Facebook’s Persistent Notification Bar On Android Tested

Facebooks Persistent Notification Bar On Android TestedFacebook, being a social network, has the intention of making sure its product remains as close to users as much as possible, and some of these attempts include Chat Heads on Android that will leave a hovering friend icon on your screen whenever you begin to message. Facebook Home is another attempt which did not do too well, however, since it was perceived to be an extremely invasive full launcher replacement. It looks like Facebook is now looking at the notification bar on Android, relishing in its next target.

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    Google Keyboard updated to learn from Google apps and services

    In an attempt to make sure it understands what you are trying to say, or in this case, type, Google has endowed its Android keyboard with SwiftKey-like abilities. Now the … Continue reading

    Huawei Dual Boot Windows Phone And Android Device Scrapped

    Huawei Dual Boot Windows Phone And Android Device Scrapped

    Earlier this month Huawei announced its plans to launch a dual boot Windows Phone and Android device. The idea behind this device to give users more flexibility and choice on a single gadget, eliminating the need to carry to separate devices for each platform. Less than two weeks after this statement was made by Huawei CMO Shao Yang, the company said in a statement today that it has no plans of launching a dual-OS smartphone “in the near future.”

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    Huawei Scraps Plan That Would Have Shipped Windows Phone And Android On A Single Handset

    Huawei this morning announced that it has changed its mind and will not release a dual-OS handset with both Android and Windows Phone in “the near future.” This is a reversal of its previous strategy to build and sell such a device, with the company indicating that it would go on sale in the second quarter of this year. Read More

    Huawei ditches dual-OS Android/WP8 plans

    Huawei has backtracked on plans to launch a dual-OS Android and Windows Phone smartphone, saying that despite comments by execs earlier this month, it has no intention of releasing a … Continue reading

    Sony Xperia Ultra, Z1 And Z1 Compact To Receive Android 4.4 KitKat Updates

    Sony Xperia Ultra, Z1 And Z1 Compact To Receive Android 4.4 KitKat UpdatesSony has just announced that the Android 4.4 KitKat system update has been released for its Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, and Z1 Compact smartphones. Apart from that, do expect Android 4.4 KitKat to also arrive on the likes of the Xperia Z, ZL, Tablet Z, and ZR later this May. As for folks who happen to still tote the older Xperia T2 Ultra, E1, and M2, you too, would be able to enjoy Android 4.4 KitKat in due time.

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    OPPO Find 7 promises 50MP photos

    OPPO has launched its latest Android smartphone, the OPPO Find 7, promising 50-megapixel photos though using some software and hardware trickery to achieve them. The Find 7 has a 5.5-inch … Continue reading

    Android Wear Video Walkthrough: It's Got the Basics Down

    Until Android Wear actually comes out on some real hardware, it’s not much more than a bunch of promises, some of which are a little lofty. But if you look at the developer preview, there’s some good news: Android Wear gets the basics right.

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    Chromecast begins international trek in 11 new countries

    True to earlier leaks and promises, Google has officially started shipping the Chromecast to territories outside of the US. Now interested buyers in 11 countries will be able to enjoy … Continue reading

    Moto 360 and Android Wear: Motorola talks Wearables

    Google’s Android Wear may not be about any one smartwatch, but it’s clear that Motorola’s Moto 360 with its circular face and classical wristwatch styling has become the early poster … Continue reading