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Instagram launches 'Reels' on iOS, Android platforms to take on TikTok

Reels allows you to create 15-second video clips set to music and share them as Stories, similar to how TikTok works, TechCrunch reports.

Huawei's Honor to launch Android smartphone in India by end of this year

Honor has come with its operating system HarmonyOS after the US government announced a ban on supplies of components and software by American companies to Huawei

Google releases Android 10 for Pixel phones with dark mode, better privacy

The latest version of android will be be made available in partner devices in the coming weeks

Google ditches its desserts! Android Q's official name is Android 10

Google also changed the logo from green to black

Four reasons why Huawei's new Harmony OS won't solve its problems

Announcement of Harmony OS was much needed relief for Huawei smartphone owners who have been rightly worried that their expensive purchases would become obsolete more quickly

Huawei offers a glimpse of open-source software that can replace Android

HarmonyOS deployed to everything from cars to PCs by 2020

Huawei launches own operating system 'HarmonyOS' to rival Android

The highly-anticipated software is considered crucial for the tech group's survival as it confronts a looming White House ban on US companies selling technology products to Huawei

PUBG Lite launched for Android phones with up to 2GB RAM: Know what is new

The Lite version of the game features a smaller map made for 60 players with a playtime of around 10 minutes. It has an installation pack of 400 MB

Pine Labs opens its Android application program interface to developers

Developers can use the platform to build innovative solutions for small merchants and businesses

Android users more honest and humble than IPhone users

Most of the personality stereotypes did not occur in reality as only honesty and humility was found in greater amounts within Android users

India pips US in Android app downloads

India has around 355 million internet users, second only to China, says a report

Statspeak: Future of Android

The majority of today's video service providers have either Android TV or AOSP

Android pattern lock can be cracked in just five attempts: Experts

Pattern lock is used by around 40% Android device owners, says researchers

Android gets record 87.5% of smartphone market: survey

Android's leadership of the global smartphone market looks unassailable at the moment, says Strategy Analytics' Woody Oh

Apple pie shrinks to 13% as Android gets lion's share of smartphones

The share of the other two prominent smartphone OS - Microsoft's Windows and Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS - declined further

Android apps can secretly track your whereabouts

Their system uses an algorithm that inserts data from the phone's built-in sensors into graphs of the world's roads

After android, 9Apps to cater shopaholics with its new venture

The discount aggregation/coupon zone is a one-stop shop for all discounts and coupon codes available on 9Apps

Five things to look forward to

Now that we know what the "N" in Android N stands for, here are five improvements which should make it well worth the expected two-month-long wait. Of course if you have a Google Nexus 6 or later device, you can download the beta right away.Apps, side by sideAndroid N supports using two apps side by side on the screen, much like what Samsung has been offering on its phones the past few years, which the Korean giant calls multi-window mode. Thus one can, for example, open a browser window, while keeping one's Twitter app open beside it.Brings bills downI've always loved the Opera browser's efforts at cutting down on the data we consume, and in recent times it has been emulated on some phones. Thankfully, Nougat has the Data Saver mode baked in and it would sure be helpful for all of us with runaway data usage. One can also decide on which apps can access data in the background and should go a long way in cutting down on phone bills. Also, one glance at the new settings menu will let us

It's not Neyyappam, Google announces new operating system Android Nougat

OS to bring in new features like an improved notification shade, split-screen multi-tasking

'Godless' Android malware spreading fast in India: Report

It has affected 8,50,000 Android devices worldwide; can target device running on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) or earlier