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Android, Samsung see global market share gains in Q2 2014

According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech‘s data for the three months of March, April, and May 2014, regions across the world saw iOS and Android exchange market share. Within the five largest European markets – UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain – Android sales share reached a new high at 73.3%, whereas Apple's dropped to 16.6%. In […]

By Daniel G.
10 years ago

Here’s Samsung official Android 4.4.2 KitKat changelog for the Galaxy Note 3

Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 update for the Galaxy Note 3 earlier today, and as usual, the company didn't reveal any details on what's new and what's changed with the new version of the OS. But fret not, as we have an internal Samsung document thanks to our resourceful insider, detailing some of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.4 KitKat coming to Galaxy S4 and Note 3 in late January, says French carrier SFR

French carrier SFR has quite the track record of giving away tentative dates for software updates even before Samsung makes an announcement, and it is doing the same for the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade we're all looking forward to. Basically, SFR is reaffirming what we've heard before – the KitKat upgrade will start rolling out […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Stable custom Android 4.4 KitKat ROM comes to the Galaxy Nexus

The Galaxy Nexus was a great smartphone for its time, combining some of the best specs on phones at the time with a completely redesigned version of Android. It received three major Android updates after that, but when Android 4.4 KitKat came, Google decided it was time to end support for its first impressive Nexus […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung considering Android 4.4 KitKat for Galaxy S3 mini, Ace 3, Galaxy Core, and other low-cost devices

With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google is aiming to bring a better Android experience to the masses through features such as reduced memory consumption on low-memory (512MB) and low-cost devices, and that has had a lot of people hoping manufacturers will bring the new version of Android to some of their mid-range devices that may not […]

By Martin R.
11 years ago

Unofficial CyanogenMod 11 build brings Android 4.4 KitKat to Galaxy S4

Samsung is expected to update the Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4 KitKat in January next year, but if you can't wait that long and are willing to try out a custom ROM that takes away all the features Samsung's puts on its devices, then you can try out Android 4.4 on your S4 right away, […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Android 4.4 KitKat update for Nexus 10 to start rolling out today

Android 4.4 KitKat was unveiled almost two weeks ago, but the actual update hasn't started rolling out for any Nexus device yet (let alone any non-Nexus device). But that will be changing in a few hours today, as Google has announced that the Android 4.4 update will begin streaming down to the Nexus 10. There's […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy Nexus owners launch petition for Google to get Android 4.4 KitKat update

The Galaxy Nexus isn't getting an update to Android 4.4 KitKat. That announcement made a lot of owners of the device rather unhappy, and while custom ROMs will make the device live on for a few years to come, the lack of an official update will forever eat away at people's insides. On that front, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Nexus S gets custom Android 4.4 ROM, said to be “running pretty fast”

Android 4.4 KitKat might tout its ability to run great on hardware with as low as 512MB of RAM, but that doesn't mean manufacturers are going to be updating older devices to the new version of Android. The Galaxy Nexus isn't getting an official update, so the Nexus S never stood a chance either, but […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Nokia mocks Samsung and Android KitKat

There's a saying that goes like “people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones at other people houses” but it seems like Nokia did throw a big stone with the latest image published on their German subsidiary Twitter account. Nokia who recently sold their device and service business to Microsoft tries to mock Samsung […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

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