BlackBerry increases Android app support

On its Latest Smartphones Blackberry is making the easier to run the android applications. 

The latest upgrade in 2014 which is done by the developer is that they had reduced the amount of work to acquire an Android app on the Blackberry 10 operating system and will pass few android app to run directly without any changes.

Since the Blackberry 10 is launched the android had a level of compatibility with the real time operating system called QNX.  The phone supporting the android app to run but yet all the features is not supportable.

In the early November, the latest version 10.2.1 and 4.2.2 android jellybean, Bluetooth, maps through open street Map, Sharing of content with other applications in the phone and spell checker.

As far as in the run time Android features supported in the Blackberry Android, the app needs minimal repackaging to run on BlackBerry smartphones.

By the next year, Blackberry will announced to update the software that support to run “apk” Android packages in phone, with no repackaging , and rest features will be also supportable. This will make the easier for the companies to offer Android applications to blackberry users.

The company proclaimed on a website this event is organized to help you understand how the blackberry for android apps 10.2.1 released supports the development efforts and helps you enjoy app in front of blackberry users faster.

The company’s has attracted 130,000 apps to its Blackberry 10 platform but fail to grab the attention of many users.

In the third quarter of 2013 globally Blackberry had the 2.8 percent of the smartphone share in the market according to data from IDC. That places it behind Windows Mobile at 3.1 percent,  16.6 percent apple iOS and Android at 69.2 percent.

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Google pushes Android KitKat to Nexus tablets

Google has launched the Android 4.4 Kitkat to the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. The operating system is currently available to the WIFI only in the US models, rest it will be available to the other models and locations soon.

According to Google, the biggest changes which are fixed in the Android 4.4 code is streamlined code. Google has removed the complication in the operating system which can be utilized in a broader range of hardware. The company said the size of the device is little 512 MB of RAM will be able to run the KITKAT. Google wishes KITKAT to run better on entry level devices.

 The Nexus tablets will support the new operating system smoothly. The nexus 7 has an S4 pro processor with the 2 GB of RAM, 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon whereas the Nexus 10 has a Samsung Exynos 5 Dual processor with 2 GB of RAM. They have the more than enough juice to get Kitkat following:

Most of the other improvements are under the cover and meant for developers. They will be able to add the various functions of printing to their app and the benefits of latest animations, graphics acceleration, API, screen recording and bezel to bezel apps. Kitkat supports the Bluetooth profiles and bakes in support for IR blasters to control the home theater equipment.  The KitKat SDK is already available for download.

There are various enhancements in the OS which includes better notifications, revised launcher, upgraded phone dialer, wide search area and baked in support for Google across the platform. There is the number changes made to the home screen and the main app menu. For example customize home page screen panels make then bit easier to use. Google also made the changes in the icons to make it more user- friendly.

Nexus will update with the new operating system. By the upcoming week’s google play edition mobile devices will be updated with the Android 4.4 Kitkat will get updated on the Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S4, and in HTC one . The Kitkat is preinstalled on the Nexus 5Smartphones.

One of the main benefits of getting the Nexus brand is to get updated with the latest system of Google.  This is a prime example of that benefit at work.

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Microsoft makes Internet Explorer 11 browser work for Windows 7

For Windows7 Microsoft has officially announced the final version of internet explorer 11. The latest Iteration of its evergreen web browser firm main focus is on the performance; they had assured that it will be improve by 10 percent.

There is the small difference between the Internet explorer11 and its immediate ancestor for windows 7 users- none of the functionality you will find in the window 8.1 statement has found its way in this form.

All the major changes in the internet explorer11 for window 7 are under the cover, by focusing to improve the performance as from EI10. In the EI11 improvement like faster page loading , improvement in JavaScript performance to reduce the use of CPU and get better battery life for laptop and netbooks running 

windows 7.

Thanks for updating the Chakra JIT compiler, due to which 9 percent of the improvement is done in the JavaScript which supports more optimizations than its predecessor. As previously page loading is made through the pre-fetching the first link found on the web page , so its downloaded and start to go  in the background should the user immediately click on it.

EI11 has reduced the usage of CPU which promises to done the improvement in WebGL graphics performance as EI11 offloads the work to the GPU, which helps to reduce the power consumption.

Conformation with web standards—including HTML5 and ECMAScript 6 – has also been reorganized with security and confidentiality updates.

Developers have developed the latest and redesigned F12 tools; include UI responsiveness and memory profiling and JavaScript debugging.

If the user wishes to do the test drive to judge or experience the advancements in the performance and standard reports can do through by visiting the IE test drive website.

Internet Explorer11 for window is free to download and soon in the upcoming weeks it is going to be rolled out in the windows 8.1.

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Smartphones scorch the Diwali charts; sales surge 70-75% y-o-y

NEW DELHI: Smartphone makers have the prosperous Diwali this year with sales of new entrants like Sony is going up five to six times whereas established players like Samsung has sold twice of handsets over as if compared to previous years.

During the five day weekend beginning form dhanteras by ending with Bhai Dooj on Tuesday , multi-brand retailers and handset makers proclaim that vast marketing spending have paid off and what their purchases might be a dull Diwali has been turned into the cracking one.

Himanshu chakravati the chief executive of Mobile Store, country largest chain stores selling multi brand phones Sales before Diwali at one of our prime store in Gurgaon is equal to the gross revenue of small state monthly revenue.

By comparing the previous year sales is higher by 70- 75 percent this year. The Business in the mobile phone category has boomed this year.

Sunil Nayyar the head of sales, Sony India, states that the growth in mobile phone sales overtook that of flat screen televisions, the sales of television is only growing up with the 10 to 15 % by this year as previous year it was raised to 30% of growth.

Nayyar states that Smartphones between 15,000 and 25,000 sounds out with customers on the back of monthly installment schemes, reparation protection insurance and headphones free of cost with every purchase.

Raghuvesh Sarup the Nokia India director of sales said the buyback plan on Lumia Smartphones exceeded our expectations in the leading way with the Nokia Lumia 925, Lumia 625 and Lumia 520.

There was a high demand for Smartphones with bigger screens like the Lumia 625 and sales of red, yellow and green Lumia and Asha devices demand was higher than other colors. 

During Dhanteras Samsung Smartphone is the market leader and their sales is doubled by the previous year festive end.

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Samsung updates mobile, TV, and gaming SDKs to attract more developers

Like the other devices builder, Samsung relies on Google Android Os to power its smartphone and tablets.  Samsung is seeking to set itself apart with vendor specialized capabilities ranging from pen functionality to enterprise security, stimulating the company to develop its own software development resource over the last couple years. 

 The First conference held in San Francisco this week for the Samsung developer, the company discloses the few SDK updates for those branded features currently offered for the Android on Samsung devices and for iOS applications on top is the Chaton (Instant messaging service) or Smart TV remote control app.

Samsung SDKs updating the various things like the Updated Chaton SDK services for the Instant messaging service, an enhancement in Chord SDK for one touch delivery and pairing of devices, the new Knox devices for mobile security and management. 

Samsung is also reaching on highest notch in the entertainment gear, Samsung has updated its Smart TV SDK for developed applications for its internet connected Smart TV line and its multiscreen gaming SDK which can be played on the Big screen TV via Samsung tablet and Smartphone. All but Smart TV SDK use android, the smart SDK depends upon Linux. 

Keithen Hayenga engineer at Marmalade, game developer said “They want to beguile the developer that if you use those APIs, which you are running on Samsung then you were not on other things,”

If Successful, Samsung would fix the developers for its devices. Samsung is the leading Android Smartphone builder and the top Smartphone manufacturer overall.

Andrew cook said a senior software engineer for vision service plan “By announcing their own SDKs and APIs, they are trying provides the whole experience much like the apple tries to do with its ecosystem.

The IDC Analyst AI Hilwa states while working on the user and business organization “Samsung is twisting its developer muscles”

While encouraging the Android at the moment, Samsung states in the conference for its latest development for its open source Tizen OS, in which is shaking the hand with Intel.  Tizen boosting internet interfaces and supports HTML5. But yet the company had to announce a roadmap for Tizen rollouts.

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Facebook's Messenger app: Practical is the new sexy

On Tuesday Facebook had released the new messenger Facebook apps , Facebook is making the improvement in the Smartphone app to instantly view of friends and address book contacts. 

The latest Facebook messenger app includes the dramatic improvement as the previous one and done the enhancement in the speed, features and design. The app is available to limited users of Android to begin and to gain the fascinating growing experience.

Messenger basic change is something Facebook calls mobile to mobile a quick catch phrase destined to indicate to the users using the app will be available to each other on their Smartphones. 

The philosophy symbolizes that how Facebook Messenger exhibit contacts, message delivery, and notification process and to allow for text to those friends who were not already in their Facebook list.

Contact that use messenger, for example will be indicated by the little blue lightning bolt badge

Everyone else gets the Facebook sign. And if a Messenger user doesn’t enable the push notification than that user will not get the bolt sign lightning.

Lighting in the bolt sign, will indicate that users are also using the Messenger app and want to get connected with you instantly.

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This idea recommends that in your contact, which of the contact listed friends is more potentially want to connect you via Facebook message.

Facebook is declined to give the statement that how much improvement has been done over the old versions.  

The improvements are done in functionality; Messenger now allows people Facebook message their address book contacts that are still in the pending list of social networks. The update shows that if you have a phone number, you can start pinging whether it’s on Facebook but it’s not necessary that they want to be a formal friend.

The Facebook had designed with new logo and an attractive color scheme, it is in blue – the only aim is to represent the Facebook rich app. This application is basically designed for the Android and iPhone users but immediately it’s going to be familiar with other operating system.

Altogether this update is done to make the Facebook messenger more practical and to give completion to Whatsapp, who have stolen a user of social network.

On Tuesday Facebook will release the messenger for Android for a limited audience and within the week it will update for other members “The Company Said”

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