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YouTube for Android will soon support offline video playback in India

Sep15
by on September 15, 2014 at 9:37 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, India

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Google will soon allow Android users in India to download YouTube videos and watch them offline. The announcement was made alongside its first ‘Android One’ smartphones, a new initiative designed to give users a premium, Google-driven experience at cheaper price-points. “In (the) coming weeks much of YouTube will be available offline in India, meaning that people can store videos in the YouTube app when they are on WiFi and watch them later — a great benefit for times with a slow connection or re­watching videos without using up the data plan,” the company said. The move is significant and should make YouTube…

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‘Heartbroken’ Phones 4u team braces for up to 5,600 redundancies as company goes into administration

Sep15
by on September 15, 2014 at 8:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile, UK

UK mobile retailer Phones 4u has today been forced to close its online and physical retail stores as it scrambles to secure its immediate future, following the collapse of two commercial partnerships. A notice on the retailer’s website confirms the cause of the slide into administration – it just lost its last two network and handset providers – EE and Vodafone. EE withdrew support on Friday, whereas Vodafone withdrew earlier in September. Mobile network Three ended its contract back in 2012, and O2 withdrew at the start of this year, leaving no other major UK operators on the table. With…

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Google announces its first ‘affordable’ Android One smartphones in India, priced from $105

Sep15
by on September 15, 2014 at 8:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Google, India

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Google has finally revealed more specific details of its new Android One program, an initiative announced earlier this year that aims to bring standardization and a better user experience to affordable Android smartphones. Economic Times reports that Android One has launched with three local handset-makers as its initial partners: Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobile. The US company held an event in Mumbai today at which it revealed that the first devices will be priced upwards of 6,399 INR, that’s approximately $105. While affordable, that price does make them more expensive than a range of truly budget Android phones, but it seems…

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