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Samsung upgrades Galaxy Alpha to Lollypop
Published in Mobiles


Starts in Korea

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha update to Android Lollipop has begun in South Korea.

Finally you can Google your Android phone
Published in News
Thursday, 16 April 2015 11:39

Finally you can Google your Android phone


Tells you where you left it

Google will let you use the search engine on your desktop computer to find your lost phone.

Google and Intel to speed up Android updates
Published in Mobiles


At least on Intel gear

Intel and Google want to slash the wait time for users to get Android updates.

WhatsApp starts to talk
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 31 March 2015 15:20

WhatsApp starts to talk


Everyone's talking at me, can't hear a world they are saying...

WhatsApp has commenced rollout of its voice calling feature to all users on Android.

Sony releases its developer's kit for Glasses
Published in IoT


Already cheaper than Google

Sony has released its developer's kit for its Glasses project.

Android apps being used for blackmail
Published in News
Wednesday, 25 March 2015 14:55

Android apps being used for blackmail


Extortion – there is an app for that

Cybercriminals in South Korea and Japan are using Android apps that can steal private data and record conversations for sex extortion.

Nexus 5 and 7 getting Android 5.1 Lollipop via OTA
Published in Mobiles


Still no word on memory leak

Google recently announced the new Android 5.1 Lollipop update that will first come to Nexus device and now Nexus 5 has started to recieve the update via OTA.

Google officially announces Android 5.1
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 10 March 2015 12:55

Google officially announces Android 5.1


Still Lollipop, improved stability

Google has now officially announced its new Android Lollipop 5.1 OS which will bring improved stability and performance.

2015 may be the year of commoditised Android phones
Published in Mobiles


Opinion: Tablets were just the first step

The Android smartphone space may be on the verge of becoming highly commoditised, following in the footsteps of the Android tablet market. 

Android 5.0 hits 1.6 percent market share
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 04 February 2015 08:44

Android 5.0 hits 1.6 percent market share


Slow start, KitKat at 39.7 percent

It has been exactly three months since Google released the official version of Android 5.0 to the general public.