Cat fight! ScarJo fires back at jealous Siri following 'Her' slurs

Sorry, Siri, but you're not in Scarlett's league yet

Scarlett Johannson voices a more advanced version of Siri in her new film Her, and Apple's personal assistant isn't happy, offering a host of snippy replies to iPhone owners who dare to mention the flick.

The Apple tool said "she gives artificial intelligence a bad name," among other digs, but now Scarlett, who stars alongside Joaquin Pheonix in Her has hit back at her electronic rival, calling Siri a "backstabber."

"I feel like I've been betrayed," she told Vanity Fair in an interview.

"The other day I asked Siri how I looked and she said, 'You're the fairest of them all.' So she's obviously playing both sides. What the hell? What a backstabber, man."

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Engineering prototype of Nokia Normandy leaks in a live photo

Nokia’s much talked about Normandy headset with Android OS made a (sort of) live appearance. A photo of an engineering prototype of the device showed up on Twitter.

Nokia Normandy engineering prototype (click to enlarge)

The image shows the yet to be announced handset boot up in a casing which conceals its looks. However, the button below its LCD display falls right in line with the press images we’ve seen already.

Rumored specs for the Nokia Normandy include Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 SoC, 4” FWVGA, 5MP camera, and Android 4.4.1 KitKat. The low-cost smartphone is tipped for a launch during MWC 2014 next month in Barcelona.

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European Moto G gets Android KitKat update, now better value than ever

Moto G continues to gather momentum

The low cost Moto G handset from Motorola can now boast the very latest version of Android KitKat as part of its excellent value proposition.

The update hit European versions of the handset this weekend and can be downloaded over the air directly from the device.

It comes just days after Vodafone pledged to release the device on contract packing the Android 4.4.2 update.

Within that report we speculated whether Vodafone had earned dibs on the KitKat update, but now we know that's not going to be the case.

Suits you, sir!

Having Android KitKat gives potential suitors yet another reason to snap up the 4.5-inch 720p device.

The handset is available off contract for the modest price of £179 and brings with it a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB of RAM.

The Moto G may be joined in the UK by its big brother, the Moto X, this week with a London event planned for Tuesday.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 tipped for March release in London

Yet another tip regarding the potential launch date of the Samsung Galaxy S5 made the rounds on Twitter. According to an Italian journalist citing “reliable source”, the next Samsung Galaxy flagship will launch in mid-March at an event in London.

Samsung to hold its next Global launch (S5?) event in London in a mid March date, a reliable source confirmed me.

— Flavio (@flapic) January 12, 2014

At a quick glance, the alleged timeframe makes sense, as the Samsung Galaxy S4 got unveiled in March 2013 in New York. Previously rumored launch dates for the Samsung Galaxy S5 included this month, as well as during MWC 2014.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is rumored to take the design language of the range in a new direction. The handset is expected to feature a metal body and 2K display.

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Android in December 2013: KitKat, Jelly Bean on the rise

Google released its traditional monthly Android version distribution numbers. The latest state of the platform saw Android 4.4 KitKat add a bit to its share and the latest release now powers 1.4% of all droids.

Despite not being the most current, Android Jelly Bean continues to gain ground. Its oldest 4.1 build slid 1.5 points to a share of 35.9%, which still makes it the most widely adopted single release out there. However, the two newer JB versions – 4.2 and 4.3 grew by 2.5 percent points each, bringing the total Jelly Bean share to 59.1 percent.

Android 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the other hand, continue their decline. All three versions dropped their cut of the overall distribution. Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich were the biggest losers with 2.9% and 1.7% drops respectively, which is actually more than they lost last month, hinging at updates intensifying.

Curiously, Android 3.2 Honeycomb is still refusing to disappear form the map. The tablet-only Android version continues to sit on a 0.1% share – it has been there for a few months now.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/android_in_december_2013_kitkat_jelly_bean_on_the_rise-news-7540.php

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