Android Circuit: Galaxy Note 5 Release Date, Sony Xperia Z3+ Reviewed, Galaxy S6 Wins Power War

This week’s Android Circuit includes the release dates of the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+, the Galaxy S6 measured as the ‘most powerful phone’, Nokia’s plans to return to the smartphone world, a first review of the Xperia Z3+, Google’s quarterly results, the second Fairphone going on pre-sale, the Commodore smartphone, Booking.com’s Android Wear app, and the launch dates for the next Moto handsets.

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Apple Loop: iPod Touch’s Hidden Cost, iPhone Is Too Complicated, iOS 8.4 Forced On Users

This week?s Apple Loop includes the rush to legitimize iOS 8.4, the mystery of the iOS 8.4.1 update, Apple Music’s continued issues with iTunes, the new iPod Touch’s killer feature, a discussion on the complicated nature of iOS, the launch of Apple Pay in the UK, Fallout Shelter’s earnings, and the return of the flustered avians from Finland.

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Cloud Computing Is Popular, But Not Ready For Prime Time, Survey Finds

I’ve never liked the term “As a Service,” not only because it sounds awkward when associated with various offerings (Software as a Service, Database as a Service, Business Processes as s Service, and so on), but also because it attempts to pigeonhole discrete functions that often overlap or are fuzzily defined.

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