Android 4.4 KitKat

Android 4.4 KitKat rolling out to Nexus 7s, Nexus 10

Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 with mobile data to receive update 'soon'

Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013 Wifi models) and Nexus 10 users may want to start checking for the big update right about now, as the OTA to KitKat has been released into the wild according to the official Android Google+ account. To accept the OTA as-is, you'll need to be running the latest stock build from Google, though an unlocked boot loader should pose no problem.

If you didn't go back to stock so you were ready, you've a couple options. The easiest, and recommended, is to sit tight and wait for someone to convert things into a zip file that can be flashed with any recovery, which will follow shortly after the OTA gets into plenty of hands. You could also quickly flash the last factory image, or you could just wait and see if Google releases a new 4.4 factory image.

Source: +Android; @Android

Read full here...http://www.androidcentral.com/android-44-kitkat-rolling-out-nexus-7-nexus-10

Kindle Fire HD 7

Kindle Fire HD 7 unboxing and initial impressions

UPS just dropped off our Amazon Kindle Fire HD, and we wanted to share a look at the first new Kindle to be released. It's a 7-inch tablet that sort of runs Android -- Amazon has forked off the stock Ice Cream Sandwich build and made it their own, never once mentioning the word Android on the device or packaging. The Fire HD 7 (my new name for it) comes with 16 or 32GB of storage (we grabbed the 16) and features a TI OMAP 4460 under a 7-inch 1280x800 screen.

Of course we're going to review the unit at length, but first impressions come back positive. The Fire HD 7 is well built, and feels like it was constructed out of quality materials. It's light enough to use with one hand, and balanced well -- it should serve purposes just fine for reading or lounging and watching a video or two.

All your Amazon content is instantly available from the moment you register the device with your Amazon account, which was painless. The screen itself seems to be of good quality, is nice and bright, and easy to see. We'll have to put it to further testing, but I'm not afraid to call it "good" at first glance. The tablet's performance seems fine as well, but of course we need to see how it handles some gaming or streaming long video.

We'll have more about the Kindle Fire HD 7 coming, including the inevitable comparison to the Nexus 7over the next few days, and stay tuned for the full review. For now, hit the break for an unboxing and quick 10 minute look .

Amazon Kindle Fire HD forums

Read more here.....http://www.androidcentral.com/kindle-fire-hd-7-unboxing-and-initial-impressions

Nexus Q

Poll: Did you preorder a Nexus Q?

You might have heard that Google is postponing the retail launch of the Nexus Q, and as compensation they are giving one to everyone who preordered for the low price of free. It's a shocker, and more than anyone expected to hear when we found out that the Q would be held back to add some more functionality. I'll leave the comparison to Oprah for the comments.

We're all busy discussing what sort of awesomesauce Google could bake into the Q, and words like mirroring and Wifi Direct are getting thrown all over my Gtalk. We're just speculating of course, but we're genuinely excited to see what G has in store for the cannonball. All we know for now is that it's been delayed for a it, and that Google is handing them out for free if you preordered.

Which of course means we have to ask, just how many folks did preorder the $300 Nexus Q? Everyone who doesn't have one seems to hate it, and those that do have one (Google handed out about 6,000 of them at Google I/O 2012) seem to be divided about how useful the device is in its current state. We don't imagine very many folks jumped at the chance to get one, and that now everyone wishes they had, but rather than guess, we'll just ask. Let us know in the poll!

link: http://www.androidcentral.com/poll-did-you-preorder-nexus-q

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Google's New Nexus 7

Google's New Nexus 7 How-To Focuses on Google Apps

Following closely behind their first "Getting Started" tutorial for the Nexus 7, Google has produced another video to help new users gets acquainted with the device. The short video pokes around a Nexus 7's "Google" folder in the dock, highlighting the important aspects of the headline Google Apps. This is all easy stuff for the hardcore Android nerds among us, but really useful if the Nexus 7 is your first time using Android, especially Jelly Bean. Take a look at the video, you may learn a thing or two.

Source: Google Nexus YouTube Page

link: http://www.androidcentral.com/googles-new-nexus-7-how-focuses-google-apps

Galaxy Nexus

The Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 getting Android 4.1.1 update

As promised, Google has started rolling out Android 4.1.1 update for the HSPA+ version of Galaxy Nexus smartphone and the recently launched Nexus 7 tablet. The update is being released over-the-air in batches and should reach all the devices very soon.

The update size is 147MB for Galaxy Nexus smartphone running on IMM76I build, while users with Galaxy Nexus on I/O Jelly Bean build of JRN84D will get an 8.50MB update.

Although Nexus 7 is still not available to consumers, the lucky developers who got the device at Google I/O 2012, are also getting the Android 4.1.1 update. This update also brings the tablet to JRO03C build. The update size is 12.6MB.

In terms of the changes, this update brings offline voice recognition, Google Now, improved text input and UI improvements.

Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean was officially announced last month along with Nexus 7 and Nexus Q devices. Not a huge upgrade over Ice Cream Sandwich, it aims to make the user interface more fluid and bring Google search’s knowledge graph functionality to voice search in Android.

link: http://mafiastuff.com/the-galaxy-nexus-nexus-7-getting-android-4-1-1-update/