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Moto G4 (Standard and Amazon Prime Exclusive) Receives Nougat Update

Tim April 3, 2017 18

Owners of the Moto G4 (the standard model and the Amazon Prime exclusive) began receiving a prompt for an update over the weekend, bringing them up to Android 7.0 "Nougat." If you'll recall, we actually reported on this update in December of last year, but...

Weekly Recap for March 31, 2017: Gr8 Week for Samsung

Tim March 31, 2017 9

At long last, after months of leaks and rumors, Samsung has announced the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Both devices are up for pre-order through all the major US carriers and even Best Buy, so if you've been waiting, this was a good week for you. Beyond Galaxy...

This $199 Speaker Has a 7″ Touchscreen, Amazon Alexa and “Ok Google” Services

Tim March 31, 2017 18

Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Many of you know how I feel about these sites (not a fan), but once in a while, there's some decently exciting stuff on there. One product that currently has my attention, and seems likely to actually launch, is Clarity Speaker. ...

Galaxy S8’s Face Unlock Might be Just as Bad as Android 4.0’s

Tim March 31, 2017 80

On stage during the unveiling of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, Samsung detailed a security feature similar to one found in Ice Cream Sandwich - Face Unlock. With it, users simply hold their face up to the phone, the phone recognizes the user, then unlocks the...

Official: Simple Now Supports Android Pay

Tim March 30, 2017 31

You read that right, Simple customers - the world's most tech-savvy bank (not official or backed up by actual data), Simple, now supports Android Pay. After a long, long wait, customers can now add their Simple debit cards to Android Pay and everything should...

Your Mentions Inside Replies No Longer Count Towards 140-Character Limit on Twitter

Tim March 30, 2017 6

With a single tweet on Twitter, you are given 140 characters to get across what you are trying to say. It's not the easiest thing to do at times, especially when you're trying to talk to multiple users at once. With a change for how mentions are handled within...

ZTE Invites Axon 7 Mini Owners to Test Android 7.1.1 Update

Tim March 30, 2017 11

If you own an Axon 7 Mini from ZTE, the company is inviting you to test Android 7.1.1 ahead of public release. Getting started is easy enough. All you'll need to do is fill out the participation form (linked below), then be sure to follow the rules ZTE lays...

Your Android Wear Watch Hasn’t Received 2.0 Because Google Found a Bug

Tim March 30, 2017 40

Let's say you are wearing a Huawei Watch. You're probably thinking to yourself, "Gosh, am I ever going to receive the Android Wear 2.0 update?" Well, we might finally have an answer for why the update is taking so long, and it's all because of a bug. Detailed...