This week had no dearth of great apps to download, which are the best kind of weeks. We got a new one from Facebook of arguable usefulness (as is tradition), job hunting gets app-ified, and the live streaming craze comes to Windows Phone. There’s lots to get through. Let’s get to it.
First Gen Moto X, E and G LTE to Skip 5.0 and Jump to 5.1
Most of Motorola’s 2013 devices are yet to receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop update and Motorola’s Senior Director of Software has taken to Google+ to announce that due to the improvements in Android 5.1, the first generation Moto X, Moto E and Moto G LTE will be updated directly from KitKat to Lollipop 5.1.
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HTC M9 Plus promo material leaks ahead of official unveil
HTC hasn’t exactly kept a tight ship when it comes to the event that is being held in China on April 8. That event has long been rumored to be the place where the M9 Plus smartphone will be launched. In fact, only a few days ago images of what claims to be the M9 Plus leaked online.
Today we have more M9 Plus leaks as what appears to be promotional material for the smartphone has hit the web. Two more smartphones are tipped to be launching as well including the HTC E9 and E9 Plus. The leaked promo images focus on the design features of the phone and carry the tagline "More than One."
The images highlight what looks like a home button, but has been tipped to be a fingerprint sensor with no button functionality. The promo images also highlight the metal buttons and frame of the device. The UI is also highlighted.
We aren’t sure what sort of hardware the smartphone will have, but a few tidbits have been rumored. One of those rumors is a 20.7MP main camera, a 5.2-inch QHD screen, and a Snapdragon 810 chipset mated with 3GB of RAM.
SOURCE: gforgames
Bridge Constructor goes Easter-themed in latest update
Since Easter is just a few days away, expect some of the apps and games to have a touch of the eggs or bunnies or any other resurrection-themed elements to be part of their updates. One of the games that are doing this is Bridge Constructor, and if you're already playing the Android game, then you'll experience the Easter Island and the Easter Bunny when the update rolls out to you.
But if you're not yet familiar with this game, it will still be fun discovering it for the first time. If you've always been fascinated or even mildly curious with the construction of bridges, then obviously this game is worth checking out. The gameplay is simple enough. You need to construct various bridges and experiment with different materials (wood, steel, cables, concrete, etc), test out if the bridge will actually work by letting cars pass over it, and stay within the budget given to you. You can use your imagination in building these bridges, as long as you have enough money to do so.
The latest update to the game brings Easter, both the island and the bunny to the game. Your bridges have to be sturdy enough for the Easter Bunny to roll his carts of Easter Eggs across. If the bridge you made cannot take it, the bunny and the egg will fall to their deaths (with no resurrection bonuses here). All of these things will of course be happening on Easter Island.
If you already have the game installed on your Android device, the update is already available for download. If you don't have it yet, you can download Bridge Constructor from the Google Play Store for $1.99.
Help a fellow cross a road in The Quest Keeper
In the "tradition" of games like Crossy Road, another randomly-generated dungeon crawler with boxel characters will try to make its way to your fingers and your mobile device. The Quest Keeper sounds like an RPG with outstanding graphics and a complicated storyline, but really, it's much simpler (and to be honest, sounds more fun) than that. The objective is to get your little character across several roads, but it sounds a little harder than that.
The endless dungeon runner allows you to change your character's direction by swiping your finger to where you want him to go. You can even make him go back if he becomes trapped. But of course there are a lot of obstacles that you need to avoid along the way, like spikes, spiders, lasers, bottomless drops, etc. You can also collect coins, treasure chests, and artefacts to help you get points and to get your character to wherever it is he's going.
The game has 10 unique and challenging quests and a lot of upgrades and items that you can collect. There are also procedural dungeon designs so that it's easier to replay as the game randomly generates your next sequence. In case your smartphone or tablet is a little older, you can choose the "reduce graphics quality" settings to avoid poor framerate when you play the game.
The Quest Keeper is available as a free download from the Google Play Store. There are several in-app purchases and for such an addictive game like this, better be careful that you don't overspend on IAP items (unless you can afford to do so).
Viber 5.3 update: group admin, support for Android Wear devices
With the amount of conversations we have going on with other people, mostly in a group context and on various platforms, having a handle on these can sometimes be a pain. If you rely on Viber for a lot of these group conversations, then the latest update to the free messaging app should help you out a little because you now have group admin features. It also brings support for Android Wear so you can now use the app on your smartwatches.
If you feel like you're the one that's the "boss" in any of your active group chats, you can now officially make yourself the admin. You can now manage the ongoing chats, adding and removing members, changing the info, and basically just running the show. You can choose to start a new group conversation, add another person/s to co-manage the group, and even changing how the chat looks by changing the theme, group background, group name, etc.
For the Android Wear support feature, you can now receive Viber messages on your connected Android Wear device. You can even reply right on your smartwatch using Google's speech-to-text options. Even the stickers, photos and doodles can be viewed on your Android Wear, but of course it will be resized to fit the smaller screen. Location messages can also be viewed, but it will be sent in the form of a Google Maps image. Viber also said they are working on the feature that will let you answer calls made through the app as well.
For the Android Wear support to work, your OS should be 4.3 or higher, and of course, the Viber for Android has to be updated to 5.3. This should be rolling out to your device pretty soon, so just be patient if it isn't there yet.
SOURCE: Viber
Outlook for Android update: improved contact, calendar, search
Just when you thought that the Outlook for Android email app was already great enough to replace your other email apps, they come up with even more feature and improvements to win you over. The latest update brings much welcome enhancements to the contacts and calendar section of the app as well as in the search functions for the email. Pretty soon, you might even find yourself totally dependent on this app for your communication and even for productivity purposes.
First off, the People section has been turned into a true-blue Address Book and you can now view all your contacts from all the email accounts that are synced with the app. Even the contacts stored locally on your smartphone can be added to the address book. When you choose a contact, you'll be able to see all their details of course, send them an email, call them from your device, or even map your way to where they currently (physically). You'll also be able to see your history with the contact, like past emails, files shared, meetings attended, etc.
The calendar section of the app also now has a three-day view available when in landscape mode, adding to the Agenda and Day modes. Other enhancements in the calendar section include zero-length meetings (scary stuff!), remove from calendar options in case your meeting has been canceled, and better options for the day picker for meetings. Searching through hundreds (maybe thousands) of emails is now easier as your search term is now highlighted in the results window so you'll know if you still need to refine your search.
The app has other minor tweaks like select all for bulk operations, undoing bulk operations in case you made a mistake, and then permanently deleting those in your deleted items folder (if you're sure you didn't make a mistake). The update should be rolling out to various accounts now. And if you still haven't yet discovered the beauty of Outlook for Android, you can download it for free from the Google Play Store.
SOURCE: Microsoft Office
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