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- Zagg buys Mophie for $100 million to start a mobile accessory empire
- Microsoft gobbles up another Android app, this time it’s SwiftKey for $250 million
- Best Buy has a bunch of discounts on Nexus devices and free gift cards
- This awesome Android-powered mirror is straight out of the future
- Samsung developer page hints at stylus support in Android N
- Devices from Huawei, Lenovo, and other Chinese companies have a major security bug
- Turing thought it was a good idea to drop Android for SailFish OS after yet another delay
- 40+ Huawei Mate 8 Tips & Tricks
- Google Play podcasts could arrive later this month
- USB Type-C tester’s Pixel laptop was destroyed by a bad cable
- Samsung confirms the Galaxy S7 Edge on their own website
- Drake spoofs Hotline Bling in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad
- HTC’s Hot Deal: Get a free $100 Jabra Move headset when buying an HTC One A9
- You can now buy the ASUS Zenfone Zoom in the US or $399
Zagg buys Mophie for $100 million to start a mobile accessory empire Posted: 02 Feb 2016 05:01 PM PST Zagg has just announced that they are purchasing Mophie for $100 million. If you're unfamiliar with these companies, they both make mobile accessories. |
Microsoft gobbles up another Android app, this time it’s SwiftKey for $250 million Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:26 PM PST The Financial Times is reporting that Microsoft will acquire the wildly popular keyboard app, SwiftKey. If you're unfamiliar with SwiftKey, it has been one of the best 3rd-party keyboards on Android for a very long time. |
Best Buy has a bunch of discounts on Nexus devices and free gift cards Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:07 PM PST If you've beeing eyeing some of Google's recent products, now might be the time to snag some new devices. Best Buy is currently promoting a bunch of Google-related products, including Nexus phones. |
This awesome Android-powered mirror is straight out of the future Posted: 02 Feb 2016 03:17 PM PST Max Braun has built an Android-powered mirror for his bathroom. The mirror displays Google Now cards in a way that you'd expect to see in Star Trek. It can show the time, current temperature, weather forecast, and news headlines. |
Samsung developer page hints at stylus support in Android N Posted: 02 Feb 2016 01:39 PM PST Manufacturers are usually the first ones to get their hands on a new version of Android. New details about Android N have come from one such manufacturer. |
Devices from Huawei, Lenovo, and other Chinese companies have a major security bug Posted: 02 Feb 2016 12:27 PM PST Uh oh. Security researcher Justin Case has discovered a very dangerous security bug in many phones from Chinese manufacturers. The bug allows an attacker to enable root access, which then gives them the ability to access personal data. |
Turing thought it was a good idea to drop Android for SailFish OS after yet another delay Posted: 02 Feb 2016 12:09 PM PST Well, this is simply nonsense. Turing has announced yet another delay for the shipment of the "super-secure" Turing Phone. The phone suffered a delay in 2015, and the new expectation was Q1 2016, but now they're saying we won't see it until April. Oh, and the Android phone you paid for no longer runs Android. |
40+ Huawei Mate 8 Tips & Tricks Posted: 02 Feb 2016 11:18 AM PST The Huawei Mate 8 is a gigantic, beautiful device. The list of things it can do is almost as big as the phone itself. If this is your first Huawei device, or even if you've used them in the past, there's a lot you might not know. |
Google Play podcasts could arrive later this month Posted: 02 Feb 2016 10:35 AM PST Bill Simmons tweeted to fans that his podcast would be available on the Google Play podcast platform when it launches later this month. That's a much more comforting ETA than the "coming soon" Google was content with dishing out for months. |
USB Type-C tester’s Pixel laptop was destroyed by a bad cable Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:04 AM PST Benson Leung, the Googler who went on a crusade against bad USB Type-C cables, now finds himself as a martyr: a bad cable finally fried one of his devices. |
Samsung confirms the Galaxy S7 Edge on their own website Posted: 02 Feb 2016 06:57 AM PST We all know Samsung is gearing up to reveal the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, even if they want to pretend they aren't. Well, whoever was in charge of their official developer page is no longer pretending, as several references to the Galaxy S7 Edge are spotted in the documentation for features of Edge phones. |
Drake spoofs Hotline Bling in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad Posted: 02 Feb 2016 06:26 AM PST T-Mobile's first ad for Super Bowl 50 has been fully revealed, and Drake fans will love it. Hotline Bling -- the hit song and video that drove the internet crazy -- is being spoofed for a skit that calls out T-Mobile's rivals. |
HTC’s Hot Deal: Get a free $100 Jabra Move headset when buying an HTC One A9 Posted: 02 Feb 2016 05:44 AM PST Today's Tuesday, meaning another nice HTC deal is up for grabs. The company is putting in a $100 Jabra Move headset with the purchase of everyone HTC One A9. |
You can now buy the ASUS Zenfone Zoom in the US or $399 Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:56 AM PST Were you one of the folks craving the ASUS ZenFone Zoom when it was first announced way back at last year’s CES? If so, listen up: you can buy it in the US right now. B&H Photo has the device available for shipping, and it starts at a cool $399.99 unlocked. The Zenfone Zoom’s claim ... |
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