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Asif Iqbal September 17th, 2014 10:57 AM 1 COMMENTS

Google releases KitKat kernel source code for Android One smartphones

After officially announcing the Android One program with three new budget smartphones in India, Google has released the Android 4.4.4 KitKat kernel source code for Android One devices. Bill Yi, in the Android Building Google Group, has stated that "the kernel source can be found on the android-msm-sprout-3.4-kitkat-mr2 branch in the kernel/msm project. It's also tagged with 'android-4.4.4_r3'." All the Android developers, tinkerers and open source fans can now download the... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 15th, 2014 7:18 PM 4 COMMENTS

Android One smartphones to be available in more countries later this year

During the official launch of Android One smartphones today, Google has also announced that they are planning to expand this program with to more countries later this year with the help of nine new brands onboard. Asus, HTC, Panasonic, Acer, Lava, Xolo, Intex, Alcatel Onetouch, and Lenovo would release Android One smartphones. In an official blog post by Sundar Pichai himself, it has been announced that the Android One program will expand to Philippines, Indonesia, Sri... Read More

Mahit September 15th, 2014 3:19 PM 12 COMMENTS

Android One smartphones from Micromax, Spice and Karbonn launched by Google

As speculated earlier, Google has officially kickstarted the Android One smartphone campaign in a media event today. The budget Android market is pegged for exponential growth and the fact that a majority of the population are shifting from the basic handsets to low-end budget smartphones. The Android One program was announced back in June during the Google I/O 2014 event. The purpose of this program was to provide up-to-date Android software with stock Android UI to budget... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 14th, 2014 3:07 AM 3 COMMENTS

Micromax set to launch their Android One smartphone exclusively on Amazon

Just hours ago, Spice jumped the gun by listing their first Android One smartphone, the Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 on Flipkart even before Google announced it officially. Now, Amazon India has hinted on social networks that Micromax will launch their first Android One smartphone exclusively through Amazon. According to the image, Micromax's Android One smartphone will be available on Amazon India's website starting 3:30 PM (Indian Standard Time) on... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 14th, 2014 12:40 AM 16 COMMENTS

The Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 is the first Android One smartphone

Google is yet to officially unveil Android One smartphones in an event next week but looks like Spice couldn't wait until then. The Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 is the first Android One smartphone and it is already on sale on Flipkart at a price of Rs 6,999. It features a 4.5-inch IPS LCD display with WVGA resolution, a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB ROM, 5MP... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 2nd, 2014 1:00 AM 7 COMMENTS

Google holding an event in India on September 15, might launch Android One smartphones

Google has sent out media invitations for a press event which will be held in India on September 15. The press invite doesn't mention anything about the event, though it says "block your date". We guess that they might be launching Android One smartphones in India during the event. We have already discussed about Android One and how Google is trying to standardise the entry-level Android smartphone market. Micromax, Spice and Karbonn are the... Read More

Apurva July 19th, 2014 3:30 PM 16 COMMENTS

Google to subsidise Android One devices in India; but why?

Google, who recently announced the Android One program at its I/O conference, will be subsidizing the handsets to get them under $100, according to The Information (Paywalled, via GigaOm). Besides subsidizing, Google will also include $1B advertising budget and this new program will start in India to begin with. I have previously discussed that the ultimate goal of the Android One program is not... Read More

TT Desk July 9th, 2014 6:37 PM 11 COMMENTS

Google I/O 2014 was all about an attempt to end Android fragmentation

When Android was first showcased, it was an open source operating system designed to compete with Blackberry's QWERTY smartphones. But its focus pivoted quickly when Apple showcased the iPhone with a new mobile operating system designed for full touchscreen devices. Since iOS was designed from scratch to suit touch screens, the UI rendering was given high priority. But Android lacked focus on this perspective and it took Android four years to reach iOS level of UI smoothness. This reminds of the... Read More

Apurva June 29th, 2014 5:40 PM 11 COMMENTS

What Is Google’s End Goal With Android One smartphones?

Google recently launched the Android One program, which Sundar Pichai says will conquer 'The Next Billion'. While the program is ambitious, I feel that the western media is blowing it out of proportion and giving Google way too much credit. At the risk of giving out anti-Android vibes, let me say it out loud - this is not about targeting the next billion. Let's be clear, when Google said that it... Read More

Ritij June 26th, 2014 11:09 AM 35 COMMENTS

Android One Program announced for budget smartphones

The Google I/O event just got concluded and it just brought along a host of things to smile about. One of the major announcements that it brought with it is the Android One program. The Android One program has been launched with the aim of bringing similarly specced lower end devices at affordable price points. It has been launched with the aim of capturing a share of the developing markets... Read More