When the original Google Nexus 7 hit the streets a year ago, it offered crazy good specs for a low price. It was probably the most powerful tablet you could buy for $200. But users started to notice that performance degraded over time, especially after upgrading the OS from Android 4.1 to Android 4.2. Now […]
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Lilbits (7-26-2013): Too many Surface RT tablets
Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet launched last year as one of the first devices to ship with Windows RT. It was an impressive achievement, with Microsoft essentially retooling its entire Windows operating system to run on devices with ARM-based chips. But while the Surface RT has long battery life, instant on capabilities, and an intriguing optional […]
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Hidden goodies in Android 4.3: Support for 4K screens, per-app permission controls
Google Android 4.3 may be a minor update to Google’s mobile operating system, but it has some nice features including performance tweaks, Bluetooth improvements, support for limiting a user’s access to some apps or content on multi-user devices, and much more. But if you dig into the source code, it looks like there are also […]
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Android 4.3 source code released, custom ROMs coming soon
Google has released the source code for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, along with factory images for the latest Nexus phones and tablets. And that means independent developers can start tweaking, modifying, and otherwise using the code. It also means that new builds of popular custom ROMs are on the way. The CyanogenMod team has already […]
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Google Android 4.3 begins rolling out
Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet will be the first device to ship with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. But the company will start pushing the software update to existing devices today. The first device in line for Android 4.3 will be the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus 4, and original Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 […]
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Android 4.3 for the Google Nexus 4 leaked, you can install it now
Google is expected to introduce Android 4.3 soon, but if you have a Google Nexus 4 smartphone you can install an early build of the operating system now. A leaked build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S4 hit the streets a few weeks ago. Now there’s a build available for Google’s […]
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Lilbits (7-03-2013): Android 4.3, Samsung acquired Boxee, Feedly gets OPML
One of these days, Google is going to release Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Until then, we’ll have to dig through leaked pre-release builds to figure out what new features may be on the way. We’ve already learned a few things about WiFi and Bluetooth behavior, support for third party […]
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What’s new in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean?
At first glance, Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean looks like a minor operating system update. The overall user interface hasn’t changed much since Android 4.3, and there aren’t a ton of user-oriented features. But when you start digging beneath the surface, Android 4.3 has more than a new version number. It’s designed to be more […]
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Leaked build of Android 4.3 for the Samsung Galaxy S4
Google has yet to officially launch the next version of its smartphone and tablet operating system. But Android 4.3 has already been spotted in the wild — and now a leaked build for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition is available for download from SamMobile. You can also grab the system dump. It’s probably just […]
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Google Android 4.3 spotted in the wild, brings new camera app to Nexus 4
Google’s annual developer conference came and went this month without the launch of a new version of the Android operating system. But web publishers (including this one) have noticed a growing number of visits from folks using mobile devices identified as running Android 4.3 in recent weeks… and now a member of the xda-developers forum […]