Website splash shows Indonesia could be getting Android 5.1 on Android One devices soon
Android 5.0 Lollipop is somewhat of an elusive beast at the moment, with only a handful of devices benefiting from it’s improvements, and fewer still have been updated past the original Android 5.0 release to Android 5.0.1 or Android 5.0.2. Which made it all the more interesting to see that on Google‘s own Android One […]
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Adidas outs sneaker reservation app as Yeezy season approaches
If you’re into collecting limited-edition sneakers, Adidas has a new app that’ll employ your phone to help nab new shoes. The Adidas Confirmed allows you to reserve new designs as they become available — but It only works in New York City, for now. Push notifications will alert you when the reservation window is open, so you can nail down sizing and the pickup details. This only secures a pair of the rare kicks, and the actual exchange of funds takes place at the pre-determined retail location. The app’s arrival comes before the highly-anticipated release of the next Yeezy shoe designed by Kanye West. Those familiar with the sneaker buzz know Nike’s first two installments were snatched up in seconds, so best of luck grabbing some when the new version is finally revealed.
Via: Droid Life
Source: Google Play, iTunes
OUYA confirms further moves into China with Alibaba deal
Is Chinese giant Alibaba investing $10 million into California-based game console maker OUYA? That report remains unconfirmed, but OUYA did confirm this morning that Alibaba is getting the OUYA game library on its YunOS platform. Sorry, the what platform? It’s essentially a version of Android that was created by Alibaba, intended to compete with Android in China. So does that mean OUYA is heading to smartphones in China? Not quite.
OUYA says its game service will arrive on Alibaba’s Tmall set-top box, which apparently already has streaming options for more robust games (the press release calls out soccer game Winning Eleven 2014 and fighting game Street Fighter 4). As far as control is concerned, there’s no mention of OUYA shipping its gamepad to China — we’ve asked OUYA reps for more info.
Regardless, how does this impact you? Well, if you don’t live in China, it doesn’t impact you too much — OUYA continues to exist as a platform in North America despite its multiple pushes into China. As far as how OUYA approaches its original North American audience in the future, CEO Julie Uhrman has a quote in the press release that’s telling of long-term plans: “Markets, like China, without the baggage of the US console market, could be the game console leaders in ten years. That’s where OUYA wants to be.”
More bluntly, that’s where OUYA needs to be — the company’s plans to disrupt console gaming in the US faltered after early reviews panned the console and its gamepad. There was even a hardware revision between Kickstarter backers receiving their console and its eventual retail release months later. In so many words, we don’t expect this is the last time we’ll be writing news of OUYA moving into developing markets and out of the shark pond that is North American game console sales.
Android 5.0 Lollipop headed out to HTC One M8 on Rogers and Telus
HTC admitted at the end of last week that they would be missing out on their 90 day update timeline for the HTC One M8 when it comes to Android 5.0 Lollipop. While that was their statement, I wasn’t all that mad at them since it technically was out there for some variants of the […]
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Twitter’s ads are headed to other apps
Well, that didn’t take long. A few weeks after reports circulated about Twitter placing ads outside of its app, the 140-character social network officially announced its plans to do just that. Today, the company outed the “first partnerships to syndicate Promoted Tweets outside of Twitter,” and those deals are in place with Flipboard and Yahoo Japan. ESPN was also mentioned in early rumblings, but there’s no indication that the sports broadcaster has signed on just yet. For now, the ads… er, Promoted Tweets will take on the appearance of other Flipboard content, and if you’re itchin’ for an early look, there’s an example on the other side of the break.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: Twitter
Leaked images of the OnePlus OxygenOS ROM appear
OnePlus made the announcement recently that it was planning to unveil its new OnePlus OxygenOS ROM on February 12th, in favour of CyanogenMod which has created its fair share of problems for the year old manufacturer. These problems came to a head when Micromax tried to get OnePlus banned from sale in India as it claimed […]
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Verizon brings Lollipop to Samsung’s Galaxy S5 in the US
The rollout started in Europe already, but Samsung Galaxy S5 owners in the States are about to get a taste of Lollipop — so long as you’re on Verizon. Big Red is ready to update those handsets, and it’s the first carrier in the US to offer the latest version of Android on said device. The new version packs in Lollipop’s new features and a heavy dose of Material Design, all while still sporting Sammy’s latest TouchWiz skin. You likely won’t see a notification to install Android 5.0 immediately, as these things usually roll out in stages. However, folks with a Verizon GS5 can rest easy knowing that Lollipop will arrive shortly.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Verizon
Via: Android Central
Source: Verizon
New Humble Mobile Bundle brings in a suite of Cartoon Network games
If you are a fan of Adventure Time or Regular Show, you might want to jump in on this sweet deal before time runs out. A new Humble Mobile Bundle has been loaded up for your pay-what-you-want (almost) pleasure. This time around it would appear that the crew has partnered up with the Cartoon Network […]
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Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 starts seeing Android 5.0 Lollipop updates
I guess pigs fly and hell is freezing over. In one heck of a shockingly wonderful surprise, it would seem that Verizon is in the process of pushing out Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Samsung Galaxy S5. The update is reportedly coming in two parts, one update to prep the device and one update to […]
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Russian Samsung Galaxy S4’s seeing Android 5.0.1 Lollipop updates
Looks like those Exynos sporting Samsung Galaxy S4 owners in Russia are starting to see a hefty update roll out to their devices. It is being reported that Android 5.0.1 Lollipop is starting its push in the country to the GT-I9500 variant of the device and is coming in at a rather enormous 1049MB. It […]
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