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Dalvik is dead! ART to replace Dalvik in next Android iteration
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 19, 2014 11:08 AM
The commits made last night to AOSP Master branch confirm that Dalvik is getting the axe with ART taking its place as the default runtime. ART made its presence felt with Android 4.4 KitKat where it was available right alongside Dalvik. Read More
BlackBerry to close Music & Video stores on July 21st
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 19, 2014 10:43 AM
BlackBerry, yesterday, announced its partnership with Amazon where the latter will allow downloading apps from the Amazon App store. But things are not all that merry in Canada, BlackBerry World music and video store to shut down on July 21st. Read More
Google Email app arrives on the Play Store
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 19, 2014 07:18 AM
Google's Email app (not GMail) for signing into email accounts other than GMail hasn't received much love from the Mountain View crowd. It has been updated with major Android iterations, but now Google has made the app available on the Play Store. Read More
XOLO Q1000 Opus 2 with Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor, 5-inch display available for Rs. 9780
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 19, 2014 06:52 AM
XOLO Q1000 Opus 2 with a 5-inch qHD (540x960 Pixels) display, 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor with Adreno 302 GPU and 1 GB RAM running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean available Rs. 9780. There's 4 GB internal storage expandable upto 32 GB. Read More
Amazon Fire Phone to be an AT&T exclusive available for $199.99 starting July 25th
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 07:04 PM
AT&T will be exclusively selling the Amazon Fire Phone for $199.99 with a 2-year contract starting July 25th. This is for the base 32 GB model, you can also get the 64 GB model for $299 also on contract. The Amazon Fire Phone 32 GB will cost $649 off-c Read More
Amazon Fire Phone tracks your head with its 4 front-facing cameras
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 06:40 PM
Amazon Fire Phone comes with a 3D head tracking technology which the company is calling Dynamic Perspective. It uses four front-facing infrared cameras to track your head at all time. It also works in the dark. Read More
Amazon Firefly will recognize everything you see and hear, to help you buy it
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 06:17 PM
Amazon Fire Phone is here. It comes with Amazon Firefly which can recognize a 100 million items. It can recognize art, listen to shows to find the scene on Amazon, album art to play music over at amazon or other services, tell if a number exists or not. Read More
Amazon unveils the Fire Phone with 4.7-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 800, 13 MP camera with OIS
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 06:01 PM
Amazon has just made its first smartphone official, the Fire Phone. It features a 4.7-inch 720p HD IPS display, 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and 2 GB RAM. There is a 13 MP camera on board as well with OIS. Read More
Twitter gets Animated GIF support on mobile and online
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 05:49 PM
Twitter has finally added support for Animated GIFs to both its online service and mobile apps. The feature is now live on Twitter.com, Android and iPhone. The announcement came as a tweet with, you guessed it, an animated GIF embedded in it. Read More
The Amazon phone is supposed to launch today
by Abhinav Pathak on Jun 18, 2014 04:35 PM
Its been months that we have been hearing chatter about a smartphone from Amazon, with a 3D interface which reacts to the movement of your eyes. There won't be any glasses needed to see the 3D action on the phone. Read More
