Yesterday, Google announced the November edition of Android’s security update and now the factory images are out. 2013 LTE & WiFi Nexus 7 users have build MRA58V, Nexus 6 has build LMY48X, Nexus Player has build MRA58N, Nexus 5 and Nexus 9 has build MRA58N and the Nexus 5X along with the Nexus 6P have build MDB08M. OTA updates are expected to roll out soon.
Candy Crush revenues might be seeing a decline since 2014, but it is still continues to be a very popular game today. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says the acquisition now solidifies Activision’s position as the “largest, most profitable standalone company in interactive entertainment”. The deal still has to be approved in Ireland though, and a final agreement is expected in Spring 2016.
Kotlin is a programming language designed to significantly improve your mobile development workflow. The language is completely interoperable with Java and will compile code that functions on any JVM, including the Android OS! The team responsible for Kotlin has just announced its first beta release. Several big name Android apps have already jumped ship, so anyone looking to speed up their development cycle should consider learning Kotlin.
Open Whisper Systems, the company behind TextSecure, had released an iOS-only app called Signal. Good news, Signal is now available for Android in the Google Play Store. Those who already have the TextSecure app installed, will have it updated to Signal.
