Keerthi Chandrashekar / Keerthi@latinospost.com
It might not be one of the hottest smartphones on the market at the moment, but the LG Optimus G might be one of the first non-Nexus devices to rock Android 4.4 KitKat. If a LG France is correct, the handset will get Android 4.4 in October.
Owners of a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega smartphones have some good news: a recent internal document leak shows that Samsung intends to update the devices to Android 4.4 KitKat and bring the KNOX security suite with it.
Android 4.4 KitKat is just around the corner, and despite Google's best efforts to keep mum on the whole project, it looks like there's another leak revealing the new mobile operating system. The latest series of hands-on Nexus 5 photos show Android 4.4 KitKat running, and here's what we can tell from them
HTC Ones are currently in the process of being upgraded to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean here in the United States, but there's a crucial component missing from those updates: Sense 5.5. The latest version of HTC's user interface won't arrive until at least November, says one insider.
Android 4.4 KitKat is still veiled in a shroud of mystery, but that hasn't stopped tenacious tech junkies from piecing together the operating system from little bits. While no features have been officially announced for the next Android version, it looks like Android 4.4 KitKat will bring changes to both the Downloads user interface and Location Settings.
Another day, another tidbit about the as-of-yet-unannounced Google Nexus 5 smartphone. The latest morsel indicates that Google will be revealing the handset in all its glory Oct. 15 as originally rumored.
Pointing may seem a simple gesture, but try communicating it across species - it becomes frustrating and nearly impossible in many cases. To that end elephants are remarkable, not only are they not domesticated, but new research published Oct. 10 shows how well they understand the human gesture of pointing, shedding insights on their complex understanding of communicative gestures.
According to HTC, both T-Mobile and Verizon should push out the HTC One Android 4.3 update by the end of October.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 release in the United States is finally essentially complete. As of Oct. 10, the handset is finally available for purchase through the five biggest wireless networks in the United States, with Verizon and U.S. Cellular being the latest releases.
It seems techies just can't seem to get enough. The second a device is out of the gate, the rumor mill about the next-gen version begins churning, and that's exactly what's happening with the Samsung Galaxy S5. Samsung's next flagship smartphone is now rumored to rear its head as early as January.
Sorry HTC One X owners, the news about firmware updates just doesn't get any better. Not only will the HTC One X probably not see Android 4.3 Jelly Bean in 2013, it now looks like the handset might not get Sense 5.5.
New research indicates that the time for procrastinating dealing with climate change might have passed us by a long time ago. If the study is correct, it would mean that the average temperatures around the world in 2047 would be hotter than any highs recorded in the past 150 years.
More and more reports are rolling in about Apple's rumored next-gen lineup of MacBook Pros and if the latest turns out to be correct, all questions should be answered by the end of October. According to AllThingsD, the new 2013 Retina MacBook Pro with an Intel Haswell processor will be revealed Oct. 22.
Sony Xperia SP owners rejoice: it looks like Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is coming your way. Not only that, it could land before 2013 is over.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is still a while away from receiving its first major Android update in a very long time, Android 4.3, but Samsung has unintentionally already admitted to have started development on Android 4.4 KitKat for the popular phablet.
