HTC has been using the M7, M8, and M9 suffix for three years now, but that may change this year. If this rumor is true, HTC will be releasing a new flagship under the “HTC One” name but with a new suffix to denote the model.

The same rumor also gives a date for the unveiling, which is April 11. Although @evleaks says it’ll be launched May 9. We won’t know until the official announcement.

Though the name matters little, the actual device needs to be pretty great and not another mildly improved last gen model. We really want HTC to succeed, so let’s hope this year’s flagship is truly great, M10 or otherwise.

Source: 4GNews, @evleaks
Via: Phandroid

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Virtual reality is still in its infancy, but we’re in a period of time where it’s about to blossom. With the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive coming soon and claiming to bring a new era of VR, we’re close to seeing the industry boom.

But Google Cardboard is currently a neat option for VR, and a cheap one at that. The Alcatel OneTouch Idol 4S will be released in 2016, and according to VentureBeat, the plastic box it ships in will double as a Google Cardboard-compatible VR headset. Though Cardboard headsets can be had for cheap, the fact that it’s included will allow people to learn about it and use it right out of the box… by using the box.

It’s definitely a great addition and should attract more buyers once they find out about it. Would such a feature influence your purchasing decision when it comes to buying a smartphone? Tell us in the comments!

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Though Flash played an incredibly important part in the evolution of the internet, all things must come to an end. The once revolutionary plugin is now bloated, slow, a resource hog, and most importantly, a security mess. Flash vulnerabilities seem to never stop popping up, and updates come constantly.

Google knows this, and has announced an official deadline for the end of Flash advertisements on its AdWords service. It won’t be happening all that soon though, as it may be difficult for companies to fully transition away from Flash. The end of Flash support for AdWords and DoubleClick Digital Marketing is June 30, and for Google Display Network and DoubleClick it’s January 2, 2017.

It may be far off, but it’s a very exciting change that will span quite a bit of the internet. The death of Flash will be a satisfying thing to witness, despite nostalgia making it a little bit sad. Are you guys excited for Flash to go away?

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Sales on Motorola products aren’t all that rare, but it’s always nice to see a great device going for a lower price than normal. The Moto X Pure Edition is currently discounted $75 for the 32GB version, ending up $25 less than the 16GB version retails for, if you’re willing to give up Moto Maker customizations.

There are three models available to choose from: all black, all white, and a white with bamboo model that will run you an extra $25. They also include two-day shipping for those with an Amazon Prime account, so you’ll get your device quickly. The 16GB model is not discounted, but 16GB isn’t enough storage in this day and age.

The Moto X Pure Editon is a fantastic device at an affordable price, and I have used one every day since it launched. Hit the source link to take advantage of this deal and let us know if you did!

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Samsung is planning on showing off its next smartphones on February 21, but because the Internet exists, so we’re already seeing what those devices will probably look like long before Samsung gets around to stepping on a stage and making its announcement.

The cycle continues with new glimpses of what we should expect to see later this month. First, from Pisapapeles, showing off what is believed to be a dummy unit for the Galaxy S7. The image isn’t the clearest, but it does seem to show off a gold-hued Galaxy S7. We can see a slightly redesigned home button on the front, but the angle of the image doesn’t help us discern if that camera hump on the back is reduced at all.

Second, a new image promoted by Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, that shows a render of a gray Galaxy S7 edge. It’s the same color, it would seem, that Samsung debuted with the Galaxy Note 5 in South Korea last year, called Silver Titanium. Apparently it must have been a hit, because it appears Samsung is bringing the shade back.

What do you think of the color schemes? Do you plan on picking up a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge?

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This past week had the Internet buzzing about reports that Twitter would be ditching its classic chronological timeline and instead opting for a new timeline powered by algorithms that would order tweets based on what the algorithm thinks you’re most interested in. Some were cautiously curious about the idea, but most were in a frenzy, shocked that Twitter would change such a core part of its design.

Today, the new algorithmic timeline has arrived, but in a much less aggressive fashion than most assumed. The new timeline feature will indeed place the most important tweets at the top of your feed in reverse chronological order, but only if you’ve been away from Twitter for a while. Below this selection of tweets, all of the other tweets will still appear in reverse chronological order, per usual. To instantly see the most recent tweets, users need only pull-to-refresh.

Twitter is also disabling the feature by default, meaning that users who are interested in using it will need to go into settings and flip the switch labeled, “Show me the best Tweets first”.

Twitter’s new feature doesn’t sound all too different from its existing “While you were away” feature. This section of tweets appears if you haven’t used Twitter in a while, showing you highlights from the people you follow that were sent out since you last used Twitter. In essence, the new algorithmic timeline is essentially the same feature.

At the end of the day, it appears that all of the hubbub was simply blowing the feature out of proportion. If you’re interested in hearing Twitter’s take on the new feature, just check out the source link down below.

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New apps need lovin’ too, right? Every day there are thousands of additions to the Google Play store, but many go unnoticed and never receive the attention they deserve. We’ve shown in the past that this community can discover great apps and propel them to new heights. Our weekly Fresh Meat column highlights new apps with fewer than 100,000 installs. Browse our new Android app picks below and let us know which ones you enjoy.

Public Speaking for Cardboard

Description: The VirtualSpeech app will help you practice for public speaking events, by providing a photo-realistic environment to train in. Works with Google Cardboard.

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Draw My Story

Description: Draw My Story allows you to create unique animated drawings, presentations, game plan or instructional videos similar in style to Draw My Life videos on YouTube.

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Adblock Fast

Description:  You can now block ads without rooting your device or switching to another browser! Adblock Fast runs an optimized filtering ruleset to accelerate webpages more but consume less disk space, CPU cycles, and memory than other ad blockers do.

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SNKRS

Description: Explore, buy and share the best of Nike sneakers, all in one place. From iconic classics to the latest releases, Nike SNKRS is the inside source for what you love most from Nike.

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Qapital

Description: Save more money easily! Simple, automated and fun, Qapital will change how you manage your money. Create an account and start saving for the things you want. Your Qapital account is FDIC-insured and uses industry-leading security standards to keep you safe.

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Internet Radio – PlayTime

Description: PlayTime Internet Radio re-invents the online radio experience by offering a whole new way of discovering new music, artists, shows and radio stations! Using this smart internet radio app, you can search for specific songs and live talk shows currently streaming in over 50,000 live internet radio stations worldwide via it’s powerful online radio search engine!

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iStaging

Description: iStaging provides you with all the tools to design your interiors easily, right from your tablet or smartphone. Take advantage of our patented Immersive Reality® technology for all your home improvement and furniture shopping needs

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Sports Illustrated

Description: With SI’s clean, easy-to-read, easier-to-find presentation, locate the stories most important to you quickly in the My SI feed. Just select your favorite teams and writers to get a personalized SI experience.

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Toddler Talk

Description: Tap an image and hear the word (eg. ball). Easily make cards with your own images and voice using device’s camera/microphone (eg. Dad’s car) and/or use the cards supplied. 

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Promo Codes

Description: Promo Codes is a service built to offer developers a place to advertise their high quality apps, in exchange for offering users a chance to win it for free! Every 12 hours you’ll be show a random app from our high quality, curated selection. If you’re lucky, there’s a small chance you’ll be able to get it for free!

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It won’t be long before we have three new flagships on our hands, coming from LG, Samsung and HTC. The rumor mill has been busy buzzing about all of these new flagships, but today brings in a solid report about the LG G5 that comes straight from the manufacturer itself.

On its Facebook page, LG Mobile has posted a teaser for the LG G5 that talks about its “always-on” display. That sounds a little confusing, but it’s very similar to implementations that we’ve seen in other devices.

The full display won’t always stay on, but when you turn the display off, the LG G5 will continue to dimly display a small amount of key information in dim black and white. This information includes the time, date and small icons inedicating your current notifications.

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Making an always-on display such as this one, without utterly destroying battery life, is something that almost surely confirms that LG has switched to using OLED display technology. A traditional LCD display has a backlight that lights entire display, even when the pixels are black. This set-up drains power at the same rate regardless of whether the pixels are black or white. With an OLED display, each pixel is individually lit, allowing the display to use minimal power if the majority of the pixels are black.

With LG now dropping official teasers for the device, we’ll likely continue to learn more solid information before the device’s launch, which shouldn’t be too far in the future. Stay tuned.

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The latest leak on the now Lenovo-ified Moto brand shows off some photos of what could be the next Moto devices, namely the Moto X and Moto G. They’re blurry and low quality, but we can see that there’s a significant departure from the stylings of previous Motorola phones. Google’s roadmap ended with the Moto X Force, so now we may see something new and interesting.

Although the devices don’t look completely different from the previous generation, there are some major changes. It looks like some of them will be made out of metal, with the classic Moto dimple in the rear looking like the Nexus fingerprint readers. The other device shown is a similar curved phone as the current Moto X and Moto G.

While we won’t know if these photos are real for a long time, it’s an interesting peek into what the brand may be up to. The metal device sure looks good, so let’s hope we’ll see something similar later this year. What are your thoughts on Moto’s departure from its current design language? Leave a comment!

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If you’re the owner of an AT&T LG G4, you’re in luck. Hot on the heels of T-Mobile rolling the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its G4, AT&T is now doing the same. The changelog simply states that the upgrade will bring you to Android 6.0 and add video calling, though the changes in Marshmallow alone are worthy of the upgrade.

The update is to build number MRA58K and will eat 971MB of data, but it seems AT&T requires WiFi to download it anyway. It won’t roll out to everyone at once, so if you don’t get it immediately, be patient and check back every once in a while for your fair share of the Marshmallow goodness.

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