Android 5.0 Lollipop will leverage the SD Card functionality on Android devices. Google has introduced new APIs which were specially designed to enable one to access SD memory cards in an easy and secure manner.
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU. This is one of the first smartphones to launch in India to feature the new budget Snapdragon chip. It has a 1.5GB RAM, 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the Mega 2 performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Benchmarks”
Google has released Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player Android streaming device. The Android 5.0 binaries are available for the Nexus Player, but it is yet to release binaries for the Nexus 9 tablet included in the factory images itself. Google recently pushed Android 5.0 Lollipop source code to AOSP. Continue reading “Google releases Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 9 and Nexus Player”
Disney and Google has entered into a new partnership to allow access to all its movies including Pixar and Marvel on Android device. All the movies can be watched via Disney’s “Movies Anywhere” app that is available on Google Play Store.
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For fans awaiting the launch of the Google Nexus 6 in the UK, the wait is almost over as UK-based online retailer Mobiles.co.uk has announced the handset will launch in the UK on 1 December. As reported by Pocket-Lint, the Nexus 6 will be available to pre-order from 18 November and the retailer says that the handset “should be” from £28 per month. Unfortunately it doesn’t reveal the SIM free price of the handset, rather focusing on the details of the plan which uses the O2 network and offers unlimited minutes, texts and 1GB data each month. Continue reading “Nexus 6 UK launch on December 1, pre-orders from 18 November”
Last week Sony released the PS4 Remote Play app on Google Play to support PS4 Remote Play capabilities on the Xperia Z3 series. It said that it would bring PS4 Remote Play features to the Xperia Z2 series including the Xperia Z2 and the Z2 Tablet in the coming weeks. Today the company has started rolling out a new Android 4.4 (v23.0.1.A.0.167) update for these devices that brings PS4 Remote Play along with Hi-Res audio playback and several new features. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet get Android 4.4.4 update, adds PS4 Remote Play, Hi-Res audio playback and more”
HTC has announced the Desire 820s, a variant of the Desire 820 smartphone in China. It uses a 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek (MT6752 likely) processor instead of Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor in the Desire 820. Other specifications are similar to the Desire 820, including a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers. Continue reading “HTC Desires 820s with 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek SoC announced”
Samsung SM-G7200, a new smartphone has been listed on GFXBench database. This could be the Galaxy Grand 3, successor of the successful Grand 2 smartphone since this belongs to the G7 series. The listing was first spotted by Gizmobic. According to the benchmark listing, the smartphone would feature a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and run on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 (SM-G7200) with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 shows up in benchmarks?”
Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 2, its latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone in September. The 6-inch phablet then went on sale in India last month for Rs 20,900. We have already seen the unboxing of the Mega 2, now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Photo Gallery”
Android KitKat 4.4 is now running on 30% of all Android device, as per latest numbers from Android developer dashboard. The numbers for KitKat is up from 24.5% in September.
LG launched the G3 Beat smartphone in India back in September. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the G3 Beat. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928) processor with ARM Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.19 GHz per core. It has Adreno 305 GPU. It has a 5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD IPS display, runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) and has 1GB of RAM. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat Benchmarks”
Samsung has announced that Galaxy Note Edge will be coming to the US on November 14. The phone will be coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular.
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Gionee Marathon M3, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series and the successor of Gionee M2 is now available from eBay in India. This packs a huge 5000mAh battery, compared to the 4200 mAh battery in the Gionee M2. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery, 5-inch HD display now available in India for Rs. 13999”
Developers can now publish apps for Android TV on the Google Play Store. Google has published some guidelines for developing apps for Android TV, which can be found on the Android Developer Blog.
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Android 5.0 Lollipop source code is being uploaded to Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The release comes at the same time when Nexus 9 tablet is available online from Google Play Store.
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