The Amazon Kindle Fire rocked the market by offering consumers a well-priced tablet with decent specs. The device gets even better with the new MIUI 4 ROM running on the device.
XDA Developers member acax456 introduces the new MIUI.us version 4.0.3.2.2.3 for the Kindle Fire. The ROM is based on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich and brings the new Android ICS experience with a twist of MIUI right on your Amazon tablet.
Facebook is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. A database containing more than 267 million user IDs and matching phone numbers has been discovered on the internet. The leaked dataset was found by security researcher Bob Diachenko, in partnership with Comparitech. Evidence suggests it was collected through an illegal scraping process or Facebook API abuse by criminals in Vietnam.
Whose data is affected? Comparitech reports that a total of 267,140,436 user records were exposed.
Update, December 13, 2018 (10:36AM EST): Niantic announced that Trainer Battles are now rolling out in Pokémon Go.
You must be at least level 10 to participate in Trainer Battles. Eligible Pokémon have their CP capped, with Trainer Battle Leagues doling out the same rewards and give to both Trainers equally.
You can read much more about Trainer Battles in the link below.
Original article, December 4, 2018 (9:53AM EST): After weeks of teasing, Niantic has finally detailed the PvP mode coming to Pokémon Go “later this month.
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Most Bluetooth speakers are built to look classy or futuristic. This does, however, tend to lead to most of them looking quite similar and boring.
No such problem with the Retro Bluetooth Speaker from RetroTunes. This ultra-portable speaker adds some character to your living space, and it’s on offer right now.
Today mocoNews put up a story that cites “multiple sources” as informing it of T-Mobile USA’s plans for an open application store for all of its platforms, including Android. The new application store would replace the carrier’s currently closed deck that its customers are restricted to.Supposedly the plan is to do something similar to Apple’s App Store for the iPhone. In the Apple store, Apple takes a 30% revenue cut from the sale of any non-free application, with the remaining 70% going to the developer.
T-Mobile has just announced that its Walmart Family Mobile plans are getting more data for the same price. Starting Saturday, April 18th (tomorrow) you can get the $29.88 per month plan with 1GB of 4G LTE data (up from 500MB) and the $39.88 per month plan with 3GB of 4G LTE data (up from 2.5GB). Each plan still offers unlimited talk and text, and there’s no need for users to sign up for additional data – T-Mobile will automatically bump up the data amount for all customers currently on the plans.
Smartwatches have become a big business, with Apple’s Watch leading the charge (sales wise) thanks to its $1.7 billion profit picture. Samsung recently released two highly praised timepieces, as did TAG Heuer and even Fossil. The market looks to be expanding, in some ways, much as how the tablet industry once took off. But as these devices become not just more prevalent, but also more present, ethical issues begin to arise. One such matter, the idea of using a smartwatch to cheat during exams, has been taken very seriously here in Japan.
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The price and renders of the OnePlus Nord CE have leaked. Prices for three models of the OnePlus TV U1S have also leaked. The OnePlus Nord CE is coming in hot on June 10. OnePlus is still trying to keep the mystery alive but leaked specifications of the phone have given us a good idea of what to expect from the new Nord.
Now, tipster Ishan Agarwal has outed the alleged price for the OnePlus Nord CE.
From the slew of Echo products to the new Fire TV with 4K HDR and Alexa support, it’s fair to say that Amazon was busy this past week. With such headline-grabbing announcements, it’s no wonder that something like Amazon announcing its Android-based Fire OS 6 went under the radar.
According to one of Amazon’s developer pages, Fire OS 6 is based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. This means that picture-in-picture (PiP) and the ability to record content on their TV are supported in the new version.
Starting soon, you’ll likely start to see pop-up warnings when you open certain apps on your Android device. The warnings will prevent you from using the application until you update it. This tool will help devs keep their apps safe by ensuring older versions aren’t used if there’s a known problem with that version.
Android developers have two new ways to update their apps
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“Right now, if you have an update, either you have auto-update or you need to go to the Play Store to even know that there is an update, or maybe the Play Store will give you a notification,” Chet Haase, chief advocate for Android, said.