Google has been experimenting with the ART runtime compiler for quite some time now. Introduced initially alongside Android 4.4 KitKat, it was far from ready to be deployed as the default. However, over the months stability has improved multi fold and so has application compatibility. Continue reading “ART to replace Dalvik runtime on next version of Android”
Google’s Waze social navigation app for Android and iOS has received several updates. The latest 3.8 version of the app now get UI makeover with a redesigned main menu.
Continue reading “Waze navigation app for Android and iOS updated with revamped UI and more”
Karbonn has officially launched the Titanium S1 Plus, that company’s latest budget smartphone in the Titanium series. It went on sale online back in April and packs a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus with 4-inch display, quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 6490”
Adobe released Lightroom mobile, a companion app to the Lightroom desktop software for iPad back in April, now the company has released the app for iPhone users. In addition it also released three new apps – Sketch, Line and Photoshop Mix for the iPad. The company also began shipping new creative hardware called Adobe Ink, a new digital pen, and Adobe Slide, a new digital ruler that are sold together priced at US$199.99.
Google released its stock email app on Play Store earlier today and now it has added some tweaks to the Drive app on Android. The cloud storage app from Google gets fresh look with a new animation which was earlier light blue. A new document creation shortcut has been added in the floating bar at the bottom of the screen.
Continue reading “Google Drive for Android updated with redesigned UI”
Yesterday BlackBerry tied up with Amazon to bring the Amazon app store to BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10 soon. The company also announced that it would shut down its BlackBerry Music and video stores on July 21st. Both these sections were launched along with the BlackBerry 10 last year. The music store initially started offering DRM-free music in 18 countries including India. Continue reading “BlackBerry to shut down music and video stores on July 21st”
Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch owners have a reason to rejoice as they are getting an app which will make texting easy. Flesky, the popular Android keyboard app is coming to the Gear 2 that runs on Tizen, allowing users to type easily even on a smaller screen.
Continue reading “Samsung Gear 2 gets Flesky keyboard app for better texting”
Rumors and speculations have started to fly off with less than a week left for Google’s I/O conference. Today, a report from Auto News suggests that Google will unveil an in-car operating system at the conference.
Continue reading “Google likely to announce Auto Link OS for car at I/O conference”
Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus, the company’s first smartphone powered by a quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor back in December last year. Now the Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 is available from online retailer Snapdeal. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and has a 5-inch qHD display, compared to FWVGA screen on the Q1000 Opus. Even though the first Opus already got the KitKat update, the Opus 2 runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor now available for Rs. 9780”
There has been a number of rumors and leaks about a possible Nexus 6 especially since reports about Android Silver started surfacing the web. Also, Nexus 6 and Nexus 8 were spotted in Chromium Code.
Continue reading “LG exec says it is not making the Nexus 6”
Twitter will now let you share the ever popular GIF images on its desktop site Twitter.com along with Android and iPhone apps. Users can spice up conversations on Twitter as they can view and share GIFs on all these platforms.
Continue reading “Twitter adds GIF support for Android, iPhone and Web”
Google has finally released its stock Email app on the Google Play Store. This app comes pre-installed on Nexus and select Google Play edition devices, so it would be easy for Google to update the app with new features. According to the app store description, the update is not available for Google Play edition HTC One M7 and Galaxy S4 yet. Continue reading “Google releases stock Email app on Play Store”
At an event in Seattle, Amazon finally pulled the veil off its much awaited smartphone. Called the Fire Phone, it is meant to capitalize on the digital ecosystem that the company has created around the likes of its Kindle hardware and the new Fire TV. The phone runs a forked version of Android which at first glance appears to be very similar to the one on Amazon’s tablet efforts.
Continue reading “Amazon unveils the Fire Phone with 2.2Ghz Quad Core processor, 2GB RAM onboard”
Despite BlackBerry’s multiple attempts to create a developer ecosystem around the BlackBerry 10 platform, uptake has been slow. The company tried to get around this by offering an Android runtime. Developers were also free to port their Android applications and bring it to the BlackBerry application store. Savvy users could also sideload APK files directly. This was however far from an intuitive solution. Enter BlackBerry’s new partnership with Amazon. Continue reading “BlackBerry’s latest move brings Amazon Appstore to BB10 platform”
HTC announced the One E8 earlier this month. The device which is mostly touted as the plastic version of the flagship One M8 has received overwhelming response in China.
Continue reading “HTC sells 50,000 units of One E8 in 15 min of launch in China”
