Download Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 stock firmware for Himedia H3 TV Box

Download Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 stock firmware for Himedia H3 TV Box from hereor here.

Archive name: HIMEDIA_H3 FW
Archive file size: 272 MB
Firmware: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 stock firmware 
Model: Himedia H3 TV Box 

Build number: softwinners/HIMEDIA_H3/HIMEDIA_H3:4.2.2/HMD-1.2.0/20140104:user/test-keys

Download latest Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware for Xiaomi MI3 smartphone

Download latest Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware for Xiaomi MI3 smartphone fromhere or here. Download another Xiaomi from here.

 
Archive： MI3_MIUI6_cancro_images_V6.1.2.0.KXDCNBJ_4.4_Lang_EKL

Model: Xiaomi MI3 smartphone
Firmware:  Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware
Image file size: 429 MB

Platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8274AB

Download latest Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware for Jesurun T034 TV Stick

Download latest Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware for Jesurun T034 TV Stick fromhere or here. 

 
Archive： T034_AP6330_public_20141027
Image file name: T034_AP6330_public_20141027.img

Model: Jesurun T034 TV Stick
Firmware:  Android KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware
Image file size: 311 MB

Platform: Rockchip RK3288
Boot version: 1.25
FW version: 4.4.02

Low-end Samsung SM-J100F surfaces via benchmark

Just a few days ago the Samsung SM-E500F got leaked for the first time, and back then we speculated that it could be the first member of an upcoming Galaxy E series from the Korean smartphone maker.

We arrived at that idea based on the E in its model number. Samsung hasn't so far released a phone with that letter in its model number, and the recently unveiled Galaxy A devices both have A in their model numbers.

If all of this pans out, then there's another lineup of handsets coming from Samsung in the future too, and these ones could be called Galaxy J. That's because a previously unheard of Samsung SM-J100F got put through the paces of a graphics benchmark for Android.

As always, this has resulted in a list of its most important specs becoming public. The J100F boasts a 4.8-inch 480x800 touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 5 MP front camera (both with 1080p video recording support), 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of built-in storage (of which 2.2GB will be user accessible).

Running the show is a not often seen Marvell PXA1908 chipset, which has 64-bit support and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU. A Vivante GC7000UL GPU is also present.

Although exact mobile data connectivity options haven't been revealed by the benchmark, the SoC in the J100F does support 4G LTE Cat.4 (with theoretical peak download speeds of up to 150Mbps), so hopefully that's made it into this smartphone.

The benchmarked handset runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat, and it also has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. It's clearly a low-end offering through and through, we'll have to see how well it's going to be priced in order to know whether it will sell in any significant numbers.

Source | Via (in Dutch)

Onda V989 Will Get Android 5.0

Weibo:

And there’s a promo video, after the break.

source:http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/onda-v989-will-get-android-5-0/

Owners of the Onda V989 should keep checking the OTA update option for availability.

First Android One phone reaches UK, Karbonn Sparkle V on sale at Amazon

Google might yet to reveal plans for Android One program expansion outside India, but an Android One smartphone is already on sale in UK. Karbonn via London-based mobile manufacturer and distributor Santok has launched Sparkle V Android One smartphone in the country.

The phone is now on sale at Amazon UK for 129 pounds and can be grabbed in White, Blue and Red colour options.

Originally introduced in September, Karbonn Sparkle V features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and microSD card slot. The phone also packs 5MP rear camera, 2MP front shooter, 1700 mAh battery and dual-SIM support.

On the software front, the Sparkle V currently runs on Android 4.4.4, but will be getting the Android 5.0 Lollipop update sometime between mid-December and early-January.

According a report in Telecoms.com, Santok is in talks with various retailers in UK to expand the availability of Sparkle V to brick and mortar stores, but nothing concrete has been revealed until now.

Google is not officially commented on Karbonn Sparkle V launch in UK.

Twitter plans to track which apps you download, here is how to opt-out

In a move that is likely to miff many users, Twitter has revealed that it plans to track which third-party apps users install on their smartphones. According to a report in Recode, the company will be pushing out an updated version of its official Android app around next week, which will bring this ability (known as App Graph).

While Twitter’s plans seem intrusive, they are not unprecedented and Google allows this type of collection of data in Android as long as apps disclose it in their terms and conditions. Also, the applications like Twitter can only see the names of the apps installed on the device, nothing more.

Twitter plans to use the collected information to better target the advertisements and tailor the overall experience. While the likes of Google and Facebook have plethora of data about their users for offer targeted advertising, Twitter falls behind in this aspect, thus the latest move from the company.

As per Twitter support website, Twitter will inform the users in form of a prompt in the app before beginning the collection of app graph data, so you will have a chance to stop this before Twitter tracks such information.

To opt-out of the app graph, tap the overflow (three vertical dots) icon in the app, go to ‘Settings’, then select the account for which you plan to adjust the setting, then choose ‘Other’ and adjust the setting to ‘Tailor Twitter based on my apps.’