tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30040936801514332192024-02-07T16:36:20.554-08:00Android going to rule the worldIts about awesome android recent news Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-18297067707110881322014-10-30T00:46:00.003-07:002014-10-30T00:46:30.784-07:00Best New Features in Android Lollipop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Google Android has been role out Android Lollipop, is a little different with previous versions. Luckily we got chance to get sit down with see coolest features in Android Lollipop, we are not sure that we have a final version. Anyway just go through with the some of the coolest features.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ok Google</b>: The first is the ability to say "Ok Google" even is your phone in stand by mode. Your phone will wake and start search and send text and more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Double tab to wake</b>: You can wake your phone with double tab when is in standby mode. Like advanced "Ok Google" command, it requires compatible hardware. We also hear it works on Nexus 6.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ambien Display</b>: Another changes made over from the Moto X idea of displaying bits of information on your screen as it comes in without turning the whole thing on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Face unlock</b>: Android's face unlock feature has never really worked all that well. It's kind of magical that it can recognize you face, but it's often slow and usually needs really good lighting conditions to work. In lollipop, Google has tweaked it so that it starts running silently as soon as you turn on your screen. Since you can interact with notifications on the lock screen now, the idea is that you'd power it on, mess with a few notifications, and by the time you're done Face Unlock has already kicked in and unlocked the phone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Lock screen notifications</b>: As with the iPhone, Android Lollipop will put notifications right on your lock scree. But on Android, the notifications on your screen are basically the same as those that appear in the drop-down notification shade. why does that matter? Because on Android, you get a lot of control built-in to those notifications. You can archive email, tab reply, expand notifications to see more information, and so on. Now, you can do it directly on your lock screen. As a small bonus, if you have apps with sensitive information that you want to see notifications from but don't want to display their contents, you can set them to be "redacted" when they show up on the lock scree.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">We've always been big fans of Google's Nexus range of smartphones. Running 'pure' Android with no other modifications, they've been a great way to get the full OS and a gateway to the latest updates. That's not even to mention that these handsets have been both extremely well priced and extremely well specced. With the </span><a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1303618/google-nexus-5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #377e79; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nexus 5</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> launching last year, we'd started to get used to having a new Google handset each year. Now, we're halfway through 2014, so where is the Nexus 6 (or Nexus X if the latest rumours are to be believed)? We round up all of the latest news to find out when we can expect the phone and its expected specs.</span></span><br />
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Nexus 5 production halted?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">According to Canadian phone network Wind Mobile the Nexus 5 is no longer being manufactured. Responding to a customer on Twitter the network said the Nexus 5 was out of stock as it was "no longer being made". Wind quickly deleted the Tweet, but not before <a href="http://www.androidorigin.com/nexus-5-google-nexus-6-release/" style="border: 0px; color: #377e79; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="//www.androidorigin.com/nexus-5-google-nexus-6-release/#ixzz3Df1JPEJ6">eagle-eyed gadget fans noticed</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It isn't clear if the Wind Mobile customer service representative accidentally revealed confidential information or if they got their facts wrong. Stopping production of the Nexus 5 would suggest that the Nexus 6 will be with us before the end of the year. Google tends to halt manufacture of old Nexus devices completely, rather than cutting prices when it releases a new model. If the Nexus 5 really is coming end of line people eager to get their hands on the device should do so quickly before stock starts to run out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just after the Nexus 6 appeared on GFXBench, the same device was spotted on the<a href="http://www.antutu.com/view.shtml?id=7931" style="border: 0px; color: #377e79; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AnTuTu</a> benchmark tracker, this time under the name Google Shamu. Given that the codename was Motorola Shamu, this would appear to confirm that this handset is indeed the Nexus 6. According to AnTuTu, the handset was running Android 5 L, the unreleased operating system, which is bound to make a first appearance on a new Nexus handset. As with the GFXBench leak, the new information confirms that the handset will have a 5.2in QHD screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC and 3GB of RAM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Benchmark results for the Nexus 6 have leaked, comparing it to rival current-gen handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One (m8). The Nexus 6 has been benchmarked under its codename Motorola Shamu. Along with benchmark results, the leak on <a href="http://gfxbench.com/device.jsp?benchmark=gfx30&os=Android&api=gl&D=Motorola+Shamu+%28Google+Nexus+6%3F%29&testgroup=info" style="border: 0px; color: #377e79; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GFXBench</a> also revealed full specs. The Nexus 6 will run Android 5 L, have a 5.2in 2560x1440 screen, a quad-core Qualcomm processor and 3GB of memory. It will also have 24GB of storage and a 12 megapixel rear facing camera with a 2 megapixel camera on the front.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Its rumoured Snapdragon 800 processor sees it perform almost identically to the S5, Xperia Z2, HTC One (m8) and OnePlus One. The test also suggests that the Nexus 6 will not have a QHD screen, with a 1080p resolution now most likely. In the same test the LG G3, which does have a QHD display, performed far worse in the Manhattan GFXBench test.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We're used to smartphone manufacturers being a little tricksy when it comes to their latest handsets, doing everything they can to hide the existence of a new phone until they're ready for launch. With the Nexus 6, Google and LG (the rumoured manufacturer) have gone out of their way to flatly deny the phone's existence or of it ever happening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back at MWC 2014, Google’s Sundar Pichai stated that there would be no Nexus 6 handset in the first half of 2014. That was fair enough and seemed to be stating the obvious. After all the <a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1297519/google-nexus-4" style="border: 0px; color: #377e79; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nexus 4</a> was announced in October 2012 and came out in November; the Nexus 5 was announced in October 2013 and came out in November.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-68502259882377528112014-09-06T00:23:00.002-07:002014-10-30T00:50:42.119-07:00Interesting news about Whatsapp <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jan Koum CEO of Whatsapp saying about the story of Whatsapp:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few short years ago, my friend Brian and I set out to build a messaging service with a single focus: best possible user experience. We bet that if our team of engineers could make messaging fast, simple, and personal, we could charge people directly for the service without having to rely on annoying banner ads, game promotions, or all those other distracting “features” that come with many messaging apps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today, we’re proud to announce that because of you, WhatsApp has reached a milestone that no other mobile messaging service has achieved: 400 million monthly active users, with 100 million active users added in the last four months alone. This isn’t a count of people who just registered for WhatsApp - it’s the number of people who are actively using the service every single month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we say that you made this possible, we mean it. WhatsApp has just 50 employees, and most of us are engineers. We’ve arrived at this point without spending a dollar on targeted ads or big marketing campaigns. We’re here because of all the people who share their WhatsApp stories with co-workers, friends, and loved ones - stories we love to hear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There was the woman from New Zealand who moved to South Africa to complete her PhD. The week before she left to go back home, she met the man of her dreams. Despite living thousands of miles apart, she told us that WhatsApp has allowed them to feel closer than ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also heard from a British woman who runs a charity in Uganda. She told us that her team on the ground uses WhatsApp to send daily reports, photos, and videos of the children they’re helping, which she shares to build support for her organization all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Docs-use-WhatsApp-to-save-heart-patients/articleshow/27252815.cms" style="color: #40a9d8; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Doctors in India</a> are using WhatsApp to instantly send electrocardiogram pictures of patients who’ve suffered heart attacks, saving valuable time and potentially lives. <a href="http://www.abc.es/medios-redes/20130102/abci-whatsapp-excursionistas-montaneos-201301021045.html" style="color: #40a9d8; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">In the mountains of Madrid</a>, rescuers used WhatsApp to locate and save lost hikers. And today, as I follow the unfolding political crisis in Ukraine, the place where I was born and lived until the age of sixteen, I can’t help but hope that the next great WhatsApp story will be about people using the service to speak their mind and stand up for their basic rights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our goal in creating WhatsApp was to empower people through technology and communication, no matter who they are, or where they live. We wanted to improve people’s lives in some small way. So thank you for making that possible. Thank you for sharing your stories, and please, keep them coming - we can’t wait to hear what you’ll use WhatsApp for next.</span></div>
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Sometimes apps got struck up and nothing works in it. Users become helpless. To get rid of it, follow these simple steps:</div>
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Whenever you find an app that is open the menu on your Android phones and tap on settings option. On settings you will Applications. Select applications and Long Press on the app that is causing trouble. On long press, you will see options like Force stop etc..</div>
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Just tap on Force stop and that app will be stopped. For better performance, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the app.</div>
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We all love surfing the web. Sometimes we come across websites that really interest us and we want to save them for future refrence without having to type the URL or search them in Google. Below I will show you a quick and easy way to bookmark your favorite websites and also add them to your Droid’s home screen so thatyou can easily access them whenever you want :</div>
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<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Launch the web browser on your device</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Go to your favourite website.</li>
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<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Click on “Bookmarks” and/or then click “Add Bookmark”</li>
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<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Long press on a blank area on your home screen.</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Select Shortcuts</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Select Bookmarks</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;"> Choose the Bookmark to the website that you want to link on your home screen.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-15693170752548922102014-01-16T21:02:00.000-08:002014-01-16T21:02:07.896-08:00Nokia's first Android phone : Normandy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nokia's first Android phone : Normandy</h1>
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Nokia has been reportedly working on an Android phone. According to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5197746/nokia-android-phone-normandy" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #d64a2b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Verge</a>, Nokia has been working on a Forked version for sometime now. In November, <a href="https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/405060430222987264" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #d64a2b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@evleaks</a> posted the above image of red Nokia phone.</div>
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Forked version is similar to what Amazon provides on its tablets. Forked versions do not have access to Google Play services. They have Android just as the base.</div>
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According to The Verge, Normandy is designed as an Asha equivalent to push low-cost devices with access to more traditional smartphone apps — something the company has struggled to achieve for its Series 40-powered Asha line.</div>
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But we are not sure if Nokia will actually launch this Android phone. If Nokia launches, will it be done before Microsoft-Nokia deal is finalised, is a question that will come to everyone’s mind.</div>
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Do you want a Nokia Android phone? Do let us know your thoughts on this in comments section below.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-82221576969747509352013-12-30T21:24:00.005-08:002013-12-30T21:24:59.283-08:00Galaxy Gear compatibility extended to more devices<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Galaxy Gear compatibility extended to more devices</h1>
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Samsung has announced that to extend the Galaxy Gear smart watch compatibility, it will be releasing a software update for six devices. While the software update is already available for Samsung Galaxy S4, the compatibility will be extended to Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy S4 zoom, Galaxy S3, galaxy Note II.</div>
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“The Galaxy Gear is designed and optimized for use with other Galaxy devices to create a seamless experience for our users. Extending the Galaxy Gear compatibility to six Galaxy devices reflects our commitment to delivering more Samsung smartphone users with enhanced flexibility and freedom, thus enriching their mobile experience,” says Vineet Taneja, Country Head, Mobiles at Samsung Electronics.</div>
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The Samsung galaxy Smartwatch is available in the Indian markets for INR 22900. Talking more about this smart watch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch features a 1.63-inch Super AMOLED screen, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB internal storage and a 1.9 MP camera.</div>
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Smart Relay feature connects Galaxy gear with other galaxy devices. This smart watch allows you to make or receive calls. you can also set to view updates from your social network accounts on this smart watch.</div>
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The Galaxy Gear also functions like a full featured watch, with the option to change its face with 10 different alternatives and offers more choices via Samsung Apps.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-12479820421287199172013-12-28T22:22:00.002-08:002013-12-28T22:22:44.962-08:00Swype for Android Updated with four new languages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Swype for Android Updated with four new languages</h1>
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Swype Keyboard App for Android has been updated to version 1.6. The fastest, most accurate and now the most customisable keyboard app now includes support for four new Indian languages – Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu.</div>
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<li style="line-height: 20px;">Bilingual</li>
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<li style="line-height: 20px;">New theme (“Blackbird”)</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;">Combined secondary and tertiary menus</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;">Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;">Accessibility support</li>
<li style="line-height: 20px;">Search gesture</li>
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Download from <a href="http://goo.gl/idxhyl" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #d64a2b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Play</a> Store.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-47898159338011040982013-12-28T01:25:00.000-08:002013-12-28T01:25:04.332-08:00Google play gets new features<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Google Play Books gets new features</h1>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Google Play Books has been updated with a more quick and smooth interface. The updated version now allows you to upload eBooks from your phone or tablet in PDF or EPUB format. You can also directly upload from email. Simply touch the file you want to upload and select Upload to Play Books. Google has also lowered brightness settings which is suitable for reading in low light. The update brings with it the ability to dismiss Recommended Books in Read Now apart from improvements in performance, stability and accessibility.</span></div>
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Update now to enjoy a quicker and smoother experience or download now from <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #d64a2b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Play</a>.</div>
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The updated version 3.1.17 may take some time before it reaches your device. In the meantime, you can have a look at <a href="http://androidarena.in/android-4-4-kitkat-top-features/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #d64a2b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Android 4.4 KitKat top features</a> in case you missed it.</div>
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #6b2515; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="google-play-books-updated-androidarena" class="size-full wp-image-5436 aligncenter" height="900" src="http://i0.wp.com/androidarena.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/google-play-books-updated-androidarena.png?resize=562%2C900" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="562" /></a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-12347700253655195882013-12-26T21:07:00.000-08:002013-12-26T21:07:54.426-08:00KitKat Top Features<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Android 4.4 KitKat Top Features</h1>
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Android Kitkat is backward compatible with over 1 billion older devices. Another interesting thing about KitKat is that it requires less memory. You can run KitKat on a device with memory as low as 512 MB.</div>
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Google Android head Sundar Pichai said that the goal for 2014 is to “reach the next billion people.” In emerging countries like Brazil, India, Russia, Indonesia, and Mexico, Android’s business is tripling every year. In some of those countries, several manufacturers have been selling Android phones that are powered by the two-years-old Android Gingerbread (version 2.3) operating system. Android KitKat is intended to prevent older software from being sold in those emerging countries.</div>
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Here are Top Ten KitKat features :</div>
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<strong>1. Ok Google</strong></div>
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Now you no longer need to touch the screen to get directions or play music. Just say “Ok Google” when you are either on the home screen or running Google Now. Then say the any command you want your Android to perform.</div>
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<strong>2. Full-Screen Album And Movie Art Combined With Controls</strong></div>
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Now you will see full-screen and album art appear while projecting movies to Google Chromeast or playing music on your device. You can also control the player from the lock screen itself.</div>
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Did you hate the status bar and the navigation buttons stick to your screen while you were reading an e-book or watching a movie, just like me and wished that they hide ? Google has listened and they have added a feature that will hide them automatically until you swipe the edge to bring them back.</div>
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We all have contacts whom we call more often. Android KitKat now prioritises your contacts so that you don’t have to search them every time you wish to call them.</div>
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Next time you receive a call from an unrecognised number, Android KitKat will attempt to retrieve the Caller ID information from local listings within Google maps.</div>
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Android KitKat has consolidated SMS , MMS, video calls and Google Hangouts chat messages all in one place. The Android KitKat Messages app also supports location-sharing and animated GIFs through Google Hangouts.</div>
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<strong>7. Emojis</strong></div>
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Emojis has been added by Google into KitKat’s keyboard. With Emoji, can enhance the context of your messages by placing smileys, cars, animals, and other interesting icons with this feature.</div>
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<strong>8. Cloud Printing Support</strong></div>
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Android KitKat will also support Cloud Printing, a necessity of future. You can now print almost anything from your KitKat device. To use this feature, you must connect your printer to Google Cloud Print or HP ePrint.</div>
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<strong>9. Quickoffice</strong></div>
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Android KitKat will come with QuickOffice pre-installed. So, next time you need to edit any document, spreadsheet or presentation, you don’t have to search the Play Store to look for a good editing app. You can also browse through your documents in your Google Docs and Google Drive account.</div>
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<strong>10. Step Detector And Step Counter</strong></div>
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Android KitKat has a step detector and step counter so that fitness-related apps can track when the user is walking, running, and climbing stairs. The step detector uses the accelerometer input to recognize when the user has taken a step. The step counter tracks the total number of steps since the device’s last restart.</div>
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1. Seesmic</h3>
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There are many Twitter apps on Android - and Twitter itself shook up the scene with the launch of its own-brand app - but we're sticking with<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seesmic" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Seesmic</a>. Offering support for multiple accounts, a home page widget showing latest tweets and an incredibly slick and professional design, it's one of the finest examples of app development out there today.</div>
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2. Facebook for Android</h3>
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<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.facebook.katana" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Facebook for Android</a> is lacking in features compared to Facebook itself, but a recent update added Inbox support to the Android app, finally allowing its users to communicate in almost real time. The app's fast and stable, with a simplicity that reminds you of the old days when using Facebook used to be bearable.</div>
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3. National Rail Enquiries</h3>
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After the original free, third-party National Rail apps went paid-for, National Rail has finally brought out its own free app. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.nationalrail.google" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">National Rail Enquiries</a>enables you to check live train times, plan your journeys, and get notifications of delays. On first use, the app prompts you to enter a home and work train station, and then you can use the 'Get me home' button to see the next available trains.</div>
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4. UK Jobs</h3>
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Hey, times are hard and you've got to pay for your oppressive monthly mobile phone contract somehow. Offering a fully searchable database of current UK job vacancies, <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onejob.android.activities" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">UK Jobs</a>, which pulls in its data from independent employment site <a href="http://www.1job.co.uk/" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1job.co.uk</a> is, a slightly cumbersome but useful and non-governmental tool.</div>
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5. Outlook</h3>
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Microsoft has teamed up with developer SEVEN to offer an official <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hotmail.Z7" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hotmail app</a> for Android, which gives users a simple, clean interface, push notification support and even lets you manage multiple Hotmail accounts from within the app. If your email needs haven't yet been assimilated by Google, it's a useful option. It's since been rebranded as the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outlook.Z7" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Outlook app</a>, in keeping with Microsoft's changes to its mail site.</div>
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6. Google Sky Map</h3>
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A stunning app that uses your phone's orientation tools to give you an accurate representation of the stars and planets on your screen. Point your phone at the sky, then learn what constellations are visible and if that's a UFO or just Venus. <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Google Sky Map</a> even works indoors, if you're not keen on getting cold.</div>
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7. Layar</h3>
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The stunning augmented reality app <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.layar" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Layar</a> has recently gone commercial, adding an online shop that allows users to buy AR content such as travel guides, local house price apps and much more. But you're still able to use the numerous free Layers to pop data up over real-world locations, delivering a satisfying futuristic experience.</div>
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8. Foursquare</h3>
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The social media darling <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joelapenna.foursquared" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Foursquare</a> is represented in fine form on Android, with the Google app offering easy one-click check-ins, integrated Google Maps for a seamless Google-branded experience and home page shortcut options to all your favourite places.</div>
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9. WordPress for Android</h3>
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<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.wordpress.android" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">WordPress for Android</a> started out as independent creation wpToGo, before WordPress decided it liked it so much it bought it up - hiring the maker to develop it in-house. It's very feature-packed, with the latest version offering full integration with other apps, letting you spin content and send it directly to the app for easy updating. It could do with more image insertion tools, though.</div>
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10. Google Goggles</h3>
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A bit of a novelty, in that <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Google Goggles</a> lets you take photos and have Google analyse them and come back with a search results page for what it thinks you're looking at. However, the app's main use is as a QR code reader, which lets you scan barcodes for quick access to apps and whatever data people choose to embed in the odd little data squares.</div>
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11. Winamp</h3>
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Yes, the same <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Winamp</a> from a decade ago. It's had an Android app for some time, with recent updates adding support for iTunes, Mac syncing, plenty of music streaming options, new release lists and Shoutcast integration for radio support. It's a fine, free media player.</div>
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12. Samsung ChatOn</h3>
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There are plenty of messaging tools on Android, but Samsung's beats many of them by offering multi-platform support - with clients even available for older Samsung non-smart feature phones. It could be the ideal way to keep in touch with an out of touch relative. More "with it" users will be able to use its drawing, image sharing and social networking features.</div>
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The USP of the Skyfire browser is that it supports Flash content, popping up a little window when it detects an embedded YouTube video or something similar. The actual Flash business is handled by Skyfire's server, which does all the computery stuff, then sends the file to your handset. A bit clunky on slower Android phones, but it works like a dream on models with faster <span class="skimwords-unlinked">processors.Despite</span> the arrival of Flash with Android 2.2, this is still relevant for those on phones and Android versions not able to support Adobe's Flash Player.</div>
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While the BBC's Android iPlayer app is a bit on the disappointing side, the corporation's <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=bbc.mobile.news.uk" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">BBC News app</a> is much more refined. There's a stylish grid-based front page, plus you're able to swipe from left to right to switch between stories in your chosen specialist category. A recent update also added a couple of Home screen widgets, too, plus the ability to submit your own news tips, as if the BBC was a small blog clamouring for content.</div>
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15. RAC Traffic</h3>
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An official production of the motoring organisation, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=racTravel.app" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RAC Traffic</a> is dead simple - it guesstimates your location via the mobile signal, then pops up the current traffic alerts for your area. It's much better than having to listen to the radio for the odd update about arterial blockages.</div>
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The odd line-drawing alternate keyboard <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swype.trial" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Swype</a> is a love-it or hate-it kind of thing, with the significant amount of re-learning required to make the most of it quite off-putting to some users.</div>
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Once you're familiar with the idea, though, it's genius - with advanced prediction options further speeding your line-typing.</div>
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After a long period of availability only through a beta test or having pre-loaded on your phone by the maker, Swype's now available on Google Play - in both free trial and paid options.</div>
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After the Android version of Dropbox, the next best solution for keeping all your 'business' in one place is <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.evernote" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Evernote</a> - which lets you stash and sync all your text notes, voice memos and files on your phone and access them through a desktop computer.</div>
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As well as supporting <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.flickr" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Flickr</a> uploading, this app also lets you capture photos from within the app and comes complete with a set of filters, so you can hipsterise your life with ease. It supports sharing with Twitter and Facebook as well, so your other, non-photo-nerd friends can enjoy the results of today's snapping session.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/last-fm-does-a-spotify-goes-premium-for-mobile-devices-926667" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">subscription-based</a> thrills of <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=fm.last.android" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Last.fm</a> open up a world of music streaming on your mobile. You have to 'buy in' to the odd <span class="skimwords-unlinked">Last.fm</span> way of organising things and suggesting new music, but if you're easily led and not restricted by bandwidth it's a superb tool.</div>
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An absolute must-get. As long as you have Android 1.6 or above, the latest update to <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps" sl-processed="1" style="color: #0099cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Google Maps</a> introduces turn-by-turn voice navigation, simultaneously devastating the satnav industry while boosting the in-car dashboard dock/charger accessory scene. Route calculations are done at the outset of your trip, minimising data transfer en route and keeping you on target even when the GPS signal drops. It's amazing, it works, and it's free.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431481258266049110noreply@blogger.com0Puducherry, India11.9138598 79.81447219999995511.789577300000001 79.653110699999957 12.0381423 79.975833699999953tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004093680151433219.post-71282940824982598612013-12-19T20:52:00.000-08:002013-12-19T20:55:44.629-08:00The best Android strategy games<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We're rounding up some of our favorite strategy games on Android for the deep thinkers out there. These are more than just simple puzzles games - these require careful planning and forethought to emerge victorious. You’ll find some great replay value in games like these too, since the same strategy won’t always work twice.</div>
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Strategy gamers, pop on your thinking caps and get downloading these outstanding Android games.</div>
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Anomaly 2 brings the same reverse-tower-defense mechanics as the original, but the updated graphics, new transforming tanks, and multiplayer mode make this sequel more than adequate. In the multiplayer mode, one player gets to be in charge of the alien defense, complete with consumable special abilities.</div>
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Autumn Dynasty is a finger-friendly real-time strategy game set in feudal China. Players direct a varied force to victory across a wide range of terrain types in a single-player campaign or or skirmish mode. There’s a full tech tree to research and buildings to construct. Commands are made with a variety of gestures, each leaving a stylish calligraphic trail (though standard button input is included for those who want more traditional controls as well).</div>
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Autumn Dyansty is the best traditional real-time strategy game you’ll find on mobile.</div>
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What we might see happen in the Android space over the next twelve months.</div>
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2013 was a busy year for the Android ecosystem: phones got bigger, faster, and more robust. Tablets grew numerous, and Android moved into electronics like smart watches and a gaming device. Looking ahead to next year we should expect the same trends to continue, but on a slightly different trajectory.</div>
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Android will likely have a decent showing at the <a href="http://ces.cnet.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Consumer Electronics Show</a> with announcements from a handful of hardware makers. Jumping ahead to February and <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/mobile-world-congress/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile World Congress</a> (MWC), things should start to heat up for the next generation of <a href="http://www.cnet.com/android-atlas/" section="luke_topic" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Android</a>. While this may sound like business as usual, 2014 will undoubtedly bring a crop of smartphones unlike any before.</div>
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Let's examine some of the trends we can expect in the Android ecosystem over the next 12 months.</div>
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<br style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">One thing I definitely did not see coming in 2013 was the introduction of the </span><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-one-google-play/4505-6452_7-35760085.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Play Edition</a> <span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">devices. As of today, we have flagship devices from </span><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/lg-g-pad-8/4505-3126_7-35833442.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">LG</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">, </span><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/sony-xperia-z-ultra/4505-6452_7-35833443.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">, </span><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s4-google/4505-6452_7-35761621.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Samsung</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">, and </span><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-one-google-play/4505-6452_7-35760085.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">HTC</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.984375px;">, each running the stock version of Android. Perhaps more importantly, these models are being updated quickly with the latest and greatest Android releases. The fanboy cries were heard this year and now top-tier devices can be bought without carrier influence.</span></div>
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The Nexus line of devices is just as strong today as it has ever been, and Google has something good going with the Play Store experience. It's the perfect way to channel customers, introduce new products, and keep them in their own ecosystem. We'll definitely get a new Nexus smartphone and <span class="noAutolink" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">tablet</span>(s) this year but I fully expect to see more Google Play Edition products introduced. With a new generation of flagship devices set to be introduced in the first few months of the year, it makes sense that the stock Android models will arrive in the Play Store.</div>
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Getting back to the subject of Android updates, for a moment, we should hear less about "fragmentation" than ever before. As Android's releases have slowed and shifted to incremental updates, the experience should not be so different across the spectrum. Despite what the naysayers would have you believe, the average casual user won't really be able to discern the difference between <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57605834-94/jelly-bean-sprouts-up-on-almost-half-of-all-android-devices/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Android 4.1</a> and <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/android-kitkat/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Android 4.4</a> in terms of radical new features. Heavy users and those plugged into the space will know, but they're already buying on the fringe.</div>
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This is not to suggest that 2014 will be the end of custom UI's, branded apps, or features. On the contrary, we'll get more of this in 2014 as companies elbow each other for position. Samsung will keep pushing its apps and services agenda while HTC marches on with things like <a href="http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57581067-285/customize-blinkfeed-for-htc-one/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">BlinkFeed</a>, <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57571752-78/htc-one-camera-features-and-zoe-mode-walk-through-video/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Zoe</a>, and <a href="http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-13489_53-57597942-10389930/best-smartphone-cameras/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UltraPixel</a> cameras. I see a focus on quality over quantity this year; customization won't be quite as obvious out of the box.</div>
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It hasn't hurt that Google has pulled out parts of the general Android experience and made them available as standalone apps in the Google Play Store. If anything, this lets Google roll out updates in a much quicker fashion. We no longer have to wait for a new Android release to get the latest Gmail and YouTube features.</div>
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Motorola did the same with some of its Droid and <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/motorola-moto-x/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moto X</a> apps this year and I expect we'll get more of that from other companies. Android is a much lighter experience today and doesn't require months of tweaking and testing to get with the times. I suspect that Motorola will have an easier time updating its <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/motorola-moto-g/4505-6454_7-35831726.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moto G</a> and <span class="noAutolink" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moto X </span>with new apps and Android releases than other handset makers. Don't be surprised, though, if HTC does something similar with its Sense experience in 2014.</div>
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