How To Enable Double Tap To Wake On Your Rooted Nexus 6
As we all know at this point, Google was originally going to include double tap to wake on the Nexus 6 just like it did on the Nexus 9. Then for whatever reason, it was disabled a few months ago. The...
View ArticleWSJ: Samsung Sells 40% Fewer Galaxy S5 Units Than Expected, Sales Down From...
Since Android's rise to the top of the mobile landscape, Samsung has been the clear market leader, at least in terms of sales. But the thrones of the mighty are shaking, according to a report from the...
View ArticleChrome Dev Summit Keynote Video Overviews 400 Million Mobile Chrome Users,...
At this year's Google I/O, the search giant got to announce that 300 million people were using Chrome on a mobile device. Less than half a year later, that number has grown to 400 million. Googler...
View Article[Update: Gone] Sony's Backup & Restore System App Compromised Via The Play Store
Update: The app has been removed from the Play Store. Good job, Google/Sony/users who flagged the app. -- Oh dear. The folks at XperiaBlog got a nasty shock when checking the My Apps section of the...
View ArticleT-Mobile Galaxy S5, Note 4, And Note 3 All Receive Minor Over-The-Air...
Today T-Mobile has started to push out minor over-the-air updates to a number of Samsung Galaxy devices. Two of them are identical—the S5 and Note are both receiving Chinese language support. The...
View Article[Faulex] As Smartwatches Grow, So Too Does A Market For IP-Infringing Watch...
IP infringement and the internet have a long and storied history. Never has it been so easy to share so much so quickly so anonymously - something any college student with a campus broadband...
View ArticleVerizon Moto X (2014) Android Lollipop Update Now On Its Way To Devices
Motorola got folks pretty excited when it started soak testing Android Lollipop for the pure edition of this year's Moto X, signaling that the update would soon arrive. It did. But not everyone bought...
View Article[Deal Alert] Expansys USA's Blowout Sale Offers A Nexus 4 And A Nexus 7...
You don't need a lot of money to get your hands on Android 5.0. You don't need a current device, either. The Nexus 4 and 2012 Nexus 7, despite being over two years old at this point, both get to taste...
View Article[Deal Alert] Amazon's Hard-To-Find Fire TV Stick Is $15 Off And Shipping Now...
The Fire TV Stick is a slimmed-down version of the Fire TV streaming device, and Amazon's answer to the Chromecast. It's also sold out until January 15th on Amazon.com, no doubt due to the massive...
View Article[The Stark Contrast] Nexus 6 On Sprint And T-Mobile Vs. AT&T
Now that the Nexus 6 has launched on three of the five announced carriers, it's time to do a little comparison. Nexus hardcores like their device pure, unlocked, and free of all carrier intervention...
View ArticleAmazon Will Sell The OnePlus One (With Invites) In India Starting In December
The OnePlus One isn't quite the hot item it used to be, and if there are any prospective buyers in India, they might have been swayed by the handful of flagship phones that have launched from more...
View ArticleMilk Studios Media Agency Sues Samsung Over Milk Music Trademark
Samsung seems to have a big target on its back that is particularly attractive to lawyers. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, a media company focusing on photography and management is...
View ArticleTip: Google Now Can Give You A Countdown To Some Events Based On Your Reminders
Google Now is never short on surprises. The personal assistant/wizard living in Google's Search app (technically it's Google's "Google" app now) can do some amazing tricks, and no matter how long...
View ArticleNexus 9 Keyboard Folio Hits US Play Store For $129, Leaves Warehouse In 1-2...
If you've been waiting patiently for the Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio case to pop up on the Play Store (or your Amazon order has been delayed interminably), it's there - at least in the US. For $129, you...
View ArticleSeven Android Apps Join The Chrome-Compatible Lineup
Since Google I/O we've been waiting anxiously to see which apps would be among the first to gain compatibility with Chrome OS. As Sundar Pichai explained at this summer's conference, Google plans to...
View Article[Fire Sale] Amazon Admits Defeat, Now Offering Unlocked 32GB Fire Phone For...
Amazon was forced to concede that its much-anticipated Fire Phone was not a big seller when AT&T dropped the price mere weeks after it was released. When the retailer's quarterly results were...
View ArticleSprint LG G3 And G Flex To Get OTA Patches With International Wi-Fi Calling...
If you're using LG's flagship G3 or the oddball G Flex on Sprint, expect some new software next week. According to an internal Sprint document, both phones will be updated with some minor software...
View ArticleGoogle Will Offer $50 In Play Store Credit For All Sprint Nexus 6 Purchases...
Got some shopping plans this holiday weekend? That might be the time to pull the trigger on a Nexus 6 if you're on Sprint. Some information we've been passed indicates Google is partnering with Sprint...
View ArticleRepublic Wireless Will Have The New Moto X Starting December 10th For $399
Republic Wireless made news last year when it started selling the Moto X for what was, at the time, a very compelling price. Now the Sprint MVNO has gotten the 2014 Moto X ready for its special hybrid...
View Article[Deal Alert] eBay Has A Refurbished And Unlocked AT&T HTC One M8 For Just $370
If you want a high-end phone for a GSM network, this deal will probably beat anything you're likely to find on Black Friday. Right now one eBay seller is unloading a refurbished AT&T version of the...
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