Vertu, the UK-based company that’s been making hand crafted, highly expensive mobile phones for 15 years, is going to be using technology provided by a familiar business in its next Android devices. Vertu has announced it has reached an agreement with TCL Communication to use its tech inside Vertu’s next 30,000 phones. The 8 best Android phones to spend your money on (July 2022) The Best China-based TCL has been designing and manufacturing smartphones for companies such as Alcatel and, more recently, BlackBerry, including its new KEYone phone.

Every smartphone we see at Android Authority has some kind of compromise. Maybe the speakers are no good or the battery life sucks; maybe the design is dated or the UI is atrocious. Recently though, the most controversial compromise of all is whether or not the display has a notch. Critics say it’s a cynical attempt to copy Apple, and that interpretation is very much the one in the crosshairs of the enthusiast Android community.

TL;DR It turns out that there is a Facebook Messenger unsend feature – but only Facebook elite have access to it. The information broke when numerous reports surfaced of Mark Zuckerberg messages disappearing, but the rest of the conversations remaining. After being caught red-handed, Facebook promised that a public Facebook Messenger unsend feature would come soon, and executives will lose access to it until then. Remember that time you sent a nasty Facebook message to your ex that you immediately regretted right after you hit the enter key?

Google shocked Android fans earlier today when it announced the next step for its mobile operating system: Android 4.4 KitKat, without revealing too many details as to why the OS will soon have a name that sounds very much like Nestle’s KitKat. Instead Google was following a well-established – and very secret – plan dating back to November 2012, when officials from the two companies first talked about the idea.

A week ago, the WiFi Galaxy Note 10.1 in the U.S. received its Android 4.1.2 software update. Aside from the expected Jelly Bean goodness, the JZO54K firmware also brings the Premium Suite package to the GT-N8013 tablet, which – among other things – offers an improved Multi-Window support, Air View, and Quick Command.The same firmware update is reportedly being pushed out by Samsung to the international version of the Galaxy Note 10.

Making a catch phrase that sticks and good product placement are some of the best ways to market your product. One could say that Apple has this down to an art. In this case, Apple has dubbed the iPhone 5 as “the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.” The iPhone 5 is lighter and slimmer than its predecessors, packs a larger screen with Retina Display, and runs on Apple’s newest A6 chip.

After two not-so-successful attempts with the Padfone and Padfone 2, Asus is hoping that its next smartphone and tablet hybrid, the Padfone Infinity, will gain a better traction in the market. Following its official unveiling last February at MWC 2013, the first big test for the Infinity is coming. As reported by Focus Taiwan, the Padfone Infinity will arrive in stores in Taiwan starting tomorrow on March 26. Although the price hasn’t been disclosed yet, the device(s) will be offered by three major mobile operators in the country.

From waking up early and preparing breakfast for the kids to buying groceries after work, life as a family man or woman can be tough. Fortunately, help is available when you know where to look. If you have a smartphone or a tablet, for instance, just download and install these 5 apps to fully manage your family matters. Cozi Family Organizer Perhaps the best practical app for parents, especially moms, Cozi Family Organizer provides a free and shareable calendar and lists to synchronize the schedule of each family member.

👋 Good morning! This is not a space newsletter, but today it sort of is and I hope you're on board! April 7, 2021 Now, cosmic rays Here’s something different for you on this good Wednesday morning — Cosmic rays causing 30,000 network malfunctions in Japan each year(The Mainichi). Cosmic rays are causing an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 malfunctions in domestic network communication devices in Japan every year, a Japanese telecom giant found recently.

Update: While we reported on Gmail 5.0 rolling out to Google Play over the weekend, and even included an APK for download, it turns out we were a little premature. The app had not in fact hit Google Play for anyone, and the APK was simply a very far along (essentially finished) copy. We don’t have the final Google Play APK yet, though hopefully it is only a matter of days before it hits your device.