Last week saw a huge surprise with Microsoft announcing its return to the smartphone market at its big October event. The company's new handset is called the Surface Duo which is a dual-screened Android device, and it was announced alongside a number of other new devices in Microsoft’s Surface line of premium laptops and ...
Most of Android's releases have had dessert-style code names but the very first version of the OS (1.0) which was publicly released on Sept. 2008 did not have a code name at all. Either internally or publicly. Sept. 2008 also saw the announcement of the very first Android smartphone, the T-Mobile ...
Android 10 is the official name for Q instead of a dessert Android 10 is the official name for the next major version of the OS, which previously has been known as “Android Q”, and is expected to launch in the next few weeks. This sadly means that the era ...
Android Auto was released over five years ago by Google and has only received minor tweaks and updates in that time, and the first major redesign of the platform is here now. In case you had no idea, Android Auto is a mobile app developed to mirror features from an Android device to a car's compatible ...
Ever since President Trump’s ban came into effect, so many of us have been talking about Huawei’s upcoming new Android-based OS for a few weeks now. The Chinese company was even seen registering a Hongmeng trademark in several markets, and that’s what we’ve been calling the OS ever since. However, the company ...
The Pixel 2 is the latest flagship smartphone from search engine giant, Google. The device was announced alongside the Pixel 2 XL, which is the tuned up version of the Pixel 2 in that it sports better and better specifications than the Pixel 2. We have made a specs table ...
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the availability of Nokia 8 in Kenya at Ksh 59,999. Nokia 8 is available in Tempered Blue and Steel and comes has Qualcomm® Quick ChargeTM 3.0 for quick charging. The phone has a Snapdragon 835 processor and is secured with biometric ...
Sequel to the earlier post where we listed a series of devices that will receive the recently launched Google's Android 8.0 Oreo OS as provided by TheLeaker, the following devices as listed below will not receive the Android Oreo update. For some reasons (which most likely swings towards compatibility concerns), ...
Just some hours ago, we reported information revealing that the upcoming Android 8.0 or Android O will be called the Android Oreo. In the same article, major highlights and features of the new Android 8.0 Oreo operating system were pointed out. While it is Google's tradition to determine when details ...
Google’s Android is challenging Microsoft Windows as the world’s most popular operating system (OS) in terms of total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile combined, according to a new research by StatCounter, the independent web analytics company. According to the report, in February 2017, while Windows remained top ...
Phonebook search technology firm with over 100 million users in over 200 countries globally, Truecaller, recently launched a revamped iOS app to make it more intelligent and useful. Today the firm announced a revamped version of its popular dial pad app Truedialer app for Android to entirely replace the native ...
Carmudi has launched its new Carmudi’s Android app,with which you can reach millions of interested buyers in just a few seconds without going through the hassle of putting adverts in the papers or spreading the word among friends. What makes it even better is that this service is available in ...
SwiftKey, the startup that makes the popular Android word-predicting keyboard software is switching its consumer keyboard app from a $3.99 paid download to free. "We have made the decision to go free to better enable everyone, everywhere, to use SwiftKey's market-leading technology without payment being a barrier," CEO Jon Reynolds said in ...
Founded by Sadiq Okocha, Nigeria's Traffix.com.ng is a crowdsourced traffic report where users work together to keep others informed of the traffic situation in Lagos. It's algorithm can pull, read, and transform a large volume of tweets into digestible pieces of traffic information for users. Inspired by Lagos' horrible traffic, Okocha ...
Deep drive into App development and learn basic to advanced concepts in Android app development including the Native Development Kit in a one week intensive training program. m:Lab East Africa in partnership with Intel is set to conduct the training starting from 26th May 2014 There will be daytime and evening ...
Peng Chen was born in China, grew up in San Diego, California, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Finance and Fine Arts. While living in the United States, he was used to organized and functioning public transportation systems, a stark contrast to what he found ...
Airtel has launched a mobile app that enables viewers to watch their favorite TV programmes while on the move. The ‘pocket TV’ has over 150 Live TV channels and more than 10,000 hours of video content and over 13 channels on anytime TV now offering subscribers a never-before library of ...
Looks like everyone is shifting from their comfort zone, first it was Nokia going Android from their traditional windows; now it is Apple, though different it still applies. There has been a report that the company has been working on an Android app to expand its iTunes music service ...
Today, mobile-only social and dating network Eskimi has launched its new Android version in a move it says will improve user experience and offer a better chatting experience. Vytautas Paukstys, CEO of Eskimi in a statement said, "We have introduced our first Android version more than a year ago and ...
Huawei has its eyes in the future, now it is working on manufacturing phones that will be able to run on both Android and Windows; a dual OS. So far the company has more Android phones than Windows Phones and has indicated in the past that their market share doesn't ...
The Android technology is about to be taken to a whole new level as Capsule technology, based in Cape Town wants to develop an Android desktop computer. Franck Martinaux, Technical Director and Chief Technology Officer of Capsule Technologies, says the computer, currently in development aims, to reduce the technology gap ...
It’s hardly a month since they last launched a new smartphone, now LG has unveiled yet another generic mid-range Android smartphone the LG L90. This phone is set to start selling this week. LG says that this touchscreen smartphone will offer the most competitive hardware in its category with its ...
Samsung’s BYOD platform Knox has added support for Microsoft's Workplace Join to Active Directory and the Windows Intune cloud based mobile device management solution. So this is the Knox platform is the very first Android implementation to provide support for Workplace Join to Active Directory, introduced by Microsoft in Windows ...
It is finally here, The Samsung S5 has been unveiled at the Mobile World Congress with the newest feature –waterproof. The newest flagship smartphone is the crème of Samsung smartphones as it has increased technical performance. The Galaxy S5 has a 16MP built in camera that has the world’s fastest ...
Looks like the Windows is slowly becoming a favorite of many as Microsoft has announced that nine more handset manufacturers have committed to launching Windows Phone based handsets In addition to existing partners, Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei, Microsoft has announced it is now working with Foxconn, Gionee, Lava ...
Mozilla has announced that its mobile network operator partners have plans to offer more handsets in more markets.The company will ensure these phones are cheap enough to attract more buyers. Firefox OS is also expanding to additional form factors, as partners and contributors work to optimize the software for ...
The android text-sharing apps have proven popular due to their ability to send unlimited numbers of text messages, as well as reward phone owners for each text they relay. This has however raised complaints from mobile operators who claim violation of their terms and conditions since routing text messages ...
Android developers in Nairobi will on December 3 gather at the iHub for an Intel-hosted Android Codefest with an opportunity to showcase their skills, meet buddies and hack software and win prizes. Intel is looking for developers with skin, guys/girls who have an app in the Google Play store under ...
Image: www.extremetech.com The Smartphone Operating Systems market is bracing itself to welcome new players, with Android and iOS expected to lose at least 13% of their dominance by 2018 to these new players. This is according to a new report dubbed “Smartphone Futures: Differentiation Strategies & ...
Google Maps Navigation, an internet-connected GPS navigation system with turn-by-turn voice guidance launched in a few countries a few months ago has expanded to Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. While Algeria receives full coverage from the earlier limited coverage. The service was also expanded to Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, ...
