Cyanogen OS 12 Based on Android 5.0 Lollipop Out “in a Few Weeks”

Cyanogen's OS 12 update, which the new version of the operating system based on Android 5.0 Lollipop is still in the works. Although developer promised the update will be provided to smartphones owners pretty fast, it release date went from February to March. Now the company has updated the status of the Cyanogen OS 12 and said that the upgrade will be available for at least three smartphones “in a few weeks.” The relevant devices mentioned by Cyanogen are OnePlus One, YU Yureka and Alcatel Hero 2+, which will all receive Android 5.0 Lollipop once OS 12 is released. For those of you who don't remember we've already reported that Micromax teased Android 5.0 Lollipop for YU Yureka a few days ago. According to this teaser the update...

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Android 5.0 Lollipop for Sony Xperia C3 Gets Certified, Release Looks Imminent

Sony's Android 5.0 Lollipop saga continues with another reports that confirms the new firmware has been approved for the Xperia C, a smartphone that's not supposed to receive this upgrade. According to XperiaBlog, Bluetooth SIG has just certified a new firmware version that's supposed to brings Xperia C3's operating system to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The listing details mention a major update named “Wukon To L,” which translates to “Xperia C3 to Android 5.0 Lollipop.” Wukong is the codename of the Xperia C3, so this update is clearly for this smartphone. Unfortunately, there's no telling when this update will hit Xperia C3 devices, but we reported earlier today that Sony will kick off the Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout sometime next week. However,...

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Sony Confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop Rollout Begins Next Week

Sony is one of the few handset makers that has yet to start delivering Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its smartphones. To make things worse, the Japanese company let it slip several days ago that it has no intention of upgrading its non-Xperia Z devices to Lollipop. Since most customers prefer low- to mid-range smartphones, it's unusual for a major company such as Sony to ignore the vast majority of its fans. Obviously, there are many users who purchased Xperia Z phones, but they aren't the majority. Anyway, the fact that smartphones that have the required hardware specifications will not receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update from Sony doesn't bode well for the Japanese handset maker. A few days after it announced it won't offer Lollipop...

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WhatsApp Voice Call Now Available for Select Users

The voice call feature for WhatsApp has been in the works for a long time. Many users have already been accepted into the beta program and have been able to test some of the new features added by WhatsApp developers. One of these new features was voice calling, a new option that WhatsApp users will be given for free at some point. While WhatsApp developers have yet to roll out the voice calling new feature to everyone, there's a way that you can take advantage of it right away. In order to get access to voice calling you will need to be invited by a person who already has this new feature enabled in their WhatsApp application. Basically, if you you receive a voice call via WhatsApp from a person that has the new feature active, it...

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