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Google wants to show off Android’s most creative and innovative apps

The Android platform is fertile ground for developers to be creative, and Google wants to show the world how Android is being used to allow these developers to innovate. To do...

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Two companies are responsible for 78% of all Android sales in America

We keep hearing about the rise of Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi, but here in the United States it's the South Korean companies that reign supreme. According the...

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Lollipop is now running on 18.1% of Android devices

What sucks about Android updates is that they can take months to actually reach your device, assuming they ever reach it. All you need to do is look at Android's...

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Qualcomm just fixed one of wireless charging’s biggest weaknesses

All-metal smartphones look and feel awesome, which is why companies tend to deck out their premium devices in as much metal as possible, but this can cause problems with devices...

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Samsung’s new monitors can wirelessly charge your smartphone

Depending on your tastes, wires can have some kind of aesthetic appeal to them when managed properly, but most people find them to be an ugly nuisance. Nowhere is this more...

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Nova Launcher is the only way to unlock Android’s full potential

The ability to customize your smartphone to your heart's content has always been one of the biggest advantages that Android has over iOS, but not all of those customization options...

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Google’s latest acquisition is great news for app developers

Pixate is a small enough startup that it'd be easy for its acquisition by Google to fly under the radar, but it's actually quite significant. The startup was founded a...

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Leak: The Huawei-manufactured Nexus will be a massive powerhouse

While little in the way of official information has been released on this year's Nexus smartphones, well-known leaker Evan Blass has revealed that the Huawei-manufactured Nexus will be launching in the...

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Google’s self-driving vehicles are making their way to Austin

Outside of Silicon Valley, the capital of Texas is one the biggest tech hubs in the country, which is one of the reasons that Google seems to favor it when choosing...

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Google’s affordable virtual reality initiative is getting a big update

Those of us who're too impatient to wait for or simply can't afford virtual reality headsets, Google made virtual reality much more accessible to us with the introduction of Google...

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How the hell do you pronounce Huawei anyway?

One of the problems that Chinese companies like Huawei and Xiaomi are facing as they attempt to expand into Western markets is that Westerners simply don't know how to pronounce...

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LG is releasing another flagship smartphone later this year

Continuing with its recent trend of releasing two flagship smartphones a year, LG has announced that it has another high-end smartphone in the works that will outmatch the company's flagship...

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