We’ve been waiting for this for a long, long time. Finally, the wait is over. Facebook has released an update to its mobile app for iOS and Android that brings in some much needed additions. Care to know what all is in store? Here’s a sneak peek: Tag friends, Share posts, Emoji icons .. Oh yes, you read it right.

The update, Facebook v5.2, finally lets us tag our friends in posts, comments and statuses. The ability to tag friends from the mobile app is one feature users have been longing for. Simply hit ‘@’ in a comment or post and your friend list will appear.

Another thing you can now do is share pages. A share button has been placed next to the comment and like buttons, so that users can re-post stuff on their wall.

That’s not all. Now you can use your favourite emoji emoticons in your Facebook chats and messages. The new update also has some features reserved exclusively for Android users, like improvements to photo tagging and the ability to create an album from the Photos tab on Timeline.

If you’re a Facebook Junky, mind it , this update is a must. Here are the download links for Android and iOS.

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Enormous music collection, large number of apps, hundreds of photographs and a few movies and videos (ya ya, that includes your hidden porn as well ). I don’t think that leaves you with much of free space on your Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. If you have a 16GB iOS device, then you’ll definitely feel the crunch. 32GB, and specially 64GB iOS device owners are somewhat immune to the free space problem but over time, it’ll hit them too. Though you have the option to push your media to iCloud, you can’t do that for apps and with app size for games like FIFA touching 1GB, having free space on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be quite a problem.

Today I came across a nifty little utility that helps free up some space on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. PhoneClean is a freeware app for Windows that attempts to free up disk space on your iOS device by deleting all the junk files.

Over time, Apple iOS devices are used to load up with a large number of long-term caches and temp and junk files generated by various apps or due to iTunes failed syncs. Most of these files are useless and deleting them won’t harm your device in any way, rather these junk files consume memory resources and slow down your iPhone and iPad when launching apps. What PhoneClean does is that it simply deletes these unneeded files and hence frees up disk space. According to the developer, PhoneClean can reclaim up to 40% free iPhone space. Apart from that, removing these files also makes your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch run faster.

The best part – NO JAILBREAK required. PhoneClean works even if your iPhone is not Jailbroken and supports all generations of Apple iOS devices.

Download PhoneClean here for free and make your iPhone or iPad run faster and smoother.

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For most iOS device users, iTunes acts as a lifeline for their iPhones, iPads and iPods. You simply can’t manage your iOS device without it. Music, Videos, Photos etc, everything needs to be transferred through iTunes. Though iTunes is cool, it can be a real bitch at times. Ever tried transferring your entire iTunes library to your new PC? Or transferring your media from your old iPhone to new iPhone? How about transferring media to and fro any PC? Arggghhhhhhh!

Well today I have a new tool for you called PhoneTrans Pro that’ll make all this and more possible at the click of a button. And the best part – it’s a giveaway, ie. you’re being given access to the full version for free. Yes you heard it right, this $29.99 tool is free to download for Tech Junky readers.

PhoneTrans Pro is basically an iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch file transfer utility that lets you easily manage content on your devices. You can consider it as an alternate to iTunes. The tool has a variety of options that’ll let you do stuff you’ve always wanted to with your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. PhoneTrans Pro supports all media files, including music, TV shows, movies, ringtones and more.

PhoneTrans Pro features:

1. By taking advantage of the iOS 5 WiFi sync feature, PhoneTrans Pro enables you to transfer files to your iOS devices wirelessly.

2. Share your media collection between iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Got a new iOS device and wish to import your music collection from the old one? PhoneTrans Pro will do it for you. Easily and without hassles.

3. Easily move your iTunes library from your old PC to new PC. All the song information – Name, Artist, Album, Artwork will be preserved.

4. Straightaway transfer files between iPhones, iPad and iPods. No need to first transfer the files to your PC.

5. Connect your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with any PC. No need to bother about iTunes synchronisation.

6. Conveniently add music to your iPhone. PhoneTrans pro will remove the duplicate songs for you.

7. PhoneTrans Pro supports all generations of iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch.

Wow sounds cool! But enough about the features, how do I get it?

> Download PhoneTrans Pro and install it.

> Open it and click on Register PhoneTrans Pro option. You’ll see a screen like the one above. Simply enter the code below and click on Register.

1UYT-INGJ-INTB-NUB1

Congrats! The $29.99 iOS file transfer utility is yours with a free lifetime license.

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Lately there have been a lot of rumours about RIM porting the BlackBerry Messenger to other platforms like Android and iOS. Leaked screenshots have been all over the web showing a beta version of the BBM for Android app. The screens actually show a BBM for Android version 0.8.87 running SitSLIP debugger 1.3.45 on a device with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution display. At the same time according to a new rumour RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has taken BBM for other platforms off the development line. Well I can’t say say if it’s legit or not, but I’m pretty convinced that we’ll not be seeing a BBM version for Android and iOS for a long long time, if at all.

BBM for Android and iOS : Why not?

It’s the very reason why we buy a BlackBerry:

I’m myself a BlackBerry user. The main reason I own a BB device is the BlackBerry Messenger and I’m sure this is the reason why millions of people own a BlackBerry. Frankly speaking BB does not have much apps or a user interface to desire for. I mean come on, who buys a BB thinking of apps? It’s just coz of the classy look of the handset, the keyboard or the BlackBerry Messenger. The BBM gives the BlackBerry platform a USP.

Security Concerns:

The BlackBerry platform is very secure and tightly gripped. That’s pretty much the reason why even Barack Obama uses a BB. Security and user privacy is a top concern for RIM and that’s why millions of customers have faith in BlackBerry. Now what about BBM being installed on an open source platform like Android? It sure doesn’t ring a bell. RIM itself wouldn’t risk on having BBM in an environment where it doesn’t have full control. So the security concerns occur as a barrier to porting BBM to other platforms.

BB 10:

RIM recently announced it’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS which has some really cool enhancements. Plus there’s a new UI and we’ll be seeing more iOS-Android type apps. Isn’t that cool? The BlackBerry platform will get all it lacked – Apps, a new UI, games and much more. Now if RIM release BBM for other platforms simultaneously then why would someone invest in a BB 10 device? People will simply install BBM on their respective devices, coz rest everything they have.

Until RIM can’t sell BlackBerry phones:

If there comes a day when RIM is unable to find buyers for it’s devices, then the company will have to port BBM to other platforms to open up a stream of revenue. But until that day, I don’t think there’s a chance.

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The  MoneySupermarket.com car insurance comparison app is finally here and while it is not available in the US for the time being, it is worth checking to see whether its merits will eventually be beneficial to the American market.

The app itself is available for iOS and Android devices, which include the iPhone, iPad and an array of Google-powered smartphones and tablets.

It will cost you nothing to download and will also be free to use, provided you either have a data plan built into your mobile tariff or access to a Wi-Fi hotspot for comparison purposes.

Those in the UK can save an average of £374.93 by using MoneySupermarket’s car insurance price comparison tools. The app gives full access to quotes from more than 100 different companies so that the best possible price rises to the surface.

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