Android OS software makers Cyanogen Inc. lays off around 30 out of 136 employees, with reports citing that the company is shifting its focus away from OS development to apps.

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced that his company sold close to one million units of its flagship smartphone in 2014. Pei also shared his goals for the company this year. Read on to find out more.

Shenzhen-based OnePlus today announced its first Android smartphone, the One. Touted as the "2014 flagship killer", the OnePlusOne packs an impressive specs list that can give other flagship smartphones a run for their money. Hit the link to find out more.

The CyanogenMod Installer application has vanished from the Google PlayStore. Cyanogen were contacted by Google stating that their app violated the Play Store's developer's terms and told to take it down, a request which Cyanogen complied with.

With funding of US$7 million from Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, CyanogenMod has become CyanogenMod Inc. The news was broken by Steve Kodnic

It was a matter of time before someone steps in to inject HP's ill-fated TouchPad with Google Android. And the group in question is well known Android-modding group CyanogenMod, bringing an alpha build onto the HP tablet.