Budget smartphone
One more budget smartphone has hit the Indian market. Intex’s Aqua 3G Neo, priced at Rs 3,690 comes weeks after the company launched its dual-SIM Aqua Sense 5.0 which costs Rs 1,000 more. The Neo comes with a 4-inch display, 512 MB RAM and 1.52 GB built-in memory and a 32 GB extended memory. The phone, which runs on Kitkat 4.4, is powered by a 1.2 Quad Core Processor. It featured a front camera as well as a 2 MP main camera.
Cortana for Windows
Microsoft has launched Cortana personal assistant for Android. On Windows phones, Cortana offers features similar to Siri and Google Now on Apple and Android phones and is now available on Google Play after you select the ‘become a beta tester’ option. Windows users, will still enjoy a few features that the Android beta version users don’t: while it supports voice texting and performs web searches in response to voice queries, you can’t toggle your apps or start up your hands-free with a ‘Hey Cortana!’
Instagram update
Instagram is letting users upload photos and vidoes in both portrait and landscape formats, in addition to its signature square. According to a post on its official blog, one in every five posts that people shared through the site weren’t square, which is what prompted the change. So now, the photos you upload will be visible in their full size to others while it will appear centred in a square on your profile. Instagram versions 7.5 for iOS and Android are available on iTunes and Google Play.
Saavn on Windows
Saavn, a leading music streaming service, is now available for download on the Windows store. The free app brings all the features of Android and iOS to Windows 10 devices and adds support for live tiles as well. Phones will get the app after Microsoft comes out with Windows 10 ones. Currently, this is not available in the Pro version and doesn’t support social features.