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Nokia X officially launched in India at a price of Rs 8,599

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Nokia's first Android device, the Nokia X is now official in India, one of the key target markets of the device which looks forward...

Huawei Ascend P6 starts receiving KitKat update

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Huawei promised to update its flagship smartphone to KitKat in January. That never happened and two months later the device is still stuck on...

KitKat makes steady progress in latest Android platform distribution numbers

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The monthly stats from Google for Android version distribution are out and as a result of various OEMs finally rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat...

Nokia X gets root treatment and Google apps

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Clearly this is the best welcome that the Microsoft services-ladden Nokia X was ever going to get in the world of the green world:...

Hands on with the Nokia X

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Nokia has announced today its new family of Android devices starting with the Nokia X through to the 5 inch XL. Here's a short...

Nokia X and X+ mark Nokia’s long-awaited entry to Android

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Nokia has made official not one but two Android-powered smartphones. We've heard a lot about Nokia's X phone in the lead up to this...

Even with Nokia going Android soon, Microsoft can’t help trolling the green robot

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Here's the photo tweeted by @MicrosoftStore a few moments ago urging Galaxy S2 owners to ditch their Android-powered devices for a juicy offer on...

MasterCard, Visa to use Host Card Emulation for Secure Mobile Payments

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As of November 2013, Android 4.4 included HCE (Host Card Emulation) support. HCE allows any NFC application on an Android device to emulate a...
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Windows Phone might just surprise you in 2014 – IDC Data

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With the smartphone market being dominated by the Android and iOS phones one is left to wonder whether the Windows Phone has a future...

Nokia’s Android powered budget smartphone to launch at MWC – WSJ

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Nokia has been developing its own budget smartphone running Android which we have all come to know as Normandy after the never-ending series of...

Latest Android numbers are in: KitKat still not that visible

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When Android 4.4 KitKat showed up for the first time in the monthly Android versions statistics released by Google back in December 2013, we...

Google makes red Nexus 5 official

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Google has put to rest leaks rumours circulating lately about a possible red Nexus 5 that may possibly be accompanied by other multi-colour variants...

HTC One X and One X+ won’t be getting any more software updates

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Let us all act surprised and pretend that we did not see this one coming. HTC confirmed in a rather not-so-official fashion that indeed its...
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Jelly Bean still the dominant Android version as KitKat makes slow progress

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The latest Android platform version distribution numbers are in and there's nothing surprising. It is all that could be expected since no single OEM...

South Africans Set To Manufacture Smartphones and Tablets locally

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South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are the leading markets in Africa's growing mobile market. According to a recent Ericsson report, consumers from both these...

Nokia’s would-be Android phone UI leaks, Normandy appears in benchmarks too

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What would happen if Nokia made an Android device today? When the New York Times broke news that Nokia had been secretly working on an...
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Intel Launches Platform dual-boot Android and Windows, AMD On Same Path

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Intel’s “dual OS platform” dual-boots Windows and Android at the push of a button. Android OS currently accounts for a large part of the...

Opera Max Brings Data Savings to Android Users

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Opera now offers Android devices a way to compress all the data that they receive from the web. A beta version of Opera Max...
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Six Mobile Apps that can Help You Save Money on the Road

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Do you find that a significant percentage of your budget goes towards driving and maintaining your car? Today's technology makes it easier than ever...

KitKat finally shows up in latest Android adoption numbers, Jelly Bean reigns

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The latest Android numbers are in and the most exciting (and depressing too) news is that KitKat is finally showing up to the party....

Android 4.3 update for Galaxy Note II coming soon, already rolling out to service centres

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Samsung has been busy releasing Android 4.3 updates for its flagship devices for the last few weeks. The next few weeks won't be different...

Android 4.4 KitKat unofficially comes to the Xiaomi Mi2

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Everyone wants a piece of the KitKat candybar. Even the Chinese. While current news revolves around the various older Nexus devices that are getting...

Did Google intentionally or mistakenly leak the Nexus 8 on the Android website?

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This is the image that greets your eyes when you click the Apps and Entertainment tab on the Android website and scroll down...

Jelly Bean now runs on over 50% of all Android devices

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Google has just released its new Android flavour, KitKat. While KitKat is just starting to roll out on Nexus devices and should be available...

Get all the Android 4.4 KitKat goodies (Nexus 5 wallpapers, apps) here

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The system dump of Android 4.4 KitKat has been properly dissected and dug through over the last 48 hours. Thanks to that, we have...

Android 4.4 KitKat comes with many optimizations, geared to better performance on low end Android devices

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Android has since passed the 1 billion device activation mark and continues to soar with recent figures placing its marketshare at a pleasant 81%....

Google officially announces the Nexus 5

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After so many leaks, the Nexus 5 made by LG is now official. Google has just announced the device and it is all that...

Android 4.4 KitKat Screenshots flood Reddit, raw video surfaces too

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In the hours leading up to the Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5 big announcement, so much is going on. Some who work at...

New Google Play Store Adds Slide Out Navigation

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In preparation for the arrival of Android 4.4 KitKat, Google is already making the necessary preparations like making sure the groundwork is perfect. There's...

The Android logo was designed by a woman and inspired by restroom door pictograms

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Maybe you are using an Android device or are an “unabashed Android fanboy” like some of us. Even better you could be reading this...

Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat shown off in new video

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This is the clearest video of the upcoming LG made Google Nexus. Watch it below http://youtu.be/2ksOJl0PDDg The video features an old prototype of the Nexus 5...

Grab a Themer Beta Invite Code Now!

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Themer Beta is a replacement launcher for Android that follows closely in the footsteps of Buzz Launcher and takes Android customization to a whole...

Android 4.4 KitKat to feature a reworked downloads app

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We all anxious about what Android 4.4 KitKat will bring to the table aren't we? There is talk of a reworked interface that will...

Microsoft also Approached Samsung and Huawei for Windows Phone Dual Booting on their Android Devices

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If last week’s news that Microsoft has been holding secret talks with troubled Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC to dual boot its Windows Phone mobile...

Jelly Bean Now Runs on Almost 50% of All Android Devices

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The latest Android numbers are in and there’s some good news: Android Jelly Bean is now running on almost half of all Android devices....

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