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Gameloft is famous for releasing movie tie-in games for mobile devices, so of course they were tasked with bringing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to the big small screen. The game features a sprawling open-world New York environment, filled with tons of events and missions to complete as Spider-Man. The game even features characters and villains from the Marvel comic book, going beyond what’s seen in the movies. The combat system is also fully fleshed out with tons of fluid animations and combos. This looks to be one of the most technically impressive games that Gameloft has released, offering an experience that rivals a traditional console game. Mobile gaming may not ev…

What you are looking at are some internal components for the upcoming OnePlus One. On the left, however, looks like a display. The image comes from, you guessed it, @evleaks. His rather funny comment attached is “OnePlus One, not quite ready to debut.” That is what it looks like here! Luckily, OnePlus has until next week on Wednesday to get it all together. OnePlus One, not quite ready to debut. pic.twitter.com/2EGkInt43b — @evleaks (@evleaks) April 17, 2014 Source: @evleaks Come comment on this article: Image of OnePlus One internal components leak Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid

With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!! Reviews HTC One (M8) Review: The Rolex of smartphones Apps Location suggestions and autocomplete now a thing in latest Google Calendar update Flickr update introduces complete redesign MLB.TV knocks it out of the park with Chromecast support Facebook introduces new Nearby Friends feature for location sharing Carriers Aio Wireless to offer group discounts similar to Sprint’s Framily plans AT&…

A good measure of how impressive a device is is to count how many users switched to it from another brand of smartphone, such as switching from a Motorola device to an HTC device or from an Apple iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy device. If we’re measuring a device’s merit based on how many users it pulled from another camp, early reports say the Galaxy S 5 is a hit. According to a trade-in website, ComparyMyMobile, about 38% of all Galaxy S 5 upgrades came from iPhone owners. We already knew the S 5 was showing very strong early sales, but being able to pull in so many former iPhone users is an impressive feat. The site saw a 210% rise in trade-ins of the iPhone 4S…

Currently, Amazon’s Fire TV’s unified voice search feature only includes a few content catalogs, limited to Amazon’s own catalog and VEVO’s selection. The feature is great, but to be truly successful, it’s going to need more than two content providers to make it stand out. To fix that, Amazon has announced today that Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime Anytime will be added to the unified voice search feature this summer. The addition of three major content providers is nice, and since it’s happened so quickly, it (hopefully) shows that Amazon is going to work hard to get a ton of partners on board as quickly as possible. Hit the break for the full press release.…

Facebook on Thursday took the wraps off of a new feature that, depending on your perspective, is either incredibly cool or incredibly creepy. For this reason, the company has wisely decided to make this new feature strictly an opt-in affair to avoid completely freaking out users who are sensitive to privacy. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

If you've been holding out for a discount on the latest line of iPads, you're in luck. 9to5Mac noticed on Thursday that refurbished Retina iPad minis are now available on Apple's website, starting at $339 for a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only model in silver and space gray. 32GB Wi-Fi models are listed at $419 and 64GB models will run you $509. Each of these prices represents between a 15-16% discount off of the standard price for a new device. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Android users have yet another piece of malware to worry about. PC World points out a technique that is specifically targeting Facebook users who use mobile banking. On computers infected with this trojan, users will see a message when visiting Facebook’s website alerting them that “due to a rising number of attempts in order to gain unlawful access to the personal information of our users and to prevent corrupted page data to spread Facebook administration introduces new extra safety protection system.” Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

In a last effort before its April 22nd hearing, Aereo is defending its service in a “media blitz,” as Re/code calls it, whose purpose is to better inform everyone that its business isn’t infringing on any copyright laws. The company will explain next week to the Supreme Court why its services are legal, in its view, and why they aren’t violating the copyright o broadcasters. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Even though the OnePlus One, one of the most exciting high-end Android handsets set to release so far this year, will soon be available to customers in many markets at a very affordable price compared to competitors, not all interested buyers will be able to get one as easily as expected. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

A new image has surfaced via Twitter tipster @evleaks of an LG L65 smartphone. Although this model number was not mentioned by LG back in February prior to MWC 2014 when they announced the L Series III model line, it looks like it will be part of that family of devices. According to the leak, the screen size will be 4.3-inches, just a tad smaller than the LG L70 which comes with a 4.5-inch screen. The 5MP camera will match some variants of the L70 and the 1.2GHz processor is right in line with the rest of the L Series III line. The other devices in LG’s most recent L Series all come with Android’s KitKat operating system so we expect the L65 will be equipped similarly.…

An update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has started to roll out to owners of the devices. The update that is rolling out is for the WiFi-only version although updates for the 3G and 4G LTE models should be following soon. Like other devices, the update primarily brings the improvements that are part of Android 4.4.2 to the devices and is light on Samsung specific updates. One item we are waiting to get reports about is whether Samsung included their Magazine UX. The Magazine UX was introduced this year when Samsung rolled out some newer tablet devices, although Samsung has since backed off that UX and indicated it will work more closely w…

It’s a little late, but we will give them a pass on this one since they didn’t wait until the All Star Break. Starting today, MLB.TV premium subscribers will now be able to use the MLB.com At Bat app on their phone or tablet and cast Major League Baseball games to their TVs via the Chromecast. This includes both home and away broadcasts that aren’t subject to the normal blackout rules. Unfortunately the Chromecast option will only be available to premium subscribers, so those who don’t subscribe, won’t be able to cast the game of the day. At the time of this post, the app hasn’t been updated, but hopefully it will in time for tonight’s big games. Hit the break for a…

Last year, the HTC One (M7) received a ton of praise from just about every media outlet including yours truly. It was simply the best phone on the planet at that time, but as great as it was, HTC watched Samsung and Apple continue to dominate the smartphone market share. HTC still believes that it’s quality that sells phones and that eventually consumers will catch on. They are hoping that internet sites such as this site will continue with the praise, and those that opted for the Galaxy S 4 last year, will finally see the light. There is no denying the beauty of last year’s HTC One and this year’s HTC One (M8), but as the saying goes, “beauty is only skin deep.” There is…

Facebook is introducing a new feature that’s going to make its privacy-conscious users cringe. The new feature, called Nearby Friends, does exactly what it sounds like; it alerts you whenever you’re in the general vicinity of one of your Facebook friends. If you’re going to the movies or going out to eat, you can find out who’s near you to arrange a meet-up. Fortunately, Facebook has some decent security measures in place to keep this from becoming a stalking tool. You can completely turn the feature off, if you so choose, which means you’ll never know when someone is nearby and they’ll never know if you’re nearby. Nearby Friends is also a two-way street of privacy,…

Sleazy astroturf campaigns are nothing new in the corporate world but Verizon may have just taken things to a whole new level. Ars Technica reports that New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently received hundreds of identically worded emails from different people that all supported Verizon's demands that it be let off the hook for building out broadband infrastructure that it had agreed to build as part of an agreement with the state that dates back to two decades ago. There's a problem, however: Some of the people who supposedly sent emails to the board say they did no such thing. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

One of the biggest surprises of 2013 was Orange is the New Black, a Netflix original series that lacked the star power of House of Cards, but made up for it with incredible writing, performances and an ending that left viewers speechless. After an 11 month hiatus, the prison drama will return to Netflix on June 6th with 13 new episodes, and as usual, all the episodes will be released simultaneously. Netflix debuted the first trailer for season 2 on Thursday, welcoming back a vast majority of the cast from the first season, along with a few new faces. Watch the premiere trailer for the second season of Orange is the New Black below. Continue reading... Via BRG - …

iPhone fans are fanatically loyal to their favorite device but they can also give credit where it's due. iMore writer Allyson Kazmucha, who writes obsessively about how to get the most out of your iPhone and iPad, has conducted a very thorough camera shootout involving the iPhone 5s, the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8). While Kazmucha typically found that the One (M8)'s new camera lagged behind the iPhone 5s's camera in terms of quality, she couldn't say the same thing about the Galaxy S5's camera, which she said was in some ways superior to the iPhone 5s's. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

According to a recent survey, Americans are excited for futuristic technology that you might see in a sci-fi novel, but are anxious about how we’ll get there. That’s the conclusion from a report from a Pew Research Center released today which asked 1,000 Americans what they thought of various technological advancements. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

It looks like Time Warner Cable just simplified the Wi-Fi hotspot once and for all. Gigaom reports that Time Warner enabled Hotspot 2.0 capabilities across its public Wi-Fi network this week, allowing customers to log in a single time and then remain connected any time their devices pick up a signal in the future. The upgraded software has been available to broadband customers since March, but this marks the first large-scale implementation of the software. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Siri is getting a lot of competition from Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana these days, but some young hackers have just made Siri much more useful, even if they did so without Apple's permission. Engadget draws our attention to GoogolPlex, a new hack for Siri developed by a quartet of freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania that lets you use Apple's voice-enabled personal assistant to adjust the temperature on your Nest thermostat or to shuffle through your Spotify playlist. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Yahoo may help Apple deliver a huge blow to Google’s bottom line in the future, as Marissa Mayer wants its search engine to become the default option on iOS devices. Re/code reports that the company is focusing its search efforts around mobile, preparing to pitch Apple its own take to mobile search. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Earlier this week, AT&T did the carrier equivalent of threatening to take its ball and go home if it doesn't get exactly what it wants. The Federal Communications Commission needs to show that it's prepared to let Ma Bell walk away in a huff. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Sony detailed the first major update for the PlayStation 4 on Wednesday, introducing the SHAREfactory video editor and the ability to pre-download games that haven't hit the PlayStation Store yet. Despite its unending success in the marketplace, the PlayStation 4 has fallen behind the Xbox One recently in terms of additional features. Microsoft began patching Xbox One almost immediately after launch, adding an enhanced Twitch application, improving the party system and updating the UI. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Apple will integrate Shazam song discovery features in its upcoming iOS 8 mobile operating system, Bloomberg reports, in an attempt to further increase iTunes music sales. Shazam integration will be built within iOS 8 in a similar manner to Twitter integration, the publication says, which means iPhone and iPad owners won’t have to download a separate app to enable it. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report