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Sony has already announced Android 4.4 KitKat update for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z flagship phones, which was already under development and the new firmware would be available in May or June. Now, we have a confirmation that the update is scheduled to roll out for the above mentioned devices, starting in May. The updated product page of Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z reveal that the upcoming update will start rolling in a month's time. However, there is no timeline provided, but we expect the new firmware to reach consumers by the end of May. Here's the official change log of the upcoming Android KitKat update: Google’s Android 4.4; KitKat as standard – bringing performance & UI optimisation… We’ve added our tweaked Status Bar and Quick Settings… now more intuitive and customisable (and pretty easy on the eye)… cleaned up to ensure you only get the notifications you really need If you’ve got a Sony PlayStation 4, yo...

Google is about to give the stock Android user interface a visual overhaul. Documents and screenshots obtained by Android Police reveal redesigned icons coming our way in the near future. Reportedly, the new direction in Android iconography is dubbed Moonshine. It is similar to the style used by Google for its online services, and utilizes flatter-looking icons. See it below. It must be noted that the leaked icons might not be final in terms of design. Everything could be subject to change before the things go official. The new style is apparently referred to as Moonshine, and this flatter look is likely just a portion of an upcoming redesign. We're still awaiting details on what else may change, but for now, all we can do is look forward to new icons for Play Music, Books, Movies, and Games; as well as Google+, Calendar, People, Chrome, YouTube, Maps, Gmail, Hangouts, Camera, and the Play Store. Each of the icons appears to be more in line with what Google uses on the w...

The LG Optimus G was launched bacl in the December 2012 with the Android 4.0.3 version and then updated once to Android 4.1.2 in March, 2013. after that the product has been abandoned by LG. While, it's Nexus 4 brother was getting regular updates from Google, Optimus G was still not, now thing's getting a little bit better as there are rumors suggest that the Optimus G indeed will get an Android Kitkat 4.4.2 update after all. According to French carrier, SFR, LG will issue an update for the Optimus G this summer, bumping it three versions, from Android 4.1.2 to 4.4.2. This is unprecedented in the Android community, and will hopefully save the device from premature obsolescence. We’ve reached out to LG Canada to see if this will come to Canada, but we’re not holding out hope. If you’re using an Optimus G , how is the phone faring 16 months later? [ source ]

HTC's upcoming HTC One 2014 has set to unveiled tomorrow, in meantime  The All New HTC One , has made another appearance on the web ahead of its official release. The latest is a detailed hands-on video of what appears to be a final retail version of HTC's upcoming One (M8) that gives a pretty clear picture about what to expect from HTC at its March 25 event. Approximately 14-minute long video (in German) shows the HTC M8's dual-camera capabilities, UI, power-saving mode and other features. The video, however, does not reveal pricing or availability details. Check out the much talked about hands on video : How revolutionary is the new HTC's next flagship smartphone? Let us know your views in the comments section below. 

Apple iOS is currently the best Mobile Platform with premium features and most reliable security features, after the iOS 7 and followed by updates. it looks like Apple is ready to look forward to major iOS update to next iOS 8 , even we might see this new updated OS with awesome features in the upcoming iPhone 6 ? A recently alleged images of the next iteration of iOS have made an appearance, showing us what the iOS 8 mobile operating system might look like. According to the leaked screenshots, the iOS 8 will look a lot similar to the current version, featuring square icons with rounded edges. Apart from the design, the image reveals the presence of new applications such as Healthbook, TextEdit, Preview and Tips. The new apps are said to help users to view, Preview and TextEdit files that are stored in the iCloud. However, these icons seem far from finished as they are basically OS X icons for Preview and TextEdit. [gallery ids="3641,3642,3643"] According t...

It seems that at least one member of the CyanogenMod team has gotten their hands on the Nokia X and are reporting that things are looking promising. Abhisek Devkota, listed as the Head Public Relations Liaison & Forum Administrator for Cyanogen Mod has posted a picture of the Nokia X on Google+ saying ‘Let’s see what CM can do on this thing…’. All though he isn’t confirming the device is already running CM, they look eager to getting the custom ROM on the device as many different things annoyed. The post which has only just gone up, doesn’t say much but he has continued in the comments, advising that : The notification bar only comes down 50%. There is only 1 button: back. Long pressing back takes you home. I haven’t figured out out how to multitask. AFAIK the recent apps are only accessible from the home screen. Fastboot appears to work fine, so just need root or kernel source and we can hack away. Also, 90% sure its using CM recovery source.   CyanogenMod for Nokia X Of co...

Nokia X smartphone has successfully rooted , the smartphone was just announced day's before wrapped by custom UI set by Finn's upon the Android 4.4 Kitkat version, now the member of XDA Developers Root Nokia X Android handset. The Nokia X root was achieved via the Framaroot app. The bootloader of the device is unsurprisingly locked, so instead of flashing a single zip file, users need to copy the apk files for Google apps via a root explorer application. After the root, Nokia X also runs Google Now Launcher without breaking a sweat. You can see a short video of the device in action below. The above root method is surely the first of many. Considering the highly affordable price tag of the Nokia X, I reckon that the device will become a favorite of the ROM developer community. How to Root Nokia X Android instructions This is a rudimental way to do it. This happen because we dont have recovery yet. Bootloader seems locked in some ways, so instead. flashing a single zip, we need ...

Nokia has unveiled its first three Android smartphones X, the X+ and the XL  , which all  run on a 'customized' version of Android operating system and will not have access to Play Store. the Nokia X phones will rely on the open-source nature of Android and will be able to run Android apps. This means that Android developers will be able to port their apps to these Nokia phones with ‘little effort’ (as Nokia claims). This also means that the phones will rely on Microsoft’s cloud apps and services instead of Google’s (so no Gmail, Chrome or Google Maps unless they’re specifically ported over). The phones will also support sideloading of apps and will come with Nokia’s own app store.   Nokia X Android phones X, the X+ and the XL announced Nokia XL , the biggest of the three new smartphones, has a 5-inch screen, 768MB RAM, 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash on the back and 2MP front camera. On the other hand, Nokia X and X+ have 4-inch screens and 3MP fixed-focus cameras, said fo...

Nokia's low end Nokia X Android phone Price ( Normandy ) has listed in an e-commerce website in Vietnam, purportedly revealing the innards of the rumored device.  According to the Vietnamese online listing, the alleged Nokia X will come with a 4-inch TFT display with a resolution of 480x854 (FWVGA) pixels; 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor; 5-megapixel rear camera; micro-SD card support and running Android 4.4 KitKat. Nokia X Android Phone Price Further, the listing seemingly confirms that the rumored Nokia X will come with dual-SIM support, while connectivity options including 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, AGPS and Micro-USB. Other specifications include 4GB of inbuilt storage and Adreno 302 GPU. Notably, the listing claims that the alleged Nokia X supports Google services like Google Play store, Google Search, Google Now, Google Maps, Calendar and YouTube. It's worth pointing out that the image posted on the Vietnamese retailer's site shows the alleged Nokia X...

According to recent reports, Nokia will be officially released its first Android smartphone Normandy at MWC 2014 Mobile World Congress held in late this month. However, this does not seem to Normandy Finnish mobile giant plans to launch this year, only a Android system products. Future Nokia will launch more Android phones, and even some high-end flagship product positioning. Nokia Android Smartphones According to the sources show that between May to June this year, these other Nokia Android Smartphones will be gradually released, and will be different for different market positioning. At present, these phones can be removed and Normandy as select Google services do not support Google Play app store now, is still unknown. However, analysis by convention, Nokia will continue to own the phone features added applications such as map services Here, MixRadio streaming music service and a Nokia Store. But there are media expressed concern for Nokia. Nokia in recent years because of the good...

Since the introduction of  infrared transmission technology, people began to exchange contacts, pictures, ring tones and other information with each other on the phone. Today, however, we prefer to transfer directly to the network, or upload to social networking cloud. If you are faced with a bunch of files to be transferred to the next phone, some people may habitually turn on Bluetooth, but the transmission is slow can. Fortunately, a lot of smart phones already have a faster Wi-Fi standard, and SuperBeam Android application allows you to make better use of the wireless network. [caption id="attachment_3266" align="aligncenter" width="550"] SuperBeam for Android[/caption] SuperBeam for Android SuperBeam for Android is a application that  allows you to quickly transfer one or more files in a Wi-Fi device to another. It's the speed, you can make a long movie within a few minutes to complete the transfer. Application is also not difficult to use, if i...

Finally Sony has started to rolling out the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for the Xperia SP flagship phone, t he update is currently only available in Malaysia and Australia, and you have to use Sony’s PC Companion desktop software to download and install it to your phone. This may obviously change in the near future, when the update should also start rolling out over-the-air. It’s also expected to reach more territories, but when exactly is anyone’s guess. It’s unclear when it will reach your particular device. Oh, and if you bought your Xperia SP unlocked and SIM-free you have the chance of getting the update quicker than those who purchased theirs from a carrier. Now the Android 4.3 firmware has begun its journey and has a build number of 12.1.A.0.266 and at the time of writing is hitting owners of the Sony Xperia SP in Australia. Of course like any Android update it will be rolled out in a staggered fashion and will take a while to hit all users that have the device. If you are i...

As  a famous third-party Android ROM development team, CyanogenMod has officially released the Android 4.4 KitKat based on the Cyanogen CM 11 M3  , is worth noting that this CM upgrade support, including Sony Xperia Z1 , Z Ultra , Samsung Galaxy S2 , Galaxy Note 2 and some operators to customize the Galaxy S3 , etc., many mainstream models. It is reported that the high frequency CM11 is still in nightly update phase, so that the system version will be a variety of bug are inevitable, but there is news that the beta and stable version will come soon, so we recommend that unless you are Brush avid enthusiast, or otherwise beta and stable version of it, after all, the brush back and forth is also a very time-consuming and after the things of God and so on. Then take a look at exactly what the device supports this Cyanogenmod CM 11 M3 upgrade .   Devices currently support Cyanogenmod CM 11 M3 ASUS : Transformer Pad (tf300t), Transformer Pad Infinity (tf700t) Google: Galaxy Nexus (Ve...

 Nokia X (Normandy) is companies new Android smartphone, which has made another appearance on the web. This time some “real” pictures have been put up by a French website called www.nowhereelse.fr. [caption id="attachment_2881" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Nokia X side view[/caption]   Nokia X Android phone specifications Apart from the information that we already know about the device (in rumours), NOKIA X (Normandy) is equipped with a WVGA screen of 4 inches diagonally with a resolution of 800x480px, a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2Ghz supported by 512MB RAM, a digital camera 5Mpx, a battery 1.500mAh and embark 4GB of internal storage capacity expandable via a micro-SD slot, all running a customized version of Android. [caption id="attachment_2883" align="aligncenter" width="186"] Nokia X front[/caption] Nokia X will be the first Android powered phone from the Finnish mobile manufacturer. which will be  unveiled i...

Geeksphone Revolution  smartphone is   capable of running Android as well as the Firefox OS smartphone operating systems last year, has now revealed details about the smartphone. However, the company has still not revealed pricing and availability details of the Revolution phone.   [caption id="attachment_2872" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Geeksphone Revolution[/caption] Geeksphone Revolution will have dual-boot Android and Firefox OS The company claims that Geeksphone's MultiOS technology will allow users to switch between Android, which will be running on top of Revolution phone by default, and Boot2Gecko by Mozilla, or any other community-supported OS. Geeksphone has also revealed that users will be offered regular updates via a 1-click OTA system.  Dual OS Boot is the first time experience for smartphone users, even the idea has been popular from a year, Geeksphone Revolution is the first to launch officially into market. While the Geeksphone...

GFXBench is a well-known cross-platform mobile device performance testing software, according to the latest news, GFXBench recently ushered in the 3.0 version update and has now officially landed in the Android platform. In addition, GFXBench team said they are focusing on development, including iOS, Mac OS, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, etc. Other system version GFXBench. It is reported that, GFXBench 3.0 added some functionality based on OpenGL ES 3.0 and added a new test scenarios to test Manhattan, according to the official statement GFXBench team, the scene of the GPU performance is very sensitive, so you can maximize its authenticity can be restored . It is worth mentioning that, with the level and move closer to desktop-class GPU performance, pure GPU performance testing software starts to look bloated, and therefore the necessity of such power, performance, stability, and advanced rendering quality testing project gradually stand out, while GFXBench 3.0 is based on t...

The Samsung company will use the new TouchWiz user interface Android system equipped in the future new products, and this new interface will allow remembered seem Before the Google Now, and more sophisticated design, the same approach to the flat. The @ evleaks broke before we have the exposure of a group of Samsung's new UI interface design, the first exposure of the new TouchWiz interface closer to HTC 's Sense UI, HTC BlinkFeed provide similar content subscriptions. And now, @evleaks once again exposed a group of new TouchWiz interface, we can see from the screenshot many deep customized content, such as weather, flight, fitness, social, sports, and information about other parties on each side, and looks more beautiful than BlinkFeed HTC and neat. Also modify most of the icons. Overall, the new TouchWiz interface looks more like more depth in conjunction with Google's system notification interface, and fully absorb the dynamic magnetic stickers or card-style features li...

Those of you who had purchased the Oppo N1 before the CyanogenMod version was released shouldn’t be upset. CyanogenMod ROM is now available for installation on any of the existion Oppo N1 versions . Oppo has also posted a set of instructions that explain how to get CyanogenMod up and running on the N1, and just as it promised when it first introduced the handset, the process is fairly simple. Users only need to load the ROM onto the N1′s SD card, run the System Update app inside the Tools folder, select “Local update” and then install the ROM from the SD card. In order to return to Oppo’s custom ColorOS user interface, N1 owners simply follow the same steps but use the ColorOS firmware rather than CyanogenMod. The CyanogenMod ROM for the N1 was created especially for Oppo’s device, and so as a result, it includes support for many of the device’s unique features. For example, it can be used with the N1′s rear O-Touch Panel and its rotating 13-megapixel. CyanogenMod for the N1 also featu...

Recent headlines in major science and technology are Samsung's the next generation flagship Galaxy S5 , and the Sony companies ignore this kind of thing does not seem to be interested. According to the latest news shows, in the MWC Mobile World Congress held in February, the official Sony will be officially released next-generation flagship Android phone Xperia Z2. The code-named "Sirius" leak of the new smartphone was first broke by the famous @ evleaks, and named the Xperia Z2 will be very simple and clear rules for the continuation Xperia Z1 is very easy to remember. Maybe some people still remember, not too long ago about the Xperia Z2 there is another way of saying said it will be named "Avatar", but now, according to a reliable source from the Android SAS internal representation, in addition to the names already confirmed for the Xperia basically outside Z2, in the configuration of this model is also called "top with." Many media are on the final...

As a Samsung mobile phone users, you have Samsung's TouchWiz interface feels fatigued yet? So today this news will definitely make you feel happy. According to the latest rumors suggest Samsung will use the new UI interface design in the future launch of the new smartphone. According to the latest news broke Great God @ evleaks it on his Twitter page posted three new UI is said to be the Samsung screenshot, we can see from the picture on the color and style of the new TouchWiz UI with the original interface with night and day Do not. However, in addition to these three shots, we do not know more details about the new interface. But only from the current screenshot we can see changes in the new UI is still quite evident in lock screen clock page in addition to, but also a display navigation information. In addition, we still seem to see a screenshot with HTC Sense BlinkFeed very similar to the information page. In addition the overall style looks very simple and elegant. While Samsu...