iPhone ranks as the no. 1 consumer tech gadget on Google’s newly-released “Year of Search” list, beating Samsung’s Galaxy S6 as the smartphone we were, apparently, all looking for this year. Given that the iPhone was a massive hit for Apple, the smartphone’s position on the list is no great surprise, although Apple also takes

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Australian banks including Westpac, ANZ and Macquarie have announced that they will soon accept contactless payments made via Android Pay — although would-be Apple Pay customers are still being left out in the cold. The reason? Banks still aren’t happy with Apple’s terms for its mobile payments solution, and showing that they are willing to

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After some controversies and embarrassing missteps, social-media giant Facebook is trying to introduce tools to let its users go by the names they most identify with. The tools it’s rolling out today will change up both how account owners can both report on and respond to real-name challenges. “We’re firmly committed to [our real-name] policy,

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  Striiv’s newest smartphone tracker, the Fusion offers upgraded technology, quality design, and the most personalized tracking experience on the market, making it the ideal companion all day and all night. And if you get yours from Cult of Android Deals, you’ll save 32% for a limited time. Striiv Fusion’s sleek, minimalist touchscreen delivers essential

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You no longer have to rely on third-party apps to track your fitness on a Pebble watch. Pebble is today rolling out a new update that adds Pebble Health, a new fitness and sleep tracking feature that wants to help you become fitter and healthier. Pebble Health, which is available on Pebble Time, Time Steel, and Time Round,

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You can now use Android Pay to make purchases inside compatible Android apps. Lyft, OpenTable, and Wish are some of the titles that already support Google’s mobile payment service, and many more will be updated with Android Pay support in the coming months. Millions of users have activated Android Pay since it launched this fall, Google says, and

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A new Samsung update schedule suggests Galaxy Note 5 owners will now have to wait until 2016 to get their Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade. A recent leak suggested the rollout would come this month, but it appears to have been delayed. The Note 5 was actually the only Samsung smartphone expected to get Marshmallow this

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OnePlus has announced that its new OnePlus X will be available without an invite every Tuesday, starting tomorrow. Starting at just $249, this is the most affordable device in the OnePlus lineup — yet it many ways it’s also the best. The OnePlus X is smaller than the flagship OnePlus 2 with its 5-inch display,

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Why buy an expensive laptop when you can win one? The Surface Book is Microsoft’s best work yet, running Windows 10 Pro and packing a detachable screen to be used as a clipboard. It’s as powerful as Bill Gates himself, and it’s all yours for absolutely no money. It’s simple, enter to win for your

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Android users who have already received a Marshmallow upgrade are noticing that Google’s latest release has trouble keeping time. The system clock is falling behind on some devices, and some users are reporting a delay of up to 30 minutes over a 24-hour period. This is a big problem if you rely on your Android device to wake you up

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