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Google has yet again released its report on active Android devices and their software versions. As one would expect, KitKat has continued to grow and now accounts for 5.3% of all devices accessing the Google Play Store. For those who count, that’s more than double the previous count when KitKat was running on just 2.5%…
Lenovo unveiled a new range of affordable tablets. The A-series devices come in three different flavors, with screen sizes ranging from 7 to 10.1 inches. Unfortunately, the Chinese firm failed to go into details, though we do know that all of these will rock quad-core chips. Here are the highlights; A7-30 – Armed with Dolby-enhanced…
Huawei is getting closer to the Ascend P7 launch as we have two in-the-wild photos of this phone to show you. Brought to our attention by the good folks of G4Games, this smartphone will supersede the Ascend P6 adding a faster processor, better 13-megapixel camera and bigger, 5-inch full HD screen to the mix. It…
Apple has launched TD-LTE versions of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China. The new devices join the GSM/CDMA and Wi-Fi only variants, and are made for China Mobile users. Speaking of which [China Mobile], it is the world’s largest carrier (obviously) one of Apple’s biggest partners. The TD-LTE iPad Air…
Just when we’ve told you that the first Windows Phone 8.1 devices could start selling on April 23rd, we’ve learned that Verizon’s Samsung Ativ SE won’t be one of those phones. According to TheVerge, this unit will come with Windows Phone 8 pre-installed and get the 8.1 update later in the year. Hopefully, users won’t…
HTC will soon start rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for the original HTC Butterfly. The firmware is in development as we speak and should be out in the next few weeks, or months. This release, unfortunately, doesn’t include the brand-new Sense 6.0 but you still get a more-than-decent Sense 5.5 which, among other things,…
This week BlackBerry is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its BlackBerry World storefront. To mark the event, the company is offering 10 premium apps for free, 5 for BlackBerry 10 and 5 for legacy BlackBerry users. BlackBerry 10 apps are as follows: Tilt Scan to Text InstaVenue Uno Doodle Jump BlackBerry OS apps: Iron Man…
HTC will most certainly be expanding the All New One family of devices with additional models. We’ve already heard that the new One Mini is in development, and now 3G.co.uk is telling us it will be out in May. Their source, inside a UK retailer, also said that we should expect a bigger (than the…
It’s April Fools’ day folks and many companies are out with their “innovative” devices. If you hate these sort of things, you’re best off tuning out of the news cycle today and get back to “business as usual” tomorrow. On the other hand, if you want to see what the major handset makers came up…
Samsung’s Super AMOLED screen technology is getting better with the day and unsurprisingly the company’s latest flagship, Galaxy S5, comes with the best-yet display. According to DisplayMate, this is the brightest display they’ve ever tested, defeating the traditional notion that OLED screens are dimmer than their LCD counterparts. Moreover, it uses the same amount of…