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Android Q Beta One now available for Developers and Early Adoptors

Google has released Beta 1 of Android Q for early adopters and a preview SDK for developers, and you can install it on any of Google’s Pixel phones. This release will inevitably include ample bugs and half-finished features, but it’s the first glimpse of Google’s vision for the future of Android.

Developers Devices and OS Android

·7 years ago

BlackBerry releases March 2019 Android Security Update for BlackBerry Android devices

BlackBerry has today rolled out the March 2019 Android Security update to BlackBerry Android devices. The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices.

BlackBerry Android Devices and OS

·7 years ago

Google releases March 2019 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the March 2019 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install. Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.

Devices and OS Google Android

·7 years ago

BBM Enterprise brings Banner message in legacy chats, QR code activation and more

BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS and Desktop. BBM Enterprise 1.6 brings Banner message in legacy chats, QR code activation, App lock and more.

Apple Apps BlackBerry Android

·7 years ago

BlackBerry rolls out UEM 12.10 Maintenance Release 1

BlackBerry has rolled out a BlackBerry UEM 12.10 Maintenance Release 1. OpenJDK 8-based builds that are compatible with Java SE 8 are now supported as an alternative to using Oracle JDK 8. These builds and support are available from vendors such as Azul Systems (Zulu) or AdoptOpenJDK.

BlackBerry Android Apple

·7 years ago

BlackBerry UEM Cloud brings fingerprint authentication and more

BlackBerry has released an update to BlackBerry UEM Cloud, bringing factory reset protection for Android Enterprise devices, fingerprint authentication and more.

Apps BlackBerry Android Apple

·7 years ago

Android now certified to support FIDO2 standard

Google and FIDO Alliance (FIDO) have announced that Android is now certified to support the FIDO2 standard. With this news, any compatible device running Android 7.0+ is now FIDO2 Certified out of the box or after an automated Google Play Services update.

Devices and OS Android

·7 years ago

Sony unveils Xperia 1, Xperia 10 and 10 Plus large screen smartphones

Sony has unveiled a trio of large screen phones, seemingly taking the fight to the likes of Samsung's Galaxy S10+ and the iPhone Xs Max.The Xperia 1 is the Japanese company's new flagship, with a 6.4in 4K OLED display in a cinematic 21:9 aspect ratio, which offers support for HDR content.

Devices and OS Android

·7 years ago

TCL announces Red BlackBerry KEY2

TCL announced today at Mobile World Congress 2019, a red colour variant of the BlackBerry KEY2. This newest addition to TCL's range of BlackBerry-branded smartphones comes in a deep red Series 7 Aluminum frame, with black accents covering the textured back and the keys.

Devices and OS BlackBerry Android

·7 years ago

Huawei Mate X officially unfolded

Huawei has unveiled the Mate X, a luxury 5G phone with a folding screen. the Mate X is a strikingly attractive device that will give owners three screens effectively. When folded, it has a 6.6-inch 2480 x 1148 resolution main screen, a 6.38-inch screen on the rear and when it’s unfolded the Mate X transforms into a stunningly immersive 8-inch tablet with a 2480 x 2200 resolution display.

Huawei Android Devices and OS

·7 years ago

Samsung unveils Four Galaxy S10 models

Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy S10 family of flagship phones. There are four new phones in the Galaxy S10 range: the standard Galaxy S10, the bigger Galaxy S10+, a smaller Galaxy S10E and for the first time, a 5G smartphone which will be available to buy later this year.

Devices and OS Samsung Android

·7 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Fold unveiled by Samsung

Samsung today unveiled their much anticipated foldable smartphone - the Galaxy Fold, which opens up to create a 7.3in (18.5cm) tablet-like display able to run up to three apps at once. The outer display is a 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED panel with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The inner/main display of the Galaxy Fold is a large 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dyanic AMOLED canvas with a form factor of 4.2:3.

Devices and OS Samsung Android

·7 years ago

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