Vodafone Music mobile streaming service launched in India

Vodafone India today launched what it is calling a unique service - Vodafone Music - which will allow its customers to experience a 'new age of entertainment via mobile Internet'.

"Vodafone Music is designed to perfectly fit the digital generation. It's simple, immediate and unique.

"This service offers a large selection of music genres with incredible personalisation that enables our entire customer base to enjoy and discover new music for free at the touch of a button," Vodafone India Chief Commercial Officer Vivek Mathur said here.

This service offers a wide range of music content, which consumers can access on their WAP browsers or through an application.

Vodafone Music, a platform is developed by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, offers features like audio and video streaming and downloads, and an advanced search option.

The advanced version of the service will also include features like cloud sync, radio, playlist sharing, predictive search.

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WhatsApp Landed on Nokia Platform with Asha 501

Instant messaging application WhatsApp will now be available on the new Nokia Asha platform, starting with Asha 501.

"Starting November 21, all Nokia Asha 501 users can download the IM (instant messaging) application through a software update," the company said in a statement.

The messaging service is already available on other Asha phones, which run on the older platform.

Launched in May, Asha 501 is the first device to run on the new Nokia Asha platform.

Nokia said the new software also comes with a one-touch social sharing and a more intuitive home screen.

"Asha 501 will be the first device on the Asha Platform to support WhatsApp. The new interface comes with a single swipe camera, single touch share to Facebook and ability to track Facebook comments and likes right from your Fastlane screen," Nokia India Director Marketing Viral Oza said.

Nokia said the updated software with WhatsApp will come pre-installed in all new Nokia Asha 501 handsets, set to hit stores on December 5, 2013 and the existing users can update the software through an over-the-air update.

WhatsApp currently has over 350 million monthly active users.

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Instagram App Arrives on Windows Phone With Lacking of Video Recording

After three years, Instagram has finally landed on Windows Phone. It'll be available in the Windows Phone app store later this afternoon.

But you can't use Instagram's semi-new video feature.

You also can't take photos with the app.

Yup. The Windows Phone version of Instagram, one of the most popular social networks for photos, won't let you snap a photo within the app. Instead, you can only pull in photos stored on your camera roll that you took with your phone's regular camera app.

So instead of a seamless way to share photos on Instagram, Windows Phone users have to fire up the regular camera, take the photo, then log into Instagram and upload the photo they just took.

Annoying.

Instagram calls the Windows Phone version a "beta" product, meaning its still being test for bugs. In a blog post announcing the app, the company says it will continue to add new features.

"We wanted to make Instagram available to people with Windows Phones as quickly as possible, so we focused on creating an awesome experience with Instagram's core features," the blog post reads. "We're not finished, and our team will continue developing the Windows Phone app to keep releasing features and bringing you the best Instagram possible."

We suggest they start with the ability to take photos.

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Snapchat Neglect Google's $4 Billion Offer After Facebook's Offer

Early 3-4 days we got a News that Facebook gave a offer of 3 Billion $ dollar to the Snapchat (World's No. 1 photo-sharing app) and Now another news is coming out from center of Tech -World that Google also offered to Snapchat of 4 dollar Billion but Snapchat refused that offer which is a higher bid ever.

Om Malik, the founder of technology website GigaOm, tweeted that Google had offered to buy Snapchat for $4 billion, but its founder and CEO Evan Spiegel said no to the internet search titan too. According to a report by Valleywag website, this was done to drive up valuation further.
The report says that China's Tencent Holdings was the first to give Snapchat a buyout offer of $3-4 billion. However, Spiegel said he was looking for a higher valuation of the company and Tencent eventually retracted its offer.

Presently approximately 350 million photos are sent via Snapchat each day and this figure is expected to touch 400 million in the next couple of months.

May be one day Snapchat will surpass the no. of uploading photos on Facebook if they cross this above figure of 400 million.

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