BlackBerry has updated its BBM app for Android and iOS with a feature called “Find Friends on BBM”. This friend finding feature will remove the need to share PINs for adding a…
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Mozilla bringing Firefox launcher to Android in collaboration with EverythingMe
Mozilla teased its Firefox launcher for Android, which it is developing in collaboration with EverythingMe, at the InContext Conference. Firefox launcher of Android will be utilising EverythingMe’s context-sensitive app search and presenting…
Nokia X appears on Malaysian, Indonesian certification database
Nokia Normandy aka Nokia X, the Finnish company’s first alleged Android-powered smartphone, is in news again as the device has been listed on certification database of Indonesia and Malaysia. Earlier the handset…
Path for Android gets video
Path has updated its Android app to version 3.4 and has blessed it with video recording and sharing features – 3 years after it initially rolled out the feature for its iOS…
Google Maps update for iOS new brings with it faster route alerts
Google has rolled out an update for Google Maps on iOS adding a new ‘faster route’ feature this week. This new feature will notify the users in navigation mode when a faster…
Sony ends software support for 12 Xperia devices
Sony Mobile has compiled a long list of Xperia devices including the former flagship device – Xperia S and Xperia ion that will no longer be receiving official software updates. Sony has…
Windows Phone records 104% year-on-year growth in Q4 2013
ABI Research reports that from the total 280 million smartphones shipped worldwide in 2013 fourth quarter, around 10.9 million units were Windows Phone powered smartphones. This results in a 104 percent year-over-year growth…
Nokia scores fourth victory against HTC in Germany
Nokia has managed to garner its fourth victory against HTC in Germany, its third in two months, in a patent infringement lawsuit that involves how a new device would manage backwards compatibility…
Ouya outs 16GB Black console for $129.99
Ouya has launched a new 16GB Black version of its Android-powered microconsole for $129.99 available starting today on Ouya.tv, Amazon and Amazon.ca. Ouya launched a limited and temporary 16GB version of its…
Amazon planning sub-$300 Android gaming console
Amazon is up with plans of launching an Android gaming console sometime this year that too priced below $300. The new console, which will reportedly offer streaming and downloading of games, music,…
Google may have arm-twisted Samsung to tone down its Android Magazine UI
Samsung and Google have reportedly reached an agreement whereby the former will tone down its Android custom user interface dubbed Magazine, which the Korean electronics giant showcased on its Galaxy Note Pro…
Dell Wyse Cloud Connect brings Android to any HDMI capable display
Dell has rolled out Wyse Cloud Connect, a portable HDMI dongle that can toss up any HDMI or MHL enabled display into a thin client. With this Cloud Connect, clients can access…
BBM heading to Android Gingerbread soon
Blackberry has announced BBM for Android Gingerbread phones, more specifically – devices running Android 2.3.3+. The announcement follows the official release of BBM for Android and iOS platforms and with the latest…
Indian mobile phone manufacturer Maxx Mobile launches 26 handsets in one day
Indian handset maker, Maxx Mobile, has recently announced launch of 26 new mobile phones including 19 feature phones and 7 Android smartphones celebrating the 64th Republic Day of India on January 26….
Android is the global leader – Kantar
A recent report by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech claims that Android is continuing its lead in almost every market across the globe beating its own previous highs and is well ahead of the…