Category: Android
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Hacked Cortana Appears For Android
The Cortana digital assistant is one of the main attractions for Windows 10, both on PC and mobile. the intelligent smart program behind Cortana lets her make helpful suggestions and understand search queries spoken, similar to Siri on iOS. However, Microsoft is promising a better service than Apple’s, and it looks like that service won’t […]
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Brand-less Samsung Galaxy S6 to Go On Sale in Japan
Samsung will be releasing its latest premium Android smartphone in Japan this Thursday – but oddly without its own name on the device. That’s right, according to a Korea Herald report Samsung has chosen to withdraw all own corporate branding from the Samsung Galaxy S6 when released in the neighbouring East Asian country in a few […]
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Phone Locator Added To Android Google App
We lose our phones more often than we think – whether it’s around the house, down the back of the sofa, or even on a night out. It’s frustrating, it’s annoying and frankly there are only a few ways to track down a device once it’s gone walkabout. thankfully, Android users who use the Google […]
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Android Wear Coming To iOS Phones
Having a smartwatch is the best way to ride the wearable wave – they’ve got the best screens, looks and styles on their side, as well as great connectivity with your phone. Notifications, web searches and commands can easily be sent from your watch to your phone, but the huge amount of Android watches available […]
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Apple Reuse and Recycling Program Now Taking Android Smartphones Too
Apple has announced that its Reuse and Recycling trade-in, which allows you to trade in your old hardware for store or online credit, program will now extend to other makes of smartphones too. Up until now Apple has limited its Reuse and Recycling Program to its own hardware. Now it will give a store credit […]
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Microsoft offers to convert your Android Phone to Windows 10
Microsoft are so keen on their upcoming Windows 10 Mobile operating system they are even trying to get android users to switch, Microsoft have recently disclosed that its trailing a version of Windows 10 that can be installed on Android devices. The trial currently only being run with a select group of Xiaomi Mi 4 […]
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Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop in next 2 weeks?
Sony have announced today that it will be bringing the Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system to two of its big named handsets in the coming weeks. The announcement came from the Sony blogs sites which details all of the updates for the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. We already knew that Sony had plans to bring the Lollipop […]
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Google Opens New Store for Devices
From now on if you’re looking to buy a tablet, smart watch or mobile phone from Google’s Play Store, you’ll soon be relocated to a brand new Google store for devices only. The amount of kit you can buy on the Play Store has increased so much that Google have decided that it can all […]
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How To Check for Android Updates
Android Lollipop 5.1 is on its way out now and will be reaching eligible devices in due course. Update schedules can be dependent on the device manufacturer and the network provider and some may get the latest Android sooner than others. The best advice we can really give is be patient. You will be notified […]
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Google Releases Android 5.1 with Device Protection & HD Voice Calls
Google has announced the arrival of Android 5.1 – an update to its current Lollipop OS for smartphones and tablets. The firmware boost will not only deliver the usual improvements to stability and overall performance but will also be an opportunity for Google to roll out a few new ‘tasty additions’ including Device Protection. Device […]
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Google Confirms Wireless Service At MWC
It’s never really been discussed by Google when the tech giant may or may not enter the mobile network – rumors and speculation aside the company has been pretty coy about whether they would in fact provide a service themselves. However a recent announcement at the Mobile World Congress says that the time for a […]
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Google Confirms Android Pay Feature
Payment systems are another new feature in emerging tech today – Apple’s Apple pay, contactless card payments in the UK, software systems from various payment companies and phone app developers, they’re all on the list of up and comers in the new interconnected internet and mobile payment world. Android meanwhile, pretty much the biggest phone platform, […]