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LG G Pro 2 in South Korea got the official Android 5.0 Lollipop update ten days ago. It brought features like Material Design, rich notifications, better security, and improved performance. As of today LG G Pro 2 is getting Android Lollipop in Europe as well. Hungary is the first country to get the update, but other markets will follow suit shortly. It is now available over the air and weighs about 640MB, while its build date is February 2. The change log includes text-to-speech, new apps and, of course, Android 5.0 Lollipop. We also got a tip that the Taiwanese LG G Pro 2 is also getting updated right now, which means other Asian countries will be getting it very soon, too. Thank you, Ivan Pauliuc, for the tip! Via View the original article here

Motorola brought Lollipop to all of its current Moto smartphones but the first-gen Moto X is still left hanging. Sure, the Moto E is yet to taste Android Lollipop, but the testing processes has already begun, which means its update is ready. What happens to the original Moto X then? Motorola has decided to answer this bugging questions over Twitter. Apparently, the Lollipop update for the Moto X is still in development and Motorola is working on fixing compatibility issues with the SoC. The first Moto X runs on the Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with dual-core 1.7GHz Krait processor, Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It seems the vanilla Lollipop is facing some issues with the hardware and requires further tweaking. Anyway, Motorola doesn't want to give any promises for release dates, but it assure its Moto X users that all hands are on deck for the update and it will roll out as soon as possible. Source View the original article here

The yet to be announced second generation Moto E got fully revealed in a Best Buy product listing for Sprint Prepaid service. The upcoming smartphone is listed as Moto E 4G and sports a $99.99 price tag with no contract. Specs-wise, the previously leaked successor of Motorola Moto E XT1021 will offer a bump in a number of key areas headed by 4G LTE connectivity. Moto E (2015) will also pack 4.5? qHD display (up from 4.3? in the original), 8GB of expandable memory, and 1GB of RAM. The chipset of the device is listed as Qualcomm Snapdragon. We suspect that the silicon will be part of the chipmaker?s 400 family. A 5MP main camera sans LED flash, coupled with front-facing unit for video calls will be in charge of capturing memories. Moto E (2015) will boot Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. Physical measures of the new Moto E are listed as 130 x 67 x 11.9mm, while its weight tips the scale at 143 grams. There is no word on the exact release date of the new Moto E. We doubt it will be a ...

The budget-oriented Samsung J1 will go on sale in India on February 11. The device will be available through Amazon for a price tag of just INR 7,190 or about $115. The J1 was unveiled a few weeks ago as part of Samsung's recent lineup expansion and is hopefully the pioneer of a brand new affordable J-series. The entry-level smartphone is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The device sports a 4.3-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display, and comes with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory (expandable up to 128 GB via a microSD card). It features a 5 MP camera with LED flash on the back, a 2 MP front snapper, and also packs in a 1850 mAh removable battery that the company claims provides up to 10 hours of talk time. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS + GLONASS. Weighing in at 122 grams and measuring 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm, the J1 comes with Android 4.4 KitKat on board, and is available in blue, black, and white. Source View the origin...

According to a new report online, Apple?s upcoming iOS 9 will not bring the usual host of new features as its predecessors. Codenamed Monarch, Cupertino?s next major iOS release will focus on bug fixes and overall stability improvements. Some new features will of course make their way into iOS 9. However, optimizing the OS is going to be the major focus of Apple?s team of engineers - hardly a surprise considering the bevy of issues iOS 8 initially carried. Apple is also said to be working on making iOS require less free storage for new updates. This particular issue stormed into the spotlight with iOS 8, which forced many users to delete content from their devices in order to install it. Owners of 16GB Apple iOS devices were unsurprisingly affected the most. Such a step by Apple should hardly catch anyone by surprise. The company has made similar moves in the past with its OS X desktop and notebook platform. Source View the original article here

HTC seems to be keeping busy with updates to its current device lineup. Presumably the goal is to push Android 5.0 to as many capable devices as possible before this year's MWC event and the announcements it is going to bring. Now there is a mission we can definitely get behind. Unsurprisingly HTC's One (M8) flagship device is a top priority and has been seeing a lot of Lollipop love lately. After the unlocked and Developer editions received the update and soon after that EU units and Sprint ones it is now time for T-Mobile's own ranks to get the much anticipated OTA. Just as promised T-Mobile One (M8) units have started receiving update notices. The update is naturally staged so if you happen to own a T-Mobile unit be sure to check regularly as the package is on the way. Besides the obvious aesthetic overhaul that Android 5.0 brings to the HTC there is also the matter of performance improvements. We have taken the liberty of retesting a few of our available smartphones w...