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Samsung’s Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Tab S is “under construction” and scheduled to make its debut as early as next month, according to sources familiar with the plans.
SwiftKey on the One. Photo: OnePlus
OnePlus is offering One users an alternative to Android’s default keyboard by baking SwiftKey, one of the most popular third-party keyboards available, into its next over-the-air software update. The company is also promising improved sound quality thanks to MaxxAudio integration.
Android’s not winning this fight any more.
Coming off a monster financial quarter, things are pretty good in Cupertino right now. But if Tim Cook didn’t have enough to smile about over his morning coffee, here’s one more: Apple has overtaken U.S. sales of Android devices for the first time since 2012.
According to figures pulled by market research team Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the holiday quarter was a massive one for Apple as far as market share goes — with iOS devices picking up 47.7 percent of sales, compared to Android’s 47.6 percent.
SolidEnergy’s battery versus comparable products from Xiaomi and Apple. Photo: SolidEnergy
It’s been a while since we’ve seen vast improvements to lithium-ion batteries, which power the portable gadgets we rely on today. But that’s all about to change, thanks to a company called SolidEnergy.
Born out of MIT in 2012, the startup has built a battery that stores more energy than that inside Apple’s iPhone 6, but measures half the size.
Lollipop (unofficially) comes to the Note Edge. Photo: Samsung
Who knows when Samsung will finally release its Lollipop updates for the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge. But if you own the latter and you’ve had enough of waiting, you can now take matter into your own hands.
A pre-release Android 5.0.1 Lollipop build — made by Samsung with its own TouchWiz user interface — is now available for manual flashing on select Galaxy Note Edge variants.
