The best Android games and apps of November
November is winding down and the dust is settling from Black Friday insanity, so it's time to look back on the month and all of the great new apps and games that have been released. This go-around we have some excellent strategy games, as well as a new action title to keep you on your toes. On the app side, we've got something for the kids, something for the wardrobe, and something for the kitchen.
It's been a really good month for Android apps and games. Dive into our top ten list of the latest Google Play Store releases, and be sure to drop a comment with the best new stuff to grace your home screen.
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Cyber Monday 2014 Deals
The holiday sales season continues! After the madness of Black Friday and the feel-good warmth of Small Business Saturday, it's time to gear up for the web version of it all: Cyber Monday. As the name would indicate, we're talking about sales meant for the internet and the internet only, so you're not going to have to leave the comfort of your home or office to get these deals. Just think… great savings, none of the crowds and chaos.
What follows are our hand-picked best deals for this year's Cyber Monday sales. We don't believe in recommending sub-par quality products, regardless of if they're a few bucks off on a random day or not. We're only pointing out sales on quality merchandise that we might consider buying if it weren't on sale. But they are on sale, so the deals are yours to take!
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From the Editor's Desk: Thanksgiving leftovers ...
It wasn't quite a vacation. It wasn't even what I'd consider to be complete days off. But a couple days mostly away from keyboard, and worrying not so much about work is a good thing. I managed not to overdo the turkey too badly. Or the stuffing. Or the mashed potatoes. Or the roasted vegetables my grown-up self actually likes. Or the cheesecake. Or the wine. And I managed to continue my brief runs. And spend some time with the wife and kids and the rest of our family here.
All in all, a pretty successful holiday. But there are a few things worth thinking about.
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HTC One GPe Android 5.0 updates could arrive as soon as Monday
The saga of the HTC One Google Play edition Android 5.0 updates continues! Thankfully, we’ve got some good news to share.
Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management, has revealed on Twitter than the One (M7) and One (M8) GPe Lollipop updates are currently in Google’s Quality Assurance labs and that they’re slated to get technical approval by the end of Monday. If they do, then HTC will begin pushing the updates out over the air that same night.
@MirekToman Miroslav, the SW for M7 & M8 with the fixes are in Google’s QA lab. Their target is to provide TA by end of day Monday.
— Mo (@moversi) November 29, 2014
We’ll just have to wait and see if these new and improved Lollipop updates get approval from Google or if they end up like the last one that got delayed. The good news is that we’ve only got another day to wait to find out what happens, and what’s more, the actual push could begin just hours after the update is approved by Google. Let’s hope that everything goes according to plan this time.
@iCTechReviews If we get TA by EOD Monday, I’ll have the SW OTA the same night (in a few hours of TA).
— Mo (@moversi) November 29, 2014
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