Google Nexus 9 now available in Malaysia

If you are looking for a tablet running on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop, the Google Nexus 9 is the best option you can get now in the market. Announced last year, the Nexus 9 is the first tablet running on Android 5.0 Lollipop and is manufactured by HTC.

The Nexus 9 has a 8.9'' IPS LCD with the unusual aspect ratio 4:3 for an Android of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. It is powered by the Nvidia Tegra K1 chip with a 2.3 GHz CPU, Kepler DX1 GPU and 2 GB of RAM.

The slate has an 8 MP rear camera and a 1.6 MP front-facing camera. Under the 7.9 mm slim body, the Nexus 9 is juiced by a 6,700 mAh battery.

The Google Nexus 9 is now available in Malaysia for RM 1,999 with LTE connectivity.

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Lenovo completes acquisition of Motorola from Google

Lenovo has announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Motorola from Google. This move has been long on the cards and has cost the Chinese company a cool $ 2.91 billion and was first announced in late January. Despite the acquisition, Motorola's headquarters remains in Chicago and its brand remains intact just now being referred to as 'a Lenovo company'.

Lenovo will operate its new acquisition as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Lenovo now owns the Motorola brand and the company portfolio, including current products like the Moto X (2014) , Moto G (2014) and Moto 360.

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Google Nexus 6 is now official, manufactured by Motorola

Google has officially announced its latest flagship device - Nexus 6. Unlike previous years, the Nexus 6 is manufactured by Motorola this year instead of LG who manufactured the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5.

The Nexus 6 has a 5.96" AMOLED display with Quad HD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution, that's 493 ppi. The screen is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, which can resist scratches. Being the latest flagship device, the Nexus 6 packs a 2.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with 3 GB of RAM.

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Google officially announces Android 5.0 Lollipop as an official name

Alongside the announcement of the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Google has rounded up an interesting day for the big tech company with the announcement of the newest version of its mobile OS, which thus far has been known by the codename Android L would be called Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Lollipop was one of the rumour's mill top picks anyway so it wasn't exactly a big surprise. Although at one point, Lion had looked to be a genuine possibility considering that its immediate predecessor was called KitKat.

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HTC-made Google Nexus 9 announced

The speculation is over, Google has announced its latest tablet - the HTC-made Google Nexus 9. The newest tablet from the search giant runs on the new Android 5.0, which has just been announced to be named Lollipop. The Nexus 9 has a 8.9'' IPS LCD with the unusual aspect ratio 4:3 for an Android of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels.

With a thickness of 7.9 mm , the Nexus 9 will be powered by the Nvidia Tegra K1 chip with a 2.3 GHz CPU, the really powerful Kepler DX1 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. The available internal storage options are in 16 GB or 32 GB but it does not have an expansion slot for external memory.

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Google Nexus 6 by Motorola leaks in a press render

Google will announce new generation Nexus device every year October, and it seems that the new Nexus 6 will not be manufactured by LG anymore, but Motorola.

The upcoming Nexus 6 is expected to debut at some point in the second half of October. The press render above reveals that the Nexus 6 will take the Moto design language. It will feature dual-front stereo speakers and rounded edges design, which looks like Nexus S.

The render above also reveals the homescreen layout of the device. It will be having revamped icons, as well as a brand new folder for Google Drive and its suite of editing apps. It will join the Google and Play folders.

Specs wise, the Nexus 6 is expected to come with 5.9" QHD display at 496 ppi, Snapdragon 805 SoC, 13 MP camera and Android L OS. It is also said to be capable with the Motorola turbo charger.

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Google Now Launcher now available for all Android 4.1+ devices

If you're thinking about replacing your device launcher, here's a new suggestion for you. Google Now Launcher is now available for all devices with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or later version.

Google Now Launcher was first available for several Nexus devices with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean required version. Thankfully, it is now available for all devices with at least Android 4.1 Jelly Bean required version.

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[Google I/O 2014] New Android Wear-powered wearable devices

Google has announced Android Wear three months ago, the company has detailed the features of it in Google I/O 2014 keynote. LG, Motorola and Samsung have announced their latest wearable devices powered by Android Wear too.

Android Wear supports both square and round screens. It organizes your information, suggests what you need, and shows it to you before you even ask. Get messages from your friends, appointment notifications, and weather updates at a glance.

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[Google I/O 2014] Google previews Android L, the next major Android version

Right after the Android One, Google has also announced a developer preview of the upcoming Android L release in Google I/O 2014.

The new Android L is the next major Android version, though its final name and version number yet to be confirmed. The Android L comes with new UI - refreshed status bar, dialer and other system apps. The new firmware also comes with redesigned transition animations.

With Android L, the notifications are now available on the lockscreen, which is same as Nokia X Platform. Users can now either tap a notification from the lockscreen and be taken to the app responsible for it, or you can swipe it right off.

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[Google I/O 2014] Android One is for low-cost smartphone

Google kicks off the Google I/O 2014 with the Android One smartphone program. The new smartphone program with unified feature allows manufacturers to create high quality low-cost smartphones.

The new Android One program guarantees that the phones that come out of it will run on the most recent Android release, as Google will push updates to those phones similar to the way it handles GPE devices.

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Google Android Wear is a special Android version for wearable devices

Before the Moto 360 was announced, Google has announced Android Wear, which is a special Android version for wearable devices. The Moto 360 was the first wearable device running on this special Android version.



Android Wear is a special version of the popular mobile OS that will allow you to interact with your wearable via voice commands and you will receive straight answers both on-screen and as voice feedback. Here is what Android Wear can do for you:

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Google I/O helds in San Francisco on 25th June

Google's I/O Developers Conference of 2014 will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on 25th June. The news was confirmed by Google's SVP Sundar Pichai.



According to Sundar Pichai, Google is currently working on a new system, which means the upcoming Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie might release during the conference.

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The next Nexus tablet might manufactured by HTC

After the HTC Flyer, HTC has not unveiled any tablet anymore. Well a new rumor pointing that HTC will handle the next Nexus tablet.

We have not idea about whether HTC will manufacture the new Nexus 7 or Nexus 10. However the Nexus 7 has its successor already but the Nexus 10 still stuck in first generation. So there's a chance that HTC will manufacture the new Nexus 10 after Samsung.

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Google adds red edition to the Nexus 5

The Google Nexus 5 a.k.a LG Nexus 5 was the first Google device to be having white version. Following by the white version, Google has once again added another new colour to the Nexus 5 - Red.



The Nexus 5 is now the first Google device to offered in three colours - black, white and red. The device is now available to order in Google Play Store in 16 GB and 32 GB versions. It has the same price tag as the white and black versions.

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Google Nexus 4 ported Sailfish OS

From the Jolla community, the developers goes advanced into porting sailfish OS into an Android device, the highly developers devices, Nexus devices always demon's favorite monster.



The Nexus 4 from LG also can't runaway from the fate of being hacked and rooted, unlocked, flashed into unofficial firmware. By the way porting Sailfish OS into Android device, it was amazingly interesting because Sailfish OS running smoothly on a Nexus 4. Not only Nexus 4, Nokia N9 has ported Sailfish OS too, but it is quite laggy and buggy. The other Android devices such as Galaxy S3, Galaxy nexus will be porting soon.

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Google adds new colour for Nexus 7 and Google Play Edition devices - Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG G Pad 8.3

Google has added new Google Play Edition devices to its store, the first one is the giant Sony Xperia Z Ultra with the 6.44" Full HD Triluminos display.



Nothing change from the original Xperia Z Ultra but the user interface, it has the same Snapdragon 800 SoC inside with 2 GB of RAM, 8 MP camera, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card slot, 3,050 mAh battery and the 6.5 mm slim IP58 certified body. The Xperia Z Ultra GPE runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with stock Android UI.

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Google now seeding Android 4.4.2 to Nexus devices

Google has now started rolling out Android 4.4.2 update for the Nexus devices. The latest update does bring some improvements and bug fixes.



Here are the changes that the update has made:
-Fix for clearing the VM Indicator
-Fix for delivery of the VM Indicator
-Various additional software fixes
-Security enhancements

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Google Nexus 7 cellular now getting Android 4.4 KitKat update

After Google released the KitKat update to the Nexus 4, the Nexus 7 LTE finally received the Android 4.4 KitKat update. Both 2012 and 2013 edition should get the update soon.

The update does bring some improvements such as smoother UI thanks to Project Svelte, better RAM management and more.

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Google rolls out Android 4.4 KitKat update to Nexus 4

The long wait is over, Google has finally rolled out Android 4.4 KitKat update to the Nexus 4. The new update is build KRT16S, which includes a few additional bug fixes introduced with the original KRT16O build.



The Android 4.4 KitKat update weighs 238.9 MB, so Wi-Fi only update is recommended to conserve your data usage.

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New Google Nexus 10 leaks, this time it is manufactured by LG

The new Google Nexus 10 has been rumored for a few months, it is said to be manufactured bu Asus. However, a couple of images leaked out today pointing that the 2013 edition Nexus 10 will be manufactured by LG.



The tablet looks identical to the current generation Nexus 10 by Samsung. The image suggests the upcoming Nexus 10 will come with model number LG-V510. From the image you can also see the Nexus 10 has a single speaker on top of the display instead of dual speakers like Samsung did.

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