Android device updates: Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Core ime jumps to Android 5.1.1

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Marshmallow is getting all the attention this week. But for a lot of devices, just getting llipop is still the goal.  It’s finally happening for the Samsung Galaxy Core ime, which jumps up to

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Five to Try: SwiftKey’s brainy new keyboard, ych! might power your next party

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Most of us probably don’t think too hard about our phone keyboards—so why not try one that does the thinking for you? SwiftKey Neural pha leads our weekly roundup of hot new Android

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app update smoothes out animations, offers hint of new Android ar integration

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The app learned a few new tricks in its jump up to version 5.4. The update fixes some animation weirdness, improves the work/home settings, offers clues into deeper ties with Android ar. y

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15 Times When People Totally Judge You for Using Your Phone

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You might think you have spotless smartphone etiquette, but you’re almost certainly incorrect. That’s okay. We all do stupid things with our smartphones once in a while. But just because we slip up

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SwiftKey’s Neural pha keyboard uses its own brain to build better predictions

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SwiftKey wants to inject even better predictions into your smartphone’s keyboard. The company just launched the SwiftKey Neural pha for everyone to test out. The new keyboard comes with a pledge that it will

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A: Verizon will tack on $20 monthly fee to unlimited data subscribers

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Verizon really wants to move everyone off its unlimited data plans. The carrier is tacking on another $20 to the monthly bill for such packages, which it stopped offering to new customers in 2011. The

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Samsung Galaxy View is a behemoth, 18.4-inch tablet with AT&T E support

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Samsung will see your id o raise you a Galaxy View. The supersized tablet with an 18.4-inch screen just cleared the FCC database, is bred for launch on AT&T.  It’s

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Android Marshmallow with All the Little Things

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Whenever I get on a new operating system. I get just as excited about the small things, minor tweaks, or significant talking points. And Android Marshmallow doesn’t disappoint, though it looks like Lollipop on

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Get inside the world of Street View, thanks to new support for Cardboard

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Grab a set a virtual reality goggles stick your face inside ’s Street View. Version 2.0 of the Street View Android app now supports the everyman VR viewer known as Cardboard. recently launched Street

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Synaptics’ Clearforce technology to bring 3D Touch-style screens to Android

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Your next Android phone’s screen might be more like a giant pressure-sensitive button.  That’s because Synaptics is pushing a new capability for smartphones called ClearForce. Much like Apple’s 3D Touch, you’

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Android Marshmallow: l the little things [FINABUI UATES]

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UATED SDE AND TEXT: l the small thingsenever I get my hs on a new operating system, I get just as excited by the small tweaks as I do by the major talking points. And

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Verizon finally backs Samsung y, promises support will come in future update

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Verizon took its sweet time, but it’s finally given the blessing to Samsung y. Big Red confirmed via Twitter that you’ll be able to try it out on one of the new Galaxy

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A week with Samsung y, why Android y might still be better

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ay Movies & TV app now helps you binge watch your favorite shows

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ay Movies & TV will now sustain your binge-watching TV habits. th the version 3.9 update, the app will politely offer to zip you on to the next episode as a TV show

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Android Marshmallow factory images are live for Nexus devices

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Android Marshmallow is ready on the shelf for the taking.  You can grab the the factory images right now flash Marshmallow to your Nexus 5, 6, 7 (both -Fi E models, 2013 only), 9, ayer.

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No Marshmallow for you: 2015 Moto E doesn’t make list of Motorola’s upgrade-worthy phones

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So much for promises. Even though Motorola pledged the 2015 Moto E would stay up to date with fresh software, the phone is apparently not worthy of Android Marshmallow. The Moto E isn’t on

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How to install Android Marshmallow on your Nexus device

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The big 6.0 release of Android, named Marshamllow, will bring a whole host of new features enhancements. If you have a recent Nexus device, you can download an image from flash your

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n a limited-edition Android Marshmallow figurine from

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Updated 10/06/15: Entries are now closed, we're compiling our list of entries, picking the winners, notifying them via email. Thanks to everyone who entered! Android Marshmallow is on the way. And along

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