Viber gets a redesign and better call quality

Viber introduces some important changes to its Android and iOS apps in a move to add more value for its users. The app reportedly now gets better voice and video quality while keeping data usage at a minimum. Calls over 2G will only use up 84KBs of data per minute.

The Android app also now makes it easier to share contacts between users and in group conversations. Making video calls can also now be done straight from your recent calls list or from someone’s contact profile. You also see rich links now and you get new payment options for buying more credits. The iOS version also gets the rich links, easier video calling, contact sharing, and the ability to add groups to a public chat. New animated stickers are also coming to the Viber app on iOS.

Source: The Next Web | Via: SlashGear | Download: Apple App Store (Free) + Google Play Store (Free)

Twitter rolls out landscape mode for Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Helping Apple iPhone 6 Plus users see more Twitter on their screen, the social network adds a landscape mode to the super-sized iPhone’s Twitter app. Not only do you see more of the user interface at once. There is also a new compose window and threaded conversation design. The new UI looks rather similar to how Twitter looks like on the iPad. No word yet if Twitter plans to introduce this to the other iPhone models.

Source: The Next Web

Google brings Project Tango development kit to Canada and South Korea

Google’s Project Tango hasn’t been making the news lately. But the company’s experiments with machine vision and sensing technology continue. In fact, the Project Tango development kit is out now for Canada and South Korea. The dev tablets now cost $512 (from the $1,024 at launch). It comes with a 7-inch display, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a Tegra K1 processor, and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat (but gets frequent updates to improve its unique software capabilities). What sets it apart is the depth-sensing cameras and orientations sensors that allow it to create a 3D map of a certain area.

By the end of the month, or on August 26^th to be exact, the tablet will also be available in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The device can be bought by anyone in the supported country, but, of course, it’s geared towards software developers.

Source: Google Developers | Via: Android Police

Xbox One continues 'greatest games line up in history' salvo with rash of premium titles

Xbox gamescom 2015 briefing, Microsoft showcased new game reveals for Xbox and Windows 10, extending the company’s greatest games lineup in Xbox history into 2016.  

The company debuted world-premiere gameplay of anticipated exclusives “Quantum Break,” “Crackdown 3,” “Scalebound” and “Killer Instinct Season 3.” 

Xbox also announced “Halo Wars 2” – an exciting new strategy game packed with fast-paced action, massive battles, and an all-new Halo story, coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in fall of 2016. 

Arriving this fall, by popular fan request, DVR for Over-the-Air TV will come to Xbox One, in addition to new Xbox One console bundles for popular titles “FIFA 16” and “Halo 5: Guardians,” as well as the new Xbox Chatpad.

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