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Oct 13, 2015

The Pepsi P1 smartphone is real, and it’s coming to China soon

Evan Selleck

At this rate, just about every company will have a smartphone eventually. Pepsi, the company known for a sugary soft drink, is now launching its own-branded device soon. The "Pepsi Phone" was just a

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Oct 6, 2015

Google’s latest Android distribution numbers show Lollipop’s quick adoption

Evan Selleck

Despite the fact that Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now available on some Nexus-branded devices, Android 5.0 Lollipop is still gaining ground amongst the ranks. In the latest distribution numbers of Android, which

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Oct 1, 2015

Two new Stagefright bugs can infect Android devices via MP3 or MP4 media

Evan Selleck

In late-July, Stagefright took the spotlight as a major security concern for an incredible amount of Android devices out in the wild. While patches have been released by the major manufacturers, it looks like

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Oct 1, 2015

Motorola Moto X Style review: Stunning, Super-specced and, yes, Stylish

Steve Litchfield

Reviewing the Moto X Style after the launch of the two new Nexuses from Google proved somewhat surreal, since the Motorola devices of the last couple of years have also been Nexus in all but

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Sep 29, 2015

There are now 1.4 billion active Android devices across the globe; Google Play reaches 1 billion active users

Evan Selleck

Right now, Google is on stage announcing new things. That includes not only the new Nexus 5X from LG, but also the new Nexus 6P from Huawei. So with new Android devices just announced, what

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Sep 8, 2015

Android’s latest distribution shows Lollipop’s continued adoption

Evan Selleck

While Android Marshmallow is now official, it’s not exactly available to the public just yet. In the meantime, Android’s 5.0 release, Lollipop, is quietly gaining percentage points in distribution results.

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Aug 31, 2015

Marshall London review: The music phone turned up to 11!

Steve Litchfield

Yep, I had to get that Spinal Tap reference in right up top, in the title. In the movie, Nigel Tufnel proudly showed off his Marshall amplifier with modified volume controls, that all went up

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Aug 27, 2015

John Scully’s Obi Worldphone unveils the SF1 and SJ1.5

Rajesh Pandey

Obi, backed by Apple's former CEO John Scully, today unveiled two new smartphones that it has designed itself: the SF1 and the SJ 1.5. The company is also re-launching itself as the

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Aug 25, 2015

Motorola Moto X Play review: The perfect battery champion?

Steve Litchfield

Motorola have a history in recent years of producing solid, dependable smartphones that don’t really push the boat out in any one direction. They’re usually robust, waterproof-ish, with bigg-ish batteries, decent-

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Aug 25, 2015

Asus Zenfone 2 and Samsung Galaxy S6 are the fastest charging smartphones in the market right now

Rajesh Pandey

Almost all Android devices released this year support Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology and they all claim that they are the fastest charging smartphone in the market. But which smartphone charges the fastest? To test

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Aug 21, 2015

New study indicates Android’s lock patterns may be strikingly predictable

Evan Selleck

Security has become a big focus for the mobile industry, and with fingerprint sensors to help keep devices safe, other, older unlocking methods may be taking a back seat. But, according to new data, that

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Aug 11, 2015

Lenovo-backed ZUK officially unveils the Z1, boasting a 5.5-inch display, USB Type-C and more

Evan Selleck

Lenovo and Motorola are commonly placed together for good reason, but Lenovo has another company that it has backed, too. ZUK, which is based in China, is another company that's looking to enter the

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Aug 6, 2015

OpenSignal gives a look inside the state of Android fragmentation in 2015

Evan Selleck

For the last few years, OpenSignal has put together a comprehensive look into the state of "Android fragmentation," giving a look at what the Android platform looks like at a macro level. That continues with

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Aug 4, 2015

August 2015 Android distribution numbers showcase Lollipop’s adoption

Evan Selleck

Usually, Google updates its Android Developers website to reflect the monthly distribution numbers for its mobile operating system. The company skipped the month of July, though, so it's been a bit of stretch since

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Jul 30, 2015

Droid ‘MAXX 2’ and ‘Turbo 2’ rumored to be launching for Verizon Wireless

Evan Selleck

In March of this year, Verizon refreshed the color options for the Droid Turbo, after launching the handset not too long before that. And now that the year anniversary is coming up on the original

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Jul 30, 2015

Android for Work adds the Blackphone 2 to roster, plus U.S. major wireless carriers

Evan Selleck

Android for Work launched in early 2015 as a way for individuals to use their personal devices as their work phones, too. The idea behind Android for Work is a simple one: Keep any work

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Jul 5, 2015

8GB smartphones are a disaster waiting to happen

Steve Litchfield

One of the areas commonly cut down on by manufacturers is internal storage - slashing the flash memory from (say) 16GB to 8GB will save $10 or $20*, which is a lot in terms of a

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Jul 3, 2015

Oppo Mirror 5s officially announced with Android 5.1 and a mirrored backside

Evan Selleck

Oppo has just announced another noteworthy mid-range Android device, this one called the Mirror 5s. On Friday, July 3, Oppo officially announced the Mirror 5s, which is a new handset running Android 5.1