Samsung provides KitKat source for Sprint Galaxy Note 3, update just around the corner

Last week, Sprint was once again first out the gate with a KitKat update, this time for the Samsung Galaxy S4. Call it birthing pangs or whatever you want, but right before the S4 received the update, Samsung was nice enough to upload the KitKat source code to their site.

Today, Samsung is now providing the KitKat source for the SM-N900P, better known as Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Unless you’re device is rooted and you’re active in the Android ROM/hacking/development scene, this likely wont mean much to you.

Of course, if you’re one of those that sees signs, you might take this as a hint that the Note 3′s KitKat update will soon begin rolling out on Sprint, in which case — you might want to keep an eye out.

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LG G2 Mini Announced New

There’s something to be said about the definition of the word “mini” when 4.7-inch devices fit under that category in this day and age. That’s exactly what the LG G2 Mini is, though, with LG announcing its existence ahead of Mobile World Congress. The device obviously takes some cues from the big brother it’s named after, including that ever-so-important set of buttons on the rear.

Under the hood, though, this couldn’t be any further from what the LG G2 brought us (as is usually the case with these little guys). The specs aren’t terribly exciting, though we’re still grateful as they could have been much worse. Here’s the scoop on the specs:

• Chipset: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Quad-Core MSM8926 (LTE) / MSM8226 (3G) / 1.7GHz Nvidia Quad Core Tegra 4i (LATAM LTE version)
• Display: 4.7-inch qHD IPS (960 x 540)
• Memory: 8GB eMMC / 1GB RAM / SD Card Slot
• Camera: Rear 8.0MP / 13.0MP (LATAM LTE version) / Front 1.3MP
• Battery: 2,440mAh (removable)
• Operating System: Android 4.4 KitKat
• Size: 129.6 x 66.0 x 9.8mm
• Weight: 121g
• Network: Cat. 4 & VoLTE / Cat. 3(LATAM), HSPA+ 21Mbps (3G)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), A-GPS, NFC (4G LTE version only)

We’re a tad concerned that a 4.7-inch display doesn’t have at least 720p resolution, though we can’t quite complain about everything else (especially if LG is looking to price it attractively). The LG G2 Mini will be offered up in “Titan Black,” “Lunar White,” red, and gold, though we’re reminded that availability for each color depends on your market and carrier.

As for availability? It’ll start rolling out next month, and should be headed for the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Europe — sorry, folks, North America isn’t invited. We’re sure LG will be toting these bad boys to Mobile World Congress next week, so we’ll be seeking them out to bring you hands-on impressions. Keep it tuned to Phandroid for those goods once that time comes.

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Facebook is buying WhatsApp for around $16 billion

Tipping the scales at nearly 1 billion users strong, WhatsApp is one of the world’s most widely used messaging apps. Apparently that also means it’s worth an exorbitant sum of money to someone like Facebook who has just agreed to buy WhatsApp for the whopping sum of $16 billion ($4 billion cash and around $12 billion in Facebook shares). That’s a little more than the $3 billion in cash they reportedly offered to buy Snapchat.

As was the case with Instagram, Facebook promises the 2 companies will continue to operate separately, with WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum finding himself in a new position on Facebook’s board of directors. This move helps the social networking giant extend its reach beyond that of a simple social network, with Facebook hoping to “accelerate growth and user engagement across both companies.”

It’s too early to say what changes will be made if any, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed “sponsored text messages” will be left out of the equation.

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Free Premium Double Twist Music Player Download For Android

Latest Double Twist music player is the most sleek and friendly media player in the multimedia market. Now it has awesome delicious features for Android KitKat with inspired design. For the music lovers Double Twist music player gets even player. Get access to unlimited, super-high-quality album artwork retrieval that automatically makes your entire library shine with gorgeous artwork. Adjust your music to your every whim with the multi-band visual equalizer. Enjoy music like never before. From swiping through album covers to advancing tracks, navigating grids of your albums to even adjusting your settings, every detail is beautifully designed and guaranteed to be easy to use and grasp.

Some exclusive features of  Double Twist Multimedia Music Player:-

☼ Delicious Design:-

♪ Exquisite attention to detail with high regulation pixels!

♪ Every details of artist on music library.

♪ Create playlists, batch-add songs, delete songs by unique multi-select design.

♪  Customize your sound with gorgeous 5 band graphic equalizer.

♪  Lockscreen custom option.

☼Music Sync:-

♪ Sync music to your phone from your PC.

♪ AirSync over WiFi with PC.

♪ Reverse-sync is currently Windows-only.

♪  Sync iTunes playcounts, playlists & ratings back to your computer after you create or modify them on your Android.

☼ Music player feature:-

♪ High quality music album download.

♪ Easy and smart access by Top Rated and Most Played playlist.

♪ Bluetooth support on stereo or Bluetooth speakers.

♪ All format music file play.

♪ With smart shuffle.

☼ Podcast Player:-
♪ Comprehensive podcast directory with category browsing from Comedy to Talk Radio.
♪ Subscribe to podcasts and get new episodes downloaded automatically (3G/4G or WiFi).


☼ Magic Radio to discover new music:-
♪ Enjoy Magic Radio, the personalized streaming service that mixes songs from your music library with new music uniquely tailored to your musical taste. from a catalog of over 13 million songs.
♪ Launch Magic Radio stations directly from your music library while browsing music by Artist, Album, Song or Playlist.
♪ Magic Radio stations for every conceivable genre from J-pop to Psycho billy.

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Free Latest MixZing Music Player Download For Android

MixZing is the simplest most advanced music player in the world.

The MixZing Media Player for Android is simply the most advanced media player on any platform

• Mood Player automatically fills your queue with recommended songs
  (like iTunes Genius, but way better!)
• Passive or active feedback improves your recommendations and automatically builds playlists
• Identifies your untagged songs through proprietary audio fingerprinting technology
• Downloads missing album art and displays it in beautiful detail
• Displays lyrics for millions of songs
• Graphic equalizer for MP3, AAC/M4A and OGG files
• Thousands of Internet radio stations at your fingertips, including recommended stations based on your musical taste (powered by SHOUTcast™ Radio)
• Home-screen widgets with album art
• Recommends new music to discover
• Artist biographies and photos

As our millions of users attest with their rave reviews, MixZing has been the must-have replacement for the stock Android media player for the last three years.

 

 

And even better to come...

• Social music networking: connect with people who share your tastes
• Streaming full-length music, fully integrated with your music library
• Visually browse albums and artists (like iPhone cover flow, but better!)
• Artist news, events and photo galleries
• Painlessly sync with your desktop: wireless, remote, multiple desktops and phones
• Automatic correction of missing or incorrect tags

Recent Changes:

In 4.2.2: Fixed problem with volume sometimes staying off after notifications Added option to disable persistent notifications Added option to disable native lock-screen widget and other remote controls Bug fixes
In order to use MixZing Music Player for pc you can download any android emulater on windows just like bluestacks and youwave or you can use android sdk.

And you may have to download MixZing Music Player 4.2.2 apk file to access the app without sign in google play.

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Free VLC v7 Beta Multimedia Player Download For Android

The biggest world wide popular multimedia player VLC now available for android device in Google Play store. It is free and very effective for your device. This is a Beta version of VLC player. It comes boasting as you expect. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is for devices with an ARMv7 CPU or a x86 CPU. ARMv6 devices will be supported in a future release. There are some pretty feature and support for your device:-

• Plays all files, in all formats, like the classic VLC.
• Audio and video media library, with full search.
• Support for network streams, including HLS.
• Supports Android from version 2.1 (platform-7).
• Supports ARMv6, ARMv7 and ARMv7+NEON.
• Subtitles support, embedded and external, including ASS and DVD subtitles.
• Multi audio or subtitles tracks selection.
• Multi-core decoding, for Cortex-A7 A9 and A15 chips.
• Experimental hardware decoding.
• Gestures, headphones control.

 Those who are not familiar with this apps there have some conditions for you.This is a NEON version. It will change the basic user interface. Something missing in performance improvements.

Hardware decoding works only with a limited set of hardware.

It needs: -

* Hardware control for changing the audio volume.

* Control phone calls to pause the music when someone is calling.

* Open network streams for full Internet access.

* Help understanding the crashes and issues to be able to read logs during the beta version.

* Get access to the SD card storage, in order to allow deletion of files.

* Get access to the settings, in order to change your audio ringtone.

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Free Winamp Media Player Download For Android

On of the great & popular media player Nullsoft’s WINAMP which is used in computer. Now it is available on Google Play for android device user's. This application gives a complete solution to manage media plaback for usear's. It is done by synchronizing the smartphone device with their computer's  via a USB or Wi-Fi connection . Usear's can modify their playlist when the it is on.Winamp for Android provides the usual media information such as the title, artist, and album, and can directly interact with YouTube, Pandora, or Amazon’s MP3 store.

Pro Bundle Purchase:

* Equalizer graphic 10-band
* Home screen customizable
* Browse by Folder
* Crossfade
* Playback by gapless
* Gain replay
* Station personalized  recommendations
* Play streaming audio URLs (supported formats only)
* No Ads

Core (Free) Features:

* Syncing by wireless free
* Now Supports syncing with Winamp for Mac (beta)
* One-click iTunes library & playlist import
* Over 50k+ SHOUTcast radio stations
* SHOUTcast Featured Stations
* Persistent player controls
* Easily collapsible/expandable Now Playing screen
* Artist news, bios, photos & discographies
* Extras Menu - Now Playing data interacts with other installed apps
* Album art gesturing for track change
* Integrated Android Search & "Listen to" voice action
* Browse by Artists, Albums, Songs or Genres
* Playlist shortcuts
* Play queue management
* Widget player (4x1 & 4x2)
* Lock-screen player
* Last.fm Scrobbling
* 14 languages are available

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 Equalizer Settings

 Lyrics Showing

 Album Washer

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Free Latest Better DashClock Widget Premium Unlock Download For Android

Better DashClock Widget is one of the most popular widget both android widget and Google Play. Now it is available in enhanced version of DashClock Widget. You can get it from here in Premium & Unlocked version. On of the great object is it shows text clock in both home and lock screen. It also shows your valuable notifications like weather, gmail, Facebook updates, Twitter updates, alarm, calendar, Missed calls, unread text messages etc. All of this kind of extension will added in this apps.

But one thing is very importent that it is only better use for android version 4.2/Jelly Bean + devices. Other android devices also can use this widget.

You will be taken to the settings screen for that particular extension. Here, you can set –

• The application you want notifications for.
• The application’s DashClock icon and title text format.
• Whether notifications are cleared when you unlock the device.
• Whether the item shows notification content.
• Whether notifications will turn on your device’s screen.

Great Feature of  Better DashClock Widget –

• Enhanced built-in weather extension
• Many more built-in extensions: network info, storage, call/message stats, etc
• Better looking main widget
• Add extension as "Always collapse"
• Setting to increase max collapsed extensions to 6
• Hide the clock, horizontally aligned the extensions
• Many appearance options were added. You can now change widget appearance settings such as text color, text size, widget background color etc.
• Major compatibility enhancement to make the app compatible with Android 4.0 or higher

 

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