US Unlocked Galaxy S8, S8+ Get July Security Update

The US unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are receiving updates this morning, bringing them up to the July security patch. The builds are listed as G950U1UEU1AQG2 for the S8 and G955U1UEU1AQG2 for the S8+. In addition to the bump in security patch level,...

Galaxy S8 Active Specs Detailed in Leaked Slides

The above header image of the Galaxy S8 Active made its way online earlier this week, and now, we also have a reported full set of specs and features to share alongside the image. According to a post on Weibo, which lays out the entire list of features and...

Google Wants You to be a Google+ Beta Tester

Google+ is scouting potential beta testers, not just for the Android app, but for the platform itself. If you become a beta tester, Google says you'll be testing out new features, chatting with the G+ product team, and providing many details about how you use...
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Essential’s Head of UX Heads to Google

Essential's head of UX, Liron Damir, is headed to Google to fill the same role on the Google Home team. Before Essential, Damir led the webOS design team at HP and then Pebble. In a post published to Damir's LinkedIn profile, he states he is, "super excited...

SEGA’s The Revenge of Shinobi Now Playable on Android

SEGA's 1989 classic The Revenge of Shinobi is now available on Android, via that awesome SEGA Forever initiative. If you missed it, SEGA is launching a ton of its classic titles for mobile devices under this SEGA Forever umbrella, making them all free to play...