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Indian chat app Hike adds private mode and 100MB file sending, as it hits 20m users

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 10:11 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, hike app, India

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We’re all familiar with ephemeral messaging, but how about password-protect chats? That’s a new feature that has been added to Indian chat app Hike, which announced that it has passed 20 million registered users today. In addition to the aforementioned ‘Hidden Mode,’ Hike users can now transfer files of up to 100MB in size across the service — that includes MP3s, PDFs .docxs and more. Locking away conversation might sound appealing to unfaithful partners, but Hike CEO Kavin Bharti Mittal explains many users in India simply crave addition privacy: A major cultural factor in India is that most kids still…

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The BBC’s Playlister ‘save it for later’ music service now lets you export tracks to iTunes

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 10:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

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In addition to Spotify, Deezer and YouTube, BBC aficionados can now export their Playlister mixes to iTunes for purchase and audio playback. The service, unveiled last October, allows listeners to bookmark the tracks they hear on BBC iPlayer and then quickly bring them over to their preferred music streaming service. The concept is similar to ‘save it for later’ services Pocket and Instapaper – when you stumble across a fantastic tune, Playlister is a simple way to quickly tag it. In an age where every music streaming service is trying to crack recommendations and natural discovery, it reinforces the BBC’s armada…

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Micromax becomes the first Indian phone maker to launch Window Phone devices

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 8:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India

Micromax has become the first Indian smartphone-maker to introduce Windows Phone devices, after the Canvas Win W121 and Canvas Win W092 were announced. The five-inch Canvas Win Q121 is priced at Rs. 9,500 (US$158), and sports an eight-megapixel rear camera and two-megapixel front-facing camera, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor and 1GB RAM. The device includes 8GB of on-device storage, which can be upgraded to 32GB with memory cards. The Canvas Win W092 is the cheaper of the two, priced at Rs. 6,500 (US$108). It has the same spec, but a downgraded five-megapixel camera on the front and a 0.3-megapixel snapper on the back….

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France is the first World Cup team to be awarded a goal using goal-line technology

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 7:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, brazil world cup, goal-line tech, goal-line technology, honduras france, honduras own goal, Shareables, world cup, world cup 2014

France has the honor of being the first soccer football team to be aided by FIFA’s new goal-line technology, after it was used to award a goal in yesterday’s World Cup 2014 match against Honduras. While the initial shot from French forward Karim Benzema struck the post and didn’t cross the line, the whole of the ball did go over after it ricocheted off unfortunate Honduras ‘keeper Noel Valladares, according to FIFA’s tech setup. Not included in this clip is Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suárez berating the officials for allowing the goal. There’s not much mileage in that complaint any longer, old son. Inaccurate decisions like…

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