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News: DigiCal calendar app gets Material Design revamp
News: DigiCal calendar app gets Material Design revamp In the past few weeks, DigiCal has been rolling out a stage-by-stage redesign of their popular Android calendar app, putting them in the forefront as one of the latest calendars to be decked out in Google’s Material Design. The last stage of their Material Design update is being rolled out today and reveals a complete overhaul of all calendar ...[Read More]
The New Nexus Line
Android: Be together. Not the same. The new Nexus line Nexus 6 specs SCREEN 5.96-inch AMOLED, 1440×2560 (493 ppi) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 SIZE 82.98mm x 159.26mm x 10.06mm WEIGHT 6.49 ounces (184 grams) CAMERA Rear camera: 13 MP IMX 214 Image Sensor f / 2.0 aperture Optical Image Stabilization Ring flash with dual LEDs 4K UHD video capture 2160p (4K) UHD, 1080p...[Read More]
HTC Double Exposure
HTC just wrapped up their Double Exposure event in which they released the new HTC Desire Eye and the HTC RE. The HTC Desire Eye is based on the HTC one without the nice case but comes with dual 13mp camera and an IP rating. I really cant see many people trading in the HTC one for the HTC Desire Eye but people just about to upgrade might pick it over the Sony Z3 its closest competitor for underwat...[Read More]
Google News And Weather Re-Launch
Image via SlashGear Google News And Weather Re-Launch The forgotten app that we all used at a time has gotten a material makeover and re-launched today. Google News And Weather is likely installed on everyone’s device but has just sat there unloved and un-opened in a very long time. If I’m honest I can’t remember the last time Genie Widget was updated but I’m going ...[Read More]
CyanogenMod 11 M9 Rolling Out Now w. Changelog
CyanogenMod 11 M9 Rolling Out Now w. Changelog Cyanogenmod have just delivered a great pile of great news on my desk this morning. The CM team have started pushing the M9 build of CM 11 this morning, which makes it around a month since the M8 release. Another bit of news is that this release may pry me away from my stock ROM for my HTC M8. This is because this release marks the first ever (non-nig...[Read More]
Chromecast. Check for offers
The Chromecast application got an update this afternoon, UK time. Under further investigation an eagle eyed friend Ashley told me he had received £5 Google Play Store credit to spend on rented movies. (See the main picture above.) The option should be available for everyone that has the latest software version of the Chromecast app. We’ll give you the steps you’ll need to take to see i...[Read More]
Android 4.4.3 (Build KTU84F) For The Nexus 5 Rolling Out Today
Android 4.4.3 (Build KTU84F) For The Nexus 5 Should Start Rolling Out Today, According To Sprint The much rumoured Android 4.4.3 is being rolled out for the Nexus 5. This news comes from US supplier Sprint, who updated its support page to indicate KTU48F is dropping today. Though is news is related to Sprint, this means that the software should also be hitting N5s that aren’t connected to th...[Read More]
Pressy Plans To Ship Units To Kickstarter Backers In May, Design Changed
Pressy Plans To Ship Units To Kickstarter Backers In May, Design Changed To Add A Headphone Gripper There was massive excitement around the Pressy Kickstarter campaign. Pressy is a tiny device and app that occupies the headphone port to add an extra hardware button to your phone. Like so many ambitious Kickstarter projects before them, the creators have missed their original March ship date, but ...[Read More]
Samsung Gear Fit works with non-Samsung devices
Samsung Gear Fit works with Nexus 5, HTC One M8 and other non-Samsung devices Officially the Gear Fit, like Samsung’s previous release the Galaxy Gear, is only compatible with the company’s smartphones, this limitation has been argued over for a while. However, just like the Galaxy Gear was found to work with the Nexus 5 and other non-Samsung devices, the Gear Fit has been discovered to be similar...[Read More]
One Plus Case Chase
One Plus Case Chase Ten days. Ten locations. Ten chances to be one of the first to own a OnePlus One. One Plus are having a treasure hunt, so to speak. Using Twitter, the company will provide clues for people to follow and you could win a One Plus One. You’ll have to follow One Plus and Cyanogen Mod on Twitter first but we’ll provide the press release below and the links you’ll ...[Read More]
Oppo Find 7 gets official.
Oppo Find 7 gets official. The much rumoured and hyped device form Oppo, finally gets revealed. The Find 7 is the latest flagship from the Chinese company that certainly seems to tick all the boxes of what a true ‘flagship’ should offer. We haven’t got a hands on yet but we’ve pulled together, in one place, what we’ve seen and heard and we’ll share here ...[Read More]
Apps World San Francisco 2014 (Sponsored Article)
Four big Android viewpoints to look forward to at Apps World North America With Apps World North America just over two weeks away on February 5-6, there’s plenty of content to look forward to for anyone in the apps ecosystem, from developers, to OEMs and industry professionals alike. For every 10 smartphones shipped globally, eight will be running Android – it’s no surprise therefore the Droid Wor...[Read More]