Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 update expected in January

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A Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 update has been teased, with the software refresh set to be introduced in January.

With Android 4.4 KitKat having been introduced earlier this month aboard the Google Nexus 5, the Samsung Galaxy S4 looks set to be one of the first none-Nexus devices to add the latest iteration of Google’s mobile operating system.

According to a leaked internal Samsung document detailing the company’s Android 4.4 update plans, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will make the jump to KitKat in January, alongside the company’s latest stylus-hosting handset, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

With the most recent flagship phones set to add Android 4.4 at the start of the year, the leaked document has also revealed that last year’s Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will add an Android 4.4 update between March and April of 2014.

Earlier this month the Samsung Galaxy S4 was updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, with the software patch adding compatibility with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, the company’s handset-connecting smartwatch device.

With Android 4.4 KitKat bringing a range of new features to compatible handsets, the software refresh sees an all new search incorporating homescreen brought to devices.

Earlier this week, a Google Nexus 4 Android 4.4 update was rolled out. According to Google, the update “adds a number of new features and improves performance.”

Exact updates include “Hangouts, which can now bring all of your SMS and MMS messages alongside your other conversations and video calls.”

Further improvements will see “search for nearby places in the all new phone app, and identify unknown callers with caller ID by Google.”

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BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs ahead of a quarterly loss of $ 1 billion expected

Ailing smartphone maker that BlackBerry has revealed that must pay the 40 percent of its workforce, with 4,500 job cuts to do ahead of a quarterly loss of $ 1 billion.

Having been forced in a previous job cuts in recent years, mora, formerly known as RIM, failed to lift the fortunes and now will begin the process of making redundant over the coming months the 40 per cent of its global workforce.

A former industry giant smartphone, BlackBerry has failed to keep pace with the likes of Apple and Google in the mobile market, in recent years. The company predicted second-quarter losses $ 995 million (£621 m).

In the wake of the announcement, stock prices BlackBerry plummeted 17 percent, spelling more trouble for the Canada company.
Making the announcement, CEO of BlackBerry Thorsten Heins released a statement outlining the company's plans to streamline its employment numbers and business propositions.

"We are carrying out the difficult, but necessary changes he announced today operating to deal with our position in an increasingly mature and industry more competitive and to drive the company toward profitability," he said.

"Going forward, we intend to concentrate our offer on our end-to-end solution of hardware, software and services for businesses and end users productive, professional".

BlackBerry work cuts announcement comes 24 hours after the company quietly unveiled its largest offering smartphone, the BlackBerry Z30. In addition, the BBM app for Android will be officially launched later today.

After launching his new BlackBerry OS 10 this year in an effort to be more competitive with the likes of Apple and Android, devices such as the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy 5 S4 continue to outshine the interest in the new BlackBerry OS.

Having been plagued by extensive delays, BB10 reception fell a little flat, with the platform currently supported BlackBerry phones, the Z10, Q10 BlackBerry and BlackBerry Q5, all having failed to garner much consumer interest.

Read more: BlackBerry Q10 review

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Google Nexus 4 sold before unveiling Nexus 5 – not expected no further stock

The Google Nexus 4 is sold out, with no further basis of flagship Android phone expected before Google Nexus 5 upcoming unveiling.

With the Google Nexus 5 release date expected to be held on 14 October, recent reports have suggested that the hardware of the search giant has no plans to replenish the current Google Nexus 4, as the rival sells quad-core Samsung Galaxy S4 out.

With both the 8 GB and 16 GB Android's Jelly Bean of 4.2 portable launch hour spent in the United States, RIM has quoted "a reliable source with knowledge of the plans of the company, as saying that" Google is going to bring him back in stock in any storage size ".

While both versions of phone storage are sold out in the United States, there remains a few Google Nexus phone 4 16 GB available in the United Kingdom.

According to a Google Nexus 4 price cut in recent weeks, 4.7-inch HD display laptop now hosting costs only £ 199, marking it as possibly the biggest deal of the scene of smartphones.

Ahead of the October 14 release date Google Nexus 5 questioned, recent Google Nexus 5 voices have suggested that the upcoming an HTC and iPhone 5S Challenger will run the Android operating system 4.4 KitKat recently confirmed.

Should boast an array of similar specifications of LG G2, the list of features Google Nexus 5 will see reported a quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 line up next to 3 GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel rear camera.

Read more: review of iPhone 5 c

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