Welcome to the very first edition of Saturday Sound Off, a weekly post where I will give my opinions on all the big happenings of the last week, and interact with our readers. Android 5.0 Lollipop was released with the Nexus 9 on Monday, November 3rd and the source code followed very quickly after. The […]
The Android Lollipop easter egg is one of the best ones yet and now everyone can play it regardless of what version of Android you are running. JRummy Apps Inc. the guy popular for Root Browser has released the easter egg game in an app which is compatible with all Android versions. If you haven’t […]
Earlier this week we reported that Google Play Services were updated to Android 6.1.88 and the APK was out for download now we have a new version that popped up but this one ends in the 3 digit code 738 which means it’s for lollipop devices that have 480 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU. The version was […]
The Lollipop GAPPS for CyanogeMod 12 has been released and are available for you downloading pleasure. Digging through the .zip file it seems like the package is very barebones and just contains the minimum that it would take to make everything function properly. The package is 116.96MB in size. You can download them here and […]
Well Samsung you had a good run the the Samsung Galaxy S series but we are happy to hear that it is quite possibly coming to an end. A “reliable source” over at Sammobile claims that Samsung will be starting a new smartphone line that is named with a single letter very similar to the Galaxy […]
Modular smartphones could quite possibly be the way of the future. Imagine having the ability to upgrade your processor in your phone when a new one came out without having to buy a brand new phone. Just take out the processor and pop in the new one it all seems so simple, so convenient, and […]
The Nexus 9 has taken Android Open Source to a new level making things even easier for developers. Normally when releasing a custom ROM for Android you would need the device proprietary binaries packaged in but the Nexus 9 has changed that it seems: No proprietary binaries are needed for Volantis. The proprietary vendor binaries […]
Google made quite a big point out of Project Volta which was supposed to add 90 minutes of battery life but Shen Ye begs to differ. That doesn’t look like successful use of project Volta to me. That’s some of the worst battery drain I’ve seen on a phone, 100% to 3% in just over […]
Androidify has been around for a while now and it’s becoming increasingly popular in the latest Google ads but now Kahil Nettleton has taken Androidify and made it into something awesome with Project Androidify’d. Pictured above are four items that you can order from Spiderfly Studios and the best part is, all the sales are going towards […]
A file was just hosted on apkmirror which seems to be the same update we saw for newsstand but it has a slightly higher version number likely just denoting that it is the official apk update! Version is now 2014102706 from 2014102704 Grab it here! Download
Sony had made it clear that all the Z devices will be getting Android Lollipop sometime in the beginning of next year and it seems they have already been starting. Sony and Three Sweden have partnered to give a few lucky customers owning a Z3 and Z3 compact to run Lollipop and report all the […]
Chainfire sure doesn’t mess around when it comes to Android development and that’s one of the things we really love about Android. He has gotten his hands on a Nexus 9 and has rooted it already. He tweeted this: There’s more information on his Google+ page including: While there have been 64-bit builds of the […]
The Google Nexus 6 launch either went really well or really bad depending on how we look at it. On one hand they sold like hot cakes and were gone in under 2 minutes but on the other hand they sold out in under two minutes and lots of people didn’t get the device they […]
Nvidia is being quite brave and optimistic claiming they will be bringing the newest android os to their tablet before the end of this month. The source just dropped today so that gives them exactly 3 weeks to make a stable build of a brand new OS with the most changes ever compared to the […]
Paul O’ Brien received an email from Mobiles.co.uk that the Nexus 6 is indeed coming to the UK and pre-orders are just two weeks away with the actual release coming the 1st of December just in time for the holiday season. Hopefully the pre-orders go a little better than they did the first time […]
According to LlabTooFeR over on Twitter the HTC One E8 should be coming to some European markets in the coming weeks. The E8 is very similar to the M8 only differing in a few things. For one there is only a 16GB model available but it has a micro sd card slot so no worries there, the […]
Google play services has been updated to version 6.1.88 and the APK has been leaked. No info yet on what the update brings but some users have reported less battery drain so that’s a positive! To figure out the right version of Google Play Services for your Android device, go to Settings -> […]
Android TV is ready for the primetime and Google is calling on developers to enhance the experience by bringing their apps to the Play Store. If you’ve got a great app or game, Android TV and Google Play can help you bring it to users right in their living rooms. You’ll be able to offer […]
At&t will be jumping into the smartwatch market head first selling the two biggest and best android watches around at the moment. Friday, November 7th they will sell the Moto 360 and the LG G Watch R. LG G Watch R will be available at $299: 1.3″ circular OLED display Snapdragon 400 1.2Ghz 410mAh batter […]
Any Verizon employee out there looking for a new phone? Look no further you can get a Droid turbo for just $99 on contract or $499 off contract. Verizon released today the employee edition which is basically the same device but with some special branding on the back, and a black kevlar back cover as […]
One of my favorite features of the Nexus Player was that gaming remote, it’s unique for these set-top boxes and it’s a welcome site. It seems Google is wasting no time making that gaming remote useful. It was announced that Gameloft and Google have been working closely and will be launching 10 games on the […]
The month distribution chart was released and it bodes well for the future. Lollipop is here now but we won’t start seeing those numbers show up until next month but for now we have this: Good job Android world almost everyone is on one of the more modern versions of Android. 30% on KitKat […]
Voice over LTE is great the call quality sounds amazing and nothing can really beat it problem is it’s very hard to ever acutally use it. Not only do you and whoever you want to call both need VoLTE devices, you both have to be on the same carrier. If those situations don’t match up […]
Play Music which started out in the US only is growing more and more. Google introduced play music to 14 more countries today. The expansion brings Play Music to: Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Estonia Iceland Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Romania Serbia Slovenia If you are in any of these countries head over to the […]
Google has released a small update to Android Studio which seems to fix some “critical bugs”. The bugs were discovered in the previous version which was last Friday. No new features or improvements to note in this update besides the bug fixes. Installation seems easy for the newer version just have to restart or check […]
Just a week ago HP showed off some pictures of it’s new Chronowing smartwatch and we didn’t have much to go off but now we do. A video released on Vimeo shows how stylish this watch is and the functionality behind it. Micheal Bastian is the man in the video who partnered with HP to […]
Verizon pulled off a huge exclusive with the new Droid Turbo by Motorola. Some of the best specs out there with a 3900mAh battery and insane turbo charging, but it may not be that exclusive overall. Pictures of a device leaked on Google+ earlier but have since been taken down. Fortunately we snagged the pictures […]
