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Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) users in Russia last week, Indian users started receiving the update earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India last October. Recently, Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update now available in India”
Sony launched the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress event here in Barcelona, Spain. The Z2 is an evolutionary upgrade over the Z1 and fixes every complaint people had with the Z1, like it has a better display, a way better build with a stunningly thin and premium design and overall a better package for a flagship. This also includes the new software work that Sony has done, because the Z2 is the first Android 4.4 device from the company and it brings a lot of new improvements to the looks as well as features that previously didn’t exist. While there are a lot of under the hood improvements, we took a look at some of the user facing features of the new skin on the Xperia Z2 –
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Motorola has started rolling out a minor Android KitKat update for the single SIM variant of the Moto G in Europe. This update brings back the USB on-the-go (OTG) support for the users with USB drivers and also fixes mobile network loss for some users. Some Moto G users in India have reported SIM related issues in the dual SIM version recently, after the KitKat update. This update might fix those issues. Continue reading “Moto G gets a minor firmware update in Europe, brings back OTG, fixes mobile network issues”
Joe Belfiore, Vice President of Windows Phone has just announced Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone, at the Microsoft’s press & analyst event at the MWC 2014. The app is expected to go live in a few weeks. Even though Facebook would acquire WhatsApp, it said both the Facebook Messenger and the WhatsApp would not merge. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone coming soon”
WhatsApp for Android now has new privacy features in the settings, that lets you restrict access to your last seen time, profile photo and status. You can restrict the access to all these separately from the privacy settings inside your account settings. This feature is already available for iPhone users. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets new privacy features to hide last seen, profile photo and status”
Opera Software has announced Sponsored Web Pass, new mobile internet packages to consumers that lets operators team up with advertisers to sponsor mobile internet access for a limited time, free of cost. Opera Web Pass that was announced back in 2012 lets operators offer time or site specific, mobile internet offerings to their users. Opera’s Sponsored Web Pass now allows operators to increase their revenues from data services by enabling their participation in ad revenue monetization, says Opera. Continue reading “Opera introduces Sponsored Web Pass for free mobile internet access sponsored by advertisers”
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) users starting from Russia, according to SamMobile. The 3G Exynos variant has started getting the KitKat update before LTE Snapdragon variant, even though a build already leaked. Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India last October. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update starts rolling out”
Hike messenger by Bharti Softbank (BSB) has announced that it has crossed the 15 million users. It crossed 5 million users in just four months after its launch on 12th December 2012 and has tripled its user base within 9 months. The cross-platform messaging app that is targeted at youth introduced Last Seen Privacy, a new feature that lets users choose to share their ‘Last Seen’ and ‘Status Updates’ with a chosen set of friends.
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LINE Corporation, popular for its cross-platform messaging app has partnered with Groupon, popular for their daily deals, to offer exclusive deals for users in India. Called LINE only deals, this offers weekly deals and one-of-a-kind Manic Monday deal that lets users stand a chance to win freebies. The new initiative is aimed at Indian youth. LINE has paired with Groupon to give the users an added treat of unbeatable deals, said LINE. Continue reading “LINE ties up with Groupon India for exclusive weekly deals for LINE users”
Motorola has finally started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Dual SIM Moto G users in India. Motorola promised that the India users would get the update in a few weeks, at the launch, earlier this month. The Android 4.4.2 update was first released for the single SIM US variant first, back in December and it started rolling out in Europe, again for the single SIM variant last month. It rolled out for the Dual SIM variant in Malaysia and Taiwan earlier this month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Dual SIM gets Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India”
Rakuten, one of the world’s largest Internet services companies based in Japan has acquired Cyprus-based Viber Media, one of the popular cross-platform VoIP app maker for $900 million. Rakuten said it would enter global messaging market with this acquisition, and it already has vast global portfolio of services such as e-readers, financial services, baseball team and more. It acquired Toronto-based eReader business Kobo and several e-commerce providers. It owns 40 different services and seeks to become the world’s No. 1 Internet services company. Continue reading “Japanese Internet giant Rakuten acquires Viber for $900 million”
Rightware launched the Basemark OS II cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 last month. Today it updated the Basemark X cross-platform benchmarking tool to version 1.1 and has also released it on Windows Phone 8. Basemark X that was released last year was based on Unity 4.0 gaming engine, the version 1.1 Unity gaming engine version 4.2.2. This also adds new features and a new test called Hangar. As usual you get configurable settings and score breakdown in results screen in the full version. Continue reading “Basemark X updated to v1.1 for Android, iPhone and iPad, released for Windows Phone 8”
Windows Phone 8.1 might be unveiled to the public only in April at the Build developer event, but some enterprising developers have already been able to get a preview of the SDK, as reported earlier by TheVerge. We had expected more information to pop up once it became available, and thanks to a redditor, who claims to be a high-profile WP app developer(there is proof), some details of the next big update to Microsoft’s mobile platform have leaked. While most of the details are developer-oriented, some of the long standing consumer complaints seem to have been resolved, like the support for installation of apps on the SD card, VPN support and the start of universal apps for Windows Store and Windows Phone Store.
Last year Qualcomm released Battery Guru (Beta) application for Android that optimizes Snapdragon-powered devices to offer more battery life. Snapdragon Glance (Beta) is the new app from the leading chip maker that offers access to important information such as notifications, appointment , weather and more quickly on your smartphone’s lock screen. Continue reading “Qualcomm releases Snapdragon Glance, an intelligent lock screen app for Android”
