on smart devices, mobile commerce, large scale infrastructures and platforms.

traffic steerTraffic Steer helps B2c companies increase their sales and profit percentage while keeping their brand image intact. The company specialises in manufacturing leads and exclusive qualified leads.

u & me messenGeru & Me Messenger is a messaging app that specialises in speedy delivery of messages, massive group chats that can accommodate up to 500 members and sharing files as big as 100 MB at a time.

teamchatTeamchat is a messaging platform that enables clutter-free messaging for teams of unlimited size.Its smart-messaging feature, ’Chatlets’ summarise responses, and enables important message content to stand out.

orGWare technoloGiesORGware Technologies is a client-centric global mobility software development company providing mobile apps development, web application development , research, web development and IT outsourcing services along with solutions and consulting services for mission-critical business challenges.

WadaGo With a wide diversity across gaming, e-commerce, classifieds, travel and utility, Wadogo has advertisers across India, China, uSA, europe, LATAM and SeA. For advertisers, they have delivered scale in the form of more than 100k+ conversions, 10 million+ clicks and 1billion+ impressions daily as a network.

iamaiThe Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body. Its mandate is to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors.

1sdk1SDK aims to provide the most flexible and versatile set of features in a single platform, such as custom events, Facebook integration, configurable attribution windows, custom time-zone reports and city wise analytics.

arera technoloGiesArera Technologies is a highly interactive web designing company—blending art and technology to produce seamless digital experiences. Combining creativity,

web designing, web development, SeO service and internet marketing skills, Arera aims to provide the best integrated systems that allow clients to outperform themselves.

roBustestWith RobusTest, you can create and manage manual and automation test cases, perform cross browser testing, convert functional tests into regression and performance tests .

indian anGel netWorkThe Indian Angel network (IAn) is one of the largest angel networks in Asia with over 300 individual investors.

IAn has a network of angel investors keen to invest in early stage businesses which have the potential to create disproportionate value.

camsonline With 25 years of experience as an integral part of the Indian financial infrastructure, cAMS has built a significant reputation as a transfer agency to the asset management industry of India and more recently as a technology enabled service solutions partner to private life insurance, private equity funds, banks, non-banking finance companies.

JusticketsJustickets is one of the biggest online movie ticket portals with a presence across South India.

movie BuffMovie Buff provides definitive source of information on all movies that releases in India. It has a pan-India presence and its online portal allows you to book tickets, as well as access exhaustive information on newly released movies.

iBmInternational Business Machines (IBM) is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. The global technology and innovation major, headquartered in Armonk, new York, offers a wide range of technology and consulting services.

touch mark mediaTouch Mark Media is a leading firm involved in IT consulting, Digital Media Marketing and Advertising. The company creates effective and elegant brand design solutions for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to start-overs.

cash on aPPsCash On Apps is a revolutionary app that rewards its users with free mobile recharge for downloading highly rated apps. Cash On Apps also allows users to redeem their rewards as DTH/ Data Card recharge.

adathaAdatha, a mobile ad platform with a worldwide reach, connects users with millions of mobile consumers via savvy cPc, cPI and cPA partnerships with mobile publishers and app owners.

GodB techGodB Tech is a software firm specialising in mobility solutions for enterprises—to mobilise business processes outside their corporate walls. Their solutions are built over proven mobile enterprise application platform, powering business critical applications at many Fortune 500 companies.

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echovmeechoVMe is a digital marketing agency that helps clients echo their communication in virtual marketing ecosystem. echoVMe’s skilled digital and social media marketing training and services energises the business objectives of clients at a larger phase.

saveeta universitYAwarded as a deemed university by the Government of India in 2005, Saveetha university has educational hubs in Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry, nursing, Physiotherapy, Management and Law, among others under its banner.

simPlifitYSimpliFITy helps in leading a healthier lifestyle by providing short 3-5 min health activities many times a day. Once done at scale, SimpliFITy has the potential to convert hundreds of millions of non-doers into doers of health activities.

Jkl technoloGiesCustomer experience is the core of the products and services offered by JKL Technologies. With a customer-centric approach as their USP, JKL Technologies offer services like cloud consultation, mobile app development, A(P)ertain Mobile SDK, and many more.

sciflare technoloGies Sciflare Technologies excels in IT / Enterprise Software Solutions & Digital Branding. The company works in sectors like ERP Solutions, cloud Solutions - SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Web Applications and many more.

27) eoXYseoxys is a fast growing Games and Mobility Solutions Development company built on the vision of keeping its customers happy and well satisfied.

QmaX sYstemsQmax Systems has built an excellent reputation in providing world class design services for its clients. In addition to its core design business, the company offers a range of value added services including, Consulting, Training, Fabrication and Assembly.

aPPliftAppLift is a comprehensive mobile app marketing platform that empowers mobile app advertisers to acquire and re-engage quality users at scale.

aharam servicesAharam Services is a fast-growing human capital company, providing recruitment solutions for organisations across industries. Aharam is a bustling hub of activities that encompass organising recruitment festivals, placement drives and corporate events.

Pandian sarasWathi Yadav enGineerinG colleGePandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering college was started in 2000 with a vision to educate more rural students in the field of engineering and technology in order to pave the way for industrial prosperity and socio-economic development of the country. PSYEc is located on Madurai-Sivagangai state highway.

ifinGertiPsiFingerTips is a leading provider of mobile solutions to many businesses. True to its name, the firm helps business reach

the ‘fingertips’ of their end customers. iFingerTips has been providing complete mobile solutions by offering mobile strategy and mobile applications developments for clients.

tim timTim Tim is an exciting app that rewards its users with free mobile/DTH/Data Card recharge when they download the popular apps listed on Tim Tim. You can claim additional rewards by referring friends to try Tim Tim.

tieTiE is a non-profit, global community welcoming entrepreneurs from all over the world. Tie believes in changing the face of entrepreneurship and growing business through five pillars; mentoring, networking, education, incubating and funding.

valuefirst ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2003, is a rapidly growing Digital engagement Company. It Is headquartered In Delhi ncR and employs over 400 professionals having national and international presence.

PerkPerk.com rewards users for downloading their popular apps. users ca also earn points by watching videos, shop, search, and share stuff with your friends.

celestial sYstemsCelestial Systems is a Cloud and Mobility Solutions and Services company. Celestial offers its solutions services to leading edge companies in Silicon Valley (US) and Japan, and operates software development centers in Bangalore and noida, India.

PaYQWikPayQwik is a one stop mobile payment service available across India. users can access quick mobile top up, recharge, bill payment & shopping facilities. The app also allows users to transfer funds across India instantly.

hakuna matataHakuna Matata solutions is a leading mobile consulting and development firm located in chennai. Hakuna Matata works closely with clients to form long term mobile strategy and executes it across mobile platforms.

freePaisaFreePaisa is India’s most preferred incentivised Android App tryout platform. While the user gets rewarded for trying out new apps,the advertiser get a refined user base.

chifro studios Incorporated in 2013, chifro Studios is a social, secure and shareable mobile platform for kids. Via this platform, the firm offers learning experiences and communication analytics to assist the growth and development of children.

ss musicSS Music is a leading online Entertainment Portal providing all the latest news, reviews and insights from the Tamil cinema industry and beyond.


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Fitness Match (iOS, Free) is an app designed for those who are in need of personal trainers to get fit and stay in shape. Almost like a dating app for health, it allows users to choose from a variety of personal trainers, reach out to see if there’s a match, and get assistance in achieving their desired goals.

Personal trainers can log in, create profiles, list the areas of expertise, and upload pictures. The app is easy to use and makes it simpler for both personal trainers and people looking for a trainer to find each other.

The app is intuitive, and will search within five miles of your location to find local personal trainers. The app allows users to reach out to trainers directly, and then add them to their contacts to get started on a road to better fitness. For personal trainers who work in a variety of locations, the app has the ability to place your work in different areas so clients in all the areas can easily find them.

fitness matchFInD THE RIGHT FITnESS TRAInER TO HELP YOU STAY In SHAPE

$2.99

verdict: Fitness Match is an easy-to-use way to find the right personal trainer across a variety of disciplines. For those who need the motivation of a personal trainer, this app fills a real need.


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Wear readerREAD BOOKS On YOUR SMART WATcH!

free free

Have you ever wanted to read books anytime, anywhere, without the intrusion of a large e-reader? Have you ever wanted to read using your smart watch? Wear Reader (iOS/Android, Free) is an app that allows you to read freely on your smart watch in a unique way: e-books can be loaded in the smart device, and then read scrolling across your watch at a variety of speeds (you can do this with a simple flick and change the speed of the text scrolling) from 50 WPM to 1000 WPM-- the app shows one word at a time, allowing you to focus your attention.

Wear Reader is intuitive and makes it very easy. You can adjust the text speed, format, and even switch to a “night mode” where you can easily continue reading in the dark. easy rewinding and fast forwarding make it simple to go back to missed or skipped texts. It’s an impressive app that allows you to read anywhere, whenever you want.

verdict: easy and fun to use, Wear Reader is designed to let you read anywhere, and it accomplishes its goals admirably. Though it takes time to get used to, users who try it for a while can read more than ever efore.


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facedubbMAKE HILARIOUS LIP-SYnc VIDEO SELFIES

FaceDubb (iOS, Free) is a unique app which allows users to record lip-sync video selfies. Plenty of different sound clips or songs are available, users can select and lip-sync along to the camera, and the app will record the version, which can be forwarded to friends. It’s a very entertaining app that is both easy and fun to use.

The first thing that makes FaceDubb unique is its accessibility. If you think you’d look great singing a song in your iTunes collection, it’s easy to find out-- just upload and start lip-syncing. It is the collection of sounds, silly phrases, cartoon character voices, and celebrity clips that really make the app worthwhile entertainment.

You can take these short clips and then mash them up or send them out to friends as a crazy wake-up call, birthday greetings and so on-- there’s no limit to the amount of entertainment these crazy lip-sync messages make. And if you’re out of ideas, the app has sounds for all sorts of events, whether on Mondays or just feeling like throwing out a friendly insult.

free

verdict: FaceDubb is an addictive fun app best suitable for parties, pubs, and sending hilarious messages. Alone or with friends, it is hard to put this app down.


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sozial connectGET YOUR SOcIAL MEDIA ORGAnIZED!

Have you ever felt difficulties in keeping track of your social media? Then, Sozial connect (iOS/Android, Free) is the answer. Sozial connect allows users to connect all their social networks sites together in one place. The app brings together all the top social networks-- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube-- so that users can see the updates without going through four different apps.

Sozial Connect has a simply log in process too. no more worrying about missing updates on Facebook or tweets or selfies on Instagram. The app even allows easy commenting option directly from the unified feed, letting to reach out to all your friends irrespective of the platform they’re using!

The latest version of Sozial Connect integrates with YouTube. Today’s Social media with so many different sites is tricky to handle, and Sozial connect simplifies the process.

free free

verdict: Sozial Connect is a great way to get four different networks into one feed, saving time and effort. This app can help get your social media presence under control.


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chaatzFOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO cATEGORIZE THEIR SOcIAL MEDIA PRESEncE

chaatz (Android, Free) is a social media platform designed for (what else?) communicating with others. The big difference here is that Chaatz is actually designed around multiple profiles, which makes it a lot easier to separate, say, your work life from your social life. One of the biggest problems with social media is that there are some things you might not want some people (say, your boss) to see about your personal life. chaatz solves this problem by allowing users to create multiple profiles from the beginning, meaning your personal life and any other life you want to create for yourself remain separate.

Since the app is designed around creating more than one profile, so it’s easy to maintain separate profiles. chaatz connect profiles are anonymous, allowing you to have private, anonymous conversations. The connect profiles also include a “Secret Message” feature allowing you to send messages that auto-delete, guaranteeing your privacy. Of course, Chaatz allows you to send texts, voice messages, pics and video from both public and private profiles.

Overall, the idea behind Chaatz solves a problem that has plagued users of social media since its invention. Practically, however, its implementation is excellent. Instead of using three or four social media accounts Chaatz allows you to make distinctions from the beginning, making your social media life easier to handle.

free

verdict: Social media has had privacy issues from the beginning, and Chaatz provides a real solution through its combination of multiple profiles and privacy features. While it’s not for everyone, it’s certainly for users who like to keep some things private, and is designed very well around that ideal.


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story time for kidsTHE PERFEcT APP, HELPInG KIDS TO LeARn

While smart devices make great kids’ entertainment, parents still find that reading children stories is one of the most rewarding parts of parenting. Story Time For Kids (iOS, Free) is a great app in this regard, with parents loving its features designed to help them read stories to their children, while helping kids learn to read. Download from a variety of free and paid books and help your children become better readers through classics and great new stories on the app.

While having content is important, quality is even more so, especially with kids’ apps. The books include adorable graphics that kids will love, and the app comes with a variety of games and activities that relate to the lessons in the book. The user is presented with two options: “read to my child” or “read myself” mode which can help new readers along in learning adventures on their own. There’s even a greeting card designer with characters from the stories so kids can make greeting cards based on what they’ve read!

Story Time For Kids is a great app, and most of all, it’s fun for both kids and parents. If you’re a parent, Story Time For Kids belongs in your colletion.

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verdict: Story Time For Kids gets better and better with each upgrade, and there’s a world of wonder for hildren learning to read and parents who want to spend quality time reading to their children. easily expandable, the activities alone are worth the download, but there is so much more it’s a learning ecosystem all its own.


PlaY zoneAncient empire: Strike BAck

FArmVille 2: country eScApe

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“There is no such thing as simple,” the great American film director Martin Scorsese once said. “Simple is hard”. The same goes for Ancient empire: Strike Back. Though the game looks easy and simple to play, it’s hard. Ancient empire: Strike Back is a sequel to the famous Ancient empires, in which the benevolent King Galamar, who ruled the fantasy medieval kingdom of Thorin, was dethroned in a bloody coup by his younger brother Valadorn. This edition sees the warring brothers reunite to save their kingdom from an evil shadow demon.

Ancient empires was known for its thrust on strategy and tactical battles, and the sequel builds on it, pitting your modest range of units (soldiers, archers, catapults, poisonous wolves) against the enemy’s vast forces. Throughout the game, you have access to exciting maps that will show your present position as well as the advancement of enemies. It also offers

‘skirmish mode’ where you team up with a friend and take a series of quick hit battles. You can also create your own maps and derive more enjoyment from the game.

Verdict: Strike Back looks deceptively simple but it actually takes a while to get a grip on the game. Once you do, however, you’ll love the challenges and will revel in overcoming them.

A gentle stream gliding along its path with a contented hush, rows of corn and strawberry reared on a lush green field set around a quaint old cottage, and you are seen inside that cottage. It’s probably the perfect imagination of an ideal country getaway, and getaway is exactly what FarmVille 2: Country escape offers.

FarmVille 2: Country escape is the latest version of the world’s most popular farming game. The free, multiple award-winning game allows you to go on a rip-roaring adventure of farming as you raise crops, rear animals and play with friends. FarmVille 2, like its predecessor, keeps the user busy and engaged. It has multiple levels, through which the user progresses after completing the tasks in each level—or example building a Pastry Oven, making Country Biscuits using it, and then selling the Biscuits.

As the user progresses through the levels, various features such as different buildings, exotic animals, farm hands and rare crops and trees are unlocked. Farmville 2 appeals to the little boy or girl inside each one of us and takes us to a bewitching world, where the sun shines down forever in its golden glory, the crops sway about amid an ever-present zephyr, and everywhere you look are colourful buildings with exotic names and functions (nick’s Knicknacks, Pike’s Landing,etc).

Verdict: Country escape keeps you busy, and can sometimes be a hard taskmaster—but it has so many delights and, you’ll happily lose yourself in its considerable enjoyment quotient.

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This is not the world of tesseracts and wormholes of Christopher nolan and black holes. This is more Hans Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Galaxy Storm: Galaxia Invader is a retro style, shoot-em-up game that allows users to shoot for countless hours even while killing aliens that descend upon the earth. You are the last line of defence and you have to keep away the swarm of enemies that swoop down upon you.

The game has simple controls: you can control your weapon by dragging your fingers across the bottom of the screen and fire it by pressing the button on the bottom right. You also have the option of turning on the automatic fire mode.

As you eliminate aliens, you can collect power-ups like Blaster rapid fire, Plasma cannon, Side guns, Shields and more. And when you’re done with the minions, you’ll have to deal with alien bosses, which is a formidable proposition.

Verdict: Galaxia Invader is a throwback to a retro age when heroes and villains were more black and white than they are now. By downloading the game, you’ll enjoy putting the bad guys away in the old fashioned way: bang! bang! bang!

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Create Better Communication Between Parents and Teachers

School Diary (iOS/Android, Free) is an app designed to make communications between parents and teachers go paperless. It’s a fully-functional app designed to take care of notes, appointments, and direct communications for parents as well as give teachers direct access to parents when they need to be reached most. Between its advanced messaging features, MMS features for mobile connections, picture sharing and chat, School Diary is a great way for parents and teachers to keep each other “in the loop” when it comes to focusing on their children’s education.

School Diary makes use of a calendar function as the base for communications.

Calendar allows for important dates to be saved for school days, parent/teacher conferences, sales and school functions, and other needed dates.

App allows parents and teachers to connect to each other directly.

Teachers can take advantage of the app’s functions to stay in touch at set times or throughout the day.

uses multiple messaging methods to ensure that parents are on the same page as teachers when it comes to a child’s education.

Teachers can send messages in case something needs a parent’s attention, or even send a picture of something great their child did at school. Because of the strength of School Diary’s messaging app, teachers can not only send pre-programmed messages to all parents for special events as well as add them to the calendar to make life more convenient while keeping parents informed at all stages of the semester or the year. This app handles everything from scheduling appointments to even allowing parents to know what’s for lunch today.

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verdict: school diary is a very complete communications app, and is very effective at ensuring that both

parents and teachers are on the same page when it comes to the education of children.


find mY car

If You’ve ever Lost Your Car You need This App

verdict: find my car is easy to use, straightforward, and just works. anyone who’s dealt with the trouble of losing their car and has a Windows Phone should have this app, and not have to

worry about losing their car again.

Find My car (Windows Phone, Free) does exactly what it says: it finds your car when you’ve lost it. Have you ever found in going to market, a concert, or a sporting event that you’ve lost your car? Perhaps you were distracted when you parked? “Find My Car” services have been available for Android and iOS, and now that handy tool has come to Windows Phone. Find My car, a free Windows Phone App, makes use of modern smartphone technology to make finding your car easy and much less stressful: the phone will note where the car is dynamically in relation to where you are. Once you’re ready to find your car and go driving again, just click the app to tell you where the car is and how to reverse your steps to get to it

The app takes advantage of GPS technology and tracks your movement alongside it

App makes use of technology in the phone to track your movement

Calculates the distance between the phone and the GPS location of the vehicle

App “back-tracks” in the direction of your car when you need to find it

Simple to use: once you’ve parked your car, just mark it down on the map

Find My Car is a must-have app for Windows Phone users who drive. Everyone who’s ever owned a car has lost it at least once. Thanks to modern technology, losing your car may one day even be a thing of the past.

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fliPkart

India’s Biggest Online Shopping Site gets a perfect App

Shoppers who know how good Flipkart is should know “there’s an app for that” now. Flipkart (iOS/Android, Free) can now be used to order whatever you need on-line from your phone or mobile device! Fans of Flipkart know just how useful it is for on-line shopping: one of the biggest brands in the world, the India-based website often bests rivals such as Amazon, and has recently made the news with its plan to offer same-day delivery. Flipkart is known for its focus on customer satisfaction, and this app proves it in spades. The app allows you to read the reviews on the site of different products to help you make the smartest decisions. You can easily create a wish-list and add to it, and with the power of Flipkart’s off-line browsing function, you can save, review and share products without a network connection. Finally, once you’ve found what you want, you can even share it on social media!

Flipkart’s mobile app offers all the convenience of the website

App includes using your choice of payments, whether debit/credit, cash on delivery, or netbanking

The site’s intuitive search features allow the user to look up by product or brand

App uses the wide array of filtering functions you can find on the site to see precisely what you want

You can even use a zoom function to take a better look at a specific product up close.

Flipkart offers personalized alerts, as well as product suggestions and app-only deals

verdictFlipkart’s app is extremely powerful and gives users total control over their buying experience. Millions use the site everyday for their online shopping, so download this app to have that shopping power

anywhere you go.

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tWitter

Tweet and Micro-Message now From Anywhere

verdictTwitter’s app upgrades make the mobile app

easier to use than ever. Staying conscious of the fact that there are more “mobile-only” users,

Twitter’s new features make the app easier and more fun to use for those users than ever.

Have you heard of Twitter? Just kidding. Of course you have! Take a look at Twitter’s latest and upgraded app (iOS/Android, Free) to see all the new functions that are available for it now. Twitter’s been making huge changes on both their desktop and mobile apps, and they’ve begun to integrate a lot more with other services and other platforms. The mobile app has now changed sufficiently that it’s almost a completely different animal from the desktop app. But one thing hasn’t changed-- and that’s the 140-character mini-messaging that has made Twitter a household word. Keeping it short and sweet has always been central to Twitter, and with more picture and video integration, the app can demonstrate how you can say a lot more with a lot fewer words.

Because some users now basically have Twitter as a search engine for the latest goings-on, Twitter has simplified its search functionality on the app, making it easier to use than ever.

See live tweets about a specific subject and see what top Twitter users are saying about things going on in the world as they happen

Stay in touch with Twitter friends about what’s going on right now.

easier hashtag interface to use than ever

The interface is larger and easier to use, making sure that buttons are very touchable for easier interaction than before

Thanks to Twitter integration with Instagram, for example, it’s easy to connect your tweets to great selfies, private shots of great events and more

Twitter has moved far more heavily into the messaging space, integrating further with live video services such as Periscope and Instagram to achieve its goals of increasing its user base

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mycams

Watch and Follow Your Mutual Funds More Carefully Than ever With This Handy App

If you want to keep track of your mutual funds with cAMS, mycAMS (iOS/Android, Free) can help with an easy to use interface. The app actually tracks how your mutual funds are performing on a regular basis, keeping you informed of which are your best and worst performing investments. The app’s system makes sure that tracking your investments is easier than ever. The myCAMS app is designed to keep CAMS investors up-to-date on all of their mutual fund investments. Once you use the login provided, you’ll be able to see your latest valuation first, as well as a cost value vs market value. For most users, keeping tabs on that alone would be enough, but myCAMS goes deeper. What’s even more impressive is the fact that calling is almost a formality: almost any reason you’d need to call CAMS is available on the app.

The myCAMS app also keeps you updated on your most recent transactions

App gives you immediate access to the last 72 hours of your transaction data

users can request statements or ask questions about your specific investments right from your handy and easy-to-use menu at the bottom of the screen

Can see value breakdowns on the app and learn how your mutual fund is working under the bonnet.

Can get access to information which previously needed more extensive contact

verdictmycAMS is an app that was definitely designed with a variety of users in mind, and it shows. With access to overview data that interests many clients, the app also allows for detailed analysis that can help clients make informed

decisions and get more information, particularly about better-performing mutual funds.

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PlaYfan (vProfile):the first matchmaking video app

Online Dating Has Just Taken a Turn For the Real

verdict: Playfan opens up whole new possibilities

in the world of online dating with its vProfile picture. You can get a lot more about someone’s personality from video than from a picture, and the developers

of Playfan are onto something by making communications more honest at

the outset.

While video has become a bigger and bigger part of our communications, Playfan (iOS/Android, Free) has taken yesterday’s on-line matchmaking apps to a brand new level. Instead of a picture being a profile (with all the guesswork that surrounds that) Playfan makes use of a vProfile, a 15-second video profile you record from your phone. You can make use of those 15 seconds to maximize someone’s interest with more ease than a picture ever could. It’s that easy-- with transparent communication, it’s easier than ever for people to reach out and make a connection.

Once you’ve recorded your vProfile, you’re almost all set to go. Just upload it, and begin using search parameters to find people and groups who match your personal interests.

By looking at vProfiles, it becomes easy to narrow down who you’re looking for once you’ve narrowed down what you’re looking for

After finding your chosen matches, just start communicating and see what happens!

Playfan is based upon transparency, so that you can let others see the real you that doesn’t always come through in a picture

Discover feature narrows down by location, finding people closest to you in your area who match some of your preferences

Once you’ve made a connection, Playfan has a chat feature to reach out to a possible match

Another interesting feature of Playfan is its “Discover” feature. Once you’ve made choices about what your preferences are, the . From there, just watch vProfiles, and when you’ve found someone interesting, invite them into the app’s chat feature and get to know each other more directly.

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Microsoft’s newest entrant in the low-cost phone market, the Lumia 430, comes just months after the release of the 435. So

what is the difference between the two, if any? On one hand, there are differences, but on the other, there aren’t many of them. Both have virtually identical hardware specs, be the display, the processor, or the memory size, so the most striking difference to begin with is the price. Both are low cost phones, with the Lumia 435 averaging about $85 and the Lumia 430 going for about $70. This is not a huge price gulf, to be honest, but because the phone is geared toward the budget-conscious market, the lower price point can make a huge difference for those looking to save money.

Another difference is largely cosmetic look: the Lumia 435 is slightly heavier and slightly larger. The color palettes for the phones are not exactly the same either: the Lumia 435 comes in a variety of four colors (orange, green, white, and black) whereas the 430 only comes in orange and black. The battery life is very slightly different, with the Lumia 430 having a 1500 mAh battery as opposed to the Lumia 435’s 1560 mAh battery.

verdict: While both phones are aimed at the budget conscious market, the differences between the Lumia 435 and Lumia 430 are so slight that can best buy whichever is available. Both phones apparently have excellent value for the price.

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a fantastic addition to the htc familY

The HTc Desire 626G+ is a great phone that reflects the emerging technology standards. Two years ago, this phone would have been

revolutionary. now it’s a positive entry in a very competitive smartphone market.

The first consideration is the display, a 5-inch, HD 1280x720 display with pixel density of 294 DPI. It’s fantastic not just for browsing, but works flawlessly for viewing content seamlessly in rich color. Moving along, the phone has an octa-core processor (though strangely it is running on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, whereas 5.0 Lollipop is in fact optimized for opta-core processors). The HTc Desire has a 1.7 GHz MediaTek MT6752 processor in conjunction

with a Mali-T760MP2 graphics unit and 1 GB of onboard RAM. The phone has a respectable 8GB of native storage, as well as expandability up to 32GB. Its camera power is rapidly becoming industry standard, a 5MP front facing camera and a 13MP rear camera. This allows high quality selfies with more depth for landscapes without even turning the phone.

verdict: Overall, this is a great phone. While some may say 8GB isn’t enough on-board RAM, there are plenty of other reasons to love this phone, and it’s worth expanding. In a crowded smartphone field, the HTc Desire 626+ is keeping pace with the competition.

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Huge Upgrades Promised On camera and Video

LG seems to be betting on its upgraded camera technology to outshine its competitors in the mobile sphere. The LG G4 will not only have two

powerful cameras on either side (16MP and 7MP respectively) but will also feature a much larger, six-feature lens with a larger aperture as well. The purpose: the LG G4 will promise better nighttime shots than its competitors in the market. Besides the increase in resolution, the company will also be including an ultraviolet filter to ensure proper color distribution for night shots as well.

Improvements have been made to videos as well, with both cameras capable of recording ultra-HD

videos. It’s clear that LG is putting a lot of emphasis on their cameras, and presumably software as well.

That said, the other features of the LG G4 are impressive, if not completely unique. LG is aiming to make a phone that will grab the market’s attention, and the proposed new camera features indicate that this phone will be aimed at a slice of the market that focuses on taking better pictures. If that’s the case, LG is positioning well with the stats for G4.

verdict: LG’s G4 may have-- if its camera stats and leaks are to be believed-- a camera that will change the standard of camera phones to date.

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Parrot Pot

Now there is a gadget to water your indoor and outdoor plants. An innovative move from French gadget makers Parrot, the device is equipped with a 2,2L

reservoir, and the Pot provides up to 1 month of smart, autonomous irrigation, keeping the plants happy and healthy. Compatible with iOS and Android, Parrot Pot has a library of knowledge about 8,000 plants with the ability to measure soil moisture, fertilizer and ambient temperature and light.

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Quitbit Lighter

For those looking forward to quit smoking, a smart cigarette lighter

may be just the tool you need. Quitbit is a cigarette lighter that automatically tracks the smoke

and blocks from lighting too often. It can also be synced with the

iPhone and Android devices for a detailed report on the user’s

smoking habit. Indeed the lighter actually stop you from lighting up if you’ve smoked too many

cigarettes. This $100 lighter is a definite worth for money.

air2 fLoating bLuetooth sPeaker

Now you can listen and play music while levitating or sticking to a fridge! The Air2 floating speakers use the magic of magnets to repel one another. The floating speaker is a metallic island with a mic, for making conference calls, and a micro-USB port for charging. It is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2015 and will retail for $ 299.

Logbar ringJapanese Tech innovators Lobar Inc has launch a magical ‘Ring’ that allows the users to control their smart phone, smart home appliances, Google Glass, smart watch and a variety of digital-enabled interactions. The ‘Ring’ has a simple working procedure—tap the small button on the device, wear it on the index finger and start making gestures. Priced at $270, early review and Kickstarter backers have already experienced few hiccups on the technology.

sony symPhonic LightSony Symphonic Light has seamlessly integrated light and sound in an aesthetic way. The result is a lantern that plays music through glass. It has a classy LED bulb with speakers attached to stream music—both are remotely controlled through a smart phone app. Designed to fit into Sony’s expansive Life Space UX project, which aims to make everything connected and centrally controllable via smart phone—pricing and launch details are yet to be announced.

DigitsoLe smart insoLesSure, the idea of rechargeable insoles that can warm up the toes is an interesting creation! Developed by Digitsole, users can connect the soles to their Android or iOS app via Bluetooth to adjust the temperature. In addition, the smart insoles will also monitor the distance walked and the calories burned. For $200 a pair, a lot of people think that it’s a real breakthrough innovation.


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SULEKHASulekha lets you do everything fast and easy. Whatever your need, be it a mosquito control, motorcycle insurance, renting apartments or anything else, Sulekha helps in satisfying the local needs with a quick answers—and succeeds too. Apart from its extensive reach in the metros, the app also has an exhaustive network in the smaller cities. With more than 4 million business listings and over 16 million users, Sulekha offers a feast of options to choose from.

Finding what you need is easy on Sulekha: Enter what local service you are looking for, get free quotes from right businesses in response to the specific need and choose the business that best fits your need. Done!

Perhaps the app’s greatest strength is its simple, no-frills user interface. Sulekha shows no interest in detaining you in its homepage, it directs users to their needs as quick as possible. If you wish, you have the option of adding photos to describe your needs and can sign up for quick updates on the matching businesses. You can also add reviews to services you have used and if you want to buy, sell or rent property, you can also post your ad.

You will get immediately notification on the responses. It is said that knowing the native language in a foreign country is as good as having a friendly companion by your side. With Sulekha, you’ll feel a lot more confident when in an unfamiliar place.

uBeR The power of choice is an enticing one to have at your disposal, particularly when it comes to travel. Wherever you want to go, the Uber app empowers with all the necessary information: the kind of cars immediately available near you, the fare you’ll be expected to pay, and how soon you’ll be picked up (which is usually within minutes). And the choice is always yours.

On-demand service means no reservations are required and no waiting in taxi lines. The app lets you compare rates for different Uber options (such as Uber BLACK, Uber X and Uber Go) and get fare quotes.

A liberating feature of Uber is that it lets you pay with Google Wallet or PayPal, or credit card to your secure Uber account so their is no need to carry cash on hand.

Uber has a presence in more than 10 Indian cities, including all the metros, and is eyeing for a rapid expansion. If you don’t have Uber in your city, it is worth the wait. If you do, hop on!

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eneRGYLY (Previously Erates)Often in Summer, the heat waves take a toll on your daily routing—you have to use the AC to curtail the heat in the room but at the same time use it gingerly, so that the electricity bill doesn’t shoot through the roof. “Maybe I can watch the usage of those tube lights in the living room,” you might think. “I wonder how much I can save with CFL bulbs”. You can find answers to numerous questions like this with the help of energyly, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s useful energy consumption analytics app.

energyly breaks down the energy consumption and helps you make informed decisions on how to save money and conserve energy. For example, you can update the app with average electricity consumption times of the various appliances in your home on any given day. energyly will promptly graph the energy consumption of the appliances on a yearly (or year-on-year) basis. Impressively, it also gives a graph on how much electricity can be saved by using energy-efficient models of the same appliances. The difference is striking.

You can also get other details like a linear prediction model on units that will consume for the next 5 years; previous bill payments to TNEB and pending payments, if any; total power consumed by each appliance every day, and much more.

MAGZTERAmazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was once asked if books, in their present form, had any future. “Over some time horizon, books will be read on electronic devices,” Bezos said. “Physical books won’t completely go away, just as horses haven’t completely gone away”. In a mobile-first world, the same could probably be predicted with regard to the print media.

Magzter understands the transformation that’s in the offing and is quickly becoming the one-stop online reading destination for both magazines and news. The Magzter app allows users to access the latest happenings in various sectors as well as a chance to read more than 6,000 magazines from across the globe. Magzter has a wide variety of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Forbes, National Geographic, Maxim, Filmfare, Outlook, GQ, Top Gear, Lonely Planet, and many more. It also has numerous magazines in regional and European languages.

Magzter has different kinds of subscription plans, and you can customise your own plan. With additional features like parental control, configurable push notifications and simultaneous multiple magazine downloads, Magzter will keep you both informed and interested.

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u & Me MeSSenGeRIn an age when long-held communication doctrines and ideas are disowned with perfunctory sentimentality, U & ME Messenger pushes the envelope. This app does everything in a big way—its group chats can accommodate up to 500 members, it lets you share files as big as 100 MB at a time, and you can connect with pals even when they’re offline, free of cost.

U & Me is a lot more than just a messaging service. Even while users stay connected with friends and family, the app rewards regular users with points, cash prizes and gifts. You can get mobile recharges by redeeming the reward points. The app gives you good privacy control options, and lets you determine who can see your profile picture, updates and other details.

The messaging service is also quite fast. Instead of wasting time on regular SMS/email, U&Me’s message feature allows you to send messages in a simple & quick way. You can also send photos, colourful icons and even location info through your chats. U & Me also has multi-language support, in as many as 13 languages including English, Hindi, Chinese (both simple and traditional) and French.

PARTnER cOnnEcTPartner Connect is an impressively useful app developed for Channel Partners registered with Kolte Patil, the real estate giants headquartered in Pune. In the rapidly expanding Indian construction industry, Channel Partners are slowly taking the place of brokers, who have traditionally served as middlemen between the builders and buyers.

Partner Connect contains exhaustive information about Kolte Patil’s projects in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa, including attractive walkthrough videos, galleries, floor plans, amenities, property details and available flats. The app is an excellent tool in which registered customers can see almost all the needful information regarding the upcoming projects.

Partner Connect also gives users the option of connecting with Kolte Patil’s sales team, so that he/she can take the interest in the property to the next stage. You also have the option of using a Live Chat with a sales executive and ask any clarifications. Partner Connect also empowers its users by helping them calculate their EMI if they proceed with buying a property.

A special Loyalty program has also been created for registered users on this app. CPs can earn reward points for every successful property sale. Reward points accumulated in the account can be redeemed for a wide range of products like electronic gadgets, travel accessories, kitchen appliances and much more.

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EnPASS PASSWORD MAnAGeR We are more inter-connected than we ever were in the history, as cloud computing syncs our virtual selves seamlessly across devices. However, there is also widespread concern and fear over abuse of personal data. Enpass Password Manager is a possible solution to such fears.

Once you download Enpass on your desktop, which is free, or on your phone (which has the same attributes as the pro version, except that the pro version has no limit to the number of items that can be stored in the app), all the data that you provide, such as passwords, details of credit cards, bank accounts and identities are stored in your own device and your own cloud. Which means there is no scope for abuse of data.

Enpass also has a no sign-up policy, and you don’t upload your data to the company’s server. This is designed to give you maximum privacy and complete data security.

With Enpass, you can use folders, categories and favourite lists to keep your data more organised and managed in your own way. You can also sync with desktop or other devices using Dropbox or other supported clouds. The Integrated Enpass browser offers seamless, secure browsing with tabs and autofilling of login details on the go.

The built-in password generator is also a great feature, which will generate strong un-guessable passwords but will also make them pronounceable if you wish so.

HIDE MY IPAn App Designed to Protect Your Privacy and SecurityHide My IP is a straightforward solution to a problem many Android users have: hiding their information in their IP address, especially over public networks. Hide My IP is designed with an answer to this problem: the ability to hide their IP without having to root their phone, which can be a time-consuming (and if done incorrectly, somewhat dangerous). Because it’s simple and fast, Hide My IP is a go-to solution for many users, particularly those who use public WiFi hotspots, public connections or insecure connections and who are interested in keeping their data safe.

Hide My IP comes in both free and paid versions—however, free version is often good enough for many users. Simply open the app, and the user is provided with a list of proxies that can be chosen from (the free version lists up to 75 different proxy IPs, while the paid version gives you unlimited access to all IP locations). It also provides a license key which can be used on both Windows and Mac versions of the app, for soverall security.

Hide My IP may be one of the easiest solutions for overall security when using a mobile device. It’s as easy as using a drop-down menu and immediately protects your browsing. It just works.

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installPRAcTOPracto is an award-winning healthcare app that helps to find the best doctors near you and book instant appointments. And we do mean ‘instant’ in its true sense: you get immediate appointments through the app. Practo has two great strengths: (i) its extensive network of verified doctors and clinic profiles in almost all major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad among others (ii) a simple user interface that gives you all the information to make an informed decision on which doctor to choose.

In order to help you find the best doctor, Practo offers a search option where you can scan for doctors using symptoms, location, specialty and name of the doctor or hospital.

The app also provides details about the doctors such as qualifications, consultation fees, services offered, before-and-after photographs of successful treatment, etc. Along with the doctor’s profile, it also shows their reviews for better understanding. The app also has an immensely useful system of ‘recommendations’, which allows users to recommend doctors if they are happy or satisfied with the service.

Practo, which lists more than 125,000 verified doctors and clinic profiles, was voted the best app at the Google Think Mobile Conference 2014. With Practo, you have a lot of choices.

KLInGELRInG© - unLIMITeD ReALTOneS:The joy of narrating a good joke lies in its comprehension. If you narrate it again and again—because a listener is not able to hear properly or due to some other annoying little detail—it kills the joke. It’s the same with ringtone conversions. If you want to convert a song into a ringtone, it can get irritating and sometimes, it’s brutal. Klingelring converts your songs with just one tap into high-quality ringtones for your iOS devices. It automatically finds the right and optimal position for each song, without having to perform any manual cuttings—indeed a bliss for users, especially music lovers.

Klingelring has more than four million users and a monumental ringtone archive with over 25 million HQ ringtones. It also allows you to browse through great ringtone collections from other users and discover new songs.

In addition, you can also share your own ringtone collection and your favourite songs with your friends.

Klingelring was named as the “Best Music and Audio App of 2015” at the Global Mobile App Summit and Awards (GMASA) 2015. With Klingelring, you can boldly go offbeat but you’ll never go off the beat.

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AD:TeCH ASeAn 2015July 7-8th, Suntec, Singaporead:tech asean is a two-day marketing innovation conference and exhibition made for and by the digital marketing

industry. The event will focus on marketing basics address the core challenges modern marketers face within the increasingly complex marketing landscape. Rather than have content pillars that focus on the 1,500+ core ad technologies available to marketers, the 2015 event will have CHANNEL AGNOSTIC pillars focused on addressing key marketing challenges;

APP PROMOTIOn SUMMIT LOnDOn 2015england england, London9th July 2015, 8:50amThe App Promotion Summit London 2015 is an high quality, progressive and interactive conference exclusively for game developers. This year, the event will once again bring developers, media companies, app studios and brands together with the leading mobile ad networks, cross promotion exchanges, software providers and agencies.

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MOBILE WORLD COnGReSS SHAnGHAI15-17th July 2015

Shanghai, China,Previously known as Mobile Asia Expo, Mobile World Congress Shanghai will celebrate the amazing possibilities that mobile brings us. Industry professionals and mobile-passionate consumers alike are expected to take part in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, to experience the future of Mobile Unlimited.

AnDeVCOn BOSTOn 201529th–31st July 2015, United States, BostonAnDevCon is the technical conference for software developers and engineers building Android apps. Offering mobile app development training, embedded Android secrets, and Android app development tutorials and classes, AnDevCon is considered as the biggest, most info-packed Android conference in the world.

MOBILE GAME ASIA 2015 (GMGc)Windsor Plaza Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, July 9-10, 2015,The Global Mobile Game Confederation (GMGC) is bringing it back to Southeast Asia an even bigger and more engaging event, this time. Covering the incredibly fast growing markets of Asia, Mobile Game Asia will have plenty of networking opportunities at the Official After Party, Coffee Breaks, the ultimate indie developer competition (Indie Pitch Arena), and a larger-than-ever Exhibition Area.

MOBILeBeAT 2015. Jul 13 - 14, 2015Hilton union Square, San Francisco, CA.Now in its 8th year, MobileBeat 2015 is the place to meet and learn how to win on mobile from the most disruptive brands and thought-leaders in the mobile industry. MobileBeat will shed light on the most burning challenges every organisation faces in the mobile-first era. The event offers networking opportunities with industry’s most innovative thought leaders and brands: also to discover cutting edge findings based on the world’s deepest research in mobile marketing.

GLOBAL MOBILe APP SUMMIT AnD AWARDS,

Feb 5th, 2016, Thailand, Bangkok.With the Global Mobile App Summit & Awards being a roaring success, the team is back with better and stronger vision. In 2016, the summit is expected to take place twice in Bangkok and Chennai. The two-day extravagance event will bring down app developers, marketers and managers, along with executives from some of the most dynamic and forward-thinking companies in the world. An exhibition, along with panel discussions and keynote speakers will feature exciting news on the future of the industry and how to thrive in an ever-crowded marketplace. The event will culminate with an award ceremony to honour developers and marketers of the best mobile apps of the year.

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