Dave999 | # 61 | 2014-04-16, 17:51 | Report

Crazy resolution...
http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/4/16...lden-g3-launch

mscion | # 62 | 2014-04-16, 20:50 | Report

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/15/p...ar-smartphone/

Dave999 | # 63 | 2014-04-16, 20:52 | Report

That was one ugly peice of phone...but at the same time very cool concept.

mscion | # 64 | 2014-04-21, 15:07 | Report

Well, for those of us in the US that can't use data on Jolla phone due to lacking frequency band this might be the latest and greatest!

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/21/w...uit/#continued

mscion | # 65 | 2014-04-23, 19:43 | Report

Could this where Note 4 is headed? Also check link at beginning.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gala...-news-8340.php

herpderp | # 66 | 2014-04-23, 20:19 | Report

That would be insanely cool!

Kangal | # 67 | 2014-04-24, 00:55 | Report

I don't like it.

I prefer blocky sides (iPhone 5) for a comfy grip, rather than a larger device with accidental tapping issues.

mscion | # 68 | 2014-04-24, 13:39 | Report

I'll have to reserve judgement for now. I do use a lot of swipe gestures that start from the screen edge so I'm no sure how this would work out for me.

mscion | # 69 | 2014-05-01, 19:08 | Report

Anybody using KitKat play with ART. While still in development, it can significantly improve performance of android app because each app is compiled to native code when it is installed. If you go into developers option in settings on KitKat you can enable this new feature.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...d-battery-life



EDIT: Not all devices with KitKat have ART (Android Runtime). It is currently available on Galaxy S 5 but not Note 3. Not sure about other devices...

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Kangal | # 70 | 2014-05-02, 02:36 | Report

Not worth it at the moment.
I was in talks with some of there engineers, and basically 4.4 was going to be Android 5.0 but they had major setbacks (something along the lines of meeting under-the-hood requirements with visual effects, i dunno).

Anyways the vision for future Android seems to be:
-A new name and number (Android 5.0 Lollipop ?)
-(one of) the latest Linux kernels (3.9)
-Merging elements of the Android and Linux kernel (single branch)
-gcc 4.8
-64-bit support
-ART*
-support for real MultiTasking (no for phones, maybe for phablets, in-discussion for tablets)

The version that runs ART is (certainly) likely to be changed. So those people porting Apps... will have to do it again. Why do you think the crazy popular Xposed Module Framework hasn't been ported? They were discussing making a leap (which I think is best), but instead they're looking for iterations of these things.

So we might get the new ART and 64-bit suppot in the next revision, and maybe gcc 4.7. Then we'll get gcc 4.8 and the new kernel after that. Then we'll get a minor iteration where these things play better together, and play better in the OS and SDK. And then we'll probably get a user inter-facelift and Multitasking for (large) devices.

Then gradually we'll see this evolve more and more, especially when it comes to integrating everything with Google's services. And integration regarding Phones, Tablets, Notebooks, TV's, Consoles, Cars, Wearables. Its a weird strategy but Google's too much of a behemoth for them to fail.