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#TBT: Check Out Ice Cream Sandwich on the Nexus S, Marvel at How Far We’ve Come

Tim July 7, 2016 43

"Look, you can place two app icons on top of each other to create a folder." Back in 2011, this was pretty groundbreaking if you think about it. You could even place these newly-made folders into your app dock on the bottom of your screen. Wicked awesome. The...

Out There Chronicles is an Interactive Graphic Novel Based on the Out There Universe

Tim July 7, 2016 3

For fans of the game Out There, a new title from the same creators has been released to Google Play. The title isn't a game, but is an interactive graphic novel of sorts that is based in the same universe as the original Out There. Called Out There Chronicles,...

OnePlus Releases 3.2.0 Update, Pulls It, Now Slowly Rolling Out 3.2.1

Tim July 7, 2016 13

Earlier this week, OnePlus made the update to OxygenOS 3.2.0 available for a little bit, then pulled it rather abruptly. Today, the company is back, stating update 3.2.1 is rolling out slowly to all OnePlus 3 owners. On top of the original changes, which...

Every US Olympian is Getting a Limited Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition

Tim July 7, 2016 28

Samsung introduced a new variant of the Galaxy S7 Edge this morning, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Edition. To be presented to each US olympian headed to Rio, this device is the same Galaxy S7 Edge we all know, but comes with a unique coloring that matches that...

BLU Energy XL Priced at $300, Features 5,000mAh Battery, 6″ AMOLED Display and Fingerprint Reader

Tim July 6, 2016 68

BLU has a new device this week, the Energy XL. The name is rather suiting, as the Energy XL features a massive 5,000mAh battery, juicing a smartphone with a 6.0" FHD Super AMOLED display and MediaTek octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM. The phone also comes...

Snapchat Update Brings Memories, a Collection of Favorited Stories and Photos

Tim July 6, 2016 3

In an old update for Snapchat, the app introduced Stories. With Stories, users could upload short videos and photos to a single feed that could be shared with friends. As things happened in a day, you could update your Story, and it was a great way to let...

Pokémon GO Live on Google Play in US, But Not Quite Ready for Use (Update: Finally Live)

Tim July 6, 2016 42

Pokémon GO is finally live on Google Play for everyone. The only issue is, it's not yet downloadable onto any device. While you can easily find it, the game's device compatibility list shows that no device is supported, so until Niantic Labs decides to change...

Every Time You Check to See if Your OnePlus 3 Has an Update, You Expose Your IMEI

Tim July 5, 2016 29

According to users on reddit and the OnePlus forums, every time an owner of a OnePlus 3 checks to see if they have an update via the Settings menu, their IMEI is sent to the OnePlus servers in plain HTTP and not HTTPS. Because of this, OnePlus 3 owners on an...