Huawei Announced its Mobile Payment System "Huawei Pay" in China

As Mobile Payment system is gaining popularity day by day in all the major markets of world. Apple Pay, Samsung pay and Android Pay are already in the market, So to compete with these Huawei pay is announced in China.

The news is not really surprising us because after Apple Pay was launched in the country, There are speculations and reports all around the web that most Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, etc were planning to release a payment service of their own. So Huawei is the first one to release such a service this year. The company could soon be followed by other smartphone makers in the country.

Now coming to Huawei Pay, Company makes a partnership with the Bank of China to start its service. Although the company did not reveal any specifics about this service yet.

Huawei Announced its Mobile Payment System "Huawei Pay" in China

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Android Wear 1.4 based on Marshmallow is Rolling Out to Asus Zenwatch 2

Asus is just rolling out the latest Android Wear 1.4 based on marshmallow to Asus Zenwatch 2. The new firmware Update adds voice dictation for third-party messaging apps such as WhatsApp, plus wacky new gestures with which to perform the various functions of your watch.

Some of these feature is currently available only in select smart watches with built-in speaker support like the Huawei Watch, which is being seeded the latest update since last week.

The full change log of the next version of Wear is as follows:

•  Ability to play sounds and take calls on watches with a speaker


•  Support for sending WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram, and Nextplus messages with your voice or via touch


•  New gestures to control your watch with one hand


•  Battery life improvements


•  Language options for Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Polish, Dutch, and Thai

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Android Distribution March 2016: Marshmallow Gains Momentum

Google has rolled out the Android Distribution table for March 2016. As like of february distribution table, this month also Marshmallow is on the rise. Android 6.0 Marshmallow has gained some momentum in comparison to the old stats.

In February, marshmallow was at near 1% and now it has jumped to 2.3%. Lollipop has jumped to 36.1% (up from 34.1%), while the rest of the Android versions dropped. Kit Kat is down to 34.3%, Jelly Bean to 22.3%, Ice Cream Sandwich to 2.3%, and Gingerbread to 2.6%.

You can have a look at February Distribution table to know more about the stats.

Further, there’s information about screen resolution and dpis. Where most of the Android devices are depicted at 42.3% using hdpi density. Also there are 23% devices that sits oh Xhdpi means these devices have higher resolution and densities of screen.

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Google I/O 2016 Registrations Are Open Now

Google I/O 2016 is coming our way and Google has opened up registrations for it. This time Google is opting different policy to give registrations. This time you need to fill registration application from March 8 through March 10 at 5 p.m PST.

You can see what Googlers said in the blog:

The window to submit a registration application will open at 9AM PST on March 8, 2016 and remain open until 5PM PST on March 10, 2016, so you’ll have plenty of time to apply. We’ll randomly select applicants from among all of the qualified applications once the window closes on March 10, 2016 and notify those selected via email. The order in which registration applications are received has no bearing on the final outcome.

If you got selected then you need to pay fees of $900. So guys get ready to fork up this much amount if you want to attend the Google I/O 2016.

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Google Releases Nexus Security Update for March 2016

After February and January Security Update, Google is little late this month but finally they are out with the latest Security update for Nexus devices.

Google has provided fix for the major Keyring vulnerability which has affected around 66% Android devices. Overall, if we count than Google has addressed 19 issues all over the OS. The March update for Android addresses six Critical issues, eight High issues, and two Moderate issues.

Here’s a list of issues fixed in this update:

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver	CVE-2016-0815 CVE-2016-0816	Critical
Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in libvpx	CVE-2016-1621	Critical
Elevation of Privilege in Conscrypt	CVE-2016-0818	Critical
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in the Qualcomm Performance Component	CVE-2016-0819	Critical
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in MediaTek Wi-Fi Driver	CVE-2016-0820	Critical
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Keyring Component	CVE-2016-0728	Critical
Mitigation Bypass Vulnerability in the Kernel	CVE-2016-0821	High
Elevation of Privilege in MediaTek Connectivity Driver	CVE-2016-0822	High
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Kernel	CVE-2016-0823	High
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in libstagefright	CVE-2016-0824	High
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Widevine	CVE-2016-0825	High
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Mediaserver	CVE-2016-0826 CVE-2016-0827	High
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Mediaserver	CVE-2016-0828 CVE-2016-0829	High
Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Bluetooth	CVE-2016-0830	High
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Telephony	CVE-2016-0831	Moderate
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Setup Wizard	CVE-2016-0832	Moderate

 

The source code patches for OEMs is also going live in next 24 hours. Well, Nexus devices will soon be getting the March security update.

Anyone here revealed the March Security update?

 

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LG Stylus 2 Announcement Plans Rolls for Korean Market

LG Stylus 2 is going to be announced in the Korean Market. It is the successor of 2015 bound LG G4 Stylus. As per the news, LG Stylus 2 is going to be made available in the coming weeks for a price of 396,000 Korean Won (around $330).

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LG Stylus 2 is going to come with color options of titanium, brown or white. LG Stylus 2 has packed a large 5.7-inch display running at a comparatively low 1280 x 720 resolution. The phone also packs 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, expandable via micro SD.  The smartphone sports a 13-megapixel rear camera and packs an 8-megapixel front camera.

In connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, and Micro-USB. It measures 155 x 79.6 x 7.4mm and weighs 145 grams. LG G Stylo is now sold in the US for around $290.

Currently no exact date is available for the launch.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge is Launched in China with 20% Discount

The Latest Flagships of Samsung which are launched in MWC 2016. Today company launched both the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge with 20% discount in China. Later in the day company will launch both the devices in India also.

Company has already taking pre-orders in US and UK. Moreover in US shipments are also starts. Samsung also giving Gear VR for free to the early adopters of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. It is evident that Samsung has been loosing market share in China that went recently down to 7.7% while Apple and Xiaomi gained at a staggering rate. These competitive pricing and activities could be a game changer because 20% is a big price difference clearly giving a good attention to Samsung for their new devices.

Also Read:AT&T and Sprint starts shipping Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge 32 GB variants cost you around 4,888 Yuan ($750) and 5,688 Yuan ($873) in China, respectively. After the 20% discount, the two phones come down to 3,910 Yuan ($601) and 4,550 Yuan ($699), respectively.

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Yahoo Mail App for Android gets an Update with better Customization options

Yahoo Mail app for android gets an Update to the version 5.3. The update comes with some new features and better customization options in the user interface of the app.

With this update the themes can be applied to all connected accounts including Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Outlook.com, Hotmail or AOL. Just head to Settings then Themes to change the color. Some of the new features are listed below.

• Rename Accounts: Long-press any of your accounts in the account switcher to give them new names like “Personal” or “Work.”


• Photo Options: Preview or save any photo or image you’ve received in a message by tapping on it. In compose, move any image between the message body and the attachment tray by pressing on the “…” on the image.


• Subfolders and More: Long-press on any folder to rename it, delete it or create a subfolder.


• Stars: In settings, enable tappable stars to see them in your inbox and other message lists. Also, don’t forget that you can set custom swipes, so you can star any message you like with just a swipe.

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Sony Now Rolling out Android Marshmallow Globally to Xperia Z5 Series, Xperia Z3 Plus and Z4 Tablet

Sony is currently rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Xperia Z5 Series, Xperia Z3 Plus and Z4 Tablet. Earlier some days Xperia Z5 Series got Marshmallow update in Japan over docomo network. Now Sony is rolling out the update to global variants.

https://twitter.com/SonyMobileNews/status/706795301185724416

You will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update on Xperia Z4 Tablet, single-SIM Xperia Z3+ and the firmware build 32.1.A.1.163 is currently live across all variants of the Xperia Z5. Although Xperia Z3 Plus Dual Sim will get the update soon as reported on Xperiablog.

Also Read:Sony Xperia Z5 series getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow in Japan

The update also includes the Android February Security Patch along with Android 6.0 marshmallow with features like Doze mode, app permissions, and Google Now on Tap. There’s also a new Sony launcher in this update. It also comes with some changes in the user interface and improvements across the board.

Sony Now Rolling out Android Marshmallow Globally to Xperia Z5 Series, Xperia Z3 Plus and Z4 Tablet

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