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Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Confirmed for Sony Xperia Z3, Z2, Z1

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Sony Xperia Z3, Z2, Z1 is getting Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Confirmed by SFR</h3>
A French network carrier has revealed the Android 5.1 Lollipop roll-out schedule of Sony's Xperia Z series smartphones.<br />
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SFR (Société française de radiotéléphone) has confirmed that new Android update deployment process for Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact, Z2, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra will commence only in August, one month late than what Sony had promised a few weeks ago.<br />
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The French carrier also added that Xperia Z and Tablet Z will get the incremental firmware in September, whereas the update release date for Xperia M2 will be announced a little later in the year.<br />
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/06/google-play-launched-free-app-of-week.html" target="_blank">Google Play launched 'Free App of the Week' for Android users</a> )</b><br />
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This revelation from SFR brings back the bad memories of Sony delaying updates to Xperia Z series. After announcing roll-out plans in November 2014, it took more than five months for Sony to finally commence update release to its device.<br />
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Many Xperia Z device owners will be peeved off to hear from SFR that 5.1 update might get delayed by a month, but we suggest our readers not to jump the gun yet as SFR is a network carrier and it is normal for locked devices to get updates late compared to unlocked siblings.<br />
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Contract-based locked phones usually go through an additional testing in the carrier network's research lab, whereas the unlocked phones get updates directly delivered by Sony.<br />
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So, it is likely that Sony will commence the update roll-out on time (in July) as promised.<br />
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For the uninitiated, Android v5.1 Lollipop is a stability firmware that brings enhancements to ART (Android Run Time), allowing apps load faster and fix the memory leak issue that used to cause constant crash of apps, after updating Android 5.0 Lollipop.<br />
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It is also said to fix "Okay Google" glitch and bring the silent mode that has been missing since the phones got updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop update.<br />
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Other improvements include Wi-Fi toggle option access in Quick Settings and a fix for the SMS issue, random app crashes of dialer and messaging apps.<br />
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ref: ibtimes.co.in</div>

Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Confirmed for Sony Xperia Z3, Z2, Z1

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Google Play launched 'Free App of the Week' for Android users

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Confirmed for LG G2 And G2 Mini

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LG confirms the long-awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its two smartphones, LG G2 and LG G2 Mini</h3>
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LG G2 mini was unveiled last year in February with Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system right out of the box.</div>
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The smartphone made it to market in April, so a it makes sense for LG to offer a major OS upgrade for the G2 mini since the smartphone is only one year old.</div>
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Also, the G2 mini is a mid-range device that has all the required specs necessary for Android 5.0 Lollipop to run smoothly. But that's the case with the LG G2 as well and the smartphone won't be getting the update in Canada.</div>
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/06/samsung-galaxy-e7-and-e5-will-get.html" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy E7 and E5 will get Android 5.0 Lollipop update</a> )</b></div>
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For the time being, Android 5.0 Lollipop for LG G2 mini has only been confirmed in Greece, so there might be places where the update will not be available for some unknown reasons.</div>
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In the same piece of news, LG Hellas also announced the LG G2 will receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop update in Greece as well.</div>
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Both smartphones should get the update this month (June), but the information is only aimed at customers in Greece.</div>
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Although we expect LG to kick off a global rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop for G2 mini this month, there's no telling which countries will get it first.</div>
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The G2 mini was a decent mid-range smartphone for its time. The smartphone packs a 1.2GHz quad-core Quaclomm Snapdragon 400 processor, an Adreno 305 graphics processing unit and 1GB of RAM.</div>
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With only 8GB of internal memory, users will surely need to take advantage of the microSD card slot which allows them to further expand storage up to 32GB,</div>
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LG G2 mini sports a decent 4.7-inch IPC LCD capacitive touchscreen display that supports qHD (540 x 960 pixels) resolution and features Corning Gorilla Glass 2 coating.</div>
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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Confirmed for LG G2 And G2 Mini

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HTC launched limited edition 24-karat gold HTC One M9

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HTC launched its latest flagship device, HTC One M9, with a grey metallic handset moulded from a single piece of aluminium at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.<br />
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/06/android-m-features-that-users-will-love.html" target="_blank">Android M features that users will love</a> )</b><br />
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The HTC One M9 sports 5-inch full HD display with corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection. The smartphone is powered with a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor backed 3GB of RAM.<br />
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M9 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and has an internal storage of 32GB which can be expanded upto 128GB via microSD card.<br />
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It sports a 20MP rear-camera and packs a non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh battery. HTC also revealed a new connected "fitness band" body -monitoring bracelet and a virtual reality headset that it said it hoped to sell commercially by the end of the year.<br />
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ref: post.jagran.com</div>

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Movie Review: "Dil Dhadakne Do" redefines Bollywood family drama

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Zoya Akhtar's "Dil Dhadakne Do" redefines the Bollywood family drama</h3>
<b>STORY: </b>The Mehras host friends on a luxurious cruise - but what happens when the hosts discover another journey?<br />
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<b>REVIEW: </b>Straight away, Dil Dhadakne Do redefines the Bollywood family drama. Millionaire Kamal Mehra (Anil) faces bankruptcy. To shore up credibility, Kamal and his wife Neelam (Shefali) invite their rich friends on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise, joined by son Kabir (Ranveer), daughter Ayesha (Priyanka), her pompous husband Manav (Rahul), his complaining mother ( Zarina Wahab), the gentle Mehra dog Pluto - and lots of bitchy buddies.<br />
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/05/us-box-office-chart-avengers-age-of.html" target="_blank">US box office chart: Avengers-Age of Ultron,Hot Pursuit,The Age of Adaline,Ex Machina etc.</a> )</b><br />
What happens when tension between Kamal and Neelam becomes obvious? When Kabir refuses marrying heiress Noorie because he loves dancer Farah (Anushka)? And when Ayesha's attractive ex Sunny (Farhan) joins the cruise?<br />
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Dil Dhadakne Do goes behind the glossy grins of Indian family life, presenting screaming, sobbing dysfunction, heart-ripping extramarital affairs, bitter gender discrimination and heavy parental control. Yet, it has a light hand, not preachy but breezy while sensitively making modern points.<br />
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Family scenes - Kamal sourly taunting Neelam's weight, Kabir silently supporting Ayesha, Neelam weepily bingeing on chocolate, Kamal tackling bills with pills - are little gems, capturing the daily friction, the deep hurt, the bonds and binds families represent.<br />
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Performances impact - Anil Kapoor is terrific as dominating, steel-haired, stressed-out Kamal, Shefali as stiff Neelam, whose coldness to her daughter chills a Turkish hamaam, whose plasticky response to her son's worries is, "Awww, cheese toast banwayun?" Priyanka Chopra presents a finely tense Ayesha, building a winning business - but crumbling under a miserable marriage, her last straw being Sunny (Farhan, who smoulders satisfactorily).<br />
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The revelation however is Ranveer Singh in a new avataar - his Kabir is unsure, vulnerable, sometimes weak. Combining gentleness with slow grit, Ranveer makes this family saga also about a boy.<br />
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Hilariously, another Indian 'family member' appears - the aunty, several sparkling entertainers on board, gossiping, judging, surprising partying progeny whose guilty drawl, "I was hanging out..." meets an outraged, "Hanging out what - clothes?!"<br />
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Cameos, clashes, confessions - and the pulsatingly long-take 'Amritsari Chooriyan' - crescendo in a climax when an 'amargancy' forces the Mehras to sink or swim.<br />
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With her quirky third, Zoya Akhtar further sharpens her oeuvre - the stylish ensemble tale, where journeys take over destinations. On this ship, a few bolts could be tighter. The Kabir-Farah track over-extends while British Farah's Indian accent and Indian Ayesha's American accent should've been ironed out.<br />
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But these are fleeting clouds on an otherwise beautiful sea, hosting a cruise which hilariously combines butter chicken with bruschetta while searching beyond Bollywood's emotional Botox for a family's warts - and its heart.<br />
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Movie Review: "Dil Dhadakne Do" redefines Bollywood family drama

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Android M features that users will love

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Android M features that we think will really improve the quality of the platform</h3>
It’s been less than a week since Google unveiled its Android M platform but in that time Android fans have gone over the Android M developer build with a fine-toothed comb searching for hidden gems that Google never mentioned. We’ve scoured the web and have cobbled together five of the best unheralded Android M features that we think will really improve the quality of the platform and give Android fans something to cheer, even if they’re not aware that these features exist.<br />
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/06/samsung-galaxy-e7-and-e5-will-get.html" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy E7 and E5 will get Android 5.0 Lollipop update</a> )</b><br />
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<b>A much more powerful App Manager:</b>This is one that was fleshed out earlier this week by Droid Life and it looks like Google has not only simplified how its App Manager tool works, but it’s made it more powerful as well. As expected, the Manager will let you control individual app permissions so you can deny apps access to certain parts of your phone without uninstalling the app all together.<br />
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Google has also made it easier to implement mass changes across all apps at once thanks to new advanced options. So for instance, if you open up advanced options on the default Calendar app, you’ll see every app that has access to it and you can deny their permissions one by one. Read more about this feature by clicking here.<br />
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<b>App Standby:</b>Google talked at Google I/O about its Doze feature that will put your phone into a deep sleep when you’re not using it to save on battery power. Android Police has flagged another feature called App Standby that will force individual apps into hibernation if you’re not using them, which should once again cut down on your phone’s background activity and thus improve its battery life. Interestingly, all background apps will automatically wake up from hibernation once you plug your phone into a charger so you won’t have to worry about missing any notifications when your phone is plugged in.<br />
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<b>A Do Not Disturb quick setting:</b>This is a terrific feature for anyone who is tired of being interrupted by their smartphone. Per GSMArena, the new Do Not Disturb button in Android M’s quick settings will shut off all sounds and vibrations “including from alarms, music, video and games.” Don’t worry, though — you’ll still be able to make phone calls while this feature is turned on. You also have the option to allow noises for priority alerts only or for alarms only.<br />
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<b>Vastly improved SD card support:</b>This feature was flagged by Ars Technica and it seems that Google is working to make using SD cards for extra storage much less clunky on Android M.<br />
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” If your devices use what Google software engineer Jeff Sharkey calls ‘storage devices in long-term stable locations’ like internal SD cards, Android M can ‘adopt’ that storage device, encrypt it, and then use it in exactly the same way that Android treats internal storage currently,” Ars explains. “This means you can move any installed app and its data out to the SD card.”<br />
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<b>Much better volume controls:</b>Volume controls were something that worked fine until Google changed them with Lollipop. As Droid Life explains, it’s now once again possible to use your phone’s volume button to set your phone to vibrate only, which is how it used to be on KitKat and earlier versions. Also, going into silent mode now still leaves no sounds but your alarms enabled, which was again how it used to be. See a quick demo video of the new volume controls below.<br />
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ref: bgr.com</div>

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Samsung Galaxy E7 and E5 will get Android 5.0 Lollipop update

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Official Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung Galaxy E7 and E5 will roll out soon</h3>
We’ve been tracing the progress of Android 5.0 Lollipop updates being rolled out for various Samsung devices, and now at last there’s some good news for owners of the Samsung Galaxy E7 and Galaxy E5. The Lollipop update for both of these smartphones has now been confirmed, and it’s set to arrive at some point in Q3.<br />
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<b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/05/micromax-unite-2-a106-official-android.html" target="_blank">Micromax Unite 2 A106 official Android Lollipop 5.0 FOTA upgradation guide</a> )</b><br />
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It can take some time for Samsung to push out Android updates to its devices, and this has often been a bone of contention for some owners. Rollouts can take some time to reach different regions and also carrier models, so that some users of a phone might have to wait quite some time to receive an upgrade after other users.<br />
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After seeing Android Lollipop arrive for devices such as the Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 and others, it’s good to know that owners of the mid-range Samsung Galaxy E7 and Galaxy E5 will also receive the update. These handsets have been especially popular in emerging markets such as India, and both of them released earlier this year running Android 4.4.4 KitKat.<br />
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Specific dates haven’t been given yet for when they will arrive. However, Q3 runs from July to September so fingers crossed it will be sooner rather than later. Android 5.0 Lollipop brings a host of improvements, new features and performance optimizations to look forward to, so owners of these more affordable mid-rangers will welcome the news of Lollipop being confirmed.<br />
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Some readers may be more interested in the Android M update that will release to the public later in the year, although at this stage it looks unlikely that the next major version will be made available for the Samsung Galaxy E7 and E5. We’re more than willing to be proved wrong though, so it’s a case of wait and see.<br />
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Do you have either the Samsung Galaxy E7 or Samsung Galaxy E5? Are you pleased to learn that your device should be receiving the Android Lollipop update in the coming months? Maybe you’re just wondering why it’s taking so long? Let us have your comments.<br />
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ref: phonesreview.co.uk</div>

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