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Upcoming Kindle Fire tablets to feature Mediatek SoC

Gadgets, Google, Tech NewsOctober 30, 20180Comments

According to a new report, Amazon's upcoming Kindle Fire Tablets will feature a SoC from Mediatek, similar to how previous rumors indicated that Google's upcoming budget $100 Nexus smartphone would too, Amazon will most likely include on for the same reasons Google did, to keep the cost of the device as low as possible.Amazon's Kindle…

Gmail becomes first app in the Play Store to reach 1 Billion Downloads

Apps, Google, Internet & Software, Online MarketingOctober 28, 20180Comments

Just 2 years after Google first launched its mail service, Gmail, for Android the app hits the 1 Billion download mark, making it the most downloaded app on the Google Play Store. The app comes standard on all Android 2.2 and higher but it had already reached the 1 billion downloads mark last year in…

Xposed for Android 5.0 Lollipop “coming Soon” according to lead dev

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 27, 20180Comments

The Xposed Framework creator has just shared the very first information about Xposed for Android 5.0 Lollipop saying it is "working very well already" and coming soon. The screenshot shared by Rovo89 shows the Xposed module working on Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.2 LRX22G.Currently, the Xposed Framework isn't compatible with Android 5.0 even though it has been…

Fix Slow Nexus 7 2012 after upgrading to Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 27, 20180Comments

While many are happy with the upgrade to Android 5.0 the experience has been anything but pleasant for Nexus 7 (2012) users as it has been "A not so sweet lollipop for Nexus 7 2012". Many Nexus 7 2012 users are complaining about lag issues and the device overheating after performing the smallest task. While this issue…

New Android devices to show “powered by Android” when booting up

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 26, 20180Comments

New Android devices that have been revealed over the past couple of weeks (among them the Galaxy S5 and the new HTC One M8) all have a new "Powered by Android" text when booting up the device and it appears to be that Google is now forcing smartphone manufacturers to include this text on their…

Samsung falsifies Galaxy Note 3 benchmark score

Google, Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyOctober 24, 20180Comments

Samsung has previously been caught doing this with the Samsung Galaxy S4 but yet again, Samsung has been falsifying benchmark score, this time from the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3. ArsTechnica found a file that would change benchmark results by as much as 20% (yes only benchmark results) the file name is DVFSHelper.java which contains almost all of…

How to install Nokia’s new Android Z launcher

Apps, Google, Internet & Software, MicrosoftOctober 22, 20180Comments

Sick of the Android homescreen? Nokia might be able to help you out as the recently acquired by Microsoft company just launched its new Z Launcher for Android which focuses on bringing the apps and information to you in the fastest way possible. The launcher also introduced several new features like Scribble, which allows you to access an…

HTC One M7 next device to get the Android 5.0.2 update

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 22, 20180Comments

When Android 5.0.2 became available it only released on the Wifi only Nexus 7 it didn't look like it would become available on another device any time soon but according to LlabTooFeR the HTC One M7 will be the next in line to get the Android 5.0.2 update.The bad news however is that it will be the…

Turn any .GIF to Boot Animation for Android

Google, Internet & SoftwareOctober 21, 20180Comments

If you are sick of constantly seeing the very same boot animation it might be your lucky day. A reddit user which goes by the name of eth0izzle has made a little tool that allows you to turn any animation .GIF image into an Android Boot Animation "Bootanimation.zip" file which you can easily flash onto your device.The .GIF…

Google discontinues Nexus 7 2013 removes it from Google Store

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 20, 20180Comments

Shortly after reporting a decline in Nexus sales, Google has removed the Nexus 7 2013 from its Google online Store which now shows a message saying "The Nexus 7 is no longer available for purchase". This didn't come as unexpected as Google has previously done the same with the Nexus 7 2012 version when it…

How to install ARC Welder and run Apps on your PC or Mac

Apps, Google, Internet & Software, Tech NewsOctober 15, 20180Comments

Google has just launched App Runtime for Chrome or ARC Welder for Pc and Mac. Previously, ARC launched as a limited beta but has now been made available to the public allowing you to easily run any Android apps on both Windows (PC) or Linux (This also includes Mac OSX based systems)While the software is originally created…

Android 5.1.1 LMY47V – List of confirmed devices

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 15, 20180Comments

Android 5.1.1 LMY47V has already started rolling out on the Nexus Player and the OTA soon expected to start hitting the Nexus devices. With many developers still not having upgraded some of their devices to Android 5.1 Lollipop it is a mystery what devices will be upgraded to Android 5.1.1 as the update contains mainly bug fixes.Previously…