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For Nexus 9 Google has released a keyboard case. Priced at $129.99, the keyboard folio case is available on the U.S. Google Play Store.

The Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio case already went up for pre-order on Amazon earlier and also was out of stock. It is currently available in the U.S. Google Play Store and there is no word about global availability. 

Google launched the Nexus 9 in October and is priced at $399 for the 16GB model while in India it is listed on the Play Store for Rs 28,900.

The keyboard attaches magnetically with the tablet and pair over Bluetooth. It folds into two angles optimized for typing and consuming media.

The accessory protects the front of the tablet from scratches. The keyboard can last upto five months on a single charge if used for upto two hours a day.

The Nexus 6 comes with a feature called Ambient Display that’ll show you your notifications with a black and white display when you pick the phone up.

Nexus 6 has an RGB LED hidden inside of its top front-facing speaker. It’s not clear why Google and Motorola have the feature disabled, but it is there. 

You can activate this LED if you’d like to. You’ll need to root your Nexus 6 and then follow the instructions shared by the developer of Lightflow.

The Nexus 6’s Ambient Display is likely going to be enough of a notification feature for many users, but I’m sure that there are a few folks that’d prefer to use this LED to notify them of alerts.

According to recent reports, the Lollipop update for the Android One phones is ready and consumers may start seeing it on their phones as early as the middle of December. This means that starting next month, you can expect your Android One to get an update via OTA.

Although Google has remained quiet about the update to Android One devices, Spice, the company which made Dream Uno phone for Android One programme, has stated that the Lollipop update to its users will be rolled out by the end of January.

The Android One initiative was taken by Google to boost the smartphone adoption rate in emerging markets. Google launched Android One handsets with great promises not just by the company, but also by the homegrown players that collaborated with the search giant and came out with inexpensive handsets. Though, the Android One smartphones, which are priced at Rs. 6,399 onwards, have been advertised more than any other handset launched by the three companies, they failed to get the desired response.

The Nokia N1 is the first device from the company in its new era. The 7.9 inch device immediately reminds you of the iPad mini. With a thickness of 6.9 mm, the device is as thin as a tablet can get. It will also be the first device to come with the new reversible c-type USB.

The N1 also comes strong on the spec sheet. The device is powered by 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor along with 2GB of RAM. It has 32GB of storage. It gets its juice from 5300 mAh battery. All these will lead to some amazing performance on the 2048 x 1536 resolution display on the device.

On the camera front, the Nokia N1 flaunts an 8-megapixel camera at the rear, and a 5-megapixel version at the front.

A feature of the N1 that is unique to it is the Z-launcher that is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The Z-launcher lets you write text on the screen, and it can then perform tasks or search the device or the internet. It gives you a list of apps and contacts that change based on where you are and what you’re doing. The launcher is available on Google Play store starting today.

A more prominent engraved or embossed logo would have been more appreciable. The bit that is really appreciable is the fact that this is the first device to hold the c-type USB.

The device will be priced at $249 and will be first launched in China by early 2015.

Now Nexus 4 owners can update their stock Android handset to Android 5.0, by navigating their phone to the system update options.

The update weighs in at about 400MB, and you should find a nice, strong Wi-Fi connection before downloading and installing Android 5.0. By the same token, you should make sure that your battery is charged to at least 50% before you start the process.

The update is being sent out on a staggered basis, so if Android 5.0 hasn't hit your Nexus 4 yet, don't jump.

Just be a little patient, and before you know it, the latest build of Google's open source OS will be powering your phone.

You must have 500MB of free memory in order to install the update, and of course, rooted phones cannot download or install it unless a clean, stock version of Android is flashed.

Android 5.0 Lollipop makes the silent mode disappear on Nexus devices. On a KitKat powered phone, turning down the volume to "0" eventually turns on the vibration mode, and then comes the silent mode. But there is no such function in Android L till now.

Ironically, while the silent mode has disappeared on handsets using Android 5.0, on the Nexus 9 tablet, it is still functioning, although not in the typical way. On the HTC built slate, you lower the volume to zero which sets off the vibrate mode. Hit the volume up toggle, and all volumes go to zero, although alarms will still work.

Whether all of this is a bug that will be eventually fixed on a future version of Lollipop, or was designed this way, is something that we will eventually know when Google starts disseminating updates.

When you hit the volume up button and get to level 1, reboot the phone. Put the volume down to zero to set off the vibrate mode, hit the volume up toggle, and you will have achieved silent mode. Of course, this means rebooting the phone each time you want to use it.

Google has updated its keyboard app to version 4.0.2  that adds two new Material Design themes,  improved design for suggestions and corrections and more. This adds Material  dark and Material  light Material Design themes in addition to existing Holo White and Holo Blue themes. You can head to settings and go to themes to select new themes.

The update brings option to set long-press duration. The Google Keyboard v3.2 update brought 8 languages including, Bengali (India), Hindi (Compact), Kannada (India), Malayalam (India), Marathi (India), Tamil (India), Tamil (Singapore), and Telugu (India).

Google has not released the Google Keyboard for Indian users on Google Play. It comes pre-installed on Android One devices, but you can’t update it over Google Play.

The update would roll out in stages through Google Play, but you can always manually download the APK from the source link below.

Sadly, the update is not for users in India till now.

The very first Moto X variant getting the update is the ‘Pure Edition’ — an unlocked version of the phone, and for right now it’s going out to people who signed up for the ‘soak test’ — a limited rollout in preparation of a wider release, Ars Technica reports. Next up for Moto will be making sure none of the soak testers report major problems over the next day or two and getting carriers on board to approve the update.

Earlier, Motorola announced that they will be rolling out Android 5.0 update for Moto X and Moto G devices soon, and the company may roll out the official update for these handsets soon after upgrades for Google’s own Nexus devices.

The camera also adds additional features, like a shutter timer, and the iconography has changed to match up better with Material Design guidelines. There’s no word yet on whether the shooter itself performs better with the update.

A note sent to app developers which was obtained by Android Police informs developers that the Software Development Kit for Android 5.0 is now available. It further advises developers that they can start working and testing their apps on the Android 5.0 platform.

It concludes by revealing that Android 5.0 will be available to consumers starting 3rd November.

This is quite predictable as Google has already said that the refreshed Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet will be available early November.

Both of them, will come loaded with the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop. It only makes sense for Google to start rolling out the update for existing devices around the same time.

Typically, as we have seen in the past, Google’s own Nexus devices are the first ones to get latest updates, which is followed by other mobile manufacturers.

Google has officially confirmed that its entire Nexus range will be updated to Android 5.0 in the coming weeks.

HTC has already said that it will start rolling out Android 5.0 on the HTC One M8 and HTC One M7 worldwide,  “within 90 days of receiving final software from Google”. Meanwhile, Motorola has revealed that its plans to update the first and second gen Moto X and Moto G and other devices with Android 5.0 later this year.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 is a metal unibody smartphone with a 5.5" 1080p Super AMOLED display with a waistline of 6.3mm - 0.4mm thinner than the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy Alpha.

Packed inside is a 2,600mAh battery (although CPU-Z claims it's 2,000mAh), a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 chipset with octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, LTE support and 16GB of built-in storage.

Samsung has hit somewhat of a stride as of late, releasing the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 in India and officially announcing the Galaxy E7 and Galaxy E5 alongside them.

And now at an official Samsung Galaxy A launch in Malaysia, Samsung also showed for the first time the new Galaxy A7 - it's thinnest smartphone yet.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 is expected to arrive in Malaysian stores in February costing RM 1,499 ($420/€354)

The Nexus 6 has gone live on 12 additional countries around the world, although it's not yet available for purchase.

The list of additional countries includes Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

As mentioned before, it's only listed in these countries and you can see the price but can't purchase it yet. Although the phone should go on sale shortly some time later this month, in very limited stocks, as usual.

Google Play Store has been updated with its latest version 5.1.11. This version brings a few changes, the most important of which is the useful full-height navigation.

The new version is being rolled out in phases and does not sport a lot of changes, though is filled with slight tweaks.

In addition, there are a plethora of Android 5.0 tweaks which include various new animations.

Android 5.0 and onwards have changes including real time card shadows, visuals and scrolling optimisations in the My Apps menu along with a brand new look on the My Account screen.

Though users should know that some features might only work on devices with Android 5.0 and onwards.

You can download the updated version of the Play Store here.