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Nov 19, 2013

Mod boosts Nexus 5 speaker and headphones volume

The Nexus 5 speaker performance is downright unimpressive. It lacks loudness, and completely lacks treble and bass. Even the lows are awfully missing when playing back music from the speaker. Compared to the Nexus 4,

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Nov 18, 2013

Google working on new Camera APIs for Android; Supports burst shot, face detection, RAW and more

It was widely expected that with the Nexus 5, Google would finally deliver on its promise of releasing a Nexus device with a top-notch camera. Sadly, that did not happen as the Nexus 5

chrome 31 for android features printing support payments and one huge security patch

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Nov 15, 2013

Chrome 31 for Android features printing support, payments, and one huge security patch

Google was one of the first companies to stop caring about version numbers for their applications. Every six to nine weeks, whatever improvements have been made to Chrome simply get pushed out to both desktop

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Nov 15, 2013

Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 Android 4.4 KitKat factory images available for download

Couple of days after Google started rolling out the KitKat OTA update for the Nexus 7 (2012/2013) and the Nexus 10, the company has released the factory images for the devices as well. Surprisingly,

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 13, 2013

Everything you need to know about the Moto G

Motorola just finished unveiling the Moto G in São Paulo, Brazil. Here's everything you need to know about the device. Starting with the specs: It has a 4.5 inch 720p display. The

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Nov 13, 2013

Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 Android 4.4 KitKat update is coming today

A couple of weeks after Google released the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat, the company has finally started rolling out the KitKat update for the Nexus 7 (2012/2013) and the Nexus 10.

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Nov 12, 2013

Google Glass gets official Play Music Integration along with $85 earbuds

This month's Google Glass software update included a nice new hidden feature - the ability to play music right from Google Glass using a sideloaded Play Music APK. Google has now gone ahead and made

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 12, 2013

Black Nexus 5 (16GB) goes out of stock on the Play Store

Compared to the last year Nexus 4 launch fiasco, things went relatively smooth when the Nexus 5 went up for sale on the Play Store this year. There were no server capping out issues, Google

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 12, 2013

Nexus 5 camera mod brings improved image quality, color reproduction and video recording

The Nexus 5 camera was among the most hyped aspects of the phone before its release. Sadly, the camera has met with mixed reviews with some claiming it to be an utter disappointment, while other

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 12, 2013

Moto X sales said to have hit just 500,000 units

When Google swallowed up Motorola Mobility a little over a year ago, there were people out there asking if the search giant wanted to become the next Samsung. According to new data released by Strategy

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Nov 9, 2013

Watch: Evolution of the Nexus series in 3 seconds

More than 4 years has crossed, since Google changed the smartphone market with the release of the Nexus One. Since then, Google has released a new Nexus handset every year to show the world how

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 9, 2013

FauxSound comes to Nexus 5; Tremendously improves earphones and speakers sound output

Yesterday, we had reported about the poor performance of the Nexus 5 speaker and that Google is working on a fix for it. However, if you cannot wait for the update from Google to be

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 8, 2013

Nexus 5 speaker extremely quiet? Software fix incoming

If you would have seen the numerous unboxing videos and press images of the Nexus 5, you would have noticed that the handset has dual speaker grilles at the bottom. Sadly, if you went through

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Nov 8, 2013

Vodafone kills Play Store operator billing in the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain, doesn’t say why

When you introduce friction during the transaction process, chances are you're not going to bother with the transaction at all. It's why Amazon got so big, they were the first to store all

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 8, 2013

Nexus 5 Unboxing Video

The newest member of the Android Beat team, Cody, has just got his hands on the Nexus 5 and has done an unboxing video for the viewing pleasure of our readers. During his unboxing process,

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Nov 8, 2013

Google Hangouts and Keyboard v2.0 update lands on the Play Store

Google has rolled out the v2 update for two of its apps on the Play Store - Hangouts and Google Keyboard. The APKs of both the app were pulled from the Nexus 5 factory images earlier,

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Nov 7, 2013

Android 4.4 Clock app allows dismissing upcoming alarms from the notification bar

With every new Android release, Google adds quite a major and minor features. While the major features and changes are always highlighted, the minor ones are something that most users discover only after their device

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 7, 2013

Nexus 5 vs. Every Other Nexus Ever Made [Video]

Technology has changed considerably since Google first released the original Nexus One. While the Nexus One, released in early 2010, had a single core Qualcomm processor, the recently released Nexus 5 packs in a quad-