Sprint's HTC One M8 Lollipop Update Has Apparently Been Pushed Up From...
Yesterday we got our hands on a leaked Sprint document suggesting that the HTC One M8 would get its Android 5.0 update on February 13th. Next to it in parenthesis were the words subject to change. As...
View ArticleVerizon Leak Shows Release Dates For The Nexus 6, The Galaxy Core Prime, And...
If you've been waiting for Verizon's carrier-branded version of the Nexus 6 to hit stores so you can save a little cash on a subsidized phone, you won't have to wait much longer. A tipster sent a photo...
View ArticleOfficial CyanogenMod Is Finally Available For The Nexus 9
The Nexus 9 is Google's new flagship Lollipop tablet, but what if you don't like the software Google put on the device? Well, you can change it. That's how Nexus devices work. Now you can finally...
View ArticleMotorola Has The Blue 64GB Nexus 6 In Stock Right Now—Hurry
The 64GB Nexus 6 is still hard to get your hands on even a few months after release. Supply is evening out on the 32GB, but there's no microSD card slot. Unacceptable, right? Today you've got a chance...
View Article[Deal Alert] All Moto 360 Variants Currently $30 - $50 Off At Best Buy
If you must have your Android Wear fix, prefer circular smartwatches, and aren't particularly feeling the LG G Watch R, then the Moto 360 really is your only option. That's not to say it's bad one....
View ArticleGoogle Offers Live Video Helpouts Sessions For Would-Be Nexus And Chromebook...
If you're a regular Android Police reader, you probably don't need any "sales assistance" when picking out a new phone, tablet, or laptop - pretty much everything you could want to know is just a web...
View ArticleHTC Says T-Mobile's One M8 Will Get Its Lollipop OTA Starting On Monday,...
HTC missed its 90-day goal to deliver Android 5.0 upgrades to all owners of the One M8 and One M7. They're very sorry about that. But to give credit where it's due, it does seem like the company is...
View Article[APK Teardown] Upcoming Google Play Services v6.7 Schedules Android One OTAs...
As the resident teardown guy, Update Wednesday was a huge letdown this week. After slicing and dicing a dozen or so apks, all I saw were bug fixes, minor adjustments, and updates with full changelogs....
View Article[Rumor Smash] NVIDIA's SHIELD Tablet To Be Refreshed This Summer - Don't Hold...
Earlier this week a report surfaced about a successor to NVIDIA's high-powered SHIELD Tablet coming "within a couple of months," to be announced at the GPU Technology Conference starting on March 17th....
View Article[Birthday] Google Maps Turns 10 Years Old Today, Let's Take A Look Back
It might be hard to believe, but the Google Maps we know and love launched 10 years ago today. Before Android, Chrome, Google Plus, Youtube, and most of the other services that make up the core of the...
View ArticleOTA For CyanogenMod 11S 05Q Is Heading Out To The OnePlus One Today
As OnePlus One owners wait (im)patiently for a Lollipop update, there's still work to be done on KitKat for this device. OnePlus has completed work on a CM11 system update, and it's pushing to devices...
View ArticleOnePlus Will Open Up Sales Every Tuesday For 24 Hours, No Invite Required
The new OTA isn't the only OnePlus One news this morning. It's getting easier to buy... kind of. OnePlus will start opening up sales every Tuesday to anyone and everyone (in supported countries)...
View ArticleChinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Invests $590 Million Into Smartphone Maker...
Alibaba runs a global e-commerce site that is one of the most visited in the world. Now it wants to get into the smartphone business. If this idea sounds funny, remember, Amazon has been trying to do...
View ArticleLG Will Offer A Free Google Cardboard VR Headset (Made From Plastic) To New...
Google Cardboard is a pretty cool concept. But making your own headset for the novelty of a handful of VR apps is a daunting task, if only because it requires some very specific lenses and magnets...
View Article[Not Lollipop] Samsung Galaxy S5 Active On AT&T Gets An Update To Android 4.4.4
So, the regular Galaxy S5 is finally starting to get an update to Android 5.0, and what's this? The GS5 Active on AT&T is getting an update. Could it be? Is this the moment we've been waiting for?...
View ArticleGoogle To Adopt HTTP/2 Support In Chrome 40, Plans To Kill SPDY By Early 2016
If you're the type of person that closely follows networking protocols and web server optimizations, you've probably heard of SPDY. This is Google's re-imagining of the HTTP protocol, designed to...
View ArticleThe 2nd Gen Moto E Pops Up On Best Buy Site
Motorola hasn't officially announced a 2nd generation Moto E, but the company has every reason to make one. The budget device was a big seller last year, and we got a leaked image of the new one just...
View Article[Update: OTA Download URL] OTA For CyanogenMod 11S 05Q Is Heading Out To The...
Update 1: 2/09/15 7:30PM PST OTA ZIP File Download As OnePlus One owners wait (im)patiently for a Lollipop update, there's still work to be done on KitKat for this device. OnePlus has completed work...
View ArticleSony Announces The Low-End Xperia E4 With A MediaTek Processor And A Dual-SIM...
Sony's smartphones and tablets have had a nearly universal aesthetic over the last few years, focusing on hard angles and monochromatic designs. It's a good look, but the company seems to be shaking...
View Article[Update: Live] HTC Says T-Mobile's One M8 Will Get Its Lollipop OTA Starting...
Update 1: 2015/02/10 8:18am PST According to this T-Mobile page spotted by TMo News and at least one Twitter user, the update is live as of Tuesday morning. HTC missed its 90-day goal to deliver...
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