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BuzzFeed News App Hits Google Play, Filled With Material Design

Tim September 28, 2015 19

BuzzFeed has launched the official BuzzFeed News app to Google Play, bringing their "easy to understand" take on the world's news to the Android masses. In the app's description, the developers highlight the app's ease of use, as well as the ease of sharing...

Google to Announce ‘Family Plan’ for Google Music, $14.99 a Month for Six Accounts

Tim September 28, 2015 93

For anyone hoping there would be a few surprises at tomorrow's Google event, it does not appear that will be possible. As recently detailed by Android Police, Google will announce a new tier for Google Music All Access users, one which allows for six Google...

A Few Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Pre-Orders Delayed, “Technical Difficulties” to Blame

Tim September 28, 2015 87

For a few folks who pre-ordered the Moto 360 (2nd Gen), you may have received an email directly from Motorola, stating that your order has been delayed. A personal email from Motorola's Bjorn Kilburn, VP of E-Commerce, reads that technical difficulties with...

Don’t Miss These Android Stories: September 25, 2015

Tim September 25, 2015

While this week was awesome, thanks to the leaks of Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P press renders, we can't wait for Google's event next Tuesday in San Francisco. We will likely see the two Nexus devices, Google's plan for Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and we may even see a...

Tip: Use NFC to Transfer Hangouts Calls From One Device to Another

Tim September 25, 2015 57

Here's a quick tip for all of you Hangouts users, one which could save you if your smartphone or tablet is about to shut down due to lack of power. When in an ongoing call on one device, if your smartphone features NFC (sorry, OnePlus 2 owners), you can use...

Yep, Your Google App Drawer Now Scrolls Vertically!

Tim September 25, 2015 138

For those using the Google Now Launcher, it's likely that you woke up this morning or saw late last night that a few major changes went down. What you are experiencing is part of the Google app update, which went live for a few users late last week. This...

Report: Galaxy S7 Announcement Pushed to January, Launch in Early February

Tim September 24, 2015 199

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are still relatively new, having launched in April, but already there are reports of when we should expect to see Samsung's next flagship device, the Galaxy S7. Being worked on under the codename Project Lucky (since 7 is...

Google Voice Search for Android and iOS Becomes Better, Faster, Stronger

Tim September 24, 2015 28

Google announced today that users of voice search on both Android and iOS, including voice dictation on Android, will be greeted by a better, more accurate engine. Google states that they have built even better neural network acoustic models using...