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Google Home on Phone

We are all familiar with Google Home, the gadget which answers your oral queries instantaneously. Google Assistant currently requires a smartphone, a smart device like Google Home and a Wi-Fi network at home or office to connect them. The same features are now be available to Indian phone users through a toll-free number. People can now call the number and ask Assistant questions.

All you have to do is to dial 000 800 9191000 from your Vodafone-Idea (currently the service is available only on Vodafone-Idea) number and ask your question. You will instantly get a response from Google Assistant. The service is currently available both in English and Hindi.

Pretty Cool, huh?

aawaz.com – Hindi Podcast – Comedy Music News Free

aawaz.com is one of its kind platform with both AUDIO content and TEXT content bundled as one. The audio content such as Hindi podcasts, devotional chants, bhajans, stories, celebrity interviews, standup comedy has scripts written by popular writers and recorded in voices of famous RJs and voice over artistes.

You can listen to over 300 hours of audio content which is scripted, recorded, and presented as podcasts and shows. Aawaz also packs in over two thousand text articles. Both audio and text content are spread across multiple genres including entertainment, lifestyle, health, wellbeing, fiction, literature, devotional, comedy and humor, celebrities, career, relationships, and more.
It has something for listeners at all times of the day, one can start the day by listening to soft news and human-interest stories or get panchang updates for shubh muhurat of the day, to meditative chants and motivational content to help on relax in the evening.
The enire library of aawaz.com is living room friendly and contains no profanity and no violent content. The programming is aimed to be a pleasant, and suitable for audience of all ages in a family.
aawaz.com website and app are currently available in Hindi for free download and use.

www.aawaz.com   Android: http://bit.ly/2m1baJz

Post To Google Photos

Many times, while browsing online, we come across photos which we would like to save, for future reference. It is tedious to save photos on the hard disk and then upload them to your favourite gallery at photos.google.com

Post to Google Photos is a nifty Chrome extension that can be used to upload and keep a copy of any image online with just a simple right-click. Just connect your Google account linked with Google Photos and grant the necessary permissions.

Now, when you find an image online that you would like to store for future use, just right click and choose “Post Image To Google Photos”. A notification will appear, showing that the image is being uploaded to your Google account. Once the upload is done, you will be able to view the image in your Google Photos, and access it from any device.

The extension is available free on the Chrome Web Store.

Listle

Listle is an app designed for people who want to enjoy and consume content with ease. It  lets you listen to a growing library of high-quality audio versions of articles. New narrations of the top upvoted stories on HackerNews and Reddit are added every day.

Whether you’re commuting, cooking, working out or running errands, you can keep up with current events and interesting stories right from your mobile device. You can browse the existing library by topic, authors and publications or even request the audio version of any written content on the web by simply copy / pasting the original post.

A large portion of the audios on Listle have been narrated by the authors themselves.

Download the Listle app for free and get listening!

Android : http://bit.ly/2kb9Qn2  iOS: https://apple.co/2kb5hJo

Stop, Breathe & Think

e all know that meditation helps us with reduction of stress, improvement of focus and dealing with negative feelings. This app helps you check-in with how you feel & pick a tuned, personalized mindfulness session to improve your day and sleep better. Stop, Breathe & Think recommends daily meditations for beginners and experienced meditators, yoga and acupressure videos based on your mood.

This app helps you tame anxiety, breathe mindfully and sleep better. It could be just a breathing exercise or a 4 minute walk, where the coach talks to you. Before and after you take an activity, you need to fill in your moods, which creates personalized progress reports for you. It also has a kid’s section which allows them to watch interesting videos on breathing and compassion.

The sessions are free and if you sign up for a premium plan, you get many more.

Android:    http://bit.ly/2kbMj5p                  iOS: https://apple.co/2kaKKER

ALL IN ONE CALCULATOR

The All-In-One Calculator is both a calculator and a converter. It comes with 75 different functions (both calculations and converters), plus a scientific calculator. You can convert currency and various types of units, using this app.

In financial calculations, it includes Loan Calculator, Tip Calculator and a Simple / Compound Interest calculator. Health calculators, Date and Time and also Age Calculators are all part of the app.

The app looks really nice and colourful (with over 40 optional themes), and completely free to use. Maybe the only Calculator and Converter you need for your phone!

Android : http://bit.ly/2kb6u3o

Alt News

This is the age of fake news and post-truths. Hence it is imperative that you fact-check before you believe. This fact-checking app by the Indian fact-checking website, Alt News, fact-checks misinformation viral on social media platforms in India.

The app will allow you to look-up images and videos against the database of stories that have already been fact-checked by Alt News and get instant fact-checks. For images/videos that have not been fact-checked yet, you’ll get notifications as and when they get fact-checked.

The fact-checks are prioritised based on the potential negative impact of the fake news. Frivolous content including viral memes, bollywood gossip and funny videos are just ignored since they do not have any major impact.

Now, don’t fall prey to Whatsapp University messages – fact-check before you accept and forward!

Website : https://www.altnews.in/     Android: http://bit.ly/2k7PdrP

Google Go: A lighter, faster way to search

Google Go has all the core Google features, but it offers them in an app that takes up minimal storage space and works well even if you have a weak data connection. The search results are optimized to help you save upto 40% of your data. The best part is that Google Go takes up considerably less space on your phone (it only weighs a little over 7MB) and works well even when you have a spotty internet connection.

You can point your camera to any text and make Google read it. Besides, you can explore the latest trending topics just by tapping Search. You can even tap on “Images” or “GIFs” to find the best photos and animated greetings to liven up your chats.

Whatever you are looking for on the internet, Google Go makes it fast and easy for you to find! Try it today and you will be amazed at the speed and convenience in such a compact package.

Android : http://bit.ly/2Jjjtt8

 

Wrike – Project Management

Wrike (https://www.wrike.com) is a powerful cloud software tool for project management, planning, and team collaboration. Trusted by over 15,000 organizations — including small, mid-size and enterprise Fortune 500 companies, Wrike was included as one of the fastest growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ List for the third consecutive year.

Some of the key project management features include:

Assignment and scheduling of tasks, review activity streams wherever you go, attach existing files and images right from your phone. You can view & adjust projects in List, Board, Gantt Chart or Workload views and track time spent of tasks  and access your personal and shared Dashboards.

A quick and easy project management tool for small and large companies.

Android :  http://bit.ly/2BCyVMD             www.wrike.com     iOS: https://apple.co/31FODkH

GQueues – Tasks & To-Do Lists

GQueues from Google is a full-featured task manager for your Google Account that helps you stay organized, be more productive and reduce stress in your life. It is intuitive, powerful and reliable in all aspects. You may access it from your phone (Mobile app) as well as online from the web. It integrates perfectly with the Google Calendar and any attachments to your tasks can be conveniently stored in Google Drive!

Gqueues allows you to set reminders for tasks with due dates. You may also create subtasks and repetitive tasks. Powerful search functions help you locate your tasks with ease. Creation of tasks is a breeze. You may like to share tasks with your team and perform associated collaborative functions. The Gqueues extension in Chrome also allows you to seamlessly create tasks directly from your mails in Gmail.

Overall an exciting and refreshing approach to create and execute To-Do Lists and Tasks.

https://www.gqueues.com/

Android : http://bit.ly/2qyUoDO      iOS: http://bit.ly/345wpuH