Author Archives: Rounak Jain

About Rounak Jain

Third year computer science undergrad from Goa, India. Find me on Twitter - @r0unak or on http://rounak.me Email - rounak at rounak dot me

Gameloft’s Gangstar Rio, N.O.V.A 3 and ZeptoLab’s Pudding Monsters currently free on App Store

Two popular iOS gaming titles by Gameloft, Gangstar Rio and N.O.V.A 3, and Pudding Monsters by ZeptoLab of Cut the Rope fame are currently free on the App Store.

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Apple may not be able to launch iRadio music streaming service due to licensing issues

Google just launched Google Play All Access music subscription service at the I/O conference earlier this week, and Apple’s widely expected to follow with the launch of the much rumoured “iRadio” streaming service in June at WWDC.

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iTunes loophole lets users download new Daft Punk Album ‘Random Access Memories’ for free

Apple recently let iTunes users stream Daft Punk’s latest album Random Access Memories for free as a promotion leading to the album launch, scheduled for the 21st of this month. However folks at 9to5Mac have discovered that a glaring loophole in … Continue reading

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iOS, Android control more than 90 percent of worldwide smartphone market

IDC has released a new report on global smartphone shipments broken down by operating systems, revealing that iOS and Android collectively account for a staggering 92.3 percent of worldwide smartphones.

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Apple releases iTunes 11.0.3 with new MiniPlayer and Improved Songs View

Apple has just released an update to iTunes with several new features and improvements that include an all new MiniPlayer and an improved songs view. The version number has been bumped to 11.0.3.

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Google launches iOS app for ‘Hangouts’, its new unified messaging platform

Google finally announced the unification of its communication services at the I/O keynote in San Francisco today. Communication services, earlier spread across Gmail, Google+ and Google talk, will now we be available as “Hangouts” on iOS, Android, Chrome, Gmail and … Continue reading

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Google launches Google Play Music “All Access” subscription service, priced $9.99 per month

At the Google I/O keynote today, Google announced the launch of its music subscription service called Google Play Music All Access. The service gives you access to an expansive library of audio content that you can stream on demand for … Continue reading

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JellyLock: An excellent lock screen launcher for your iPhone

Android’s looks have significantly improved over its last few versions, bringing it on par with, and in some cases even exceeding, iOS. I’ve really liked the lock screen on stock Android Jelly Bean. So I was glad to see JellyLock, … Continue reading

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Cydia creator Saurik releases Substrate, Winterboard for Android

Cydia creator Jay Freeman, a.k.a saurik, has today released a version of his popular Mobile Substrate framework for Android. Mobile Substrate, in case you’re not aware, is the powerful framework that powers most tweaks on your jailbroken iOS devices.

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iPhone 5S may feature sapphire covered capacitive home button with fingerprint sensor

There have been several rumors that claim the next iPhone will feature a fingerprint sensor, and according to a new rumor, the sensor would be a part of the iPhone’s home button, which will reportedly be touch sensitive and covered … Continue reading

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