HMD is scheduled to launch its next smartphone on May 16th. It’s probably called the Nokia X, or maybe the Nokia X6. Either way, we now have a pretty good idea of what to expect thanks to a listing at China’s TENAA website, not to mention leaked hands-on photos. Like a lot of recent Nokia-branded […]
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Vsenn is designing a modular smartphone (that’s not Project Ara)
Google isn’t the only company working on a modular smartphone project. Google’s Project Ara is an effort to create a platform that lets customers buy the skeleton of an Android phone and then add modules for the processor, storage, display, battery, camera, and other components. The first Project Ara devices could ship in 2015. But […]
Nokia X Android devices to become Windows Phones
Just weeks after introducing a new line of Nokia X series smartphones running Google Android software, Microsoft has announced it’s pulling the plug on its Android products. Select members of the Nokia X family will be updated to run Windows Phone software instead. The announcement comes amidst news that Microsoft plans to eliminate up to […]
Nokia X2 is a 99 Euro phone that makes Android look like Windows Phone
Four months ago Nokia introduced its first phones to run Google’s Android operating system. Now Nokia is updating the Nokia X line of low-cost Android phones with the Nokia X2, a 4.3 inch phone that will launch in July for about 99 Euros, or about $135 US. What’s a bit surprising is that not only is […]
Turning the Nokia X into a standard Android phone (with root)
The Nokia X line of smartphones run a heavily modified version of Google Android with Nokia’s own app store and user interface and a mix of Nokia and Microsoft apps and services instead of Google’s. But under the hood it’s running the same Android code as millions of other phones and tablets, so it’s not […]
Nokia X apps ported to other Android devices
The Nokia X family of smartphones run a heavily modified version of Android. They have a tiled home screen that looks more like Windows Phone than Android. They rely on Nokia Here Maps instead of Google Maps and use the Nokia Store rather than the Google Play Store. But under the hood they’re running Android… […]
Nokia X family brings Android to budget smartphones (starting at $122)
Nokia is launching a new line of low-cost smartphones with prices starting as low as €89, or about $122. As expected, the Nokia X family of phones run Android-based software. But they don’t look anything like Android phones you’d buy from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, or Lenovo. The Finnish company’s high-end smartphones run Microsoft’s Windows Phone software. […]
Lilbits (2-17-2014): Wallpaper your phone with album art
Muzei is a Live Wallpaper app for Android designed to show artwork on your phone or tablet’s desktop. If you use the default settings the art will change every day, showing you some of the great works of famous artists. But you can also use Muzei to grab photos from your phone or other sources […]