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App roundup: Konkan Railways, Twitter, Opera, Facebook & BSNL

Konkan Railway releases mobile app The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) has launched its mobile app for Android and Blackberry smartphones, reports the Times of India. The app will let passengers access various train-related features through their smartphones, like the train timetable and current status for trains running via Konkan Railway route. The app will also let users view Konkan Railway’s history through pictures of various cultural, social and sports activities carried out by KRCL. Users can also browse KRCL’s website through this app. The app will improve passenger service, as it does away with the need for calling a train enquiry number, and most users own smartphones anyway. Twitter to track users installed mobile apps Twitter Inc will start tracking third-party apps installed on a user's smartphone, through its own app, apparently to deliver more tailored content and ads, reports Reuters. The new feature, called ‘app graph’, allows the company to see the other apps installed on a given smartphone or other devices. According to Twitter, this will enable it to deliver a more tailored Twitter experience to its users. Fortunately for those worried about privacy, there is a way to turn the feature off on both iOS and Android, from within the settings. As of now, Twitter claims it isn't collecting data from within the applications it finds, instead only collecting the list of applications. Opera to offer subscription based mobile store Norwegian browser company Opera Software will offer an ‘all you can consume’ based subscription service for…

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