Opera Browser Beta For Android Arrives On Play Store

I am quite sure that one major app that smartphone as well as tablet owners use each day would be the browser, and there is quite a number to choose from to date, with different browsers catering to various folks. You know, different strokes for different folks, one man’s meat is another man’s poison, the works. Well, Opera has just announced their latest Opera browser beta that will no longer be based on the Presto engine but rather, is in favor of WebKit. Just what kind of changes do you think you can expect with the latest Opera browser beta?

After downloading it for free over at Google Play, you would realize that having a similar rendering engine as its Chrome and Safari counterparts is useful for mobile web browsing, where it will feature a refreshed speed dial page that allows for the easier launching of favorite sites, an Off-Road Mode that helps you conserve data, in addition to a discover tab and HTML5 support.

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Android 4.x Finally Overtakes Android 2.3 Gingerbread

It seems that it wasn’t too long ago that Android 2.3 (and its subsequent variants) was the dominant Android operating system, but according to recent statistics (via Android Developers), Android 4.x has finally caught up. While Android 2.3 Gingerbread is still sitting at a whopping 44.2%, Android 4.x and its versions collectively represent 45.1% of active use, beating out Gingerbread 2.3 by a very narrow margin. Even better news is that as far as Android 4.1/4.2 Jelly Bean is concerned, it seems that it is active on 16.5% of current users. Of course we expect that these figures don’t take into account rooted Android phones running on custom ROMs like CyanogenMod 9/10, but those are still pretty decent figures and we can only imagine it will be a matter of time before those numbers start to increase even further.

The question is will any of these versions of Android reach the same level as Android 2.3 Gingerbread? It’s hard to say, especially since the next version of Android after Gingerbread was Honeycomb, a version of Android that was designed specifically for tablets in mind. This meant that OEMs had to work with Gingerbread for longer periods of time compared to now, where they have the option of going for Android 4.0 ICS or Android 4.1/4.2 Jelly Bean, not forgetting that there are probably a good many older devices that weren’t eligible for the upgrade to Android 4.0. Many expect Google to introduce the next major revision of Android, Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, at Google I/O later this year and it will be interesting to see what the numbers will look like then.


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Sprint Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Update Starts Rolling Out

The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1′s Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update was rolled out by Samsung two months ago. Today, it looks as though Sprint customers who own a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on their network will be treated to some Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 goodness as the update has started to roll out.

The Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 update will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update which should alert users when it’s available through an update notification. Once the download is completed, users will be promoted to install the update, which we’re sure you’ll be dropping everything in order to update your device.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 owners can expect a number of improvements and added functionality such as Google Now, smooth transitions between the home screen and launched applications and tweaks to the device’s notifications and widgets.

If you don’t see the update available on  your device at this moment, know that Sprint is rolling out the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 update over the next few weeks in stages. We recommend you sit tight for the next couple of weeks by watching cat videos or something until the update becomes available to you.

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Google Improves Gmail Mobile Web To Adopt Gmail 2.0 for iOS UI

We think it’s safe to say the UI redesign for Gmail 2.0 for iOS has received a large amount of praise from its users as the company is now expanding the UI design into its web apps.

Gmail users who access their email account with its mobile web app or Gmail Offline will now be able to enjoy the same UI design as Gmail 2.0 for iOS users have been enjoying for a few months now. Users will also be able to use Gmail 2.0′s search and Google Calendar integration, which were two features Google received a high amount of praise for from its iOS users.

Not only will the 2.0 redesign be available for iOS users who prefer to live life app-less, but it is also available for Android, BlackBerry and Kindle Fire users. As for Windows Phone users, you’ll have to wait your turn as Google has yet to deem you worthy of partaking in the new UI changes. Hopefully that will change soon considering how much better the new UI is compared to the previous version.

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