Sony has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat across its Xperia line. The company on Wednesday announced that the Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1, and Xperia Z1 Compact are getting KitKat updates starting on Wednesday, though timing and availability vary by market and carrier. Sony said the KitKat upgrade includes the standard interface improvements baked …
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Motorola’s upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch, which will use Google’s Android Wear, might not be readily available, a new report claimed. Related stories Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: Full Review Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: All the Fresh Features, Including Bigger Battery, Bezel Redesign Best Fitness Gifts for 2022 Google Pixel Watch: What We Know (and Don’t) So Far Samsung Galaxy Watch 4’s …
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LG is getting in on the Android Wear game. The company has built a smartwatch in partnership with Google that it will call the G Watch, LG confirmed on Tuesday. The G Watch runs Google’s modified wearables platform, Android Wear. Android Wear unveiled: LG G Watch and Moto 360 (pictures) +14 more See all photos Engadget earlier reported the news. …
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Sprint has expanded its LTE network as it attempts to catch up to AT&T and Verizon. The company said Monday that it has expanded its LTE service by 20 markets to 402. Sprint’s LTE service is now available in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Omaha, Neb., and Peoria, Ill., among others. Sprint has been investing heavily in building out its LTE network …
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Samsung on Friday announced a few new accessories for its Galaxy Core Advance. First up is an ultrasonic cover that fits atop the smartphone and detects objects to help users navigate around an area or unfamiliar places. When heading towards an obstacle, the cover vibrates. The cover can target objects up to 2 meters away, said Samsung, and it could …
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The excitement surrounding a laptop-tablet hybrid from Asus that runs both Android and Windows 8.1 might have all been for nothing. Asus has decided to shelve its dual-operating system Transformer Book Duet TD300 after both Google and Microsoft have thrown cold water on the idea of the company offering a laptop-tablet hybrid that can run both Android and Windows, the …
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has officially put a target on the backs of AT&T and Verizon. Speaking to Charlie Rose in an interview Monday, Son said that he’d “like to have the real fight” for mobile supremacy, adding that if he can get to that point, he would enter into “a more massive price war.” SoftBank, which acquired a controlling …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon released a software update Tuesday for the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite. The the e-reader now supports many of the popular features of Amazon’s second-gen Paperwhite, including Goodreads integration, FreeTime parental controls, and Page Flip. The update also brings a Smart Lookup feature and Cloud Collections, which lets users organize content in to custom categories. The Paperwhite update is …
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What does HTC have planned for its next flagship phone? HTC The successor to the HTC One is rumored to come with two cameras. Now, there might be some explanation on how those cameras will be put to use in the new phone. The folks over at mobile-industry tracker GSM Arena discovered on Tuesday a leaked ad for the upcoming …
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Apple plans to make major improvements to the Maps app in iOS 8, a new report claimed on Tuesday. Apple’s top executives, including CEO Tim Cook and Senior Vice Presidents Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi, are currently working on Maps for iOS 8, 9to5Mac reported, citing people who claim to have knowledge of Apple’s plans. The executives are focusing less …
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