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Google Duo makes mobile calls; fast and simple.

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 11:02 AM EDT

Google is releasing a new video calling app later this summer. It's called Duo, and it's probably the fastest and simplest video calling app I've ever seen. Like its companion chat app, Allo, Duo is mobile-only. It uses your phone number as an identifier, and it will work on both iOS and Android.

Allo, the new messaging app from Google!

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 11:04 AM EDT

Google is announcing a new messaging app today. It's called Allo and its main feature is a Google assistant that's built right in. Google says it'll be available later this summer — for free — on both iOS and Android.Allo (pronounced like "Aloe" and not like "'allo, guv'nor!") is a mobile-only app that you might think is meant to replace Google's other messaging app, Hangouts. But you'd be wrong. Allo is explicitly meant to be a fresh start for Google's new communication's division (which also runs Hangouts and Project Fi).

Salt and Sanctuary launches on PC

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 11:52 AM EDT

After initially launching on the PlayStation 4 back in March of this year, the award winning Ska Studios development team behind the Salt And Sanctuary game has this week launched a PC version of the game via Steam.

How good is your Phone Camera?

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 10:25 AM EDT

In this test, we pitted five phones against each other. The iPhone SE’s camera is up there with the iPhone 6S. For Android, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was flying the flag for the South Korean firm, while the Xperia Z5 Premium is still the best of the bunch for Sony – the X series has yet to be released here.

Yu postpones Yunicorn launch!

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 11:50 AM EDT

Recently, Micromax's sub-brand Yu Televentures sent out media invites for the launch of its flagship smartphone Yunicorn on May 19. However, the company has now postponed the event to May 31.The company has also revealed that the new handset will run Android and will have Micromax's Around You service integrated with it. The new YU Yunicorn smartphone will be available online.

Shadow of the Beast: Review

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 10:26 AM EDT

One of the most famous Amiga games of the late 80s is transformed into a stunning new adventure that plays as good as it looks. Shadow Of The Beast is the game everyone is been dreaming of for 27 years. Before saving up enough money to buy an Amiga 500 computer I would spend so much time staring wistfully at screenshots and previews that I ended up literally dreaming about it, or at least the game I imagined it to be.

Lenovo Zuk Z1: Review

By Ajay Kadkol - May 20, 2016 11:53 AM EDT

The Lenovo Group already has two solid and instantly recognisable brand names in its stable: Lenovo itself, and Motorola. As a result, the company has a variety of solid products that sell in huge numbers the world over. However, like others have done before, Lenovo has decided to market a part of its product range as online-only. These products come under the new Zuk sub-brand.

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