A bunch of rumors have been bandied around over the course of the past three months, implying that Motorola is in the process of developing a new budget friendly, low-end Moto X variant, dubbed the DVX. However, a leaked upcoming magazine clipping reveals that the device will, in fact, be called the “Moto G” and is set to pack some pretty mediocre internals.
Best Buy is now listing a “Sprint” version of Google’s flagship Nexus 5 on its online store. As expected, the handset’s on and off-contract pricing is exactly same as the operators, starting at $449.99 for the 16GB off-contract model of the Android-powered smartphone. In addition, customers who choose to upgrade to the flagship device will also face a $149.99 fee for signing a new agreement with the carrier.
Android 4.4 is without doubt one of the most impressive operating system updates we have seen as of yet, bringing a completely revamped user interface and a multitude of new features. However, one feature refinement we have been slow to pick up on in this upgrade is in the incredibly popular Photo Sphere function.
Android 4.4 is one of Google’s most intriguing updates yet, predominantly because it brings a revamped version of Androids traditional UI, in addition to shipping with some of the most unique stock wallpapers we have ever seen. However, unless we purchase the Nexus 5, it’ll be quite a while until we can get our hands on the new OS – which would mean we didn’t get to enjoy the beauty of the freshly designed backgrounds for some time.
But thanks to a very generous Android enthusiast, we have obtained a system dump consisting of all 10 wallpapers which ship with KitKat. So, fortunately, we do not have to wait for the operating system to be ported to our devices before we can download and install the backgrounds.
Yesterday, Google published the latest distribution figures of the Android operating system which ran over a 7-day period. The numbers reveal a consistent growth in the amount of Android users running Jelly Bean, whilst older versions of the operating system continue on their path towards extinction.
