It’s that time of the month when Google releases its monthly Android distribution numbers. KitKat’s share is consistently increasing for the past two months and now, Google’s latest version of Android is present on 13.6% . This is up from 8.5% in May and 5.3% in April.
Continue reading “Android KitKat activation hits 13.6%, Jelly Bean down to 58.4%”
Lenovo A7-50, the company’s latest tablet is now on sale in India through the official online store. It was announced back in April along with a range of tablets. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-50 with 7-inch HD display, voice calling goes on sale in India for Rs. 15499”
At the Computex 2014 event in Taipei, Asus announced a triple SIM Android smartphone in the form of the Acer Liquid E700. The Acer Liquid E700 is a mid-range Android smartphone and is one among the sea of midrange smartphones powered by MediaTek’s MT6582 SoC.
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Google is updating Hangouts with small but key features. Users can now assign custom ringtones for individual contacts which is a much needed feature that was absent on Hangouts for a long time.
Continue reading “Google Hangouts for Android to get custom notification and SMS block list”
Square Enix released Hitman GO, a turn-based puzzle game for iPhone and iPad back in April. The game is now available for Android. This lets you strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies, infiltrate well-guarded locations and take out your target. This includes disguises distractions, sniper rifles and even iconic Silverballers used in the Hitman games. Continue reading “Hitman GO turn-based puzzle game now available for Android”
Gionee Pioneer P2S that went on sale in India on the official Gionee online Store has been officially launched in India. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has a new V-gesture shot that lets you capture selfies easily. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P2S with 4-inch display officially launched in India for Rs. 6499”
The Android logo is about to get a makeover according to a recently leaked video. A video that was leaked by @Upleaks on Twitter shows a boot animation video of the LG G Watch. LG G Watch is the first Android Wear smartwatch to hit the markets this year.
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Motorola announced the Motorola Moto X nearly nine months ago and it was the company’s first smartphone after being taken over by Google. The smartphone was the company’s flagship and at that time, it could not compete with the top of the range specs laden flagships that came with 1080p displays and powerful quad-core processors. Moto X took a different approach by making the smartphone extremely compact and it was branded as Made in USA.
Continue reading “Motorola slashes price of Moto X 32GB by 100$ in US for a 48 hour sale”
Google released Android KitKat factory images for Nexus devices and Motorola also announced that it will bring the latest update to its devices (X, G and E) this week. Now, owners of Google Play Edition HTC One M7, M8 and Sony Z Ultra are receiving the 4.4.3 update. HTC has also uploaded the kernel source for this update for the One M7 and M8 devices.
Soon after Google pushed out the Android 4.4.3 factory images, Motorola has announced that the unlocked variants of Moto X (T-Mobile), Moto G (U.S and Brazil) and Moto E (U.S.) would start getting the Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) update starting this week. This minor update would bring improved dialer with a new interface, new colors to enhance consistency and usability and several stability, framework and security fixes in addition to accuracy improvements to the power profile. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X, Moto G and Moto E Android 4.4.3 update rolling out this week”
Earlier in April, Google had accidentally leaked screenshots of the Android Dialer via Twitter. Now the new dialer 1.1 has become official in the Android 4.4.3 update that reveals that Google is sticking to a light colours.
Continue reading “Android 4.4.3 brings new Google Dialer with lighter colour scheme and revamped UI”
Sony has just announced the Xperia T3, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone. It come with a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TRILUMINOS Display for mobile with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera Sony Exmor RS sensor, LED flash and 1080p video recording and a 1.1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia T3 with 5.3-inch HD display, 7mm thin body with steel frame announced”
HTC has finally made HTC One E8 official soon after it appeared on the official website. It is a variant of the HTC One (M8) that was unveiled back in March, but this has a polycarbonate body instead of brushed aluminium finish on the One M8 and the Duo camera arrangement has been replaced by a 13-megapixel camera, similar to the Desire 816 and the One mini 2. It has the same 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “HTC One E8 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera announced”
Google has released Android 4.4.3 KitKat factory images and binaries for both the WiFi and Cellular versions of the Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and also for the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5. This minor update brings a new dialer that Google accidentally revealed couple of months back, some visual changes to the Contacts app and several under the hood changes. Continue reading “Google releases Android 4.4.3 KitKat factory images for Nexus devices”
Lava Iris X1 is a mid-range Android smartphone that comes with above the price range specifications and shares its design language with one of the most premium smartphones in the market. Lava Iris X1 comes with a 4.5 inch FWVGA display, a quad-core processor from Broadcom and an iPhone-ish design language.
