Tuesday, February 17, 2015
HTC One (M8) for Verizon expected to receive Lollipop approval in two weeks
A few weeks ago, Verizon shocked everyone when it became the first carrier in the United States to push Android 5.0 to the Galaxy S 5. Look back at Verizon’s history in updating its devices and you will find that the updates are either extremely slow or nonexistent. So it is great to see some changes at Big Red. Now, many people with the HTC One (M8) on Verizon are waiting to receive Lollipop. HTC Vice President of Product Management Mo Versi, essentially the company’s spokesperson for software updates, took to Twitter to provide some information.
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On Twitter, one owner of the 2014 HTC flagship expressed hope that his device would receive the update this week. Versi responded with good news and bad news. The bad news is that the update will not arrive this week. The good news, though, is that approval for the update is expected to be received in the first week of March.
@RyGi2001 it’s in the lab, we’re expecting approval first week of March.
— Mo (@moversi) February 15, 2015
There you have it, the HTC One (M8) on Verizon should receive Android 5.0 Lollipop within the next two or three weeks.
Source: @moversi
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Google concerned with Xiaomi’s ability to compete with apps and services
When it comes to apps and services competing with Google and Android, there is not very much. Even historically the same can be said as no hardware manufacturer of Android devices has successfully built a strong user base for its own apps and services. At one point, Samsung was viewed as a threat but nothing ever became truly dangerous for Google. Consumers with Samsung devices turned away from what Samsung put on the table and stuck with what Google has offered. Another company from Asia, however, may hold the key to disrupting Google’s dominance in mobile software.
There are several concerned Google employees that are part of the Android team, according to The Information, due to the rise of Xiaomi. The Chinese company is expanding outside of China and into markets such as India. With the expansion comes more exposure for Xiaomi apps and services. In China, much of Google’s software is either limited or blocked; therefore, Xiaomi already has an advantage in its home country. Getting ahead in places like India means that Xiaomi can push its own software before Google gets there and competes. The folks in Mountain View do have Android One, but that has yet to really gain momentum.
Source: The Information
Via: Business Insider
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Rumored Huawei P8 “Lite” Version Also To Be Unveiled In The UK
Later on in April of this year, Huawei is set to unveil their new smartphone, the Huawei P8, in the UK. There has been a good deal of buzz surrounding this new phone by the Chinese manufacturer. It is expected that this new device will be powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop with the Kirin 930 processor produced by Huawei. The 1080p display is expected to come in at 5.2 inches and have a resolution of 1080 x 1920 with an expected 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is also expected to have a dual 13-megapixel camera with Optic Image Stabilization (OIS). This will be much like the Huawei Honor 6. All of this will be housed inside a reported ceramic frame with Gorilla Glass 3 backing along with a fingerprint scanner. It is expected to cost somewhere around $480+ (at least in China, other markets may be more expensive).
According to a tweet from Tech journalist Antonio Monaco (source link below), the Huawei P8 will also come in a “lite” version. He did not state any reported specs for this “lite” device, but we can assume that it has slightly smaller specs than its larger sibling. This is presumably a cost saving measure for the consumer, allowing them to choose the phone that best fits their budget. Some possible deviations from the full feature P8 could be a smaller screen or a 720p resolution, 2GB of RAM vs. 3GB, or maybe even a different processor or getting rid of the fingerprint scanner or dual camera system.
It is unclear at this point what the difference between the full feature P8 and the “Lite” version will be. At this point this is speculation and has not been verified by Huawei, so take the information with a hint of caution. The London event is shaping up to be an exciting spectacle for Huawei, and it will be interesting to see what they have in store for us with the release of the P8 and now a possible “Lite” version of their new device. If this rumor is true, this may provide a decent alternative to those seeking to buy a decent phone with competitive specs at a reasonable price. We will just have to wait and see what the event in London on April 15, 2015 has in store for us consumers.
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