Tag: offline
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Google Maps Offline Mode Arrives on Android
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One of Google’s most valuable and widely used global tools Google Maps is now available with an offline mode, allowing navigation and additional location based information services in areas bereft of connectivity. The Google Maps app has always been restricted by its connectivity requirements which have often been a hindrance, especially if you’re out and…
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Sony Shuts Down Another PS Vita Service – Destiny of Spirits to End in June
After announcing it will be ending support for a few of its most used PS Vita apps Sony will now bring close to Destiny of Spirits – a popular free-to-play fantasy game that it launched just a year ago. Also See: PlayStation Ends YouTube and Maps Support for PS Vita The news broke on a…
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Destiny will be offline today for a few hours – Bungie issuing Fix to improve services
Gamers who are keen to play Destiny today will be in for a bit of a shock as yesterday Bungie outlined some scheduled downtime for the First person shooter for today, October the 7th. Bungie have announced that an upgrade will be taking place at approximately 7AM Pacific time on Tuesday, which is roughly 3pm…
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BBC iPlayer Radio to Allow Offline Listening with Downloads
Like the original BBC iPlayer which allows telly faves to be downloaded, the BBC iPlayer Radio will soon allow non-internet dependant services..
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Apple Acquires Novauris Speech Recognition for a Siri boost
Possibly as a quick way to upgrade Siri to compete with Microsoft’s new Cortana speech recognising assistant, Apple has acquired speech recognition company Novauris, who for a while have been working on speech spftware that allows the user to work offline – meaning that in the future Siri could be used without an active internet…
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App update finally brings program downloads to BBC iPlayer for Android
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New app version will allow you to download your favourite telly to watch when you don’t have an internet connection…
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4oD (Channel 4 On Demand) Updates to Offer Offline Viewing
Brit broadcaster Channel 4 has released an update for its 4oD app for Android and Apple iOS. The update to version 3.0 of the on-demand service now allows telly fans to download some of their favourite shows for viewing offline on both of the leading mobile platforms for smartphones and tablets. After updating the 4oD…
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Google Drive currently down for many users, Google looking into a fix
Google Drive is currently down for a large percentage of users, resulting in thousands being unable to access files stored online or upload new content. Google has acknowledged that there is a problem currently affected its cloud-based storage system and promises to fix it as soon as possible. Users have been experiencing problems since early…
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Sony to Take Playstation Network Offline for 14 Hours Today
Sony announced today that it plans to take the Playstation Network offline for 14 hours on Thursday to perform essential work to the network. The downtime has been scheduled for 4pm on Thurday until the Friday morning at 6am. It means that all users, including new members with a PS Vita, will be unable to…
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iPhone 4S: Siri down for several hours yesterday
First service outage hits the iphone 4S’ artificial PA
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Nokia Maps app set to land on all Windows Phone handsets?
Deal could see the satnav app come to Samsung, LG and HTC WP7 phones
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Gmail, Google Docs and Calendars now available offline
Google’s rolling out its top free services offline from this week