Android As Of 30 Oct 2012

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Android 4.2 brings Photo Sphere, gesture typing, multiple user support and more NDTV Apart from launching the Nexus 4 smartphone from LG, new variants of the Nexus 7 tablet and the brand new Nexus 10 tablet from Samsung, the company also unveiled the latest version of the Android OS, v4.2. While earlier rumours suggested the ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

Pandora adds more features to iPhone, Android apps Times of India LOS ANGELES: Internet radio company Pandora is adding more functionality to its mobile apps, showing lyrics and artist information and making it easier to share self-crafted stations with friends, as companies intensify efforts to lure mobile ... See all stories on this topic »

Android 4.0 Byond 3G Mi-Book Mi3 With 7" Screen Launched For Rs 6100 Techtree.com The already crowded low-cost tablet market in India now has one more entrant, the 3G-compliant Mi-Book Mi3 from Byond. Powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex A5 processor, the tab supports 3D content, and comes bundled with a pair of 3D glasses. Byond hasn't ... See all stories on this topic »

Windows Phone 8 'can't catch big two' Sydney Morning Herald She was “very confident” of Microsoft securing “significant” market share and overtakingAndroid within the next 24 months, “especially in the phone part of the industry, as we see more and more devices come into the Windows Phone family and we start ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Google Play, Android becoming entertainment powerhouses CNET The turnaround in the relationship between Google and the entertainment sector seems to have hinged on two important changes. First, Google has continued to step up antipiracy efforts in recent years. The second is that the worldwide popularity of ... See all stories on this topic »

Google cancels Android event due to Hurricane Sandy Washington Post Google has canceled its planned Monday launch event, citing concerns about Hurricane Sandy. On Sunday, the company sent a message to media outlets saying that it would reschedule the event for a later date. CNET reported that the Manhattan pier where ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Photo Sphere on Android 4.2 brings Street View's panorama technology ... BGR India Yesterday with the launch of the Android 4.2 and the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices, Google showed a new Android feature called Photo Sphere. On the face of it, one might relegate it as a me-too Panorama feature similar to the one seen on the iPhone 5, ... See all stories on this topic »

Android 4.2, Jelly Bean: The complete FAQ Computerworld (blog) As was rumored, tablets in Android 4.2 take on an interface similar to what's on the Nexus 7 now: Instead of having tile-style notifications in the lower-right corner and the app drawer in the upper-right -- a setup introduced with Android 3.0 ... See all stories on this topic » Computerworld (blog)

Lava launches dual-SIM Android phone Iris n350 for Rs. 4399 Digit The Lava Iris n350 measures 115x61.5x11.9 mm and weighs 115 grams. The smartphone supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM), but does not support 3G connectivity. However, it supports Wi-Fi, GPRS/EDGE and Bluetooth. The device sports a 3.5-inch HVGA LCD ... See all stories on this topic » Digit

Android jobs rocket as iOS jobs stagnate TG Daily Android jobs are booming, while the number of Apple iOS vacancies has levelled off, the world's largest online jobs survey has revealed. Using data from 230,614 positions posted in Q3, Freelancer.co.uk saw 16 percent growth in the number of Android ... See all stories on this topic » TG Daily

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Livestream for Producers Android app update brings live video ... By Mark Hearn Android users of generation "Hey Look at Me!" can now add another tool to their arsenal of lifestyle sharing. The Livestream for Producers Android application received an update on Monday that introduces "single touch" sign up and logins ... Engadget

Pandora's New iOS And Android Apps Get The Facebook Treatment ... By Ingrid Lunden Pandora is one of the older and more established internet radio services out there, with 150 million registered users, 58.3 million active listeners and 115 m.. TechCrunch

Photo-Messaging App 'Snapchat' Launches on Android By Eric Larson Snapchat, an extremely popular photo-sharing app for the iPhone, is now available on Androiddevices. Mashable » Mobile

Google Nexus 10 is ten inches of Android tablet for $400 | Joystiq By JC Fletcher Google counters the iPad mini with ... a bigger Nexus tablet! Actually, it's more directly targeted at the full-size iPad line. The Nexus 10, an Android 4.2 tablet shipping on November 13, packs a dual-core 1.7GHz CPU, a 2560 x 1600 screen, ... Joystiq

Android 4.2 Adds Gesture-Based Typing, Multiple Users, Actionable ... By Adam Dachis Although still considered Jellybean, Google updated Android to version 4.2 today and added several great new features including gesture-based typing, multiple users, and actionable notifications. Lifehacker

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Xbox SmartGlass - Android Apps on Google Play Use Xbox SmartGlass to enhance your entertainment on Xbox 360. Xbox SmartGlass lets your phone work with your Xbox 360 console to bring rich, interactive ... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft...

 

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Android As Of 26 Sep, 2012

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Beware Samsung Android users, hackers can easily delete your data! IBNLive.com New Delhi: Samsung Android smartphone users are advised to be extra cautious while clicking any links. Security experts have found Samsung smartphones vulnerable to remote attacks, allowing hackers to remotely wipe out all data. The Internet is abuzz ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive.com

Sony Launches Android 4.0 Xperia tipo With 3.2" Screen For Rs 10000; Dual ... Techtree.com Sony has officially launched the Xperia tipo and Xperia tipo dual entry-level smartphones with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). As the name suggests, the former is a single-SIM handset, while the latter is a dual-SIM variant of the same. The devices ... See all stories on this topic »

Saving Android From a Second-Rate Future Wired (blog) By the official count, more than 50 percent of all smartphones in the US are running Android, while 32 percent are running iOS. So Google's mobile operating system wouldn't seem in need of saving. But the official count is a lie. It's not that the ... See all stories on this topic » Wired (blog)

Jolla Stakes Place as Alternative to Android and iOS Wall Street Journal (blog) There is a tendency to see Google's Android and Apple's iOS as the only two smartphone operating systems that matter. After all, nobody would suggest that Microsoft Windows' position on PCs could now be supplanted by Apple or Linux. On smartphones ... See all stories on this topic »

RIM's BlackBerry 10: Why I still believe ZDNet Rachel King noted that BlackBerry 10 looks like the offspring of an Android and Microsoft Windows Phone one-night stand gone awry. Quip aside, that hybrid bastard child of a mobile OS could actually work because it's different yet not jarring ... See all stories on this topic »

Many Android owners plan exodus to the iPhone (survey) ZDNet Many Android owners plan exodus to the iPhone (survey). Summary: A survey suggests that Android owners are 2.4 times more likely to switch to the iPhone than vice versa, which could mean that the iPhone 5 could encourage be big switch over to iOS. See all stories on this topic » ZDNet

Security risk for millions of Android phone users Sydney Morning Herald A serious security flaw has been discovered on some Samsung Android smartphones which allows hackers to remotely wipe them just by sending an SMS or getting a user to visit a URL. The security flaw was exposed at the Ekoparty security conference in ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

India is no more supported in Google's Android app market Business Standard India, however, is no longer in the list of countries where developers can publish paid applications in Google Play. Google Play is the official application store for Android operating system from which devices with Android OS allowed to download ... See all stories on this topic »

Android 4.0 Penta T-Pad IS709C With 7" Screen Available On Snapdeal.com For ... Techtree.com The market is full of budget tablets costing as little as Rs 4000. However, most of these slates come with a resistive screen, and we already know what a terrible user experience they offer. However, an exception seems to be the Penta T-Pad IS709C ... See all stories on this topic »

How to lock down and find Android and Windows phones CNET How to lock down and find Android and Windows phones. Enable screen lock in Android and Windows phones; sign up for "find my phone" and a remote-erase option at the Windows Phone site or by using an Android app such as Lookout. Dennis O'Reilly ... See all stories on this topic »

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Barnes & Noble's Nook HD 7-inch Android tablet, hands-on (video ... By Brian Heater It was roughly this time last year that Amazon's Kindle Fire showed us just how successful an aggressively priced 7-inch tablet could be, becoming, Engadget

Apple's iPod touch lets committed Android owners flirt with iOS ... By Kevin C. Tofel Apple finally released the 4-inch handset I've been waiting nearly two years for. But the new iPod touch has the larger screen too, plus other key upgrades that got me to swap my iPhone 4S for a new iPod touch that complements my Android ... GigaOM

Revealed: Rare Android Collectibles From Series 03 – New Android ... By Chris Chavez Revealed: Rare Android Collectibles From Series 03 – New Android Foundry Tees Also Available. posted on Sep 26th 2012 at 12:15am by Chris Chavez. Share This Story. It's only the day after Dyzplastic's Android Collectibles Series 03 were ... Android Phone Fans

Indestructible now available, is like a mobile ... - Android Community By Craig Lloyd If you're a fan of the Twisted Metal series on the PlayStation (and who isn't?), you might find Glu Mobile's latest Android game to be a delight. It's called. Android Community

Foursquare Updates Android App, Brings Back 'Nearby Checkins' By Robin Wauters Other new features in the updated Android app include 'social history' for venue pages (which lets you see who of your friends visited a certain place, how many times, and if they like or dislike it) and a new "me card" design at the top of the ... The Next Web

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20 Best iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone games this ... It's time for our weekly roundup of the best new mobile games for smartphones and tablets, beefed up to 20 games this week since it's been a busy seven days. www.guardian.co.uk/.../best-mobile-games-street-fighter-tekke...

Android As Of 25 Sep, 2012

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Android completes 4 years, gives Jelly Bean after Ice Cream Sandwich Northern Voices Online Google Android turns four-year-old this month. The first commercial edition of the firmware Android 1.0 was released in September 2008. HTC Dream a.k.a. T-Mobile G1 was the first Android-powered handset. Now eventful four years have passed away. See all stories on this topic »

Google launches Nexus 7 tablet in Japan Livemint The Nexus 7's 16 gigabyte model, powered by the latest generation of Android software, is available to order at Google Play starting Tuesday and will hit store shelves on 2 October. Priced at ¥19,800 (around Rs.13,465), it comes in around half the ... See all stories on this topic » Livemint

Google shares hit record high NDTV The stock price has climbed steadily this year as the California-based company bolstered its positions in key Internet growth areas with its dominant search engine, Android mobile operating system, and YouTube video venue. The shares got a boost from a ... See all stories on this topic »

Android Voice Xtreme wants to be Android Siri SlashGear Android Voice Xtreme or AVX is a newly released voice assistant for Android smartphones. The developers of the application say that the app is useful in the car and offers features that aren't found of Apple's similar Siri voice assistant. AVX offers ... See all stories on this topic » SlashGear

Updated Netflix for Android handsets Daily Bhaskar After rolling out a revamped mobile app for iPhone users, Netflix has rolled an update for Android smartphones. This new Android application features an updated interface and attempts to bring a tablet-like experience to the smartphones. This app also ... See all stories on this topic »

7Seas Entertainment Signs up with Mauj Mobile and Mobango for Distribution of ... Moneylife 7Seas Entertainment Limited (formerly 7Seas Technologies Limited,BSE scrip code-590116),today announced that it has signed an agreement with India based leading mobile games distribution company,Mauj Mobile & their global apps store Mobango for ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple's answer to Android rivals rates a high five The Australian It has been more than two years since Apple released its last major makeover - the iPhone 4 - and, frankly, not a lot changed in a timeframe that saw myriad high-end Android models by Samsung, HTC and Motorola Mobility come and go. While it is not a ... See all stories on this topic »

Giant tease: Google removes India from paid app developers' list Firstpost Google has removed India in an updated list of countries from where developers can register as Google Checkout merchants and sell paid applications on the Google's Android app market aka the Play Store. You can check out the list of supported countries ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Google updates Android books app to match rivals CNET (blog) Windows Software · Mac Software · iOS Apps · Android Apps · The Download Blog · CNET TV · Most Popular · New Releases · Products · Tech Shows · How To · Car Tech · Cell Phones · Tablets · Always On · Apple Byte · CNET Conversations · CNET On Cars ... See all stories on this topic »

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With Android update, Netflix has one interface for all devices - GigaOM By Kevin C. Tofel Should the same app have a different interface on different devices? Netflix doesn't think so, updating its Android app for smartphones to replicate the tablet interface found on Android slates and on Apple's iPad. The improvements make it ... GigaOM

Netflix For Android Gets The New iOS Look, Too | TechCrunch By Sarah Perez A week after Netflix debuted its new iPhone application, just in time for the iPhone 5 launch, the company is today announcing it has brought a similar updated experience to users of Android devices. The new application offers an interface ... TechCrunch

Aakash 2 tablet arriving next month in India for $35 | Android ... By Craig Lloyd We've heard about the Aakash tablet series before. The original Aakash was a surprisingly decent tablet for how cheap it was, and the company has now announced. Android Community

Idea launches new dual-SIM 3G Android smartphone called AURUS ... By Swapnil Kale Idea Cellular has launched its new AURUS smartphone which is dual-SIM 3G capable device priced at Rs. 7190. Technoholik

Android Jelly Bean For Galaxy S III Begins Rolling Out, Coming To ... By Ben Reid iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users are just becoming acquainted with iOS 6, released by Apple last week, but for Android users, accessing a new firmware is a different ball game entirely. Android Jelly Bean (4.1) arrived some months ago, ... Redmond Pie