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Smartwatches, Not Exactly Selling Well These Days

Kellen October 24, 2016 125

IDC released their latest smartwatch market info this morning and it certainly appears to paint a bleak picture for the smartwatch industry. From Q3 of last year to Q3 of this year, shipments of watches dropped 51.6%. That's, um, a big drop. Their numbers show...

Android Pay Teams Up With Mastercard and Visa for More Mobile Web Payments

Kellen October 24, 2016 9

This morning, Google announced that it has partnered with Visa and Mastercard to bring even more Android Pay checkout options to the mobile web. That means being able to checkout with your fingerprint, rather than having to type out long passwords or usernames...

Friday Poll: Do You Use an Android Tablet?

Tim October 21, 2016 211

Android tablets. Over the years, it seems companies aren't producing them as much as they used to, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are on the decline. However, there hasn't been that many major Android tablet releases lately, with exception to the Pixel...

If You Just Got a Pixel or Pixel XL, Watch These Videos First

Kellen October 21, 2016 25

Yesterday was technically Pixel launch day (share those thoughts on yours!), so as those orders arrive over the next few days, you may want to take a minute to run through some of our early videos for Google's new phone. Like with most flagship phone launches,...

Get a Pixel or Pixel XL? Share Your Initial Impressions!

Kellen October 21, 2016 261

If you pre-ordered the Pixel or Pixel XL from Verizon, there is a good chance that you received your device yesterday. If you ordered from Google, well, I'd be surprised if you did since orders really only started shipping yesterday. Still, we want to hear...

Google Posts Pixel and Pixel XL Factory Images and OTA Files

Kellen October 20, 2016 42

Ever since Google introduced the Pixel and Pixel XL, we have been wondering how the update situation would work. Would Google just push over-the-air updates as they were ready or would they treat them similarly to Nexus phones by issuing factory image and OTA...

Chrome App Updated With Article Suggestions, Background Media Playback

Tim October 20, 2016 14

An update for Chrome is headed out, available for download now on Google Play. Inside Chrome 54, users can expect to see a few changes, such as the ability to view article suggestions from inside a new tab page. Also listed in the changelog is support for...

Video: What’s New in Android 7.1.1 on Nexus

Kellen October 20, 2016 131

Moments after Google released factory images and OTA .zip files of the Android 7.1.1 developer preview for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, and Pixel C, we flashed it and accepted the over-the-air beta to see what other kinds of goodies were baked in that didn't make...