Android 4 3 for HTC One now available for everyone

As previously promised here, the new Android Revolution HD based on Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.0 is ready for everyone to download.

HTC hasnt released yet the international (WWE) update for HTC One, so users with international version of HTC One (M7_UL) are still waiting for Android 4.3 to come. As a workaround, Android Revolution HD is based on recently released Android 4.3 OTA for HTC One "Developer Edition". By checking byte to byte its quite easy to notice that the software from international edition (401) and developer edition (1540) are almost the same. So instead of waiting for WWE OTA, Android Revolution HD 22.0 has been "WWE-ed", which means it works identically to WWE software. All WWE languages are included.

So, if you dont want to wait for WWE OTA update for your HTC One, please visit this thread and get the latest Android Revolution HD 22.0 with Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.0.

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Stock system dumps Android 4 3 with official HTC Sense 5 5 for HTC One

First official update with brand new HTC Sense 5.5 for the HTC One arrived today. The new software number is 3.62.401.1 and its based on Android 4.3. To receive the OTA update your device must be running 2.24.401.8 software and you must own the international version of HTC One (M7_UL). If there is no update for you CID yet, you can download and flash stock system dump instead.

HTC One thread - HTC One *STOCK* ROM | 3.62.401.1 | Jelly Bean | HTC Sense 5.5

Download links can be found on this blog, under Downloads section - Downloads

The official list of changes from the OTA update:

• System Improvements
  - Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.5 update
• Video Highlights improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Add soundtracks to videos
• BlinkFeed improvements
  - Access recommended news from your social network
  - Additional global news sources
  - Save articles to read later or offline
  - Create custom feeds from news media, Twitter and YouTube
• Music improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Embedded music channel with new scenes
• Sense TV improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Add MY Picks Page to improve program management

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Epic CIC saves more than money with Google Apps for Work

Posted by Jamie Holyland, Director of communications, Epic CIC, UK

Editors note: Today we hear from Jamie Holyland, director of communications at London youth support organisation Epic CIC. Epic saved £67,000 last year by switching to Google Apps for Work, with projections to save £140,000 annually. Read how Google Apps re-energised the 155 workers at Epic with forward-looking solutions.

When government budget cuts threatened our organisations financial health, we didnt expect a technology change to keep us afloat. But thats exactly what happened. We provide a wide range of youth services in inner London, including an assistance program for teenage parents and programs to help young people find employment. In the wake of increasingly severe public funding cuts, Epic joined the private sector after 25 years with the local authority of Kensington and Chelsea. Ending even one of our projects was a step we didn’t want to take, and by transitioning to Google Apps for Work, we didn’t have to. The £140,000 a year that we save with Google gives us room in our budget to maintain all of our services. Now Epic is not only financially sustainable, it’s more efficient, more secure, and primed for a future of cloud computing.

Google Apps pulled our fragmented organisation together. Before we switched over last year, few of our 80 part-time staff had a work email account or online calendar; we relied entirely on phone calls, texts and face-to-face meetings to communicate. Now, almost everyone uses Gmail and calendar to stay organized and in touch. Whether staff are working with young people at one of our six youth centres or at any of our other eight offices, they can use one of 50 Chromeboxes to check their accounts. And for management rushing between meetings and our 20 case workers who operate off-site, we have 40 Android devices for them to stay connected from anywhere.

The impact on our efficiency has been huge. Google Apps for Work has reduced the number of emails we send by 50 percent in two months. The Chromebooks our 25 senior and middle managers use take seven seconds to start up, compared to the 20 minutes we spent starting up some of our old machines, so their time is spent fixing problems for our other 130 staff rather than waiting for technology to warm up.

Cloud computing is the future for our kind of community work, where teams are spread thin and wide. For example, instead of relying on a scattered paper trail to register attendance at our events, we now use Forms to track participation as they happen. Under our old system, the quarter of a million files we had stored on the local authority hard drives were full of confusing duplications. In one case, we found the same document saved in 47 variations by over 50 people, with no clue as to which was the final version. Now, the whole team can work together on a single shared Doc. And because there’s only ever one version, we don’t just save time, we stay aligned and build off of each other’s feedback seamlessly. We found Drive to be more secure, too, because its privacy and file access controls let us control information in more nuanced ways than we could before.

Maintaining our services without public funding was a daunting challenge, but Google Apps helped make it possible. Even better, the tools bring our team together and save us time, so we can spend more of our resources on the people who need them most.

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Coffee With a Googler Learn about App Indexing and Search

Posted by Laurence Moroney, Developer Advocate.

App Indexing helps you get your mobile app found in Google Search. Once your app is indexed, mobile users who search for content related to your app can be guided directly to your app, helping you to increase your install base and improve user engagement.

In this episode of Coffee with a Googler, Laurence meets with Jennifer Lin from the App Indexing team, who demonstrates the possibilities!

Jennifer shares that Google has indexed over 50 billion deep links into apps, with searches returning these links to users, taking them directly into your app. She shares how the Daily Mail newspaper in the UK saw a 22% boost in search impressions, and app users spent around 20% more time reading and sharing articles when they came in via a deep link from Search. Additionally, Tabelog, a premier restaurant review app and site in Japan, saw an increase of 9.6% in page views within their app, and a 63% increase in Search impressions after adding their app to the index.

When searching with Google Search on your phone, if the app is already installed, and has content that matches what you’re looking for -- you can be directed straight into the app to get a very rich experience. Alternatively, if the app isn’t yet installed, but has matching content, you can be guided through an install experience for the app, without losing context, so that when the app launches, you’ll go straight to the content you were looking for! Jennifer demos both scenarios using real apps, showing how straightforward the user experience is.

You can learn more about App Indexing, including how to get started on the Google Developers App Indexing site. For more information about other Google Search for Developers APIs, check out g.co/DeveloperSearch.

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Colossatron Massive World Threat v1 0 0 Android apk game free Download

Colossatron: Massive World Threat v1.0.0 Android apk

Colossatron: Massive World Threat v1.0.0 Android apk game free Download. Colossatron: Massive World Threat is the story of the biggest and most powerful being to ever wage war against mankind. But this time - YOU get to be the bad guy! Take control of a giant robotic snake and smash through cities with ease as you fight to create the most fearsome weapon of all time. Your objective is simple: DESTROY EVERYTHING!

Game specification:

• Name:   Colossatron: Massive World Threat
• Developed by:   Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd
• Category:   Arcade & Action
• Version:   1.0.0
• Released:   December 19, 2013
• Size:   42MB
• Requirements:   4.0 and up

Game Features:

• Chaotic Campaign – Explode your way through seven continents on a destructive trail spanning the entire globe!
• Epic Boss Fights – Throw down against giant mechs, ballistic gunships and more in a furious fight for survival!
• Devastating Weaponry – Crush your enemies with a huge arsenal of powerful weapons, impressive upgrades and high-tech gadgets. There are thousands of potential combinations!
• Intense Survival Challenges – Compete against friends in the ultimate test of skill and strategy. Leave your mark via global Game Center leaderboards for the truly brave of heart!

Install the game from the below given links and enjoy.

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Not your average app building competition The AdMob Student App Challenge

Originally posted on Google Apps Developers blog

Posted by Henry Wang, Associate Product Marketing Manager

Did you know that there are more mobile devices than people? In 2014, there were 7.4BN* devices and an estimated 7.2 billion people. Mobile is quickly becoming the most popular way to get online, even exceeding the time spent on desktop computers**. This has contributed greatly to the growth of the app ecosystem, with consumers spending on average 37 hours a month*** on mobile apps. As apps are becoming more prominent in our everyday lives, it’s more important now than ever to learn app development.

That’s why we’re launching the second AdMob Student App Challenge, an app building competition open to students around the world. If you’re a student who loves to code or has a great idea for a mobile app, this is your chance to build an app, learn how to make money from it, and win awesome prizes. The prizes will include a week-long trip to San Francisco and a visit to the Googleplex.

To win the challenge, you’ll need to build a great app (either Android or iOS) and create a sound business plan that shows how you managed the project, gained users, and leveraged AdMob to make money. The contest will be judged by a panel of app industry leaders. To learn more about the judges, visit here.

The winning team will receive:

• An all expenses paid, week-long trip to San Francisco, including a visit to the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA 
• A featured spot on the Google Play Store 
• A promotional video starring you and your app 
• A healthy amount of Google schwag, including a new Google device 

Last year’s global winner was Phani Gaddipati, who created Stacks Flashcards, an app that lets people create electronic flashcards on any subject, quiz themselves and analyze their performance. Check out his video to learn more.

In addition to one overall winner, the finalist from each of the four global regions (North America, Latin America, Europe Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific) will receive Google devices and see their app featured on the AdMob website.

The challenge starts today, and you’ll have until June 28, 2016 to build your winning app. Be sure to visit the AdMob website to learn more and register. Follow us on AdMob G+ and Twitter and keep an update on #AdMobSAC16 too, for regular updates on the challenge. .

Best of luck -- we can’t wait to see what you build!
* Cisco, Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2014–2019 White Paper, February 2015
** eMarketer, US Time Spent with Media, October 2014
*** Nielsen, Smartphones: So Many Apps, So Much Time, July 2014

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Introducing the HTC One M9

The most anticipated phone after the HTC One M9 is finally here! Lets take a closer look at what HTC offers in the M9s "big brother":

Luxurious Design – The HTC One M9+ leverages HTC’s iconic, all-metal design and combines it with significant enhancements including a 5.2” 2K display with Fingerprint authentication, HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio surround sound, new-and-improved Duo Camera, and support for up to 2TB of microSD storage.

Sense 7: An Extension of You – Your smartphone should make a statement about who you are, and HTC Sense 7 puts you in control of everything. HTC Themes puts you at the center of your smartphone experience; Sense Home reinvents the home screen to deliver the most useful apps to your homepage based on your location; and a more intelligent HTC BlinkFeed makes it easier to uncover the hidden gems that surround you by using location data to recommend points of interest, news and information.

Immersive Viewing Experience – The HTC One M9+ comes with a new 2K display wrapped in a 5.2” WQHD (1440 x 2560) screen. Even with a larger display, the size of the phone rests comfortably in the palm of your hands. With the new MediaTek Helio X10 processor, you will experience smooth movie playback and sharp photos.

Incredible Imaging – The HTC One M9+ comes with a 20-megapixel rear Duo Camera wrapped in a sapphire glass lens cover that protects it from scratches. For vivid video that looks like the latest blockbuster, the camera also shoots movies in 4K resolutions. For low-light, front-facing selfies, the HTC One M9+ comes with the new and improved HTC UltraPixel front-facing camera.  And to take creative pictures to the next level, the HTC One M9+ comes equipped with the HTC EYE Experience software for easy editing and the new HTC One Gallery to access all of your photos, wherever they’re stored.

Exhilarating Audio – The M9+ comes with a larger-than-life soundtrack courtesy of HTC BoomSound combined with 5.1 channel Dolby Audio surround sound simulation. This gets you even closer to the action, delivering extraordinary, multidimensional cinematic listening.  

Connect Your World – Smartphones are fast becoming the central hub for home entertainment and HTC Connect makes it easy to enjoy your multimedia experience beyond your phone. A three-finger swipe on the screen connects the phone to compatible TVs or external speakers from leading manufacturers including Harman Kardon. For the ultimate connected smartphone-powered TV experience, the HTC One M9+ comes exclusively preloaded with the Peel Smart Remote app.

Security at a Finger’s Length – The HTC One M9+ comes with a new fingerprint sensor. Located at the front of the phone for easy access, just one touch unlocks your phone. With the multi-directional sensors, all you need to do is to place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone.

Full device specification:

Size: 150.99 x 71.99 x 9.61mm

Weight: 168g

Display: 5.2 inch, WQHD (1440 x 2560)

Platform: Android™ 5.0 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense™

CPU: MediaTek helio™ X10 octa-core CPU, 8 x 2.2GHz, 64-bit processing

Memory: Total storage: 32GB, available capacity varies

RAM memory: 3GB

Expandable: microSD™ expansion supports additional memory cards up to 2TB 

Network:

2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz

3G UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100MHz

3G TD-SCDMA: 1900/2000MHz

4G LTE: FDD: Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28; TDD: Bands 38, 39, 40, 41

Sensors:

• Ambient Light Sensor

• Proximity Sensor

• Accelerometer

• Compass Sensor

• Gyro Sensor

• Magnetic Sensor

• Sensor Hub

• Fingerprint Sensor

Location:

• Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS

Connectivity:

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack

• Bluetooth® 4.1 with aptX®

• Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)

• HTC Connect™

• DLNA®

• HDMI MHL 2.0

• CIR

• micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port

• NFC

Sound:

• HTC BoomSound™ with Dolby Audio™3

Camera:

Main camera

• 20MP Duo Camera with sapphire glass lens

• Auto-focus, BSI sensor

• f/2.2, 27.8mm lens, 4K video recording

Front camera

• HTC UltraPixel™

• BSI sensor

• f/2.0, 26.8mm lens, 1080p video recording

Multimedia:

Audio supported formats:

• Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma, .flac

• Recording: .aac

Video supported formats:

• Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mkv

• Recording: .mp4

Battery:

• Capacity: 2840mAh

• Talk time: Up to 23 hours for 2G / 13 hours for 3G

• Standby time: Up to 598 hours for 2G / 626 hours for 3G 5

AC adapter:

• Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz

• DC output: 5V and 1.5A

Additional features:

• Dual-tone metal unibody

• Themes

• HTC Sense Home

• One Gallery

• Photo Editor

The HTC One M9+ is currently available in China only and will be ranged in other markets, to be confirmed locally at a later date.

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