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Android One is Google's latest project to bring affordable Android smartphones for the next 5 Billion consumers .The Android one project , first demoed at Google IO this year was thought up to be a off the shelf design platform , where manufacturers can take ready made hardware designs and re-brand them to their liking .This project was mainly focused at large emerging markets such as India where branded smartphones with software updates is still a luxury for many people . Today, Google made the project official by launching 3 new Android wear devices from three Indian OEM's , the phones are Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO and Karbonn Sparkle V The phones are basically the same , all models come with Android 4.4.4 out of the box and Google guarantees that these phones will be getting updates for 2 years . The phones will also be one of the first phones to get Android L  other than the Nexus line . All 3 models have a Quad-Core Cortex A7 processor ,1GB Ram , 4GB onbo...

Xiaomi has recently enjoyed a lot of enthusiasm in the global market , the Chinese manufacturer , which is now the 5th largest OEM in the world , is responsible for best sellers like the Mi3 and the Redmi Note , which made up most of Xiaomi's foreign sales , but now , it turns out that Xiaomi's MIUI interface , which runs on -top of Android is making some users feel uneasy after it introduced a cloud texting service , which is similar to Apple's iCloud . The service comes as default and now it is basically making many people feel worried after the service is known to have privacy issues where details about the phones IMEI , contacts , messages , phone numbers and other data are stored in a Server in China . Although using any cloud service has its vulnerabilities , the Xiaomi incident is kind of worrying to many as the Chinese government can easily tap into the information , this however led the ex Google'r Hugo Barra , VP of Xiaomi  to explain that the feature will n...

After revealing Android marketshare specs , Google announced that they plan to expand to the next 5 Billion people in emerging markets with the new Android One project , this is basically a off the shelf  hardware and software platform that allows OEM's to use Google's pre produced designs and hardware components to create sub $100 Android smartphones for people who like to buy a smartphone , but are unable to afford them . Apart from the hardware reference models , Android One  will feature a Google backed software solution as well , and this includes Stock Android , Promised updates for future versions of the software and minimal bloatware . The Android One project will start in India with Micromax taking the lead with their first Android One device , which has Dual Sim Support , a SD card slot , 4.5" hd Display and FM Radio  for  less than $100. other Indian OEM's like Karbonn and Spice are said to join soon , along with other OEM's from around the world . ...

The Vivo XShot is the latest flagship smartphone from Vivo , if you haven't heard about the company, panic not , because Vivo is a China-Specific OEM, so don't have any buyers remorse over a phone you just bought . The XShot , as the name suggests was rumored to pack a 24MP camera at first , but the phone actually features a Sony-made 13MP sensor with OIS and a f1.8 aperture  the camera has 4K video recording and a two tone LED flash , but interestingly , the  phone features a 8MP front camera with a single LED flash as well , so with selfies being the new duckface , the LED flash will surely help . Apart from the cameras , the XShot features a skinned version of Android 4.4 called Funtouch OS,The phone packs a 5.2" IPS LCD with 1080p resolution The phones power comes from a non removable 2600mAh non-removable battery , which makes us wonder what the battery consumption will be like because this phone packs a Snapdragon 801 processor ,3GB RAM,32GB ROM a dedicate...

The deal is done - the $7.5 billion acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft is complete , the move completly transfers all of Nokia's devices and services(except for the producion factories in Masan - South Korea , Nokia Chennai) the South Korean plant in Masan and the Chennai plant(rumored to be under a possible legal dispute with the Indian Government) is said to close down , the factory employed over 200 staff , and these employees along with the ones in the Nokia Chennai factory will be given financial assisance to seek employment elsewhere. Further details about the transaction will  be released on the 29th , Nokia's Microsoft mobile's financial results for the quarter , the fate of the Chennai plant and the fate of its Nokia Android devices and the Asha lineup will be explained then . But as for now , Nokia will be producing its Lumia line of smartphones for Microsoft and will continue to support the Nokia X and the Asha series.Nokia's last CEO Stephen Elop is sa...