Shared albums in Google Photos get comments, smart suggestions

The Shared Albums feature in Google Photos is getting smarter and more useful in the near future, when the rollout of the app's newest versions will be complete on Android and iOS. In Google Photos 1.10 for iOS and 1.20 for Android, people who join an album can now add comments to photos and even to the album itself. There's still no way to Like or +1 anything, though. Additionally, the service now makes it easier for you to add your own photos to an album someone else has shared with you. That's because you now get smart suggestions for which photos to add to such a shared album -...

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YU's next smartphone is called Yunicorn, will be unveiled on May 19

A couple of days ago YU started teasing its next smartphone, that was said to launch later this month. Well, it hasn't been long and its name has been revealed, along with the date of the official announcement. It turns out YU's next device will be called Yunicorn, and it will be unveiled at an event in New Delhi on May 19. This will apparently be "the phone that will redefine flagships", according to the official event invite which you can see below. YU's Yureka Note was launched just last month, and now the Micromax spinoff is ready for yet another device. The Yunicorn might be...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/yus_next_smartphone_is_called_yunicorn_will_be_unveiled_on_may_19-news-18185.php

Google Translate now works in any app on Android 4.2 or newer, iOS gets offline mode

Last year a new and very useful feature made its debut in Google Translate for Android, namely the system-wide support for quick translations. Unfortunately, this has so far only worked on devices running version 6.0 Marshmallow of Google's OS. That all changes today. From this point on, the simplified in-app translation functionality can be used on any device running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or newer. Whenever you select a bit of text (in any app on your phone or tablet), a translation button will instantly pop up. If you tap on it it will open into an overlay that will show you the...

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ZTE Nubia Z11 and Z11 Max images and specs outed through TENAA

So far ZTE has officially announced just one member of the Nubia Z11 family, namely the Z11 Mini (which got official in April). But it looks like the company is busy working on two additional Z11-branded phones, which should be unveiled in the near future. Both of these have recently been certified for sale in China by TENAA, that country's FCC equivalent. And like always in these cases, that means we're treated to a few pictures of each device, along with a list of their most important specs. First off we have the Nubia Z11, seen above. This sports a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a...

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Instagram changes its logo, updates the design of its apps

Instagram has announced a big update for its mobile apps today. This affects users on both Android and iOS, and the newest version of the app should have already been offered to you as an update through the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. The first thing you'll notice once you install the new iteration is that the app has a different icon. Instagram has gone through a lot of ideas until it settled on the colorful new logo you can see below. Not only the main Instagram app has received a new icon - the same treatment has been applied to Layout, Boomerang, and Hyperlapse, the...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/instagram_changes_its_logo_updates_the_design_of_its_apps-news-18183.php

Android marks largest EU growth in two years

Analysts from Kantar Worldpanel have the mobile OS market share numbers for Q1 2016 and they show the largest growth of Android in two years. Google's mobile OS grew by 7.1% points to 75.6% in the EU5 (UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain). In China, Android rose nearly 6% points to 77%, while in the US its market share is 65.5%, up by 7.3% points. Android's market share in China is going up year-over-year Lauren Guenveur, a mobile analyst for Kantar Worldpanel, says that Android's growth comes not just from one or two players, but from different brands and ecosystems, which vary...

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