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Wileyfox Swift updated with Cyanogen-less Android 7.1.1

Wileyfox pulls through on an Android Nougat update a little late, coping with the demise of Cyanogen with a little of its own software design.

Andrasta is the new Cyanogen and it is about Big Data

Andrasta looks to be an Android fork that's obsessed with artificial intelligence, machine learning and being smart. We learned this through a car crash.

Best of 2016 and prepping for CES 2017 | #PNWeekly 233

Saying goodbye to 2016. A year of highs and lows. Which phones struck our fancy? Which fell flat? Taking a closer look at our Best of 2016 wrap up videos!

Wileyfox after Cyanogen: Android Nougat is coming

The UK smartphone startup promises to deliver Android Nougat to its six devices in its portfolio after Cyanogen Inc. pulls support for its software.

Cyanogen dies, CyanogenMod officially becomes Lineage OS

“A company pulling their support out of an open source project does not mean it has to die.”

So begins a new thread of history for the Lineage OS Android Distribution, the all-new forking of CyanogenMod we’ve all expected. The change —announced on the community’s blog — was warranted after Cyanogen Inc., the commercial effort attempting to spread the software, decided to shift focus and co-founder Steve Kondik pulled out of the venture to work on Lineage.

At the same time, Cyanogen Inc. has decided to shut down services [...]

Repositories hint that CyanogenMod’s new name will be Lineage

Community-based CyanogenMod's machinations within commercial entity Cyanogen have meant a file rescue effort and a new name for the former.

Cyanogen move is official and so is Steve Kondik’s departure — wither CyanogenMod?

The company will shutter its Seattle offices in favor of packing in its Palo Alto facilities. Co-founder Steve Kondik is officially out.

OnePlus updates coming and FitBit buying Pebble? | #PNWeekly 229

Is FitBit buying Pebble? Will OnePlus fix 3T touch latency and deliver a fast Nougat update? Will HP release another Windows Phone? We discuss in our podcast!

Steve Kondik says Cyanogen troubles were brewing for too long

Kirt McMaster as CEO ended up being a bad choice. Workplace morale suffered. And a new directive quickly took over and transformed Cyanogen. So says Kondik.

Sources say Cyanogen shuttering Seattle headquarters, more jobs to go

The building gets locked up at the end of the year as more jobs go elsewhere. The second cofounder of Cyanogen may also lose his job.

Wileyfox Swift 2 and 2 Plus blend respectable specs, premium design and aggressive pricing

The Wileyfox Swift 2 and 2 Plus look like two very respectable UK-made Android mid-rangers, with metal builds and fingerprint support in tow.

Former Apple CEO’s Obi Worldphone MV1 spreads its wings to the UK at £100

The Obi Worldphone MV1, from ex-Apple CEO John Sculley, finally adds UK to a list of mostly emerging markets it's officially available in at a low price.

Apple sales records, Blackberry security, and we get stuff wrong | Pocketnow Weekly 211

Apple sells it's billionth phone, BB claims to have the most secure Android ever, and we get stuff wrong in a recent review. Pocketnow Weekly episode 211!

Cyanogen claims no “pivot” to apps, more information to follow

The CEO and the co-founder of Cyanogen Inc. are batting back against reports that the company is turning away from OS development.

Cyanogen layoffs hit hard, a new charge on apps expected

As the company's OS struggles to gain ground, Cyanogen is laying off about 30 percent of its staff as it heads off in a new direction with a new COO.

British startup Wileyfox unveils fresh trio of inexpensive Cyanogen OS phones

Cyanogen Inc. doesn't have many hardware-making partners left to support Cyanogen OS, but UK-based startup Wileyfox just unveiled three such devices.

Cyanogenmod 13, Android Marshmallow out for OnePlus One

Cyanogen has finally been able to complete the Cyanogenmod 13 update package - based on Android Marshmallow - for the OnePlus One.

AT&T, Cyanogen and ZTE reportedly prepping Google-eluding Android phone

AT&T appears to have learned nothing from Fire Phone and HTC First flops, looking to partner with Cyanogen and ZTE for a custom OS-powered device.

Cyanogen introduces bizarrely named MOD platform for even deeper Android customization

Still a little confused as to the differences between Cyanogen and CyanogenMod? Gear up for more confusion, as Cyanogen Inc. launches MOD.

CyanogenMod 13 by Christmas? More phones on the way in 2016?

Cyanogen has been gettin’ busy lately after a somewhat eventful 2015. While it was on and then off with OnePlus, it has picked up some carriage agreements with a few manufacturers. Just this week, the software platform made it onto a major carrier in Spain with the introduction of the BQ Aquaris X5.

And the company backing a derivative of one of the most popular Android forks is just about ready to kick off 2016 with a bang. The Cyanogenmod community currently has a strong presence at the Big Android BBQ in Amsterdam right now and it has outlined a path towards its spread [...]

BQ Aquaris X5 is first Cyanogen phone carried by a network

Consider it a skin. Consider it a better Android. Consider it an offshoot of an offshoot. Any way you look at it, Cyanogen has had its fair share of ups and downs as an independent entity (with some big arms to help it out), but those moves have been outside of the popular circuit — the carriers.

Enter Spanish carrier Movistar which has taken up BQ’s Aquaris X5 for 209€ ($225 as of this post). You may know BQ as a manufacturer of some Android One devices. It seems like the OEM is sticking to the bargain bin while still providing an interesting [...]

Yu no longer sells Cyanogen OS Yuphoria, but partnership is apparently still on

Cyanogen Inc. addressed rumors of lingering conflicts between it and hardware partner Yu, but failed to explain why the Cyanogen OS Yuphoria is no more.

Micromax Yu5050 reportedly nigh with Quad HD screen, 4GB RAM in tow

The Micromax Yu5050 could give the OnePlus 2 a run for its money, with ultra-high-end specifications and a mid-tier price point.

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