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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.

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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

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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

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Now 4.1 teardown reveals upcoming features like voice comms, read-aloud notifications

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The Search 4.1 update added some cool new features to Now, but there’s a lot more lurking underneath the hood. Android lice tore into the A, finding evidence that has even bigger ambitions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Now update introduces new Now Cards settings a slightly refreshed look

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Now is Android’s most powerful weapon against its competitors. Its freshly updated contextual information always pops up when you need it ( sometimes when you don’t). An update to the app adds a "Now

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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

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TV leaves the stage, as spotlight now shifts to Android TV

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Technology never really dies, it just stops getting updates. Such is the case with TV, as announced it’s retiring developer tools updates, officially shifting its full attention to Android TV. The post says a “

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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

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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

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Microsoft makes its Office for Android tablet preview apps available to all

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Eventually, you’ll no longer need a ndows computer to edit all of your Microsoft Office documents. Microsoft announced that it’s opened up the Office for Android tablet preview to everyone, so you'll

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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’

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