Older Android versions are continuing to die away

Android versions like Marshmallow

The latest stats have shown that Froyo finally kicked the bucket in January, so that Gingerbread is now the oldest. Gingerbread is now the oldest among the Android versions still active. This change occurred in January 2017 when Froyo breathed its last breath, according to official Google statistics. The latest Google stats pretty much confirmed what many had been predicted, with a few little surprises. The latest data released about the various Android versions didn’t shock too many people when they revealed that Gingerbread is now the oldest active form…

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Mobile technology market in smartphones still led by Android

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The operating system did face a bit of a slip in the United Kingdom, but not enough to lose its lead. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has just published new mobile technology data that has shown that Android devices continue to rein supreme in the United Kingdom and they continued to dominate in smartphone sales from 2013 to 2014. That said, during that time, while they have maintained their lead, they did lose some market share. The competition that seems to be on the rise in the U.K. and that is stepping…

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Technology news headlines explode with KitKat Android 4.4 launch

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Google has released the very latest major build to its mobile operating system. The long awaited technology news has now been announced with the release of the most recent version of Android, the KitKat 4.4 operating system, which first became available on the Nexus 5, which was just launched. This new device is the very first one to operate in this latest build of Google’s mobile OS. As with all technology news, KitKat has been met with some mixed reviews, but overall, excitement seems to be standard. Android 4.4 has…

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Google Wallet is officially launched for NFC mobile payments on the Nexus S

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Google has officially announced the launch of its mobile contactless payment program based on near field communications (NFC) technology, which allows consumers to buy products and services by tapping their smartphones at any of the over 300,000 merchant terminals that are able to accept MasterCard PayPass transactions. So far, the technology is available only through the Sprint Nextel Nexus S smartphone, which runs on version 2.3.4 of the Android operating system, and contains an NFC chip. Moreover, the service is starting by only allowing either Citi MasterCards that have been…

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Nokia announces three new NFC Symbian smartphones

Nokia NFC Phone

Nokia has announced that it will be releasing three Symbian smartphones with near field communication (NFC) technology in the hopes that it will help to lessen losses of its market share to Google’s Android. Nokia is the largest manufacturer of mobile phones worldwide and, according to the chief of sales, Colin Giles, the company has noted that there is a “big requirement” for this type of product in Asia. Giles has also been named the interim head of Chinese business for the company. There, he is reshaping Nokia’s operations following…

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