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Google working on new camera API with RAW support, burst mode and more

Advertisements Commits in Android source-code have revealed that Google is actively working on making camera software better for Android devices. According to a report in Ars Technica, Google started working of a new camera API in December last year. The new API was supposed to go live in KitKat but it seems the API was […]

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Google releases Android 4.4 KitKat factory images for Nexus devices

Advertisements As the Android 4.4 OTA update began reaching some Nexus devices, Google has released the official Android 4.4 factory images for all Nexus smartphones and tablets (released in the last 18 months). These factory images are now available at Google Developers website. These images can be used to flash KitKat on your Nexus device […]

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CyanogenMod Installer lands in Google Play, supports 40 devices right now

Advertisements As promised, Cyanogen Inc has released an easy-to-use CyanogenMod installer for Android devices in Google Play today. Available for free, this installer allows users to flash CM on their Android devices without any complex procedures. The CyanogenMod Installer currently supports a total of 12 devices and their variants, which are in total 40 Android […]

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Google introduces ART, an alternative to Dalvik, in Android 4.4

Advertisements ART might become default in next version of Android One of the relatively unknown features in the Android 4.4 is an optional runtime, called ART aka Android Runtime. Introduced as an experimental feature in KitKat, ART is Google’s upcoming replacement for Dalvik. According to reports, Google has been working on ART for almost two […]

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CyanogenMod releases CM 10.2 M1 for over 70 devices

Advertisements Waiting for a decently stable version of CM 10.2 (Android 4.3) for your Android device, you are in luck. CyanogenMod has pushed the CM 10.2 M1 release earlier today for over 70 devices (including the different variants of the same device). “With all the Android 4.4 hype, we haven’t forgotten about CM 10.2. Tonight […]

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Android 4.4 KitKat: Top ten features for consumers

Advertisements After months of waiting, Android 4.4 is finally here. Announced yesterday without much fanfare, KitKat is the biggest Android release since the launch of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Set to reach Nexus devices and Google Play edition phones in the coming days, Android 4.4 brings a lot of new features and plethora of improvements. […]

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Google to index Android apps like websites, show them in mobile search results

Advertisements In an interesting move, Google has announced that it plans to start deep-indexing Android applications and will show the relevant results in its mobile searches. “We’re happy to announce a new capability of Google Search, called app indexing, that uses the expertise of webmasters to help create a seamless user experience across websites and […]

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Android 4.4 KitKat: Top ten features for developers

Advertisements Unless you were living in a cave, you would have heard that Google unveiled Android 4.4 aka KitKat on Thursday. As you can expect, this new version of Android brings several new features and improvements over Jelly Bean and these are not just for consumers but also for developers. In this article, we will […]

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