Friday, October 4, 2013

Android news Oct 4, 2013

Dell Whisks the Wraps Off New Tablets, Laptops

Dell on Wednesday released new tablets and updates to its XPS line of laptops for geeks, less than three weeks after founder Michael Dell won a long and bitter battle to take the company private again. The company launched two Windows 8.1 tablets and two Android tablets under the revived -technewsworld


Samsung planning to unleash raft of cheap octa-core tablets?

Samsung planning to unleash raft of cheap octa-core tablets?
reportedly weighing up whether to use low-cost MediaTek chips, a move which could be a harbinger of low-cost octa-core phones and tablets. Samsung's flagship devices have tended to use either Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm or, in some variants, its own-brand Exynos octa-core. However, a report in th... -techradar



HTC posts first ever loss amid rumours of One Mini shortage

HTC posts first ever loss amid rumours of One Mini shortage
d a rocky couple of years and news that it's finally made its first loss hasn't come as a particular surprise.The Taiwanese firm's profits have been slim for the past few quarters, and during the third quarter of 2013 HTC announced it had made a net loss of $101 million (around £63 million, AU$107 mil... -techradar



Microsoft reportedly wants HTC to combine Windows Phone and Android

Microsoft reportedly wants HTC to combine Windows Phone and Android
some time since HTC put out its last Windows handset, and after Microsoft's Nokia devices buyout, the possibility for anything down the line was beginning to seem unlikely.According to sneaky sources speaking to Bloomberg, HTC is not planning any more Windows OS handsets for the future.But Microsoft i... -techradar



Blip: Jelly Bean now comfortably most popular version of Android

Blip: Jelly Bean now comfortably most popular version of Android
released the latest Android figures and it's good news for Jelly Bean as it's now on almost half of all handsets running the search giant's software.We say almost because the actual figure is 48.6%, but you get the picture - although the first incarnation of Jelly Bean (aka Android 4.1) is currently the ... -techradar



Facebook Home opens doors to Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram

Facebook Home opens doors to Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram
a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/facebook-home-1142586/review">Facebook Home? It's the Android overlay that puts the social network front and center, but today it was feeling hospitable and decided to let others walk through its front door. One of Facebook Home's ... -techradar



Four cameras to power 3D? Amazon phone may use just that many

Four cameras to power 3D? Amazon phone may use just that many
has been added to the fire surrounding one of the tech industry's biggest "is it real?" devices, with new word spreading about the so-called Amazon phone. Or should we say, phones. TechCrunch reported this week that Amazon is developing not one but two different smartphones, including a high-end model featuri... -techradar



Key Lime Pie, er, KitKat leaked snaps show off new features

Key Lime Pie, er, KitKat leaked snaps show off new features
purportedly showing Android 4.4 KitKat in action have surfaced, giving us a glimpse at possible new features due with the next 'droid flavor while reminding us of the Key Lime Pie that isn't ready to be served.Gadget Helpline (via Android Authority) posted 21 shots of a Nexus 4 running 4.4, though it's import... -techradar



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