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Google Announces Plan to Bring Vulkan 3D Rendering API to Android

Tim August 10, 2015 6

Today at SIGGRAPH 2015, Google announced plans to bring the Vulkan 3D rendering API to Android. Ultimately, this move will give app developers more explicit control over rendering a scene. Vulkan provides applications direct control over GPU acceleration for...

Cortana Can Technically Replace Google Now on an Android Device

Tim August 10, 2015 54

Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant, can now replace Google Now on an Android smartphone, technically. While complete integration is not there, users can set the default app used to Cortana for when you long press or swipe up on the Home button. This will...

Hangouts 4.0 for Android Rolls Out Today! (Updated: APK)

Kellen August 10, 2015 211

Oh boy, Hangouts 4.0 is official and rolling out today on Android. Google decided that Monday morning would be a great time to announce the big news and we couldn't agree more. The update introduces Material Design to the app, makes it simpler with a FAB...

Motorola on Stagefright: New Phones Have Patch, Working on Updates for Current Phones (UPDATED)

Kellen August 7, 2015 52

With Google, Samsung, and LG all weighing in with their plans to address not only the Stagefright vulnerability, but also security going forward on Android, we reached out to Motorola to see what they plan to do. In short, like the rest of the manufacturers of...

LG Joins Samsung and Google in Monthly Security Update Initiative

Kellen August 7, 2015 38

In a statement issued to Wired, LG confirmed that it will join Samsung and Google in attempting to send out monthly security updates to its Android devices. The move is in response to the Stagefright vulnerability that was made public last week, which has left...

Report: LG-Made Nexus to Come Loaded With Android Pay This Year

Tim August 6, 2015 126

According to one report, the next Nexus device from LG, said to launch this October, will ship with Android Pay. Should this surprise anyone? No, not really. Android Pay was detailed in-depth during this year's Google I/O, usually foreshadowing an eventual...

You Decide: Is This the Huawei Nexus?

Kellen August 6, 2015 108

We're getting closer to Nexus season, which means purported leaks of upcoming devices are going to surface more often. Take today for example, where we have a new video of a device that the internet wants you to believe is the upcoming Huawei Nexus, aka "...

This Nexus 6 Prototype With Fingerprint Reader is Neat

Tim August 5, 2015 56

If you own a Nexus 6, you are likely familiar with the dimple on its backside. We have known since this past January that this dimple was supposed to be a fingerprint reader, according to ex-Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside, and now (in August), we have a few...