Android 5.0 Lollipop: What It Is And When You’ll Get It

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Lollipop is the name given to Google’s latest Android operating system update. Also known as Android 5.0, it will become the sequel to Android KitKat, which ran from versions 4.4 to 4.4.4. The OS was announced along with three new Nexus devices via the company’s official blog on October 15th and will start to become available to compatible devices via an over-the-air update in the coming weeks. More of this latest from this link MakeUseOf.com

Some LG G3 phones will get Android Lollipop this week, while Nexus owners wait

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Here’s some good news for owners of LG’s G3 smartphone: Your phone will be among the first to get an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Assuming you live in Poland, anyway. Check this out from this link PCWorld.com

 

Dell drops 5K monitor price after Apple launches 5K iMac

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The 5K monitor price war has begun even before a stand-alone monitor based on the display technology has actually shipped. Dell, which has announced but not yet shipped its UltraSharp 5K monitor, says it will cut its price, in the wake of Apple’s latest 27-inch iMac hitting the market. Check more of this from this link to the article PCWorld.com

 

How You Can Officially Browse Facebook Over Tor

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Facebook isn’t something you’d normally associate with anonymous browsing. But last week they launched a .onion address for Tor users to access the site. More information on this article from this link MakeUseOf.com

Microsoft Retires Windows 7: This Is How You Can Still Get A Copy

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Microsoft is slowly decommissioning its former Windows flagship. Since October 31st, the consumer editions of Windows 7, as well as Windows 7 Ultimate, have officially been retired. If you don’t want to move on to Windows 8.1 with your next hardware upgrade, we’ve got some options for you. Check this out, click the link to the article from MakeUseoOf.com

Office goes free on phones and tablets: What you get, and what you don’t

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With the news that Microsoft is making all of its mobile Office apps free—the iPad and upcoming Android tablet versions—you knew there had to be some caveats. Check out this latest, click the link from PCWorld.com

 

Travelling With Google Translate? 4 Tips To Improve Your Experience

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From Star Trek’s universal translator to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s Babel Fish, we’ve all dreamed of a day when language barriers will be a thing of the past. We’re inching closer to that future with solutions like Google Translate on iOS and Android, but this powerful app isn’t as effortless as it first appears. If you depend on it for translations on the go without understanding its limits, you can end up in some frustrating situations. More information from this link to the article MakeUseOf.com