STATS: Jelly Bean now powering 16.5% of Android hardware
Google’s latest Platform Version stats for developers have been released, illustrating the slow rise of Jelly Bean at the expense of a gradual decline in use of the older versions of the mobile OS. Back in February, the 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean code was running on 13.6% of all Android devices, a share that’s [...]
Google Play Gift Vouchers now available in Tesco UK
Google has finally launched its Google Play pre-paid cards in the UK, with one of our keen readers spotting them racked up and ready to go in a local Tesco supermarket. Two denominations of pre-packaged Google credit are on offer, with Google letting users buy Play Shop spending power in lumps of £10 and £25. [...]
Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview now available for ruining/enhancing your Nexus
Linux development team Ubuntu has followed through with its promise to launch a touch-based OS for mobile devices, with the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview now available for download. If you own a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 or Nexus 10 you’re now able to download and install the test release, although Ubuntu warns it [...]
Sony Xperia T Jelly Bean 4.1 update now live in the UK
The in-house Eurodroid Sony Xperia T has been relegated to the spare/eBay pile ever since we went mad and bought a Nexus 4 on a whim, but it’s been back as the phone of choice today — thanks to Sony pushing out the Jelly Bean update for its big Android model. Sony’s Xperia T update [...]
Archos releasing another three ‘Platinum’ Android tablets – quad-core from £179
Fresh from announcing FOUR budget Android models at CES last month, prolific hardware maker Archos has now announced the imminent launch of another three tablets. These are higher-spec, higher resolution models branded as part of its Platinum range, with all three powered by quad-core processors, with 2GB of RAM and Android 4.1 onboard as their [...]
Sony Xperia T Jelly Bean 4.1 update now live in the UK
Those using one of Sony’s chunky but nice Xperia T models ought to have something waiting for them in the notifications tray this afternoon, thanks to Sony launching the long awaited Android 4.1 update for the phone from today. UK network O2 has confirmed that it’s already seeding the 4.1 update out there in the [...]
STATS: Samsung took 35% of UK smartphone sales, Galaxy Ace 2 a Christmas winner
Tech analyst Kantar Worldpanel has issued some new numbers covering the global smartphone scene. As well as reiterating Android’s massive lead in the UK and other key countries, it also gave us a more detailed breakdown of Samsung’s contribution to Android’s success, claiming Samsung phones accounted for a stonking 35% of UK smartphone sales at [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update now live for Three network users
Another part of the Samsung Galaxy S III “Jelly Bean” jigsaw has popped into place today, with UK mobile provider Three saying it’s just pushed out the Android 4.1 upgrade for owners of branded Galaxy S III models bought through the network. Three’s latest 4.1.2 update is available through Samsung’s KIES desktop sync tool and [...]
HTC One X Jelly Bean update now live for O2 users
Those of you using HTC’s awesome One X Android model bought through O2 are about to have a VERY EXCITING DAY INDEED, as HTC has pushed out a version of the Android 4.1 or “Jelly Bean” code for users connected to the network. HTC’s already released this update — which adds a few new HTC [...]
STATS: Android 4.X reaches 39% of all devices
Google has updated its informative Platform Versions data, filling us in on how the Android ecosystem looks as the OS enters 2013. It shows another leap for the many versions of the code based around the 4.0 release, with just over 39% of all Android devices now running something built around version 4.0 of the [...]
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