Despite being 14 months old now, the Galaxy Note 4 has become Samsung’s first smartphone to get an Android 6.0 upgrade. One variant of the device is now getting Marshmallow firmware that includes features like Doze, Google Now on Tap, and new app permissions. A leaked Samsung release schedule for Marshmallow suggested the Galaxy Note 5

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If you’re a Verizon customer who wants to be able to make Wi-Fi calls on your Android or iPhone like your brethren over at Ma Bell, you’ll soon be able to. But if you’re on an iPhone, you’ll have to wait until 2016. Verizon announced it will launch Wi-Fi Calling on the Samsung Galaxy S6

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Samsung’s more recent TouchWiz releases are huge improvements over their predecessors, but with a few simple tweaks, you can make them even better. Here are three ways you can do away with Samsung’s design and get a pure Android feel on your Galaxy smartphone — without having to root or install third-party ROMs. This guide

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The gang’s all here: FIFA 16, NBA 2k16, and Madden NFL 16.Every jock gamer’s must-have games on the console that rules them all, and thanks to Cult of Android Deals, it won’t cost you a penny — because we’re giving them away! Entering is easy, so what are you waiting for? Here’s what you could

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Google has confirmed it is catching up with the latest Unicode standards and bringing a whole bunch of new emojis to Android. The company has also tweaked the design of some existing ones — and you can see them all in the image below. If you have iPhone-owning friends, you’ll probably know that they have

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The Apple Watch continues to go from strength to strength, while Samsung’s own wearable devices are eclipsed by new arrivals, according to new figures released by International Data Corporation (IDC). What the figures show is that Apple Watch shipments increased from 3.6 million units in the year’s second quarter to 3.9 million in the third.

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Europe’s wait for the best phablet money can buy is almost over. Samsung sources have confirmed that the Galaxy Note 5 will finally be available in the U.K. and other European markets in early 2016. But with rumors of a Galaxy S7 right around the corner, will it be too late? When Samsung first launched the Note

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Following quite literally years of appeals and retrials, Samsung is finally paying Apple the $548,176,477 it owes for infringing on patents owned by the Cupertino company. Four months before the fifth anniversary of the original complaint, Apple will receive the money from Samsung by December 14 — with Apple and Samsung filing a joint case

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Google has unleashed a free app that will let anyone with an Android phone take panoramic videos and record sound. Later, you’ll be able to use your virtual-reality headset of choice to relive those moments in 3-D. The app is called Cardboard Camera, after Google’s own build-it-yourself VR goggles, and it’s available now in the

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The year isn’t quite over yet, but Google has wasted no time in highlighting its best Android apps and games of 2015. The list includes hit titles like Fallout Shelter, Clash of Clans, and Lara Croft: Relic Run — plus awesome apps like Google Photos, Twitch, and Telegram. Google’s “Best of 2015” selections have taken over the Play Store today. In addition to

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