Every month, Google releases numbers on how all the versions of its Android operating system are doing in terms of their share of the entire market of Android devices. It's normal to see the latest Android iteration struggling to make its mark and it's the same case with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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KitKat continues to be the most widely used version of the OS. (more…)
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It’s not available over-the-air yet, and it might still present bugs, but the manual download takes the ancient phablet straight from Android 4.3 to 5.1. Mysterious “compatibility” issues prevented Huawei from rolling out KitKat goodies to the surprisingly popular Ascend Mate 2 back in the day, but pressured by public
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At least in the UK, the 1 GB RAM-packing low-ender will reportedly stick to the software iteration it launched on less than a year back. Although you have to assume a big chunk of Samsung’s mobile profits these past few years derived from the respectable sales results posted by countless
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Only in Poland for the time being, but a spread throughout Europe is likely imminent, possibly followed by a swift Verizon US update. Pretty much exclusive to older and newer Android powerhouses so far, the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS is slowly starting to make its way to the
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Double-digit land remains a distant dream for the Google OS flavor of the day, while 4.4 narrowly exceeds the combined market shares of 4.1, .2 and .3 for the first time. The king is dead, long live the king. Launched nearly three years ago and incrementally updated two times before
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Excellent news at a first glance, this may actually be a blight in disguise, as the Turbo could linger on KitKat. Given the outstanding specifications of Motorola’s latest battery powerhouse, most mobile users would probably be inclined to begrudge Droid Turbo owners. Lucky bastards, they waited for something better when
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Android 5.0 managed to double its user base in a month. (more…)
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KitKat is a not-so-distant number two, and could soon snatch JB’s crown. Don’t let MWC exhibitors fool you. Lollipop is the flavor of the day in the mobile scene, but its rise to relevance is a slow and bumpy one. Until Samsung manages to spread the Galaxy S6 and S6
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Android 5.0 is now running on almost 2 percent of all Android devices. (more…)
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Lollipop, the latest version of the OS, runs on less than 0.1 percent of all Android devices. (more…)
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Though the name of the unannounced Motorola phone is listed as “TBD”, we feel fairly confident the entry-level Moto E is due for a rehash of sorts. Just because we’ve been overwhelmed with high-end Motorola smartphones of late, that doesn’t mean Lenovo’s daughter company has forgotten all about the low-end
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The first official Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for HTC devices will go out to the One M8 and M7 flagship phones by February, according to a tweet from the hardware manufacturer. We’ve been harsh on HTC before in regards to their disappointing software support, which is all the more reason
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No other Android top dog around, not even Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4, can compare to the powerhouse of all powerhouses – Motorola’s Verizon-exclusive Droid Turbo. If you feel yourself drooling over the spec sheet of Google and Motorola’s Nexus 6, hands down the biggest, baddest handheld in Nexus history, wait
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The two smaller metal-clad smartphones are showcased on video next to the already released Galaxy Alpha, while the larger A7 version is now expected to sport a Full HD 5.5-inch display. You know how it felt roughly 24 hours ago that we reached the heights of the Samsung Galaxy A-Series
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The two Galaxy Alpha “cousins” weren’t exactly big question marks before, but now they’re as transparent as glass. Boy, we’ve heard of and seen plenty of comprehensive product leaks over time, yet what’s happening with Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy A3 and A5 still feels a little extreme. Got questions? We have
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No longer content with supplying US carriers sub-par, unremarkable hardware they can put their own logos on, ZTE has started dishing out killer own-brand Android devices aimed at American audiences, culminating with the just-announced ZMax for T-Mobile. To say budget-watchful mobile tech consumers have plenty of solid, uber-cheap options waiting
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The Google Play data for the first week of September is in, and unfortunately, the aging trio of Jelly Bean flavors still rules over the Android realm, with KitKat on the rise, but not nearly fast enough to catch up. 10 months for 25 percent. So long for so little,
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For the first time in ages, HTC made a splash in the mid-range Android décor earlier this year thanks to the massive yet affordable Desire 816, so it shouldn’t come as a shocker the One creators are now dedicating extra attention and resources to the born-again Desire line. Oh, the
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In a rush to precede Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Sony Xperia Z3’s IFA announcements, and thus secure itself a healthy bit of media attention, Lenovo has just taken the wraps off an impressively cheap, breathtakingly zippy Android tablet. Meet the Lenovo Tab S8, a $200 8-incher with KitKat pre-loaded
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