12
Dec
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[New App] Voice, Text Translator Vocre Comes To Android, Signature 'Table-Top UI' In Tow

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Vocre, a voice and text translator that won audience choice in TechCrunch's Disrupt, came to Android today, bringing with it a promising challenger to Google's own Translate app and a "tabletop UI" meant specifically for extended conversations with those on either side of the language barrier.

As shown in the video above, Vocre's interface is exceedingly simple. Users need only select languages and genders, then record their message, check for accuracy, and let the app do the rest. Vocre, for those curious, uses Nuance services to translate your words as a text string, returning results (with pretty reliable accuracy) in the desired language.

02
Jul
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Official CouchSurfing App Hits The Play Store, Allows Mobile Adventure Lovers Everywhere To Connect

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CouchSurfing, if you haven't heard, is a service designed to allow "a global community of travelers, adventure seekers, and lifelong learners" to connect with one another so that they can arrange various get-togethers, from meals to places to spend the night. Recently, the developers of the service decided to take it to the next level with an official Android app.

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As you can see, the app has a rather pretty UI. Moreover, CouchSurfing promises that behind the visual bells and whistles are a good number of features:

  • Search for people to connect with
  • Respond to and send CouchRequests
  • Have conversations with upcoming hosts and surfers
  • Easily view people’s profiles

If you're an "adventure seeker" or traveler interested in the service, just hit up the download info below - right after you watch CouchSurfing's cultural documentary intro video.

25
Jun
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Facebook Messenger Updated To Version 1.8 – Add Friends Of Friends To Messages, Switch Conversations With In-App Notifications, And More

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Facebook Messenger, an app the social giant says provides "a faster way to message," got a significant update today, bringing it up to version 1.8. The update, besides promising to speed up app loading, navigating (by way of some small UI tweaks), and message sending, contains several new features that are worth mentioning.

Among these new features is the ability to switch between conversations using handy (dismissible) in-app notification bars which appear any time a friend sends you a message in another conversation. Facebook has also added the option to bring friends of friends into your existing conversation, using the same interface you'd use to add any of your friends to the message.