Google today announced another major Android Wear upgrade, adding support for making and receiving phone calls on compatible devices, new gestures, and the ability to use your voice to send messages with a long list of third-party apps. “There are plenty of times when you’ve got your hands full but still need to stay on

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Received an update notification for the Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your NVIDIA Shield tablet? Don’t install it! The update comes with a bug that plays havoc with Wi-Fi connectivity, leaving some users with no connection at all. You shouldn’t be able to install the update now if you haven’t already, because NVIDIA has pulled it.

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Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S7 won’t be the only new smartphone we get from Mobile World Congress on February 21. These crazy invites from LG confirm it will announce its new G5 smartphone on the very same day. The G5 is expected to be a big upgrade over the G4, with a more premium design that

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Apple today updated the official Apple Music app for Android to add support for saving offline music to SD card on Android devices. Unlike iOS devices, majority of Android devices still come with a microSD card slot that makes it possible to expand the storage of the handset for cheap. While external storage can be

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Google has pulled an ad-blocking plugin for Samsung’s Android browser just days after it made its debut. Ad Block Fast promised to deliver faster web browsing by removing unnecessary content, but Google says the app violates its Play Store policies. Ad Block Fast wasn’t developed by Samsung, but it was a launch partner for its new ad-blocking API.

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Alto’s Adventure, the hit snowboarding game on iOS and Apple TV, is headed to the Android platform February 11. Android gamers will, by and large, have the same gaming experience as their iOS brethren with one significant difference: this new release will be free on Android while it remains $2.99 on iOS. Developer Snowman partnered

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Google is no longer the most valuable company in the world. Earlier this week the search-giant’s parent company Alphabet overthrew Apple as the world’s top company in terms of marketcap, but it appears that the company’s reign is already after its stock price began trading way down this morning. Alphabet shares are currently down 4.29%

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ZenMate is one of the fastest-growing security solutions in the business for good reason. It not only offers complete protection against hackers and malicious websites, but delivers across all your devices. And for a limited time only, you can get unlimited lifetime access through Cult of Android Deals for just $49! ZenMate lets you make purchases

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Samsung has begun rolling out a Marshmallow beta to a small number of Galaxy Note 5 handsets in the U.S. This is the first time Samsung’s flagship phablet has received an Android 6.0 update, and it comes just days after the company began upgrading the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. Around 200 Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A)

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Dr. Homayoon Kazerooni has created bionic machinery that can help a person rise out of a wheelchair and walk. Yet, there’s one barrier preventing some people from walking – cost. This week, Kazerooni’s work takes an important step forward. His company, SuitX debuted a lightweight exoskeleton, dubbed Phoenix, for people with mobility disorders at an

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