LG’s Brazilian arm has announced that few of the company’s older phones will get KitKat updates in the near future. Among those “affected” are the LG Optimus G, Optimus G Pro, L7 II and dual-SIM G Pro Lite. Some others won’t be so lucky though, including the LG Optimus 4X HD and Optimus F5. The…
ASUS Padfone 2 KitKat update has started rolling out
ASUS has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for the aging Padfone 2, which will go straight from Jelly Bean 4.1 to the latest version of Android. Alas, this comes with a caveat and users will see their data disappearing like it’s nobody’s business. Something gotta give I guess; but we’re certain installing all…
Windows Phone 8.1 to get folders support in the upcoming update
Microsoft is working on the Windows Phone 8.1 update that will introduce support for folders. According to the blog post at the company’s website, which was quickly removed, users will be able to group multiple app icons and create folders that way. For what it matters, that’s already possible in iOS and Android. According to…
Oppo N1 gets cloned
We don’t get to see clones of the Chinese phones that often. Usually, we have fake iPhones and knock-offs of popular Samsung and HTC devices, not fake China-made phones. That’s not the case with the iNew V8, which is a new “variant” of the Oppo N1 — that’s right, in a weird twist of events…
Google won’t allow Android Auto, Android Wear and Android TV customizations
The newly released Android “sub-platforms” — Android Auto, Android Wear and Android TV — may be based on Google’s mobile OS, but they won’t allow OEMs to change stuff around. Forget about TouchWIZ and Sense UI – Samsung and HTC (respectively) won’t be able to do those sort of things with their car, watch and…
Samsung Galaxy S5 with Tizen OS in works?
Samsung may be working on a Tizen-based Galaxy S5 or at least such device has been caught at the Zauba website which tracks imports to India. They list not one but three Galaxy S5 units running Sammy’s own platform rather than Android. It’s unclear whether this device will actually be released or Samsung just wants…
Volvo, Honda and Hyundai to make their cars sing along both iPhone and Android
The other day, Google announced its Android Auto platform and the first thing that came to mind is how it will sing along iPhones. There are plenty of families with members who have different phones, some of which may run iOS and some others – Android. It’s only obvious car makers want to make everyone…
GE’s Link LED lightbulbs can be controlled with an app
General Electric is joining the smart bulb market with its Link LED lightbulb product, which allows users to control lighting within their homes using a smartphone or tablet running the new Wink app. Available for iOS and Android devices, Wink will enable users to remotely access their Link lights from anywhere in the world. In…
Blu Products launches KitKat updates for few of its phones
Blu Products has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat updates for few of its phones, including the Life Play, Life 8, Dash 5.0, Dash 5.5, Vivo IV, Neo 4.5, Studio 5.5 and Studio 6.0 HD. While we applaud the move to upgrade from Android 4.2.2, we can’t help but notice that some of the newer…
Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 hits China, looks a lot like the GS5
Lenovo has announced a new smartphone today with quite an impressive name and a design that just screams GS5. The Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 packs a octa-core MediaTek processor with Android 4.4.2 KitKat running the show. The Golden Warrior A8 features a 5 inch HD display with a 720 x 1280 screen resolution, 16GB of internal…









