Android Phone Fans |
- Deal: Google Play has 4 great albums available for free right now
- Netflix reminds us that a price hike is coming soon for all users
- The latest Android collectible is a dog lover named Doogler
- Deal: Pay what you want for 10 courses in mobile app and web developement
- An Iron Maiden RPG is coming to Android this summer
- The Saygus V2 super-phone may actually launch this quarter
- Sign up now to beta test Android Marshmallow for the Honor 4X, 6, or 6+
- Starbucks’ app will now tell you which song is playing in their store
- Verizon disregards net neutrality, announces new ‘FreeBee Data’ program
- Samsung is being sued by a consumer watchdog group for failing to update its phones
- Samsung, Apple, Sony, Microsoft and more are likely using materials produced through child labor
- T-Mobile’s Blackberry PRIV costs $720 with $0 down
- Amazon’s delivery drones can avoid trees and other obstacles, but not the bullets people keep shooting at them
- Apple’s sales ban on 9 Samsung smartphones would be huge… if you could still buy them
- Google is testing the ability to install apps directly from search results
Deal: Google Play has 4 great albums available for free right now Posted: 19 Jan 2016 05:31 PM PST This week they have four great albums available for free and a bunch of other albums discounted to just $0.99. If you're in need of some fresh music in your library (and live in the US), now is the time. |
Netflix reminds us that a price hike is coming soon for all users Posted: 19 Jan 2016 04:53 PM PST In the last couple of years, Netflix has raised prices, but grandfathered users have been able to avoid the price hikes. Unfortunately, that will end in a few months. |
The latest Android collectible is a dog lover named Doogler Posted: 19 Jan 2016 03:43 PM PST The latest special edition Android collectible from Andrew Bell has been announced. Andrew showed off the newest figurine on Google+ today. It's called Doogler, and it features a yellow bugdroid in a t-shirt that says "I ♥ MY DOG." |
Deal: Pay what you want for 10 courses in mobile app and web developement Posted: 19 Jan 2016 02:34 PM PST You can pay whatever you want to gain lifetime access to ten courses covering the most sought-after skills, including top programming languages advanced concepts in app development, Ruby, Android Marshmallow, Xcode, Apple Watch, and more. |
An Iron Maiden RPG is coming to Android this summer Posted: 19 Jan 2016 01:56 PM PST Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Best will be a free-to-play role-playing game. You'll play as Eddie, the Iron Maiden mascot. The story is about a mysterious force that has shattered Eddie's soul. |
The Saygus V2 super-phone may actually launch this quarter Posted: 19 Jan 2016 01:05 PM PST Remember the Saygus V2? It was all the rage at CES 2015. Saygus is back with yet another delay. They are now shooting for a Q1 release, which would be a full year after they started taking pre-orders. |
Sign up now to beta test Android Marshmallow for the Honor 4X, 6, or 6+ Posted: 19 Jan 2016 11:58 AM PST Honor UK has opened up sign-ups for users to beta test Android Marshmallow on the Honor 4X, Honor 6, and Honor 6+. This update will bring those devices up to the latest version of Emotion UI (EMUI), which can already be found on the Huawei Mate 8. |
Starbucks’ app will now tell you which song is playing in their store Posted: 19 Jan 2016 11:45 AM PST The Starbucks app can now show you which songs are playing at whichever Starbucks you're currently visiting. What's more is that Spotify users will be able to instantly save the song to their library if they want to check it out later on. |
Verizon disregards net neutrality, announces new ‘FreeBee Data’ program Posted: 19 Jan 2016 11:03 AM PST Today, Verizon has officially announced the program they are calling "FreeBee." FreeBee will allow brands to provide content to Verizon users without it counting against their data plans. |
Samsung is being sued by a consumer watchdog group for failing to update its phones Posted: 19 Jan 2016 10:59 AM PST Samsung has done a lot to step up their software upgrade efforts in recent months, but for one Dutch watchdog group it hasn't been enough. The Dutch Consumers' Association (otherwise known as the Consumentenbond in the country) has sued Samsung after failed attempts to get the company to upgrade their phones to new versions of Android in the two years since their launch. |
Samsung, Apple, Sony, Microsoft and more are likely using materials produced through child labor Posted: 19 Jan 2016 09:18 AM PST Well, talk about a nasty scandal. Amnesty International has come forward with a report based on an investigation they carried out with the African Resources Watch group that names a number of high-level tech companies who source raw materials from firms which benefit from child labor. |
T-Mobile’s Blackberry PRIV costs $720 with $0 down Posted: 19 Jan 2016 08:11 AM PST T-Mobile today revealed the pricing details for their Blackberry PRIV, which is launching January 26th. The company has it going for $720, which is about $20 more than what you can get it for at the Blackberry store. |
Posted: 19 Jan 2016 07:39 AM PST Amazon is taking a big step in introducing drone delivery to the masses, but it doesn't come without its challenges. Company vice president of global public policy Paul Misener sat down with Yahoo to talk about some of those challenges, and he went into surprising detail about some of the issues they've faced. |
Apple’s sales ban on 9 Samsung smartphones would be huge… if you could still buy them Posted: 19 Jan 2016 06:59 AM PST Samsung is facing another preliminary ban on 9 of their smartphones here in the United States thanks to Apple's ruthless pursuit of patent "justice." That would sound quite crippling for any company, except there's one detail about those 9 smartphones that makes it a laughable situation: Samsung is no longer selling them. |
Google is testing the ability to install apps directly from search results Posted: 19 Jan 2016 06:15 AM PST Google has long shown app results in their search engine, and they'll even whisk you over to Google Play to install the app should you be so inclined. But another evolution of the feature could eliminate that step altogether: you'll be able to install the app right within the search result without having to be taken to a completely different app. |
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