Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has announced that it will begin the roll-out of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its first-gen Zenfone smartphones in May. “Asus was scheduled to provide ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, ZenFone 6, ZenFone 5 LTE and PadFone S with Android L upgrade in the end of April. We’ve sent the new version […]
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App Briefs: Chrome Dev hits Google Play, Airbnb gets tablet version & Google Messenger update
Chrome Dev for Android reaches Google Play Chrome team has announced that Chrome Dev for Android has been released in Google Play. If you like to use the bleeding edge of browser technology and aren’t afraid for bugs, Chrome Dev for Android is for you. This browser version will allow you to use the latest […]
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First Xiaomi Mi 4i flash sale in India today, only 40K units available
Xiaomi is hosting the first flash sale for the Mi 4i smartphone at e-retailer Flipkart today. The sale will start at 2PM. The company’s India head Manu Kumar Jain earlier today revealed that they have received over 350,000 registrations for the Mi 4i flash sale and there will be 40,000 units on offer. Well, this […]
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Anonymous sharing app Secret is shutting down
Anonymous sharing app Secret will soon be dead. The company CEO David Byttow on Wednesday announced the news in Medium post. At the time of writing this report, the Android version of the app had already been removed from Google Play. “This has been the hardest decision of my life and one that saddens me […]
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TAG Heuer Smartwatch will cost around $1400, launch by November
Bloomberg is reporting that TAG Heuer’s first smartwatch will be arriving in October-November this year and will cost around $1400. While none of these details are official, they are said to be coming from TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver. Biver told Bloomberg that TAG Heuer’s smartwatch battery will last about 40 hours, which is slightly […]
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LG G Stylo and Leon 4G smartphones are heading to United States
After making its debut in the South Korean market, LG’s new G Stylo smartphone is heading to the United States. According to US telecom operator T-Mobile, the phone will be available on its network this spring. The carrier has not shared exact availability or pricing details at this point. T-Mobile also noted that along-with the […]
Posted inAndroid Updates, Phones, UK
HTC One M8 to get Android 5.1 update with Sense 7 in August
Although we have known since the unveiling of One M9 that One (M8) and other high-end HTC phones will be getting Sense 7 update, but the roll-out schedule was unclear until now. HTC UK on Tuesday revealed that the One M8 smartphone will be getting the Android 5.1 and Sense 7 update in August this […]
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Cyanogen looks to other Chinese smartphone vendors as it ends partnership with OnePlus
Cyanogen is in talks with unnamed Chinese smartphone vendors to use its Android-based operating system, revealed the company CEO Kirt McMaster at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing. At the event, McMaster and Cyanogen CTO Steve Kondik also stated that their partnership with OnePlus is over and we won’t be seeing any more Cyanogen […]