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Tile Review and Would You Pay $30 a Year to Find Your Keys?

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I’ve always been excited when a product that was previously only compatible with iOS devices. Finally makes its way to Android. But with Tile, a pocket-sized, Bluetooth-enabled gadget that keeps track of

criticized for not attacking security flaw in older devices

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The alarm bell is once again ringing over Android security. A Forbes report cites security experts dinging over the company’s decision to no longer issue security updates for bView in devices running Android 4.

Samsung brings the metal with svelte, octa-core Galaxy A7 smartphone

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Samsung is going for thin fashionable in its newest smartphone, the Galaxy A7. It’s the latest in Samsung's trendier A-series of phones, which feature a metal unibody slim profile. The A-series

The best Android apps for skiers winter sports fans

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nter weather can be finicky. One minute it’s snowing, another the sun is shining brightly melting away the fresh powder. If you’re headed for a day of skiing or other winter sports it

Galaxy Tab 10.5 plays musical app chairs in this week’s Android device update roundup

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The winter doldrums have arrived in Android update l.  There were a few security updates, bug fixes, KitKat delivery, but no llipop left under anyone’s tmas tree. Hopefully it’s the calm before the

Electronic Frontier Foundation bashes iOS developer rules, launches Android-only app

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is going Android-only with its new app, saying it can’t get on board with the Apple Developer Agreement. The organization is one of the top groups in pushing for

The 7 best games for Android TV (no controller required!)

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Android gaming moves to the TVImage by ’s Android TV ambitions are big. doesn’t just want you using the Nexus ayer or other Android TV devices as a glorified Chromecast, streaming content from your

Verizon begins selling Galaxy Note ge off-contract for $150 less than rival carriers

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It’s hard to think of $800 for a phone as a bargain, but that’s sort of the case with Verizon's version of the Galaxy Note ge. The curvy variant of Samsung’s

HTC Re Camera update lets you livestream your adventures to YouTube

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HTC’s Re Camera may look... unorthodox, but it’s gaining one advantage over the competition—livestreaming to YouTube. The new feature requires an update to the Android app, which HTC says will hit on

RealSense vs. Ruler: Fight!

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You don’t use a phonebook, film, or a typewriter anymore. etty soon, you may also add tape measure or ruler to that list of dead tech. At least that’s what’s it looks

AT&T follows T-Mobile’s lead, announces its own data rollover plan

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AT&T is copying T-Mobile again, offering its own data rollover plan not long after T-Mobile launched its own Data Stash initiative. Customers on select plans can keep unused data, rolling it

Saygus shoots for the moon with second phone, the unbelievable V2

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S VEGAS—On paper, the Saygus V2 looks like the phone of your dreams. There’s just no guarantee that you’ll ever hold it. So far, it’s the only phone we’ve heard

Motorola will re-enter the Chinese market with a new smartphone, the Moto X o

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Kodak launches its first Android smartphone, the photo-centric IM5

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S VEGAS—Kodak is primarily known for its film paper for traditional cameras, but now it wants a piece of the Android smartphone market. At CES, the company unveiled the IM5, a mid-range phone

HTC reverses downward slide, posts first quarterly profit in three years

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HTC made a profit of about $14 million in the last quarter of 2014, roughly double what analysts predicted. ile it’s not the same kind of profits a behemoth like Apple typically enjoys, HTC’

Sony revs up its wearables game with redesigned Smartwatch 3 Smarteyeglass SDK

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S VEGAS—Sorry Android users: even though the rumor mill was buzzing about it, Sony didn’t use this year’s CES to announce a new Xperia flagship after all. That 

Asus launches Zenfone 2 with 5.5-inch screen, Android 5.0, in effort to lure U.S. buyers

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S VEGAS—Asus really wants to break into the American smartphone market, so it’s pushing a big-screen phone with a new interface in hopes of impressing Android fans.  The Zenfone 2 has a

Samsung Dangles a Free Year of Netflix to Lure Phone, Tablet and 4K TV Buyers

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Samsung is running a pretty slick promotion to tempt you into a new smartphone, tablet, or 4K TV. If you buy a Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab S, or any of the company'