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After the Desire 816, HTC is working on two additional low-to-mid range devices – Desire 316 and Desire 516. While these two won’t excite many users in the West, they are fairly important for the Taiwanese handset maker as they could help it get back to profits. You see, while the All New HTC One…
You know how it can be daunting to quickly fire-up camera when you need it the most. Google knows this hence it decided to make it easier for Android users to take a photo or record a video. The newly launched update to Google Search adds two new commands to the mix, “take a picture”…
Yesterday, Xiaomi has officially announced its latest device – Redmi Note. As we’ve told you before, this is one big phone aka phablet that comes with a 5.5-inch 720p HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display and solid mid-end specs. Speaking of which [specs], the Redmi Note will be available in two different versions, one…
A few days ago we’ve told you that Huawei plans to launch a dual-OS smartphone that would run both Windows Phone and Android. That, apparently, ain’t gonna happen anytime soon. The Chinese firm said it will keep the “open approach” towards mobile operating systems with the idea to offer “a range of choices for consumers.”…
Google has launched Play Store Devices in 8 new European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. The devices offered include the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Chromecast, though the last mentioned is also available in few other markets. It’s great to see the search giant expanding the reach of…
LG has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for the international version of its G2 smartphone. Available over the air (OTA), the new software will bring significant performance improvements, UI tweaks and more. However, you may not be able to download the updated firmware today since these sort of rollouts come in stages with…
Samsung is apparently working to cram the cellular connectivity to its Galaxy Gear 2 smart watch. According to a Korea Herald report, the company may launch a USIM-equipped Gear 2 in the future. This unit wouldn’t require Bluetooth connection with a smartphone, and could even allow phone calls. Such model, the story suggests, could be…
Sony has launched a new Android app for select Xperia smartphones – Voice Balloon Photo, which won’t make your photos better but could make them more entertaining. The application will not only capture a photo but also voices around you and turn them into speech bubbles in real-time. Pretty neat and, of course, if the…
Yesterday, Motorola dropped a silent bombshell by revealing its entry into the smartwatch arena, the Moto 360. The device is one of the many upcoming wearable devices that runs on Google’s Android Wear platform. Motorola aired a Google+ Hangout today (after a few bumps) which starred Moto 360 designer Jim Wicks in which he answered…
UPDATE: Google has released a YouTube stream of the Moto 360 Hangout with Jim Wicks. Watch it below! If you’ve been trying to get into Motorola’s Moto 360 Hangout, you might have noticed that it’s just not working. I know, WTF, Google? Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to wait a little longer to…