Apple’s App Store has passed yet another benchmark: it has now logged 50 billion app downloads on its range of iOS devices: iPhone, iPad and the iPad mini. The tech giant itself confirmed this via the countdown timer on Apple’s website and in iTunes. Last week, Apple had stated that whoever would download the 50th billion app on the App Store would receive a fat prize of $10,000 App Store...

Google Now has finally landed on iOS. The service that Android users have enjoyed for a year, just became available on iOS devices in the form of an update to the Google Search app. ”Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time,” Google said in a blog post. Google Now has been an integrated feature of Android 4.1 since June 2012, but now, it will,...

Yahoo! has released two new mobile apps, for weather and email, suggesting that company is emphasizing more on mobile. The company has released a Mail app for iOS and Android tablet users and a Weather app for iOS. This marks the first time that Yahoo has released their own weather app, as well as their Mail app for tablets. “Today, we’re excited to introduce the Yahoo! Mail Apps for iPad...

The global smartphone app market is maturing according to a report by independent analyst firm, Canalys. The results of their App Interrogator research seem to suggest that app consumption in the 50 countries that were covered is healthy and growing at a good pace, especially in  countries like South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia. The report says that total app downloads across all the 4 major app...

Soon after Google introduced Google Play Movies in India, it has introduced YouTube video rentals and purchases for Indian consumers. Similar to Google Play Movies, the service is a based on pay to view model. Is it any different from Google Play Movies? It is almost similar to Google Play Movies with a few tweaks. First of all it does not require Android hardware to rent these movies which will...

Soon after making Nexus 7 tablet available for Indian consumers, Google has started rolling out Movies on the Google Play store in India. Users from 13 countries viz,  US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain and India can shop and rent movies on Google Play Store. Movie rentals start from as low as Rs.50 and goes up to Rs.120 in Indian Play store,...

The Indian smartphone market is a very peculiar one. Despite its apparent price-conscious labeling, a recent survey by IDC has put a relatively premium brand as Apple on a respectable No. 2 Spot. How is it possible? Despite being considered as an ‘Expensive’ & ‘Elite’ brand, Apple climbed to a surprising spot owing to a very apparent buyer behavior. The company’s flagship model, the...

Apple TV has apparently been launched in India, according to a report from BGR India. Although no one in the Apple Franchise business can confirm receipt of the stock, the device page is live on the Apple website. The price of the Apple TV is Rs. 7900. The device sells for $99 in the US. Although they call it Apple TV, it is not TV in the sense that me and you know it. It is a multimedia streaming...

Saavn has announced their premium subscription product called Saavn Pro. The new service will be available first on iTunes on March 1st. Support for other platforms like Android and feature phones has been confirmed by the company but this will come in later. With this subscription service, Saavn becomes the first such streaming platform to get a pro feature. Saavn Pro is meant be your constant music...

Hungama, the online music marketplace which caters to Bollywood and South Asian content, has announced the complete overhaul of their website and service. The new website is built completely in HTML5 and sports a rather nice interface. The website looks appealing and is easy to use and has none of its previous clutter. It has been launched as a beta. The new website is not only a storefront but also...