Category: Android

Android One unveiled: Reference hardware and stock Android for cheap Smartphones

android-one-India-unveiled

Google’s Android and Chrome chief took to the stage to unveil “Android One”, a new program for developing markets, using which OEMs can produce really simple low cost Android smartphones. Sundar Pichai detailed this effort to convert the masses of feature phone users to smartphones in developing markets, at the Google I/O developer event today. The program will include a set of hardware reference platforms, with stock Android being the default experience that will reach the consumers. This is certainly a bold move by Google to tackle OEM skinning and is actually taking over from the process that is currently been going on in the Mediatek space.

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Facebook Slingshot now available globally

Facebook officially launched its self destructing messaging app Slingshot last week. The app which enables users to send and receive photos and 15 second videos that disappear after they are viewed was only available in the US. Today, the app has gone global is available for download worldwide for Android(Jelly Bean and KitKat) and iPhone (iOS 7).

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Micromax Canvas Knight A350 now comes with Android 4.4 KitKat

Micromax Canvas Knight KitKat

Micromax launched the Canvas Knight A350 earlier this year running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Soon after the launch Unite 2 A106, its first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat), Micromax released Canvas Entice A105 and Canvas Gold A300 running Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. Now it is advertising on its Facebook and official website that the Canvas Knight comes with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight A350 now comes with Android 4.4 KitKat”

Spice Stellar 600 with 6-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 9999

Spice Stellar 600

Spice Retail Limited has launched Spice Stellar 600, the company’s first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It surfaced online earlier today as Stellar Mi-600  and packs a 6-inch (960 x 540 pixels), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Spice smartphones. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 600 with 6-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 9999”

Google Play Games reportedly getting quest alerts and snapshots

Google is adding improvements in to Google Play Games with several features, according to Android Police. For starters, Play Games is getting Quest notifications that will alert the player whenever new quests are available, send notifications letting them know a quest has started and also when the quest was completed. Helping developers expand on the use of quests within games is a great move by Google.

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Spice Stellar Mi-600 with 6-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 listed online for Rs. 9999

Spice Stellar Mi-600

Spice Stellar Mi-600, the company’s first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) has surfaced on HomeShop18.  It has a 6-inch (960 x 540 pixels), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Spice smartphones. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Mi-600 with 6-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 listed online for Rs. 9999”

Nokia X2 Dual SIM Android smartphone with 4.3-inch display, 1GB RAM announced

Nokia X2 Dual SIM

Microsoft has announced Nokia X2 Dual SIM, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the X Series as expected. It has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 2.0 based on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia X2 Dual SIM Android smartphone with 4.3-inch display, 1GB RAM announced”

Motorola Moto X+1 render surfaces, shows the phone inside a case

Moto X plus 1 leak

After several rumors, the first render of the Motorola Moto X+1 has surfaced. This comes from the @evleaks that leaked the existence of the device back in April. Later it revealed that the smartphone would come with 25 custom backplate options. Moto X+1 placeholder appeared on Moto Maker website last month and Moto X+1 for AT&T showed up on official website. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X+1 render surfaces, shows the phone inside a case”

Yahoo Aviate launcher for Android out of beta, brings new features

Yahoo had acquired Aviate, an Android launcher app at the beginning of this year. The intelligent Android homescreen has left beta and has been launched with a refreshed UI and several other features.

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Intex Aqua N15 and Aqua i14 running Android 4.4 launched Rs. 6090 and Rs. 7090

Intex Aqua N15

Intex has launched Aqua N15 and Aqua i14, the company’s first smartphones running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The Aqua N15 has a 4-inch FWVA screen and the Aqua i14 comes with a 5-inch FWVGA screen. Both these smartphones are powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processors, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These pack 1GB of RAM, comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.  Continue reading “Intex Aqua N15 and Aqua i14 running Android 4.4 launched Rs. 6090 and Rs. 7090”

Google Search for Android now offers links to music apps

Google already lets you search for artists and albums, now it will allow users to play the music directly from search results. The latest update for Android makers it quicker and easier to search for and play music.

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Karbonn Titanium S99 with quad-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990

Karbonn Titanium S99

Few days after launching the Titanium S1 Plus running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), Karbonn has launched Titanium S99, the company’s first budget phone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 4-inch IPS display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S99 with quad-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990”

Motorola Droid Ultra, Maxx and Mini to get Android 4.4.4 KitKat update skipping 4.4.3

Motorola is giving Android KitKat 4.4.4 update to Droid Ultra, Maxx and Mini. The company is skipping 4.4.3 update entirely on all these devices. All of these device users were eagerly waiting for the update which has been cancelled by Motorola in order to work on the latest update which will take some more time.

Motorola Droid Mini, Ultra and Maxx
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