Google Now Launcher now available on Google Play Store, but only for Google Play Edition and Nexus devices

Google launched the Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 KitKat pre-installed, which brought the Google Experience launcher, which was exclusive to Nexus 5. Google then later-on renamed the launcher from Google Experience to Google Now. Now after four months of release, Google has finally made the launcher available on Google Play Store for Google Play Edition and Nexus devices.

The launcher is no more exclusive to Nexus 5.

WhatsApp soon to add voice-call function, probably in Q2 2014

WhatsApp which was recently acquired by Facebook is planning to take the battle on to the likes of Viber and other free calling applications. At the MWC 2014, it has just announced that it now has a user base of 465 million and it will finally jump on to the calling wagon in the second quarter of 2014.

WhatsApp for Android update brings new privacy settings to hide last seen, profile photo and status, save profile photo and more

WhatsApp has finally released a new update for Android which brings the much awaited privacy settings. The new update brings new Privacy options under Account section in Settings. Now, you can finally hide your "Last Seen", "Profile Photo" and "Status" from anyone. This feature was already available for iPhone users, and now that the Android users have it too.

BlackBerry Messenger for Android Gingerbread launched

Back in January, Blackberry had shared the news of the company developing a version of its popular instant messenger, BBM for Android Gingerbread which in technology terms is ancient. But guess what, 21 percent of the Android devices which are in use still run on it so it makes a lot of sense to capture that share as well with the messenger.

BlackBerry Messenger for Android Gingerbread devices coming this month, says BlackBerry

BlackBerry launched its popular messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger for Android last year in October. Unfortunately the messenger is only available for devices running on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. Now, BlackBerry has announced that they are busy building a new version of its BlackBerry Messenger for Android for Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3+) users, which will be launched in February.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available for Android for $6.99 / Rs. 390

As promised, Rockstar Games has officially released the mobile version of famous GTA series game, the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for Android smartphones and tablets today. GTA: San Andreas is considered as one of the best games in the series and now you get to replay it on your smartphone. This is the third GTA game to arrive on Android, after GTA III & GTA: Vice City.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas coming to Android in December

Rockstar Games has announced that they will be launching the mobile version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in December. GTA: San Andreas is considered as one of the best games in the series and now you get to replay it on your smartphone. This will be the third GTA game to arrive on Android, after GTA III & GTA: Vice City.

Facebook Messenger for Android gets major update, brings completely overhauled UI

Facebook has officially started rolling-out the updated Facebook Messenger app for Android and iOS today. The update was first announced about two weeks ago, and is now rolling out to all users. This new update brings all-new design and features. The new design looks like it was made for the new iOS 7, but Facebook has given some Android touch to it.

Updated Google launcher, Google Search, Hangouts, and more apps from Nexus 5 now available for download

Google Nexus 5 brought Android 4.4 with it, which carried updated Google launcher, awesome Google Search and mixtured Hangouts, with new wallpapers. The smartphone version also brought some new add-ons, such as in-built Emoji and more. Folks of Droid-life got their hand on the Nexus 5 factory image, which carries all these stuffs, and they have extracted most of the core applications from it.

BBM for Android and iOS launching today on respective app stores, will come with a line-up system (now available)

Update: The BBM for Android app is now available officially on Play Store. Currently BBM for Android only works with smartphones running Android 4.0 ICS or above. BlackBerry has announced that more than 5 Million BBM activations has been done in just 8 hours after the app was launched.

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Earlier: About a month after the first attempt failed, BlackBerry is finally going to officially start the roll-out of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS on respective app stores from today. The application will be up on Google Play Store in the next few hours, and you will be able to download it, but you won't be able to actually use it. The BBM for Android will be free for download.

BlackBerry CMO says BlackBerry Messenger aka BBM for Android and iOS to hit stores within days, 6 million pre-registered users

The wait for BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS will be over soon. BlackBerry's Chief Marketing Officer Frank Boulben has revealed that, BlackBerry Messenger aka BBM for Android and iOS will be released in respective app stores soon, "within days". BBM for Android and iOS was actually planned for September launch, but due to the leaked BBM for Android app apk file the rollout was suspended.

BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS delayed again, not coming this week

BlackBerry has officially confirmed on their blog, that BBM aka BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS is delayed again, and won't arrive this week. According to a post on BlackBerry's official blog, the company is still struggling to fix issues caused by leaked version of BBM for Android app. Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry says that it "will take some time and I do not anticipate launching this week." 

BlackBerry Messenger for Android delayed due to leaked BBM for Android app apk file

Everyone is eagerly waiting for BlackBerry to release the official BlackBerry Messenger aka BBM for Android on Play Store since yesterday. The company has announced that, BBM for Android and iOS, both are delayed, due to some technical glitches. The main reason company reveals behind this delay is the unreleased version of the BBM for Android app that has been posted online, which has reportedly been installed by over 1.1 million people.

BlackBerry confirms BlackBerry Messenger for Android will be live on Google Play tomorrow, Micromax to pre-load it on it's Canvas smartphones

After getting spotted online on official BlackBerry website few weeks ago, BlackBerry has now officially announced that BBM aka BlackBerry Messenger for Android will be officially live on Google Play Store on September 21st, i.e., tomorrow. BBM for Android and iOS has been in news from a quite long time, and after works for years, the company is now ready to officially launch the application for both Android and iOS devices.

Android Device Manager now live, find your lost smartphones easily

Google's own service to find the lost phones are now live. Last week the service started appearing on some Android phones and today Google has made the webpage of the service live. Dubbed as Android Device Manager, the service will help you protect your smartphone getting lost and will help you to keep your data safe and secure.

BlackBerry Messenger for Android to come first in Africa through Samsung Apps Store

Samsung has just released a press note which states that they will be featuring BlackBerry Messenger for Android on its self branded app store (Samsung Apps) which comes pre-installed on its smartphones. BBM for Android will first get released in Africa due to heavy users of BBM services in the country. The application is currently in its Beta testing mode and some screenshots of the application was leaked recently on the web.

Now find your lost phone using Google's Android Device Manger, Coming Soon on Play Store (Update)

Google has officially announced their all new service which will help users locate their smartphones. Dubbed as Android Device Manager, the service will help Android owners locate their lost smartphones easily. The service is similar to Sony's my Xperia service, which recently got rolled out globally. The service will help owners keep their data safe and secure and delete them just in case there is information on it that can threaten the free world.

Photos of BlackBerry Messenger for Android leaks online, Beta version now available

BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS coming soon.

You all must have heard this long time back and after so many months (actually three), the beta version of the application is now available for the users. Three months ago, during the BlackBerry Live Keynote Event in Florida, BlackBerry announced that they will soon be launching BlackBerry Heart, the BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS platform and wohoo, today we are having some snaps of the application running on Android, thanks to BlackBerryOS and BGR.

Sony's my Xperia Remote Security Service to roll out globally soon, Find your Lost Xperia device easily

Sony's remote security service, 'my Xperia' is going to roll out globally soon. Sony has announced that, they are ready to roll out the my Xperia Security service to global Xperia smartphones users. my Xperia service was initially rolled out in the Nordic countries earlier this year and after listening to feedback from users, the company is now ready to launch the service world-wide.

TechDroid | A Smart Android - official Android app now available on Google Play

Ladies and Gentlemen.., Boys & Girls.. presenting you the official TechDroid Android app. TechDroid is now on your smartphone. You can easily be updated with TechDroid via our official app. 

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