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Creator CI20 From Imagination – the New Raspberry Pi Rival
The Creator CI20, developed by UK chip designer Imagination, is a microcomputer set to rival the Raspberry Pi. Although slightly bigger in size, Imagination’s project packs more processing power, more RAM, and its own onboard flash storage. Like the Raspberry Pi, the CI20 can support various Linux operating systems,…
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Recent Rumors Point To Both Google Nexus 8 and Android 4.5 Rolling Out In July
The latest Android 4.4 KitKat is still running on a very small range of devices, having some manufacturers still working on updates for their previously released handsets with a lower Android version. Even so, Google is undoubtedly working on another Android version, namely the 4.5, an operating system update schedule…
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Google Demanding Android Smartphone Makers To Only Use Android KitKat
Google is about to get tough on Android smartphone makers. Google is seeking to enforce a new rule that all smartphone makers must ship their smartphones with Android 4.4 KitKat if they offer their phones with access to Google’s Services Framework and the Google Play Store. Google have apparently spoken…
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LG Preparing L Series III Budget Smartphones With 3.5 to 4.7 Inch Options
LG will be launching a new range of budget smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2014 later on this month. The new series of phones, dubbed the L Series III, includes 3.5 inch, 4.5 inch and 4.7 inch variants. From right to left in the above picture that’s the L90, L70…
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HTC Vows To Provide 2 Years Of Android Updates To Flagships, North America Only
HTC is always looking for ways to boost its brand in the face of stiff competition from the likes of Apple, Samsung, LG and Nokia to name but a few. After hosting an “ask me anything” on Reddit the HTC USA product team revealed that they would be standing behind…
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Android 4.4 KitKat Comes With Improved Default Photo Editor
Google’s Nicolas Roard has revealed some of the improvements to the default Android 4.4 KitKat photo editor via Google+. The new photo editor is more advanced than the previous default photo editor on Android. The new non-destructive photo editor allows for full size image processing, zooming, re-editing, image exporting and…
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Nexus 8 Tablet Revealed In Android KitKat Promo Picture
In a promotional picture on the Android.com apps and entertainment section Google is showing off what apparently is the upcoming Nexus 8 tablet. The Nexus 8 has been in the rumour mill for a while now and is speculated to be based on the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet. This would…
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Google Nexus 8 Tablet Seen On Android’s Official Web Page
Google might have accidentally leaked an image of their upcoming Nexus tablet, circulating under the name “Nexus 8”. Originally spotted on The Verge forums, a strange tablet was pictured in Google’s own promotional material for the revamped Android page promoting Android 4.4 KitKat. The picture is found at the bottom…
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Android 4.4 KitKat ROMs Now Available For Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Google have already stated the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not get Android 4.4 KitKat support (because it is too old) but the guys over at XDA Developers have decided they aren’t going to accept that. XDA Developers forum user Gharak posted up an Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for the Samsung…
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Android 4.4 Ported To The Nexus 4, Nexus 7 And Nexus 7 – 2013 Edition
In less than 24 hours, a group of talented software geeks has been successful in porting Google’s latest Android OS, 4.4 KitKat, to three Nexus devices. Android 4.4 KitKat is not yet officially available for Nexus devices, but AOSP builds for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 – 2012 and…
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Google To Announce Android 4.4 KitKat
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sONcojECWXs[/youtube] Google released two long-awaited and hotly anticipated products. Already detailed earlier, the Nexus 5 runs on Mountain View company’s latest mobile OS. Android 4.4 KitKat has been in the news for quite some time now. It’s high time we learnt more about it, and officially now. One of the…
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Google Newsstand Rumored To Be Introduced In Android 4.4
The Play Store is set to undergo a few changes, and news this afternoon suggests some new media content. While Play Magazines has long been a middle-of-the-road option when compared to similar services on other platforms, Android Police is reporting that it could be changing for the better. In their ongoing teardown of Play…
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Nexus 5 3000 mAh Battery Not Applicable According To New Leak
It appears that today we are having a Nexus 5 leak frenzy, and here’s another one which puts at least one rumor to rest. As we found in some leaks earlier, Google planned to bring multiple variants of their next-generation Nexus Smartphones with varying battery capacities. The leak appears to have been misleading, so…
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Android 4.4 To Let You Set A 3rd Party Messaging App As Default
The Android 4.4 KitKat update is getting near and we are all excited to see what comes out of the brain trust over at Google. One feature that they have confirmed is the ability for users to choose a third-party app as their default SMS or MMS app. This has…
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LG Nexus 5 Hands-On Video Shows Up
If you’re eagerly awaiting the new LG Google Nexus 5 smartphone then you’ll be pleased to know a video has just emerged completely showcasing the new handset. We’ll cut to the chase and show you the new video straight away – it can be seen below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksOJl0PDDg[/youtube] Smartphones.sfr.fr are the…
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