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Verizon Hosting National Trade-In Event, Receive Up to $300 for Your Current Phone

Tim April 14, 2016 52

Verizon is hosting a "national trade-in event" right now, giving existing customers and potential customers the opportunity to get that new phone they have had their eye on. During this event, Verizon is granting up to $300 of trade-in value on select devices...

Snapchat to Roll Out Moving Emoji Stickers for Your Videos

Tim April 13, 2016 12

This week, Snapchat will roll out a dynamic emoji feature that will allow users to place a live emoji on top of objects, people, or animals, giving a cartoonish vibe to your videos. For example, you could place a crying emoji on top of your own face, and the...

Deal: LG Selling Replacement Batteries and Charging Cradles for $15, Bundles for $20

Tim April 13, 2016 30

For a limited time on LG's website, the company is hosting a promotion on replacement batteries and charging cradles for the LG G3, G4, and V10. With the promo, owners of these devices can pick up replacement batteries for $15, as well as charging cradles for...

Download: Android N Developer Preview 2 (DP2) Factory Images

Tim April 13, 2016 11

Google just released Developer Preview 2 (DP2) for Android N, and inside, the Android team has baked in plenty of changes, as well as fixes from last month's preview. Once the latest NPC91K build of Android N is booted, developers will find system-wide support...

Alpha Test Minecraft: Realms, a Cross-Platform Multiplayer Experience

Tim April 13, 2016 5

Ahead of official launch, which isn't even scheduled yet, users can alpha test the upcoming Minecraft: Realms game, an actual cross-platform multiplayer experience for fans of Minecraft. At launch, Minecraft: Realms will allow players on iOS, Android, PC, and...

NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet K1 Updated With Android 6.0.1, Support for Vulkan API

Tim April 13, 2016 42

An update for the SHIELD Tablet K1 from NVIDIA is rolling out, which includes a bump up to Android 6.0.1, in addition to many other things. A sweet feature for gamers is also included, being support of the Vulkan API for high-efficiency access to the SHIELD's...

Facebook Aims to Make Android Apps Smaller, Faster by Open-Sourcing ReDex

Tim April 12, 2016 26

Back in November of 2015, Facebook launched the first ReDex-optimized version of the official Facebook application for Android. At the time, the Facebook app was 25% smaller and featured up to 30% faster start times. For those unaware, ReDex is Facebook's home...

Periscope Beta Testing Sketching Feature for Streamers

Tim April 12, 2016

According to at least a couple of users, Periscope is working on a Sketching feature for those who stream via the service, granting the ability to draw on top of the video that is being streamed to viewers. Sort of like what you would find on Snapchat,...