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Google begins roll out of Android 15, available at AOSP

Alun Williams — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:28:14 +0000

Google has begun the process of rolling out Android 15, the latest version of its mobile operating system, beginning with Pixel devices. Specifically, the company has released the Android 15 ...

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Gadget Watch: Pixel 4 sets sail as new Google flagship phone

Alun Williams — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:56:35 +0000

Heralded by leaks and covert marketing the new flagship Google phones, the Pixel 4 and its larger XL sibling, were officially unveiled in New York on Tuesday.

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Modular and repairable, the Fairphone 3 makes an entrance

Alun Williams — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:43:01 +0000

The Fairphone - a self-avowed “conflict-free” smartphone that runs Android - has been updated with version 3 imminent shortly. Dubbed "The phone that dares to be fair", it can be pre-ordered for €450.

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Envelope tracking feature spreads in Android phones

Alun Williams — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:19:04 +0000

RF envelope tracking is a very clever way to reduce power waste in the RF power amplifiers of LTE phones. And it has taken off, claims envelope tracking firm Nujira ...

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Happy sixth anniversary G1, the first Google Android phone

Alun Williams — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:20:31 +0000

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the first Google Android phone – the G1 was announced on 23 September 2008! It was a HTC handset running on T-Mobile… Our headline on ...

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Mobile chipset firm MediaTek powers Android One

Alun Williams — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:09:42 +0000

Google is partnering with mobile chipset firm MediaTek to encourage manufacturers to bring lower cost Android smartphones to market, writes Richard Wilson. The Android One smartphone design is targeted at what Google terms “super-midmarket”, ...

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Microsoft turns off Android for Nokia X smartphones

Alun Williams — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:33:36 +0000

A few days before it completed its move to Microsoft back in February, Nokia – after many rumours – finally embraced Android with new X, X+ and XL phones. Well, ...

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Samsung to launch the first Tizen smartphone

Alun Williams — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:04:20 +0000

One to note. Further evidence, perhaps, of Samsung plans to diversify away from Android? The company is releasing a new smartphone, the Samsung Z, that runs on Tizen, an alternative ...

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MWC 2014: Global Mobile Awards 2014 awarded

Alun Williams — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:39:09 +0000

The GSMA, organisers of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, have announced the winners of the 19th Annual Global Mobile awards. Headline grabbing awards include the Samsung Gear Fit being ...

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MWC 2014: Samsung puts its fingerprints on Galaxy S5

Alun Williams — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:37:50 +0000

Along side Mobile World Congress 2014, Samsung has updated its flagship smartphone with the Galaxy S5. Headline features of the phone include an improved camera (see the spec below), fitness ...

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