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Jeremiah Nelson has loved Android since the OG Moto DROID. He spends his free time listening to metal and flashing new ROMs.

Google X Is Designed To Fail, Says Captain Of Moonshots Astro Teller

The Android Headlines Show Tonight: Android 5.1, Chromebook Pixel 2, Huawei Nexus Rumors

The Android Headlines Podcast #98: MWC 2015 Recap

The Android Headlines Show Episode 98: MWC 2015 Wrap-up

New Google Cloud Pub/Sub Aims To Help Apps Communicate Via The Cloud

New App From Google Will Let Developers Preview Ads Before Pushing Them Out

Google X Is Designed To Fail, Says Captain Of Moonshots Astr...

SXSW is happening in Austin, TX, and the current head of Google X, Astro Teller, spent some time today talking about the division and what they’ve learned through the Google Glass project. Teller said that Google Glass garnered too much attention and that’s part of why the project failed. “The thing that we did not […]

The Android Headlines Show Tonight: Android 5.1, Chromebook...

This week Alex is back from MWC. We got an exciting official announcement from Google about Android 5.1, and it even started rolling out to some devices. Huawei is rumored to be making the next Nexus device, and Cyanogen partnered with Boxer to roll their own secure email service. Come hang out with us tonight for […]

The Android Headlines Podcast #98: MWC 2015 Recap

The Mobile World Congress 2015 is behind us, and we’re here to go over what has happened during the show. We’re going to take a look at what HTC, Sony, LG, Samsung, and a number of other companies had to say during the show. The Android Headlines Show is live every week via Google Hangouts on Air. You […]

The Android Headlines Show Episode 98: MWC 2015 Wrap-up

Mobile World Congress 2015 is over and we’re recapping all of the big announcements that happened this year. HTC, Samsung, Sony, LG, and a whole lot more. Come hang out with tonight for the Android Headlines Show. You can catch the AH Show right here at 930pm ET. The Android Headlines Show is live every […]

New Google Cloud Pub/Sub Aims To Help Apps Communicate Via T...

Google announced a new cloud-based messaging API called Cloud Pub/Sub that is designed to help apps talk to each other in real-time, whether they are hosted on Google’s Cloud Platform or not. The new service allows apps and other services to communicate in real-time, enabling faster communication. Google isn’t limiting the service to just apps […]

New App From Google Will Let Developers Preview Ads Before P...

Google released a new app today called Creative Preview that is designed to let developers preview ads before they push them out to their apps. This doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it is. Unless you build apps, though, you won’t have much use for Creative Preview. You may notice its effects, however. There’s […]

Samsung, Oculus To Release Consumer-grade Gear VR By Year’s...

Let’s transition from MWC in Barcelona, Spain, over to Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. The CTO of Ocular VR John Carmack said in a talk today at GDC that the virtual reality headset they made with Samsung, the Gear VR, will be sold to consumers by the end of the year. They are […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge Come With 22 Premium...

Samsung likes to give away free stuff with their phones. The Galaxy Apps gift list has a bunch of free apps you can download, and some of those are premium versions of top-tier apps. The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will come with 22 premium apps that you can download for free from Galaxy Apps. […]

HTC Posts 27% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth

HTC unveiled the new One M9 a couple of days ago, but they also announced that they are making money. The Taiwanese company has posted a 27.7% increase year-over-year. They reported revenues of NT$9.226 billion (US$293.9 million) for February 2015, which is a significant increase over what they made in February 2014. The revenues are […]

GranitePhone Is A Secure Smartphone Running A Forked Version...

There are a few companies working on secure phones, and Sikur announced their GranitePhone today in Barcelona, Spain. The GranitePhone runs a forked version of Android that provides users with encrypted messaging services, encrypted phone calls, and it will communicate securely with any other Android device or iOS device that is running Sikur’s software. It’s […]

Google Is Going To Launch An Apple Pay Competitor Called And...

Sundar Pichai said today that Google is working on a new service called Android Pay to bring the company into the payments fray alongside Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Pichai said that Google believes the payments space is set to take off this year, and that they want to make it easy for users to […]

Dropbox And Vodafone Partner Up To Pre-Load Dropbox App On A...

Dropbox and Vodafone have struck a big deal that will help both companies, as well as their customers. Dropbox is going to come preloaded on the majority of Vodafone’s Android devices, offering customers a way to securely back up and store their data. Get this, though. Dropbox is giving users who buy one of these […]

Huawei Announces The CarFi, A Device That Turns Your Car Int...

Huawei dropped a hot looking new smartwatch on us this morning, but they also brought a neat gadget for your car. The CarFi is a device that plugs in to your vehicle’s car charger and creates a WiFi signal, turning your car into a rolling hotspot. AT&T has done this in some Chevy vehicles, but […]

Kyocera Stepping Into European Market With Ultra-rugged Torq...

Kyocera is stepping into the European smartphone market with the Torque KC-S701, a variant of the Torque that we have here in the U.S. The Torque KC-S701 has all of the phone’s key features and is built to be ultra-rugged. The company says you can run the thing over with your car and it will […]

HTC Will Sell An Unlocked One M9 That Is Not Carrier-Branded

HTC just announced the all new M9 this morning at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Not long after, wireless carriers began announcing that they would be selling the device. What about those of us that eschew contracts in favor of the freedom of unlocked devices? Have no fear, because HTC is going to be […]

T-Mobile Releases Hands-On Videos With New HTC And Samsung S...

T-Mobile has given us a couple of “exclusive, hands-on First Impression videos of the hottest smartphones unveiled at Mobile World Congress” in case anyone was wondering what Team Magenta thinks about these new flagship phones. The company is, of course, excited about all of the new flagship devices from HTC and Samsung. They should be. […]

The Samsung Galaxy S6 And Galaxy S6 Edge Come Pre-loaded Wit...

Samsung announced the brand new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge this morning. The specs are great, the features look good, TouchWiz has been slimmed down, and the camera looks to be outstanding. One of the things that Samsung didn’t tell us at their Unpacked event was that they are bundling a handful of Microsoft apps […]

HTC Grip Official Specs

HTC partnered with Under Armour to bring us the HTC Grip, a new fitness tracker with a rubberized band. It works with the UA Record app on your phone to track your workouts and group your data, and it will even let you share your exercise regimen with friends. The band comes in three sizes, […]

Archos Unveils New Budget Smartphones With 6-inch Screens

Archos is dropping some new budget phones on us at Mobile World Congress, including one with a 6.27-inch display. They announced the phones a few days ago and unveils them today. The four new phones they announced are the Archos 50 Oxygen Plus, the 52 Platinum, the 59 Xenon, and the 62 Xenon. The numbers […]

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Hands-On Video Leaks Ahead Of...

Samsung is going to be announcing the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in a matter of hours, but we don’t have to wait that long to see the phones. A leaker has posted a hands-on video with both of the phones to Vid.me, showing off the hardware but not much else. The video is only […]

Huawei Announces Latest 7-inch Android Smartphone, The Media...

Huawei unveiled some awesome new smartwatches this morning, as well as some new fitness trackers. That’s not all we got from them this morning, though as the company also announced a new 7-inch “smartphone” called the MediaPad X2. It’s basically a tablet with a phone radio in it, so it does make phone calls. Technically […]

Verizon Says DISH Network Cheated At Recent AWS-3 Spectrum A...

Verizon isn’t happy about DISH Network’s AWS-3 spectrum auction antics, either. AT&T filed a grievance with the FCC last week, and now Verizon has followed suit. Both companies claim that DISH operated unfairly in the auction in order to secure discounts on the spectrum that they purchased. DISH bid a total of $13.3 billion on […]

Sony May Launch A Keyboard Dock Alongside The Xperia Z4 Tabl...

Sony has confirmed that they will launch the Xperia Z4 Tablet to little fanfare at MWC 2015. They are also hinting at a keyboard dock accessory to go with the new tablet. The company is running a contest on Facebook for an “exclusive mystery prize package” with little details about what the prize or prizes […]

Tinder Plus Rumored To Launch On Monday Bringing Rewind And...

Tinder Plus is finally going to be launching on Monday, March 2, according to the usually “sources familiar with the matter” talking to TechCrunch. The upgraded service will cost $9.99 per month and offer a bunch of new features that users have been requesting. Tinder has been testing the Plus version of its app with […]

Android Headlines Podcast #97: Mobile World Congress 2015 Pr...

Mobile World Congress officially kicks off on March 2nd, but a ton of stuff is going to be announced Sunday, March 1st. This week on the AH podcast we go over everything we know and everything we expect to see at MWC this year. HTC, Samsung, Sony, LG, and a whole lot more. You can download […]

Android Headlines Show Tonight at 9.30pm ET: MWC Preview

Mobile World Congress officially kicks off on March 2nd, but a ton of stuff is going to be announced Sunday, March 1st. Tonight on the AH Show we’re going to be going over everything we know and everything we expect to see at MWC this year. HTC, Samsung, Sony, LG, and a whole lot more. […]

FCC Preempts State Laws To Allow Further Municipal Broadband...

Net neutrality wasn’t the only broadband issue voted on by the FCC today. They also voted to override state laws in two situations that were preventing municipalities from building out their own, local government run broadband services. Chattanooga, Tennessee and Wilson, North Carolina were two cities that had petitioned the FCC because their current state […]

Google Is Merging Its Two European Divisions In Face Of Stri...

Google’s European business divisions had been split into two geographic regions, but the company is joining the two pieces into one European business. Google has hit a rough patch in the EU with anti-trust issues and citizen’s rights to be forgotten from Google searches. Google right now has a northwest European division, and a separate […]

WhatsApp Web Version Now Works In Firefox and Opera Browsers

WhatsApp rolled out a web version of its chat service last month, but it was only available for Chrome users at the time it launched. Today they are making the web version available for Firefox and Opera browser users as well. The chat app that Facebook bought a year ago had been working on their […]

Future Of Software Patents In Doubt After Supreme Court Deci...

Software patents and the U.S. patent system could be seeing more major changes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a software patent case last summer. The case, Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International , ended with the Supreme Court telling lower courts to take a closer look at “computer-implemented abstract methods” according to a recent […]

“Contemporary and Classic Unite” in New LG Watch Urbane Offi...

LG dropped a new Watch Urbane video on us yesterday, showing off the “full-metal entity furnished with the most meticulously crafted gold and silver linings” touting the new watch as something that will bring “endless beauty, long-lasting ingenuity and essence of luxury to your life.” By all accounts, the Watch Urbane should do that and […]

Twitter’s “While You Were Away” Feature Is Finally Available...

Twitter rolled out the “While you were away…” feature last month on the web and iOS, but Android users were left out in the cold. Today we get that feature on Android too, as Twitter has updated the app and begun to roll out “While you were away…” to us as well. “We will surface […]

Verizon’s LG G3 Reported To Be In The Process of Getting And...

Verizon’s LG G3 should be happy this afternoon. Not only do they own a great device, it’s getting updated to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop as we speak. You can try to grab it right now by heading into your Settings, then going to General -> Systems-> Updates and seeing if the update is available for you. […]

Legos Announces New French MVNO Running On Orange

No, not LEGO. We’re talking about French telecom company Legos. They have announced a new MVNO running on Orange in France. They are bringing voice, SMS, data, the whole package to French customers. They already off “white label” telephony services and can now add mobile services to their product package. They have also announced that […]

Featured Review: Sennheiser HD 439 Over Ear Headphones

Sennheiser makes a wide range of amazing sound products, including the HD line of headphones. There are a number of levels to the HD line, with 400 series being some of the more affordable options that they offer. That doesn’t mean these cans aren’t worth your time, though. The Sennheiser HD 439 headphones are mid-range […]

Developers Seem Mixed On Whether Samsung’s LoopPay Acquisiti...

Samsung is buying LoopPay to take on Apple and Google, in the mobile payments arena. Specifically they want to challenge Apple’s easy-to-use Apple Pay service. Samsung announced the acquisition two days ago, after expressing interest in the company last year. There has been quite a mixed response from tech companies and developers alike. Developers took to […]

Android Headlines Podcast #96: YouTube, Project ARA, Samsung...

Last week we had Stephane Karoubi from Yahoo with us. This week Alex is back and we’ll be talking about some of the biggest news, hardware, and app headlines from this week. YouTube is working on an ad-free video subscription service, Samsung bought LoopPay, and Google shut down Helpouts. You can download the podcast from the […]

Boost Mobile Announces Unlimited Calling Plans to Mexico and...

Boost Mobile is making it easier to make calls when you’re wanting to speak to someone who lives in Mexico or Canada. The company announced today a new unlimited calling plan that allows you to make calls internationally to those two countries. It can be added to existing Boost Mobile plans for $5 per month. […]

AH Primetime: Sony’s CEO Is Breaking Up The Company For Sale...

Sony has a few divisions making money, but overall the company isn’t doing so well. This isn’t news to anyone who has been watching the company in the past few years. Sony is taking more drastic measures to try to save their sinking ship. The company announced that they are spinning off their video and […]

Android Headlines Show Episode 96 Tonight At 930pm ET: T-Mob...

Last week we had Stephane Karoubi from Yahoo with us. This week, Alex will be back and we’ll be talking about some of the biggest news, hardware, and app headlines from this week. YouTube is working on an ad-free video subscription service, Samsung bought LoopPay, and Google shut down Helpouts. You can catch the AH […]

IFTTT Releases Three New Apps: Do Camera, Do Button, and Do...

If This Then That has released three new apps that are designed to make using IFTTT more simple and easier to use than ever. The three apps, Do Camera, Do Note, and Do Button, will link your smartphone to other services by with a few touches of your screen. The apps are available for Android […]

iFixit Launches New Android Device Repair Service

iFixit has been an iOS-only site for a long time, but they have finally decided that the Android market is worth investing in. The repair site has opened a new Android service that provides repair guides and replacement for Android phones and tablets. There are 252 device guides that will walk you through taking apart, […]

Third HTC One M9 Wallpaper Leaks Before Device Announcement...

The third HTC M9 wallpaper has leaked from @LlabTooFeR on Twitter. This wallpaper follows the two that came out yesterday and the day before. There will be one coming every day until the phone is announced on March 1st, so keep your eyes peeled. Today’s wallpaper is odd. It’s cold and reminiscent of some kind […]

Lumific Adds Dropbox, Snapfish Integration To Its Photo Gall...

Lumific is a photo gallery app that offers you the ability to sort and edit all of your photos automatically. The app has just added Dropbox syncing and Snapfish printing to its impressive offering. The Dropbox integration lets you add, organize, edit, and “lumify” all of your photos from your smartphone or Dropbox. The Snapfish […]

Xiaomi Pushing Out MIUI 6.3.5 Update To The Redmi Note 4G

Xiaomi is updating the Redmi Note 4G, but it’s not getting Lollipop yet. The newest version of MIUI, version 6.3.5, is rolling out to the device in India and Taiwan. The update is huge, coming in at a whopping 577MB. It’s still Android 4.4.4 KitKat, but it does bring with it all of the updated […]

Featured Review: LuguLake Portable Bluetooth Speaker

The Bluetooth speaker market is overloaded with options. It seems like every electronics company has a Bluetooth, or several, and there are loads of small companies overseas that just make speakers. Some sell them directly on Amazon or eBay and some stock them in retail stores. All of them are looking for something that sets […]

The Android Headlines Podcast #95: Interview With Yahoo Dire...

We are so excited to have another Yahoo director with us on the Android Headlines Show. Last night we talked to Stephane Karoubi, the Senior Director of Engineering for Yahoo’s Native Mobile Apps. Karoubi got his start as a software engineer at Microsoft, working his way to up a senior manager level working on Microsoft’s mobile and […]

Android Headlines Show Episode 95: Interview w/ Stephane Kar...

We are so excited to have another Yahoo director with us on the next Android Headlines Show. Stephane Karoubi, the Senior Director of Engineering for Yahoo’s Native Mobile Apps will be on the show answering questions and chatting with us. Karoubi got his start as a software engineer at Microsoft, working his way to up a senior […]

Yahoo Senior Director of Mobile Apps Stephane Karoubi On The...

You guys, we are so excited to have another Yahoo director with us on the next Android Headlines Show. Stephane Karoubi, the Senior Director of Engineering for Yahoo’s Native Mobile Apps will be on the show answering questions and chatting with us. Karoubi got his start as a software engineer at Microsoft, working his way […]

Google Play Store Growing Faster Than Apple App Store, More...

For the third year in a row, the Google Play Store has more developers creating apps than Apple’s App Store. In 2014, for the first time ever, the Google Play Store has more apps than the App Store. The App Store is still growing, don’t get me wrong, but Google has pulled ahead in […]

First Ubuntu OS Smartphone Goes On Sale Today From BQ

If you’ve been waiting for an Ubuntu OS phone to finally make itself available, your wait is over. The very first smartphone running Ubuntu OS was announced a few days ago. It’s available for sale starting today, although where you can get one isn’t clear yet. The device will cost â‚¬170 and will probably only […]

Android Headlines Podcast #94: Sprint and Radio Shack, Andro...

We’re back this week, talking about all of the Android stuff you love. We talked about Sprint buying RadioShack stores, Verizon is making their plans better, hardware leaks, and Android malware. The Android Headlines Show is live every Wednesday via Google Hangouts on Air. You can watch on our YouTube channel and our Google+ page. You should also subscribe to […]

Google Fiber Could Come Under Fire With New Net Neutrality L...

Google has already come out and said that new net neutrality laws won’t affect its rollout of Google Fiber. The company plans on adding Fiber to several new cities in the coming year, including Atlanta, Nashville, and Austin. Some experts believe that the FCC could go after Google for the way it rolls out Fiber […]

The Android Headlines Show Episode #94 Is Tonight: Amazon, R...

We’re back this week, talking about all of the Android stuff you love. Amazon may be buying RadioShack stores, Verizon is making their plans better, hardware leaks, and Android malware will all make their way onto the show tonight. You can join us right here at 930pm ET. The Android Headlines Show is live every […]

New Android Malware May Have Infected Millions Of Devices

Android malware is often blown out of proportion, but it does exist and it can be a problem. Security researchers from Avast Antivirus have found a new adware app that will take over your phone and display full-screen ads even when the app is not running. Some of the apps waited a full 30 days […]

AdBlock Plus Still Getting Paid Big Money By Microsoft And O...

Web companies depend on ads for revenue, but most of us use AdBlock Plus or uBlock, or some other ad blocking software, to cut down on the ads that we see when we’re online. According to a report from Financial Times, AdBlock Plus is getting paid to let ads through their filters. More specifically the […]

Featured Review: Mpow Swift Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Headphone...

You can debate between wired and wireless headsets when it comes to sound quality, but when it comes to working out or doing any sort of physical activity, wireless headsets win every time. The Mpow Swift Bluetooth Headphones are sporting headphones designed for active use. They also offer surprisingly good sound, and when you factor […]

Featured Review: Kenu Stance Compact Tripod for Android

The Kenu Stance tripod for Android is one of those accessories that you don’t think about until you have it, and then you wonder what you ever did with out. It’s a small metal tripod stand that plugs into the USB port on your phone or tablet and lets you watch movies, make video calls, […]

U.S. Cellular Lowers Prices On Some Simple Connect Prepaid P...

U.S. Cellular is tweaking some of the prepaid plans, lowering prices and offering more for less. Their basic Simple Connect Prepaid plan is now only $40 and offers unlimited minutes, data, and messaging. That doesn’t get you high speed data, so you’ll probably want to upgrade to at least the $45 plan that includes unlimited […]

Verizon To Finally Let Customers Opt-out Of Supercookie Trac...

Verizon is going to let users opt-out of being tracked with their so-called “supercookies”, tracking cookies that before now couldn’t be turned off or deleted. The cookies are used for tracking user’s web activities, location, and other information to sell to advertisers. Verizon has been using them for almost two years, and privacy advocates have […]