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Oukitel is quite a new player on the Android scene, and now this Chinese OEM has officially announced the K10000 model which apart of its MT6735 SoC with 1.0 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of expandable storage, sports a massive 10,000 (!) mAh battery. We don’t have to mention how heavy this phone will be.
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In this episode, the team discusses the Pixel C at length, its missed potential, and the implications of Android’s apparent slowdown in a time where the competition is picking up steam. We also take a look at Windows and Continuum and our latest VR experiences!
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Mario Serrafero: Twitter
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Corey Feiock: Twitter
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It’s unusual for OEMs to sell their devices really cheap. If you are looking for a smartphone for just $12.12, Elephone has an offer for you. Between 3 and 4 PM GMT+8 time you can buy smartphones for really, really cheap prics. Be on the lookout for these bargains!
Gradle is an open source project that is well known to Android developers, but the team behind it also does support for about 100 paying customers and they want to expand upon the commercial side of things. The company has just received its first round of funding and was able to amass $4.2 million led by True Ventures and Data Collective to help ready the commercial service.
Google wants to clear up some confusion that some people have if they find out their account is out of sync with Google Calendar. The update that is rolling out now will be adding a new section within the pull out menu for the app. Your account will be displayed at the bottom and you’ll quickly be able to tell if your data is synced.
LlabTooFeR has leaked a chart that shows us HTC’s current plans for OTA updates between now and the first half of next year. Basically, almost all mid and high-end devices released this year and last year will either receive Android 6.0 or 6.0.1 and they will also receive Sense 7.0. There are still some devices in the Evaluation period right now, so nothing is guaranteed for those.
