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Micromax's 5-inch smartphone, the Canvas 2 A110 that ran on Android 4.0 ICS since its launch in October, will receive the 4.1 Jelly Bean update next week. Micromax Canvas2 A110 A lot of budget smartphone manufacturers have promised us an OS update on their Android devices and rarely have they delivered. Today, we have the news that the Micromax Canvas 2 A110 will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update as early as next week. The device was launched in October 2012 and ran on Android 4.0 ICS straight out of the box. There is one downside to this update. It will not be available to users OTA or via the PC. Users will have to go to a Micromax service center to update their device. What remains to be seen is whether it is worth the effort for a user to go to the Micromax store just to update the phone’s OS. “This will not be an OTA update. Users will have to go to Micromax-authorised service centres to get the update. Currently, we are conducting tests on the Jelly Bea...

By now you should all know that there is a new version of the Google Play Store rolling out across the globe. It takes time for every device to get the update via traditional means, but many of you have already picked up the APK and installed it on your own. At first the biggest story to come from the update was buried inside the apk. Offering up those screenshots of Google Gift Cards and the Wishlist. While very cool and very exciting news, neither feature is active yet. There is however a feature in the Play Store that is active and it is called Smart App update. According to AndroidPolice, this new feature isn’t limited to the latest 3.8.15 Play Store build either, it should also be functioning on the last 3.7.15 build as well. It seems that it more server-side than device Play Store version side. So what the heck is Smart App update and why should you even care. The simplest way to explain it is with am example. I’ll uses AP’s because it very easy to unders...