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Android 5.1 Announced and Official! (Updated)

Kellen March 9, 2015 138

Android 5.1 has now been announced! According to a short post provided by Google moments ago, it sounds like they focused on stability and performance with this update, but also tossed in some new features. Support for multiple SIM cards, Device Protection,...

Report: Google Preps VR Version of Android OS for Mass Consumption

Tim March 9, 2015 16

According to sources of the Wall Street Journal, Google has built a team, made up of "tens of engineers," to make a VR-friendly version of the Android OS. To be released on a yet-to-be-announced device, Android VR (as we're going to call it), will be open...

Do You Give a Sh*t About VR?

Kellen March 9, 2015 138

I don't. But who am I? Every tech company on Earth thinks that you and I should care about VR. It's the next tablet frontier, and you know, that went so well for Android OEMs. VR is everywhere. Samsung is in on it - they have two Gear VR headsets now, each of...

Google Drops New Android Wear Commercial Moments Before Apple Watch Event

Kellen March 9, 2015 37

Yep, this just went out. The timing, we love, Google.

Google’s Wireless Service May Only Work With the Nexus 6 Initially

Kellen March 6, 2015 77

According to the Wall Street Journal, if Google's now-confirmed wireless service launches in the near future, maybe by the end of this month, it will only work with the Nexus 6. That limitation may not be forever, but at the initial launch, you may not want to...

Google Introduces Car Insurance Comparison Tool

Kellen March 5, 2015 25

Live in California and are in the mood for new car insurance? Google's new car insurance comparison tool might be a good place to start. Announced today, the tool is a part of Google's suite of Compare sites (they also do credit cards) that allow customers to...

Cyanogen CEO: Tier One OEMs Like Samsung are Next Generation Nokias, Going to be Slaughtered

Tim March 5, 2015 174

Cyanogen's CEO Kirt McMaster is in the news again, following more blunt comments he made regarding tier one OEMs like Samsung and Apple. In an interview with Business Insider, McMaster compares the path of Samsung to that of Nokia, stating that the big OEMs...

Some Google Services Seem to be Struggling at the Moment… (Updated)

Kellen March 5, 2015 64

Google Play, Hangouts, and Play Music all seem to be having issues this morning. More specifically, the Chrome Hangouts extension and Android app, Google Play on mobile, and Play Music in the browser, were all having their own issues. Many of us are also...