Android News

Week 3 (Jan. 25 - 31)

1. Twitter launches tweet translations for mobile apps and web (Jan 22, 2015) [1] (Peter Liu 1/25/2015: read Tweets in multiple languages)
2. Microsoft releases office and outlook for Android. LibreOffice also coming soon (Jan 31, 2015) [2] (Elsi Nushaj 1/31/2015: Now Microsoft alternatives to google supported apps for android)
3. WhatsApp testing voice calls on Android(Feb 06, 2015) [3] (Hyungryul Steven Chun 02/06/2015: Whatsapp is testing voice call over data
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Week 4 (Feb. 1-7)

1. Android adware 'infects millions' of phones and tablets (Feb 4, 2015) [4] (Tai Nguyen 2/4/2015: Some considerations before purchasing an android phone)
2. Best free antivirus apps (Feb 6, 2015) [5] (Elsi Nushaj 2/6/2015: To help against adware on android)

Week 5 (Feb. 8 - 14)

1. Twitter confirms deal with google that tweets will show up in search results (Feb 5, 2015) [6] (Elsi Nushaj 2/9/2015: Developers can now integrate twitter in new ways in their apps)
2. Google Launches Private Docker Repositories For Cloud Platform Users [7] (Sandeep Saldanha 2/9/2015: Developers can store data on the cloud using Google's Cloud Computing platform)
3. The new Dropbox extension for Chrome lets you quickly add file links in Gmail (Feb 11, 2015) [8] (Kelvin Ng 2/13/2015: Chrome users can now easily attach Dropbox files in Gmail)
4. Android Lollipop takes surprising win over iOS 8 (Feb 13, 2015) [9] (Shianne Lee 2/13/2015: Android Lollipop reportedly crashes less than iOS 8)
5. Move Over Apple, Google’s Newest Android Operating System Is Coming (Feb 13, 2015) [10] (Tai Nguyen 2/14/2015: Move Over Apple, Google’s Newest Android Operating System Is Coming)

Week 6 (Feb 15 - 21)

1. Beta channel for android webview launches (Feb 14, 2015) [11] (Elsi Nushaj 2/15/2015: Developers can now test out new web appearances inside their applications)
2. Xposed Framework For Android Lollipop Now Available: What You Need To Know(Feb 15, 2015) [12] (Tai Nguyen 2/15/2015: Xposed Framework opens rooted Android devices up to the installation of modules that can change the mobile OS' appearance or improve its performance)
3. Advocating Against Android Fragments (October 8, 2014) [13] (Albert Kim 2/17/2015: An article which advocates the use of Fragments and their overly complicated lifecycle in Android development)
4. Google deprecating Google Talk for Windows on Feb. 23 (Feb 13, 2015) [14] (Kelvin Ng 2/20/2015: Google Talk users need to consider switching to Google Hangouts)