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Leak reveals key details about Destiny, Bungie’s incredible looking new game
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/6982a4b64c5a58014fc5cdb65a94e524.png We got a pretty good taste of what's to come from Bungie's new massively multiplayer shooter during the Destiny First-Look Alpha, but the public beta will reportedly feature even more for gamers. A Reddit user uploaded an image over the weekend which appears to reveal key details about the beta, including all the content that players can look forward to when it launches later this week. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/0aa07df39cd1ef859d21f64a6b46f307._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Android L inspired overhaul to Play Store in the works
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ff149d51c2e41e0c8dd95adac1144828.png New screen images appear to show Google is hard at work on overhauling the Play Store to incorporate their Material Design from Android L. We have already seen hints of Material in apps like Google+, Docs, and Sheets, so it should be no surprise that Google is working on other apps to be consistent. There is no word on when this may roll out, but Google is probably targeting the new media and graphics heavy interface to be released in time for the Android L official release. In looking at the screen shots and comparing them to the current Play Store interface, it is clear Google is goi…
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New Console OS wants to bring Android to the desktop
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/1cdaf7a3a50d9af1551563267230717c.png Although there are options already in existence to run Android on desktops, both natively and within emulators, a new kickstarter project for Console OS promises to bring a native build of Android for the desktop to market that will be easy enough for everyday users to run. If successful, the Console OS team believes this option will be popular in helping consumers tap into the apps they use on their smartphones and tablets while working on their computers. According to Console OS, their solution has been built from the ground up to enable fast switching between Windows and Android ope…
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MediaTek reportedly ready with 4G, QHD octa-core processor
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/f7dadb6390c785713d7c8ae933aa2b76.png According to a report out of China, MediaTek is getting ready to fan the flames of the processor market by releasing an affordable processor with support for 4G LTE and Quad HD displays. The MT6595 will be an octa-core 32-bit processor capable of running at speeds of up to 2.5GHz. The MT6595 supposedly incorporates four Cortex-A17 cores and four Cortex A7 cores. Three variants of the chip will be made available to manufacturers. First, the MT6595M running at 2GHz and then the MT6595 running at 2.1-2.2GHz. The top of the line will be the MT6595 Turbo clocked up to 2.4-2.5GHz. The Chi…
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Samsung’s SM-G850 appears in benchmark database
by Guest Justin Herrick- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/01d30cdee6c708a7b3a293784c0ced26.jpg An unidentified Samsung device with the model number SM-G850 has appeared in a benchmark database, showing what specifications are present. Recently, a similar device with the model number SM-G8508 has appeared in the same benchmark database and had a 720p resolution on a 4.7-inch display. Inside was a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. This time around we are looking at the Exynos (or international) variant. The same display size and resolution is here again. The exact processor inside is Samsung’s very own Exynos 5 Octa, the same one that appears in the international Galaxy Note 3. Al…
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HTC One (M7) gets a taste of Android L
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/a87ceec86eeb08fdf32d15d0f372dd4e.jpg If you are interested in seeing what Android L may look like on an HTC device, you are in luck thanks to the efforts of the folks over at the XDA Forums. Senior member ssrij and several other developers managed to hack together a version of Android L for the HTC One (M7) using ramdisk and some kernel modifications. The Android L port they created is still very rough and several functions are not yet operating. That includes features like WiFi, Bluetooth, the camera, and sound. You can still get a feel for what Android L will look like, which was the main goal in Google’s release of the…
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/435aca531e01550976b48eb1d5764046.png Is Silicon Valley deluding itself into thinking that smartwatches are going to be the next game-changing gadget? That certainly seems to be the case for the early generation of smartwathces, as New York Magazine's Kevvin Roose tried wearing two different smartwatches at all times for a week and found them to be virtually useless. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/dc946916e2f4ba22954eaa09d54baf71._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Reality sinks in for Microsoft
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/38435502991dcd4e996bd34c880ad838.jpg Here's one thing that's interesting about Satya Nadella's Microsoft: It's no longer insisting that it can keep partying like it's 1999. While Microsoft under former CEO Steve Ballmer used to point to its dominance of the desktop market as its ultimate trump card to use against anyone who said Apple and Google posed a threat to its business, the company is now acknowledging the reality that it's actually something of an underdog. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/cd05fd16570bad937a67ea410d6d7496._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Movie studios’ worst nightmare has just gotten even better for pirates
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/b3770839cc0a2937ccfd19579f087074.jpg Popcorn Time, also known as Netflix for Pirates, also known as a nightmare for Hollywood and its fight against piracy, has just gotten better for users, or at least for those people who happen to have an Android device. Popcorn Time announced on its blog that it has updated its Android app, adding Chromecast streaming support to the mix. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/e0e7ec7c11edb3b4ce75ba0c700085db._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Samsung’s ‘Plan B’ already looks like a flop
by Guest Tero Kuittinen- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/947d82e472b2ecaa4ce11edb6c3ef1a4.png The global slowdown in smartphone and tablet unit growth rates has been tough for a variety of vendors, from HTC to Apple. But for Samsung, the evaporation of mobile division revenue growth is particularly galling, because the company's winning streak was so long. Two years after HTC's sales growth stalled and several quarters after Apple's growth petered out, Samsung sailed on. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/4f61da0388f5b234392177b605bd42cc._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Has GTA V’s release date for the PC finally been leaked?
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/623928a039b18709ae7a412a98110c1b.jpg A PC release for Grand Theft Auto V has been a long time coming, but all we've had since the announcement at E3 2014 is a vague "coming this fall" in place of an actual date. One blundering retailer might have finally let the official date slip though, as PC Gamer noted on Monday. According to a listing on a Danish retailer's website, Grand Theft Auto V for PC is expected to release on November 14th in Europe. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/82ac93782d131444d030bd2250b3488f._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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These are the most gorgeous iPhone 6 renders we have ever seen
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/3de580fd32f1482b7c2fd5f4ac0361b5.jpg With all of the leaks, renders and mockups we've seen of Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 over the past few months, you would think this would start to get old. If anything, however, readers' interest in iPhone 6 leaks is still growing. Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 will be the biggest smartphone launch of the year and with the phone's expected release now just about two months away, leaks and rumors are in full swing. We have seen a number of dummy iPhone 6 units that are reportedly based on leaked schematics, but they all lack the refinement Apple's hardware will undoubtedly have. Now, however, a …
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Cool graphic shows how smartphones have killed off tons of our old gadgets
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/f1fd15b1fac1600f3eb141440779fb42.jpg It really is easy to forget just how incredible our smartphones are, especially now that they're capable of doing things that we used to have several different gadgets for. Tech Guru Daily has posted an infographic produced by U.K.-based office supplies retailer Viking that shows just how many different gadgets that our smartphones have made redundant or obsolete just over the past few years. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/9f1fb34c31485cae9b0a37408dde6ef0._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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HUGE Galaxy Note 4 news: The phone's hottest secret feature may have just been revealed!
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/3a92b56addd1b86a285198f29feeeb5d.jpg Samsung's sales are finally starting to slow as increased competition at the low end of the smartphone market and saturation at the high end hit simultaneously to create the perfect storm. The company's profit declined for the third consecutive quarter, plummeting to a two-year low in Q2 2014. Samsung is going to have to make several huge adjustments to reverse the trend, and one is to launch new high-end phones that offer truly compelling differentiation to combat Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 handsets — Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5, is not the exciting new handset fans were h…
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BlackBerry: Consumers are ‘clamoring’ for our new square smartphone
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/38b1ca6861494ae2dc104c47cc2b132e.png BlackBerry is feeling very good about its new BlackBerry Passport. In fact, the company feels so good about it that it's even decided to quote a BGR post as proof that the new device is going to be a hit with consumers. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/4115dde41dd568a52ce047f1fa27e522._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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REVIEW: This is the only iPad stylus you should care about
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/408a0ef5bdd8045fe57c20730a9659c7.jpg Let's be frank for a moment: most smartphone and tablet accessories are garbage. Countless companies race to the bottom and do everything they can to flood the market with cheap cases, chargers, charms, covers and anything else they can churn out of factories in China. As a result, it can be painfully difficult to find high-quality accessories because we often have no choice but to dig through a mountain of trash to get to them. If you're looking for a stylus for your iPad, Android tablet, iPhone or Android phone, I've done the digging for you. Continue reading... http://androidforu…
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Samsung’s premium metal phone could be the Galaxy Alpha
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/e0658ab9167395bdec9083c96b292ef9.jpg Which is it? Is the Galaxy S 5 Prime, the Galaxy F, or the Galaxy Alpha? These are the rumored names for Samsung’s expected premium smartphone. When rumors started earlier in the year, it was believed to be the Galaxy S 5 Prime, but then the Galaxy F name picked up steam over the last month. Now today, Korean media is buzzing about a Galaxy Alpha, which happens to also have a metal build. Now Samsung is the king of variant devices, so I guess we shouldn’t be surprised if they released phones with all three names. However, I do think it’s unlikely in this case since Samsung probably …
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NVIDIA is working on a new gaming console
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/c85f4640cd37b99649196af0c97c9431.jpg We have seen evidence of a NVIDIA branded controller clearing the FCC that could work with a tablet that recently cleared the Global Certification Forum (GCF). The controller may still work with the tablet, but the BBC is reporting that NVIDIA is readying some sort of gaming console that will have a separate controller. This gaming console would connect to your TV via HDMI, and is expected to be powered by NVIDIA”s own Tegra K1 chip. It will not only play Android games, but it will also stream PC games to the TV as well. This sounds an awful lot like an Android TV box. The issue …
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Samsung suspends business with factory in question in midst of child labor allegations
by Guest Harrison Kaminsky- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ca6d670c31a8115f5e2cb91fbbfc864f.png The Shinyang Electronics factory in China, which manufactures parts for Samsung, had been accused of breaking child labor laws by China Labor Watch. Samsung swiftly investigated the situation and has released a statement that it will be suspending business with the factory in the midst of the allegations. There is certainly a huge oversight issue for Samsung, which says it has a “zero tolerance policy on child labor” and “routinely conducts inspections to monitor its suppliers in China.” It’s good that Samsung dealt with this quickly, but we’ll have to wait and see if any simila…
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Jumping Ship: Google Glass lead creator ditching for Amazon
by Guest Harrison Kaminsky- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8cff232fc1466148f2bb08a1942b2cbb.png We’ve seen some pretty wild ideas come out of Google X Labs in the past few years — Google Glass for one, Google Contact Lenses, driverless cars and Project Loon are just a few. But now it seems that the man responsible for all that, Babak Parviz, (now-former) Google X director, will be leaving the company to work on new projects with Amazon. He made the announcement on his Google+ page with very little information. The news comes at an interesting time, since just last week he had been quoted saying that Glass has a long way to go, and that it could be a decade or longer before…
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Turn your Sony SmartWatch 2 or SmartBand into a game controller with “Aces of the Luftwaffe”
by Guest Harrison Kaminsky- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/c2f466da22d0f66d00fff448517d4265.jpg Now that Android Wear is all the rage in the wearables game, Sony’s got to do something to catch up — or simply come out with their own Android Wear device. At least for now, it seems that Sony will be doing the former, trying to pick up a bit of a draw for its SmartWatch 2 and SmartBand. You can now turn the devices into a game controller with the “Aces of the Luftwaffe” Android game, which is pretty much a re-imagined version of the classic Galaga arcade shooter. You can check out a video of the action below, and download the game for free in the Play Store. Click here to v…
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Windows 9 is actually what Microsoft wants to sell you
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/7074677642d74b805f374bd1e9ae484d.jpg Microsoft will reportedly announce Windows 9 this fall, Russian hacker group WZor said on a forum last week, following the launch of Windows 8.1 Update 2, which will be the last major update Windows 8 will receive. Windows 8.1 Update 2 is expected to be released by mid-August, and while the OS will get subsequent updates, no new features will be added to Windows 8.1. Instead, Microsoft will focus on its next major product it wants to sell buyers, which is Windows 9. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/81987dd6b29f686f00ab1e41833beecc._.gif Via BRG - Boy G…
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This is the first functional iPhone 6 clone
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/65b08dc497d0b6022425136b43994282.jpg The iPhone 6 is not official and its first clone has already been spotted somewhere in Asia, Nowhereelse reports. The iPhone 6 clone is apparently a device built using one of those iPhone 6 dummy units that flooded the Internet, and seems to be running a version of iOS 7. It’s not clear who assembled the unit and for what purpose – so far, the leaked iPhone 6 dummy units were not functional. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8c5c3190aaffe205d5e7ae8e4b70ee79._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Verizon’s LG G Vista will release on July 18th
by Guest Jared Peters- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/630da526188c53df4df786bc77b22e1d.jpg Verizon’s mysterious budget LG device, the G Vista, is slated to go on sale this upcoming Friday, July 18th. There’s still no solid word on pricing, but since it’s clearly modeled after the G3 with lesser specs, and Verizon is selling the G3 for $99 on-contract, there’s no way this device can cost too much. As a reminder, we’re expecting the G Vista to launch with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU, 1.5 GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel rear camera and 8 GB of internal storage. It’s pretty likely we’ll see a lot of the G3′s great software features make its way onto the device, too. …
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Google Play Store may see a Material Design update
by Guest Jared Peters- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ce764c507c54d67c27639e1011bd8aef.png Google has slowly been adding in hints of Material Design into all of their applications, and everyone fully expects every Google app to see a facelift around the time that Android L gets released. We’ve seen a few leaks of some of these apps before, but next on the list is the Play Store itself. Some leaked screens of Play Store listings show a much, much nicer interface for browsing apps, music, movies, and books. The tablet listings display the basic app information in front of a large header image that really creates a visually stunning look, although the picture is just …