[Update: Confirmed] Popular Android Video Player, MX Player, Reportedly Bought...

[Update: Confirmed] Popular Android Video Player, MX Player, Reportedly Bought... xda-developers Jun 28, 2018 9:15 PM • by Doug Lynch [Update: Confirmed] Popular Android Video Player, MX Player, Reportedly Bought by Indian Media Giant for $200 Million Update 6/28: Originally reported in January, this deal has finally been confirmed. The official buying price is $140 million. Media players are big business, these days — it's not uncommon to hear about video-playing apps receiving investments from venture capital firms or being flat-out purchased in multimillion-dollar acquisitions. One of the most popular video players on Android is MX Player, and this week, it was reportedly acquired by Indian media giant Times Internet Limited (TIL) for $200 million. According to a report from The Ken (via Beebom), Times Internet Limited is very committed to the application and has plans to expand it once the purchase has been approved. The company, which has a huge presence on the web and mobile app stores in India, reportedly plans to transform MX Player into a video streaming platform rather than keep with the app's current standalone video player functionality. The extent of what Times Internet Limited is planning isn't clear right now, though, so we'll have to wait and see how things play out before drawing any conclusions. J2 Interactive, the South Korea-based development team behind MX Player, has not responded to these reports as of yet. If you've ever looked at any "best Android video player" list on the web or asked the community for suggestions, then MX Player is bound to have shown up somewhere. MX Player has gained between 100 million and 500 million downloads on the Google Play store, and it's so popular within the XDA community that it has its own dedicated forum. That's with good reason—it's worked well for years and continues to be the go-to video player for many folks with Android devices. For those who'd rather seek alternatives to MX Player in light of the potential buyout, there are plenty to choose from. The Plex Android client lets you play local media files even if you don't have a server to connect to it, and we've covered VLC extensively on XDA. MX Player (Free, Google Play) → VLC for Android (Free, Google Play) → Plex (Free+, Google Play) → Source: The Ken Via: Beebom Source: TechCrunch Android Advices Jun 28, 2018 2:13 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C LG X2 Budget friendly Smartphone Announced with 5" Display and Android 7.1.2 LG X2 is the companies new budget-friendly smartphone which has been introduced in Korea. This device will be available in Aurora Black color variant and is priced at 198,000 Korean Won (approx US$ 176). This new handset will be available via four different operators in Korea starting today but nothing is known about the global rollout yet. Well, LG is set to launch many other smartphones which will be launching exclusively in South Korea. This budget-friendly device which is dubbed as X2 from LG will come with a polycarbonate shell but from the images, we can see a lot of space is been wasted at bezel in the bottom where the capacitive touch buttons have been placed. The handset will be coming with a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolutions with an IPS display. Under the hood, the device will be powered with a 1.3GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon processor coupled with 2GB RAM. The handset will come with Android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system but nothing is mentioned about the further updates. There is a fingerprint sensor on the device to enhance the security levels and LG has provided a 2500mAh battery to power this budget-friendly smartphone. The device supports 4G LTE connectivity and has the connectivity options like Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and few more. Moreover, The device measures 144.8 x 71.9 x 8.2 mm and weighs 152 grams. LG has provided an 8MP camera on the rear with LED flash and it will be accompanied with a 5MP selfie camera. Since it is a budget-friendly device we cannot expect the dual camera setup which has become mandatory on almost all the smartphones. Apart from these, the smartphone will have a 3.5mm audio jack and has an onboard memory of 16GB which can be extended further with a microSD card slot. Are you planning to get this smartphone from LG? Comment in the section below and stay tuned to Android Advices for more news and updates. Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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