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Google’s Android distribution statistics for August 2014
Every month, Google releases an updated report of its Android platform distribution, depicting the current distribution or market share of Android versions that are active in the wild. As of August...
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Sony begins Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware rollout for Xperia M2
Keeping to its promise last month, Sony has begun rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware for its Xperia M2 smartphone, beginning with the international single-SIM, LTE variant (D2303), to the...
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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua may just be one of the cheapest water resistant LTE...
Sony has officially unveiled a new variant to its existing smartphone, this one named Xperia M2 Aqua. It is a mid-range device, but has something going for it that could turn out to be its major...
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Lazada Malaysia selling 3,000 Xiaomi Redmi 1S on August 27th
Xiaomi Redmi 1S has been officially ‘available’ in the Malaysian market since July 8th; almost two months ago. ‘Available’ as in, the batch will sell out in just a few minutes, only to be restocked...
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UBER cars for hire service now available in Johor Bahru
Quietly, Uber has launched its service in the city of Johor Bahru. The stealth establishment is because Uber’s operation is currently still in testing phase, so the company is quick to highlight that...
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Samsung GALAXY Mega 2 (SM-G750F) now listed in Senheng; Malaysia’s one of the...
First published: August 26th, 2014 Update (September 9th, 2014): Samsung Malaysia Electronics has finally officiated the device, though it still appears to be missing from Samsung Malaysia’s website....
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Lenovo N300 is an All-in-One computer running… Android?
During Lenovo Malaysia’s event on August 28th, 2014, the company also launched a one-of-its-kind all-in-one PC that runs on Android. The idea behind this device is to combine the simplicity of...
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Samsung GALAXY Note 4 official: metallic frame, OIS, fast charging,...
Samsung has come along way since its entry into the Android smartphone market. Three years ago, it introduced the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note which at the time seems like a very large device, but has since...
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The 2nd generation Moto G is very real now
First published: September 8, 2014 If you’re one of those who have been waiting to get your hands on that Moto G with 4G LTE, you might want to hold off for just a bit as Motorola has announced the...
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The 2nd generation Moto X is official
First published: September 8, 2014 Motorola has unveiled the long rumoured second generation of Moto X at an event last Friday. Motorola also launched a few other devices, namely the new Moto G, Moto...
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Amazon for Android now has Appstore, Kindle eBooks, and Prime Instant Video...
A lot of us in Malaysia may not be familiar with the Amazon brand, as this online retail giant tend to focus its operations in the US only. But the latest version 5.0 update to its Android app may...
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Google Maps Street View now available in Peninsular Malaysia (finally!),...
Google Malaysia sent out an invite on September 24th, titled “Major Update on Google Maps Street View Malaysia”, that will take place on September 30th. It is immediately clear on what the team has to...
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Amazon is giving away 27 Android apps worth US$135 for free on its Appstore...
I just wanna quickly mention this, hopefully you’ll see this in time before the deal ends. Amazon’s ‘Free App of the Day’ program has returned once again, which began on September 25th, and ends...
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Xiaomi Mi 3 gets Android 4.4.4
Xiaomi has started pushing out Global Multilanguage Stable ROM KXDMIBH32.0 to Mi 3 since last Friday and users in Malaysia can get an OTA update. The update brings the latest Android 4.4.4 to the...
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MIUI Developer ROM gets MIUI 6
Xiaomi has now updated the developer version of its ROM to include the much awaited MIUI 6. Although the MIUI ROM 4.9.26 is now available for many devices, V6 is only available for Xiaomi’s Mi 3 and...
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Redmi 1S and Redmi Note get their share of updates too
Xiaomi was not done just updating the ROMs for the developer build and Mi 3. It looks like owners of Redmi 1S and Redmi Note are getting some love as well. Redmi 1S For 1S users who have not updated...
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Google Maps Street View officially launched for Peninsular Malaysia
On Tuesday, September 30th, Google Malaysia officially took the wraps off its shiny new Google Maps Street View imagery for Peninsular Malaysia. We noticed that the imagery already went live three...
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Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ official; Nexus and Moto devices confirmed to get it...
Google officially announced its next version of Android, version 5.0, and we now know that its official codename is ‘Lollipop’. We have covered some of its features in an earlier piece which you can...
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Huawei Honor 6 (H60-L04): How to unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery,...
It’s been a while since I settled into a new Android daily driver, and I’d like to bring all the apps and most importantly its data from my old Nexus to the new device. There are a ton of other great...
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KitKat update has started rolling out for ASUS ZenFone 4, 5 and 6
It looks like ASUS smartphone owners in Malaysia, namely the ZenFone 4 (A400CG and A400CXG), ZenFone 5 (A501CG and A500KL), and ZenFone 6 (A600CG), are already receiving their FOTA (firmware...
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