We’ve seen both Motorola and HTC list which of its handsets will receive the Android 6.0 update. In the case of Motorola, it is quite an emotional matter as owners of certain models ended up disappointed to find out that their handsets are forever stuck on Android 5.1. On LGWorld.com,…
Motorola announces which of its smartphones will be updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
With Android 6.0 Marshmallow scheduled to roll out to the Google Nexus device lineup next week, we’re now scrambling to get update information from various manufacturers. Motorola has spared us the trouble of dealing with unofficial sources and has published a list of the smartphones that it plans to update to…
Android 6.0 Marshmallow will show your device’s “security patch level”
Timely software updates have always been a troublesome topic when talking about Android, especially considering the confusion added with some security updates coming as part of Google Play services rather than the Android OS. However, Google has a new plan with Android 6.0 Marshmallow to make security patches more visible…
One lucky Android Pay user will win a trip for four to Mexico City to see Bond, James Bond
How would you like to win a trip for four to Mexico City? Suppose the trip included four tickets to see the premiere of the new James Bond movie, Spectre? Starting today and running through October 15th, use the Android Pay mobile payment service at any location where it is…
Best new Android widgets (September 2015) #2
Although not every Android user makes full use of them on a regular basis, the home screen widgets that are natively supported by Google’s OS are one of its fundamental functionality features. In general, widgets are “miniature application views that can be embedded in other applications (such as the home…
Microsoft to eliminate an exploit that allows Android to run on Windows 10 Mobile
If Microsoft wasn’t so adamant about preventing one Android based bug from being exploited by Windows 10 Mobile users, those provided the right tools from Microsoft would be able to run Android on their Windows 10 Mobile powered handsets. Think about all of those Android flavored apps not available for…
10 of the best jump and run platformer games for Android and iOS
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong hit the arcades all the way back in 1981. Many were the factors that made it a video game unlike the rest, one of them being that it told a story. Pauline, a damsel in distress, had been kidnapped by a giant ape and it was up…
Android 5.1.1 sent OTA to AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
Good news today if you are an AT&T subscriber sporting the Samsung Galaxy S6 or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge. Both models are in the process of receiving Android 5.1.1 via an OTA update. The file weighs in at 660MB, and changes some of the icons to match the ones employed…
Google’s Android division being investigated by the FTC for possible anti-trust violations
Two sources familiar with the probe, say that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Google blocked access to the Android operating system for two Google competitors. As a result, the Justice Department will team up with the FTC for the anti-trust investigation. Anonymous FTC officials say that…
Analyst: BlackBerry needs to replace BlackBerry 10 with Android
On the verge of introducing its first Android powered handset, the BlackBerry Priv, one Scotia Capital analyst says that BlackBerry should abandon BlackBerry 10 altogether, and switch to Android for all future handsets. That seems to be the plan with the oddly named Priv, a slider expected to be released…