WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 gets a fix

WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 gets a fix

http://blog.gsmarena.com/whatsapp-for-windows-8-gets-a-fix/

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Windows Phone, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Nokia phones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages. First year FREE! ($0.99/year after)

Recent changes:

2.11.356:

* Fix issue with reception of broadcast messages.

2.11.350:

* Bug fixes
* New language: Hindi

2.11.344:

* Bug fixes

2.11.340:

* Send existing (pre-recorded) videos
* Send multiple pictures
* Bug fixes and speed improvements

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WhatsApp gets a minor update to fix message broadcast issue

WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 devices has received an update today to v2.11.356. The new update does not include any new features, instead it includes a fix for issue with reception of broadcast messages.

The update does not yet include the ability to send music files, but we believe this may come in a future version.

The update to the app can be found in the Windows Phone Store here.

http://wmpoweruser.com

Dashboards

This page provides information about the relative number of devices that share a certain characteristic, such as Android version or screen size. This information may help you prioritize efforts for supporting different devices by revealing which devices are active in the Android and Google Play ecosystem.

This data reflects devices running the latest Google Play Store app, which is compatible with Android 2.2 and higher. Each snapshot of data represents all the devices that visited the Google Play Store in the prior 7 days.

Note: Beginning in September, 2013, devices running versions older than Android 2.2 do not appear in this data because those devices do not support the new Google Play Store app. Only the new app is able to measure the number of devices that actively visit Google Play Store and we believe this measurement best reflects your potential user-base.

Platform Versions

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This section provides data about the relative number of devices running a given version of the Android platform.

For information about how to target your application to devices based on platform version, read Supporting Different Platform Versions.

Version	Codename	API	Distribution
2.2	Froyo	8	1.3%
2.3.3 - 2.3.7	Gingerbread	10	21.2%
3.2	Honeycomb	13	0.1%
4.0.3 - 4.0.4	Ice Cream Sandwich	15	16.9%
4.1.x	Jelly Bean	16	35.9%
4.2.x		17	15.4%
4.3		18	7.8%
4.4	KitKat	19	1.4%

Data collected during a 7-day period ending on January 8, 2014.
Any versions with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown.

Note: Because this data is gathered from the new Google Play Store app, which supports Android 2.2 and above, devices running older versions are not included. However, in August, 2013, versions older than Android 2.2 accounted for about 1% of devices that checked in to Google servers (not those that actually visited Google Play Store).

Screen Sizes and Densities

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This section provides data about the relative number of devices that have a particular screen configuration, defined by a combination of screen size and density. To simplify the way that you design your user interfaces for different screen configurations, Android divides the range of actual screen sizes and densities into several buckets as expressed by the table below.

For information about how you can support multiple screen configurations in your application, read Supporting Multiple Screens.

	ldpi	mdpi	tvdpi	hdpi	xhdpi	xxhdpi	Total
Small	8.2%						8.2%
Normal	0.1%	14.2%		33.0%	20.1%	10.6%	78.0%
Large	0.9%	4.5%	1.7%	0.6%	0.7%		8.4%
Xlarge	0.1%	4.7%		0.4%	0.2%		5.4%
Total	9.3%	23.4%	1.7%	34.0%	21.0%	10.6%

Data collected during a 7-day period ending on January 8, 2014.
Any screen configurations with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown.

Open GL Version

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This section provides data about the relative number of devices that support a particular version of OpenGL ES. Note that support for one particular version of OpenGL ES also implies support for any lower version (for example, support for version 2.0 also implies support for 1.1).

To declare which version of OpenGL ES your application requires, you should use the android:glEsVersionattribute of the  element. You can also use the  element to declare the GL compression formats that your application uses.

OpenGL ES Version	Distribution
1.1 only	0.1%
2.0	93.5%
3.0	6.4%

Data collected during a 7-day period ending on January 8, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 tipped for March release in London

Samsung Galaxy S5 tipped for March release in London

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5_tipped_for_march_release_in_london-news-7541.php

https://twitter.com/flapic/status/422315349154213888

Sony confirms Windows Phone smartphone launch in 2014.

Microsoft has reportedly been in talks with Sony to bring a Windows Phone smartphone bearing “Vaio” branding by mid-2014. Reports also claimed that Microsoft can cut down on or completely waive off the licensing fees for encouraging the adoption of Windows Phone platform.

Now, seems the talks have paid off and Microsoft’s Windows Phone director Greg Sullivan has revealed to CNET China that Sony is indeed bringing a Windows Phone device in 2014 or even by mid-2014. As much this is good news for Microsoft, Sony may also benefit as it has not tasted huge success with Android. This devices could serve as a vehicle for Sony’s Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited services as per the reports.

http://www.thewincentral.com

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Android in December 2013: KitKat, Jelly Bean on the rise

Android in December 2013: KitKat, Jelly Bean on the rise

http://www.gsmarena.com/android_in_december_2013_kitkat_jelly_bean_on_the_rise-news-7540.php