CNET: Android 4.4 KitKat has bitten off almost 25 percent of all Android devices. Revealing the latest stats for its mobile OS on its Android Developers Dashboard page on Wednesday, Google pegged KitKat's share at 24.5 percent. That number includes all devices recorded at the Google Play store over the seven-day period that ended September 9.
Microsoft Office was free as a preview before for Android users, but you need to jump through some loopholes and sign up in groups in order to get access to the app suite until now. Now, Microsoft Office is free for Android tablets that are running Android 4.4 KitKat or above versions of Google’s mobile OS. Even though this still isn’t a complete package, containing only Word, Excel and PowerPoint, it still is a good preview and we are glad to see that it comes free for tablets on the Google Play Store.
The dual camera-touting Huawei Honor 6 Plus is now up for grabs and you can get it for the reasonable price of $400. While many tech enthusiasts aren’t crazy about Chinese smartphones, Huawei has made a great case for itself this year, especially with the Ascend Mate 7.
Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 are now available in the United States unlocked and without a SIM card.
Nice I just got note 4 though. I was going to wait for the A7 but figured that these phones would never come stateside or be completely outdated by the time they do. Guess I was wrong but I love my note 4 anyway. The galaxy alpha should have been no more than about 400ish dollars but Samsung priced it out range and they payed the price for it with the poor sales.
I've been using KitKat based custom ROM's on all of my Android devices for several months now. I can't say for the stock version but with the custom ROM's, performance, customizing ability and reliability is second to none.
I started updating to KitKat on my Samsung 3 phone but it did a bunk and stopped in the middle. I complete wipe and reload did the trick. Just back up stuff before doing the upgrade, heh.