Google Home, the smart speaker, launched in the United States back on November 4. Since then, the international rollout for Home has been eagerly anticipated by those wanting to put the device in their living space. For those in the United Kingdom, the wait is almost over.
Early this morning,...
The official Reddit app v2.1.9 receives a redesign to introduce bottom navigation
In the midst of the MWC hullabaloo, Reddit released a small redesign to its official Android app. Gone is the cluttered hamburger menu, so say hello to a bottom nav bar that's taking its place — for better or for worse. Version 2.1.9 also brings some other changes, which are mentioned in the...
SkyVR is now available for Daydream headsets
This isn't Sky's first foray into virtual reality. Previously, the British company had released Sky VR aimed at Cardboard headsets and now it's back with SkyVR for Google's newer and more capable Daydream platform. Was that confusing? Look for the space: Sky VR, space, versus SkyVR, no space....
Racelink from the makers of Zombies, Run! is a virtual racing platform for brands and charities
Finding the motivation to put on your running shoes and get out to the street and, worse, start running can be tough. Zombies, Run! makes it fun by providing a back story and a "reason" for your run: Zombies are chasing you and your survival depends on running. It's thrilling and different enough...
Hangouts redesigns the unread message indicators [APK Download]
Hangouts users, gather 'round. There's an important update that will likely make this the most popular messaging platform in the world. Ha, I kid! That ship has sailed long ago. But there is actually a small nifty update to Hangouts that will make it easier to catch up on active chats.
Now, when you...
Lenovo’s new Tab 4 series tablets feature front-facing speakers, Nougat
Following Samsung’s announcement of a new Android tablet, Lenovo today revealed a quartet of its own new Android slates.
The Lenovo Tab 4 series is now official with four different models. The Tab 4 8 and Tab 4 10 are the more affordable of the set, and they share a largely similar spec list. Both...
17 new and notable Android apps from the last 2 weeks (2/14/17 - 2/27/17)
Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications 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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Inbox v1.41 prepares to intelligently choose snippets from emails and allow sorting [APK Teardown]
The Gmail team put artificial intelligence to task with Inbox. Its usefulness as an email client is punctuated by how effective it is at organizing and determining the importance of incoming mail. Of course, there's always room to add more clever features, whether they are designed to cut down cognitive...
CloudPets user data, possibly including children's voice messages, hacked and held for ransom
Everything can be hacked, as a certain Overwatch character is fond of saying. That seems to be increasingly true of consumer electronics... including stuffed teddy bears and unicorns. According to security researcher Troy Hunt, a series of web-connected, app-enabled toys called CloudPets have been...
Oppo shows off slim 5x zoom camera setup
A second camera sensor for optical zoom isn’t anything new in smartphones, but usually it’s limited to 2x zoom. LG has been using a zoom sensor for a while, and the iPhone 7 Plus has a second 2x zoom sensor as well.
Oppo has taken it a step further and announced a new 5x optical zoom setup. It’s...
Facebook Video app now available on Samsung Smart TV
Facebook announced that its new video app will be coming to TVs and streaming boxes a few weeks ago, and it’s holding true to that promise. You can now download the app to your Samsung Smart TV if it was made in 2015, 2016, or 2017.
The app focuses on showing you videos that were posted...
Google makes Play Store sales (including free offers) for paid apps and games official
You may have seen earlier this month that Google started testing a few new sale features on the Play Store. Select developers were able to set sale prices that showed up on the purchase button, and (finally) paid listings could be temporarily free. Now, that functionality is official. There's a support...
Cricket to start throttling unlimited data customers after 22GB
Cricket’s unlimited data plan has been truly unlimited. Though it’s limited to 8Mbps speeds, you still get as much data as you can use. Unfortunately, this is about to change.
Cricket has announced that it will be throttling unlimited data users after 22GB of data usage if the network...
Mozilla acquires article-saving app Pocket
Mozilla wants a bigger stake in the mobile space, and one way to do that is to acquire a service that has more than 10 million users across the globe.
Mozilla has officially announced that it has acquired the read-it-later service known as Pocket. The app, which allows users to save articles from...
ZTE Blade V8 Mini and ZTE Blade V8 Lite announced at MWC 2017
After announcing the flagship Blade V8 Pro, ZTE is back to unveil a pair of mid-rangers for the younger generations at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
First up, the Blade V8 Mini. This handset offers a 5-inch HD display, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor under the...
Motorola Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus Are All a Budget Shopper Wants
Budget-minded consumers have been hotly anticipating the Motorola Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. The two devices come to replace the super popular Moto G4 family.
As it seems to be the trend these days in the middle-range market, the newcomers seem to look pretty premium boasting metal backs and frames....
LG G6 Goes Official – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
As anticipated, LG unleashed the LG G6 flagship over the weekend. The struggling Korean tech giant has invested a lot of time and dedication into developing this smartphone – which it hopes will be much better received than its predecessor, the LG G5.
Anyway, we already knew a lot about the device,...
Mozilla announces acquisition of Pocket
If you've never used it, Pocket is a popular app that allows you to save links from several browsers and other applications in an easily-accessible list. Mozilla and Pocket have been working together for a while now, most notably to bring native Pocket integration to Firefox. Now Read it Later, Inc.,...
Epic Games announces Battle Breakers, a tactical RPG coming to Android later this year
Epic Games has released titles exclusive to iOS for years, and now its first Android game is on the schedule for release in 2017. It's called Battle Breakers, and you can pre-register for it on the Play Store right now. There's even some bonus content available if you sign up. You might want...
LG G6 to launch in South Korea on March 10, LG Pay arrives in June
LG officially announced the G6, its newest flagship yesterday, but at the time, it didn’t confirm a launch date or pricing. LG’s mobile chief, Cho Juno, has now confirmed a few key points.
The first is that the G6 will launch in South Korea on March 10. That lines up with a previous rumor, so...
Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: Cipher Chat, BatON
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...
Welcome to Google Developer Day at Game Developer Conference 2017
Posted by Paul Bankhead, Director, Product Management, Google Play
Mobile gaming is more popular than ever. Over the past year, we saw breakout hits, including Pokemon GO, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Clash Royale and Reigns introduce new, high quality gaming experiences on Google Play. Gamers...
Sony launches Xperia Touch smart projector
Mobile World Congress is in full swing, with product announcements left and right. One of the more notable products is Sony’s Xperia Touch Android projector. The Xperia Touch can turn any flat surface into a 23-inch HD touchscreen that has a variety of capabilities ranging from streaming video to playing...
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ caught on camera in new photos and video
Expectations have been high for Samsung’s upcoming flagship, with potential buyers hoping the company can bounce back in a big way from the Galaxy Note 7 debacle of last year. Now, a series of new leaks have reportedly caught the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ out in the wild.
The photos and videos show...
T-Mobile offering a free line of service beginning in March
T-Mobile is kicking off a new promotion to thank its customers.
The Un-carrier has announced that “virtually any” current T-Mobile customer can add an additional line of service for free as long as they have at least two current lines of voice service. That includes T-Mobile One plans as...
Sony launches Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra at MWC 2017
Alongside the unveiling of two new Xperia XZ-branded devices, Sony has revealed a pair of mid-range handsets to fill out the new lineup.
The first is the Xperia XA1 Ultra. Sony’s new mid-range device boasts a 6-inch full HD 1080p display, a MediaTek helio P20 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and variants...
Sony announces Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia XZs at MWC 2017
Mobile World Congress is officially underway, and Sony decided to make the first day exciting by announcing not just one new smartphone, but four.
Sony has filled out its flagship lineup with two new devices and then added a couple of mid-range handsets for good measure. At the top of the list...
Samsung Family Hub app now available on the Play Store, if you have the fridge to match
We interrupt our MWC reporting now to bring you some Very Important Breaking News That Couldn't Wait Any Second Longer™. (Read: Rita got bored of spec sheets and wanted to have some light fun.)
Remember Samsung's Family Hub fridge? Yeah, that one, the ridiculous fridge that looks like it has a Droid...
Alcatel’s latest Android phones include one with an LED-covered back
Alcatel is the latest manufacturer to show off new Android hardware at MWC 2017.
Alcatel’s got three new affordable Android smartphones to show today, starting with the Alcatel U5 (shown above). The U5 runs Android 6.0 on a 5-inch 854×480 display and places a big focus on its selfie features, which...
AT&T Unlimited Plus and Choice plans official, coming March 2
The unlimited data war in the US continues this evening.
AT&T says that this Thursday, March 2, it’ll launch two new unlimited data plans. The first is Unlimited Plus, which starts at $90 per month for a single line with autopay and paperless billing and goes up to $145 per month for two lines...
Samsung Gear VR gains a controller
Today turned out to be a pretty big day for Samsung at MWC 2017. In addition to introducing a new Android tablet and teasing its next flagship, the company debuted a new controller for the Gear VR.
The Gear VR with Controller is a bundle that includes a Gear VR headset and a wireless controller. That...
Samsung teases upcoming Galaxy S8 with March 29 announcement date
Samsung previously confirmed that it would not be unveiling the Galaxy S8 at this year’s Mobile World Congress, and instead it lent the stage to a new flagship tablet. But the company also confirmed that we wouldn’t be completely without Galaxy S8 news.
Indeed, Samsung planned to...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 announced with S Pen and four speakers
Samsung has officially announced a brand new Android product at Mobile World Congress. As expected, it’s a brand new tablet.
Officially known as the Galaxy Tab S3, Samsung unveiled the device today, showcasing a new flagship device with a large 9.7-inch display and all the bells and whistles potential...
Moto announces new Moto Mods, one with Amazon Alexa support
Amazon‘s Alexa, the digital personal assistant, has certainly expanded beyond Amazon-branded products like the Echo smart speaker.
That trend continues with a new announcement out of Moto from Mobile World Congress 2017. The company has confirmed that it is set to launch a variety of new Moto Mods,...
New Nokia Android phones unveiled along with updated Nokia 3310
Back in early January, the Nokia name made a comeback with the debut of the Nokia 6, a new Android phone produced by HMD Global. Now that comeback continues with a few more new devices.
Nokia today took the wraps off two new Android phones and a new feature phone, and also shared some big news...
