Live Interior 3D Pro is a useful app for Windows 8 devices for homeowners planning to renovating their home or planning improvements and professional Interior Designers trying to bridge the gap between ideas and visualization. The app allows you to design in both 2D and 3D. You can start your home by drawing out a 2D floor plan using intuitive, touch-based drafting tools, and then...
XOLO, the Indian handset maker, introduced the world's lightest Windows Phone 8.1 device – XOLO Win Q900s – a couple of months ago. The device is finally available for sale broadly across all authorized retail counters and modern trade chains at a price of INR 9,999 (US$ 165). Previously, it was available to pre-order for some time at online retailer Snapdeal and went on sale a couple...
Vuclip is the leading premium mobile video on demand service for emerging markets. Started in 2008, the Silicon Valley-based mobile video and media company uses technology they crafted to allow users to search for and watch web videos on any video-enabled mobile device. This proprietary tech also enables Vuclip to deliver crisp, non-jerky video or audio over congested mobile networks...
There are a variety of portable speakers in the market now that are good enough to fill a room to kick off a party or a conference call anytime. The Logitech X100 is a decent, affordable option that provides a decent output and is small enough to slip into any bag. It doesn't rival large speakers or even the premium portable speakers in features or sound quality, but a nicely designed...
Established in 2009, Sportskeeda is the largest all-sports website in Asia, publishing news and opinions on over fifty sports and claims to have a footprint of over 10 million readers every month. The portal has a thriving online sports community, and editorial content by some of the best sports writers in the world. A couple of weeks ago, the Sportskeeda Official app landed on the...
Kotak Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank, is the stock broking and distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group. One of the oldest broking houses in India, its operations include stock broking and distribution of various financial products. The company has introduced a unique stock trading app that lets you trade, view latest quotes, track portfolio and market...
Oxigen Wallet is a popular mobile wallet service in India for money transfers, mobile and DTH subscription recharges, and bill payments. The prepaid wallet is approved by the Reserve Bank of India and is India's first non-bank wallet to have tied up with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for Instant Money Transfer. The official Oxigen Wallet app for Windows Phone was...
Traffline is an online service that provides real time traffic information in five cities in India – Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Pune. Developed by a Mumbai-based start-up and launched in 2012, Traffline offers traffic updates via mobile apps, SMS, email, social networks, and a call center. The company claims that there have been over 100,000 downloads of the iOS and...
CompareRaja is a leading price comparison service in India that helps you compares prices of over 100,000 different products and pick the best price available online. The official CompareRaja app has recently arrived on the Windows Phone Store. From the same folks who brought CouponRaja, CompareRaja allows users to compare prices across popular online stores such as Flipkart, Amazon,...
Pizza Hut, the American restaurant chain and one of the flagship brands of Yum! Brands, Inc., known for pizzas and side dishes is a leading affordable casual dining restaurant chain in India. After making a foray into India in 1996, the chain has now 138 dining restaurants across 38 cities in India. Pizza Hut India has launched their official app for Windows Phone 8 devices....
Kotak Mahindra Bank is an Indian bank and financial service firm headquartered in Mumbai. The group's flagship company, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, converted to a commercial bank in 2004 and has now more than 500 branches across the country. The bank's official Windows Phone app was launched earlier this week and allows you to manage your Kotak accounts and credit cards. The Kotak...
Amazon.in, the Indian affiliate of Amazon.com is an online marketplace offering customers a vast selection of products with a world-class e-commerce platform. While the Amazon app has been in the Windows Phone Store for a long time now, Amazon India customers had to wait until today to access the storefront from their Windows Phone devices. The Android and iOS apps for Amazon.in had...
Newsly Reader is a fantastic news reader app for Windows Phone that went under our radar last month. I'm glad that I've discovered it now, and have been using it since a couple of days. Developed by Nemanja Stancic, a Serbian developer, Newsly Reader is a full content news reader and allows you to read from your favorite news sources and RSS feeds in one place sorted in the way you like...
Earlier today, the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 started trickling for users who are on Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers. As the Windows Phone team at Microsoft shared a few days ago, the latest update brings Cortana to China and UK in beta and to India, Australia, and Canada in India. This early adopter program for the latter is opt-in, and gives people the option to try Cortana...
Wishtel, a home grown Indian brand, has partnered with Intel to offer affordable and reliable Windows tablets to enterprises. The company has unveiled a new IRA-IW range of Windows tablets in different sizes at an affordable price range of INR 7,000-18,000. The IRA IW series is powered by Intel Baytrail 3700 Series 1.33GHZ-1.8GHZ processors and Window 8.1 operating system. Pretty...
While usually I report on some terrific apps on the Windows Phone Store (and some not-so-good ones too) here on Windows Phone Central, this post is different. Today I share my first Windows Phone app with the readers - the community that's more aware and usually critical, in a useful way. On a daily basis, we look up details of a national highway in India, a region associated with a...
Mega Cabs is an on-call taxi service available in several cities in India - Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Chandigarh - with dedicated services at the airports. Started in 2001, the company claims to be India's largest radio taxi network. The official app for Mega Cabs has finally launched for Windows Phone devices. The app allows you to book a cab quickly and...
Follo (follo.co.in), a Times Internet service, is a celebrity connect service that enables fans to connect to their favorite actors, actresses, models, et al. You could read their updates, view extensive multimedia content, or listen to their voice feeds. By follo-ing a celebrity, you could stay updated about their work and personal endeavors - breaking news, exclusive quotes, celeb...
Kick (2014) is a Bollywood action thriller film, directed and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and stars Salman Khan in the lead role. As part of the promotions in the run up to the movie release, the producers have partnered with Indiagames to release the official game for the movie, KICK-TheOfficialGame. In the game, you play as Salman Khan's character in the movie – a good-natured thief...
Moneycontrol.com is the leading finance and business portal in India. Launched in 1999, and now owned by the Network18 media conglomerate it's the go to portal for investors, traders, and finance professionals. While the official moneycontrol app for Windows Phone devices has been there since long, it recently got a nice update (v1.5.0.0) with new features and some performance as well...