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A few weeks ago, a Samsung document was leaked that appeared to reveal Samsung‘s planned schedule for updating its flagships from this year and last year to the newest build of Android, Android 4.4 KitKat. The update quoted in that document was of build “KRT16?, which we know to be a undisclosed version of KitKat. A similar Samsung document has been leaked out today which suggests that Samsung is considering an update of a plethora of Samsung’s mid-range devices with that same build of KitKat, a list which includes the likes of the Galaxy S4 Mini and even the Galaxy Core.

Unlike the previous leak, the document snapshot doesn’t show whether there is an estimated time-frame for this to happen, though from the title of the document, “under investigation” suggests this is all up in the air for now. I’d be surprised if the newer and more powerful devices in this list did not to get the update, like the Galaxy S4 Mini, but you never know. The main thing is that Samsung considered it at all, right?

Any owners of these phones hoping that Samsung follows through and updates your phone with Android 4.4? Let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: SamMobile via Android Ice Cream Sandwich

by Stephen Yuen via AndroidSPIN

I recently picked up a Chromecast device on Black Friday while out with the wife and kiddo for some clothes shopping. It was my little splurge reward for enduring the insanity and taking them shopping. I knew going into it that there are only a handful of apps that have Chromecast support. However, there are a number of ways around some things and there are certain to be more apps supported in the near future. There is one app in particular that I personally would love to see gain support, Plex.

Those of you that already know and love Plex know exactly what it is. It is a combination app/media server that you can link to all your video, music and picture folders and stream remotely. It also mixes in tons of channels and ability to que up YouTube videos, Hulu and a lot more. You can get the app for your Android Tablet, Phones and Google TV set-top boxes. It is worth every bit of minor efforts required to set it up. A little digging shared on Reddit points to Plex hard at work to bring their apps up to speed and available for Chromecast support. Assuming Google takes them on and whitelists them.

I personally would stock up on Chromecasts for the whole family if/when Plex support rolls into play. We might just have to get a hold of our friends at Plex and see if we can squeeze them for some information. I do have a feeling though that the first iterations of this Chromecast support for Plex will likely roll out to Plex Pass subscribers first. I will be keeping an eye out for more information on this and let you guys know what turns up.

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Source: Gigaom

by Stormy Beach via AndroidSPIN