The majority of announcements that T-Mobile has revolve around wireless subscribers in the United States, but the magenta carrier’s latest announcement is tuned more towards the folks who will be visiting the country from other regions of the globe.
It’s called the Tourist Plan, and it launches on...
Sony is launching the Xperia X series in the US, pre-orders begin today
Back in February, Sony officially launched a brand new X series of devices, but word on a U.S.-based launch were nonexistent at the time. That’s finally changing, though, as Sony has officially announced that its new X series is coming to the U.S. soon and that pre-orders begin today.
Specifically,...
LG introduces the G Pad III 8.0, another lackluster tablet
LG has never made much of an impression on the tablet market. While the company may take risks with its smartphones, it plays it very safe with its tablets, and LG has just announced another tablet that carries this same trend onward. LG’s G Pad III 8.0 is a standard, normal and ultimately...
Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: Budget Eye, Lens Launcher
Every week we cover new Android apps with Fresh Meat on Wednesday, followed by Android Gaming on Thursday and Top 10 App Updates on Friday. When Monday rolls around, we look back to see which apps were the most appealing to our audience. Read on for the five most popular...
[Not In The US] Songsterr Guitar Tabs & Chords Is Down To GBP 0.10 In The UK, Europe, And Other Countries
When I was a kid, my parents desperately wanted me to learn how to play the piano and electronic keyboard. I took classes for 7 years and got really good at it, until I realized that I loved listening to music but not playing it. I just didn't have the ear for it and I couldn't tell a re from a fa...
LevelUp Studio's RSS Reader Palabre 3.0 Adds Customizable Appearance And Keyword Muting
Even with things like Flipboard and Google Play Newsstand, RSS readers still remain popular. Since Google killed the popular Reader service in 2013, RSS readers seem to have grown in popularity and usage. Today one of the major RSS apps available on Android, Palabre, is getting a massive update to...
Sync For Reddit Gets Massive Update To V11, Rebuilt From The Ground Up For Material Goodness
Reddit apps are a hugely popular type of app in the Play Store - from Relay to Slide, reddit is fun to the official reddit app, there's one for every use-case. Today one of the most downloaded reddit apps, Sync for Reddit, is getting a huge update to version 11, bringing a full material redesign that...
Sunshine, The Popular iOS Weather App, Is Currently In Beta Testing For Android
Sunshine, a popular and unique weather app for iOS, is making its way to Android. The app specializes in providing useful, rather than detailed, information while crowdsourcing for more accurate weather data. While there hasn't been an official announcement from the developers, the app is now open...
21 New And Notable Android Apps From The Last 2 Weeks (5/17/16 - 5/30/16)
Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.
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29 Best Android Wear Apps And Watch Faces From 3/5/16—5/30/16
Apps aren't just for phones anymore, now they're for your wrist. That's the focus of the Android Wear app and watch face roundup—apps that should go on your wrist. They might not all appeal to you personally, but these are all the best things that have come to Android Wear in the last few months. We've...
ASUS delivers a punch with the ZenFone 3 family
ASUS has yet to make a large impact on the global smartphone market, but the manufacturer is back again with a new family of flagship smartphones that look to be some of the best yet. The ZenFone 3 family continues to refine and improve ASUS’s flagship line, bringing in three new smartphones aimed...
ASUS Announces The ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe And ZenFone 3 Ultra
Nearly a year after the launch of ASUS’ most popular smartphone, the Taiwanese company has finally made the ZenFone 3 official at Computex 2016. This year, the company has launched not one, but a total of three ZenFone 3 variants each with their own respective specs and design.
First let’s talk...
OnePlus launches OnePlus 3 Peer Review initiative to get feedback from customers
At some point in the (hopefully near) future, OnePlus is going to get around to officially announcing the OnePlus 3, its latest flagship handset. We already know that that will include a virtual reality shopping experience in space, and now it looks like OnePlus wants to get feedback...
VR Party Game Is A Ridiculously Confusing Virtual Reality Experience For Cardboard
What if virtual reality was just reality, with a small asterisk? What if you could strap on your VR headset, regardless of the brand or technology behind them, and see the same thing that's in front of you... but mirrored? Or upside down? Or delayed by 2 seconds? Ha, what a novel idea!
VR Party Game...
Google Maps v9.26.1 Adds Search Along Route For Walking And Bicycling, Changes Driving Mode FABs, Adds New Settings, And More [APK Teardown + Download]
Google began rolling out an update to Maps v9.26.1 a few days ago, and it's sporting a handful of new features. Like so many versions of maps, there are quite a few well-hidden changes in this one, far more than the single item written in the official changelog. Most of the changes are subtle enough...
Microsoft Word, Excel, And PowerPoint For Android Updated With 'Tell Me' Helper And A Few Other Tweaks
Have you ever wished that your complex word processing software had a simple search function to let you know where the hell it put the word count? It does, and it's called Google. But say you don't want to pop out to another program to do so. That's the idea behind "Tell Me," a feature introduced into...
2D Shooter 'Not A Hero' Brings Pixelated Ultra-Violence To Android TV And SHIELD Devices For $13
Devolver Digital has consistently brought some of its published titles to Android, so long as you're lucky enough to own a SHIELD-branded machine. Their latest port is Not A Hero, a 2D shooter that has very a old-school style of gameplay mixed with a somewhat modern approach to everything else. The...
Square Introduces Android Register API To Integrate Mobile Payments With Other Apps
Square, the company that makes those little headphone jack credit card readers, would like you to use their services more. Of course they would - that's kind of the whole point of commerce. But at the moment merchants using Square are limited to the dedicated Square app, which by default is a sort...
ASUS ZenPad Z8 for Verizon Wireless specs leak: 8-inch display, 8MP camera, and more
It looks like Verizon Wireless is on track to add another Android-based tablet to its roster, based on newly leaked information regarding the upcoming device.
Evan Blass (@evleaks) has released information and an image of what is being called the ASUS ZenPad Z8. Thanks to prominent branding on the...
Samsung Galaxy C5 and C7 now official with metal designs, Super AMOLED displays
Samsung is jumping into the metal smartphone pool and extending the design to more phones. That includes two brand new handsets, the Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7.
Samsung has made the two devices officially official, showing off the Galaxy C5 and C7 which are heading to the Chinese market. First...
Story-Focused Platformer 'Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons' Jumps From PC And Consoles To The Play Store For $3
The latest indie game to immigrate from the huddled masses of Steam is one that makes a lot of sense for mobile. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a 3D platformer, at least broadly: you control one brother with an analog stick on one side of the screen and the other brother with a second stick on the...
HTC offering big sales on Memorial Day, free RE with HTC 10
HTC is hosting a Memorial Day sale and it’s a pretty good one. If you were looking to buy an HTC 10, now is a good time. The company is offering a free HTC RE camera with your purchase, regardless of the model you buy.
If you want the RE on its own, it’s 60% off, down to $80 from its $200 original...
Acer Liquid Zest Plus coming to US with a 5,000 mAh battery for $200
It’s not a soap or a ranch. No, the Acer Liquid Zest Plus is a budget smartphone that features some pretty respectable specs. It has a 5.5-inch 720p display, a quad core MediaTek MT6735 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 13MP camera, Android 6.0, and a huge 5,000 mAh battery.
The surprising...
Phonebloks creator isn’t thrilled with latest Ara update
Google’s latest Project Ara update was a huge one, met with just as many jeers as cheers. The modular device is actually going to be released next year! But you can swap out far fewer components than originally planned, which kind of ruins much of what made Ara exciting in the first place. Phonebloks...
BlackBerry Priv getting app updates for manual camera controls and new keyboard shortcuts
The BlackBerry Priv may be a bit slow to get OS updates, but the flexibility of the Play Store allowing companies to update apps rather than the entire operating system has made adding features much easier. BlackBerry has just released a few app updates for the Android-powered device and...
Weekend poll: What mobile trend are you most excited about?
Smartphones, and Android phones in particular, are seeing a resurgence in innovation. Just a year ago, manufacturers seemed to be doing little to differentiate their handsets, with specs reaching a satisfying ceiling.
This year, things are different. We’re seeing interesting new trends in hardware,...
Samsung demos 4K SAMOLED display designed for VR
If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Samsung is taking virtual reality very seriously. How seriously? 5.5-inch, 3840 x 2160, 4K, 806ppi seriously.
Yes, Samsung has just unveiled a new 5.5-inch 4K display that will be destined for use in VR systems as a phone display. The display is currently being...
Unlimited original quality storage for Nexus devices among changes tipped for future Google Photos update
A recent Google Photos update may have appeared to include little more than bug fixes, but according to code found within the app, much more interesting features are coming soon, including unlimited original quality photo storage for Nexus devices, album sorting and more.
Today’s information comes...
Low-Poly Animals Do Battle With Humanity In Crashing Season, Now Available On Android
Those pesky humans, always encroaching on the wildness. You can't blame the animal characters of Crashing Season for getting upset and going on the warpath. This "arena runner" just launched on Android, and it seems like a solid game with lovely graphics.
Your goal in each stage of Crashing Season...
Google says current Android devices probably won’t be ‘Daydream-ready’
This month saw Google announce Daydream, the company’s big push into the virtual reality (VR) market. The company has grand plans for the platform as a whole, including launching its own headset, plenty of apps, and support for a variety of phones.
However, it sounds like the support department for...
LINE Reaches 500 Million Downloads On Google Play, More Proof Of How Popular Messaging Apps Are
LINE, a messaging app popular in Asia, and growing in popularity in Europe and America, has passed 500 million downloads on the Play Store, joining an exclusive club which currently includes Dropbox, Instagram and Skype.
LINE reportedly has 700 million users, according to estimates last...
BlackBerry Priv To Get Camera And Keyboard Improvements With New Update
At roughly the start of every month, Google has enforced every OEM, including the BlackBerry, to deliver an OTA containing fixes to various security flaws. Now BlackBerry has announced the Priv is set to receive a maintenance release update in June next week aligning with the security update.
However,...
ZTE To Launch The AXON 7 In Canada This Year, Will Be Google Daydream Ready
Looks like Huawei won’t be the only Chinese smartphone maker with high end specs and premium materials as ZTE has officially announced its new full metal unibody AXON 7 smartphone.
Targeting other premium smartphones with similar designs, bezels and materials, the AXON 7 will feature a 5.5-inch QHD...
