Pop your smartphone into this headpiece and say hello to your new reality. You’ve never played video games or watched content like this before, but finally the future is here with the Innori VR headset. It’s immersive, exhilarating, and most importantly, crazy easy to use — and thanks to Cult of Android Deals, it’s also

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OnePlus has announced that it will begin selling the OnePlus 2 without an invite at midnight on December 5, just in time for the holidays. No, this isn’t another limited-time promotion; OnePlus is now scrapping its invite system completely for its latest flagship. The Chinese startup will also offer open sales on the new OnePlus X

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HTC is expected to finally deliver its long-awaited One watch early next year. A reliable source claims the new device, which will likely run Android Wear, will make its debut in February. “HTC fans, you’ll finally have One watch to call your own come February,” tweeted Evan Blass (@evleaks), who has an excellent track record

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Google has been slow to adopt the latest emoji sets, meaning Android users cannot see certain icons used by iPhone-owning friends. But the company has promised to catch up, and it starts with a Nexus update that will begin rolling out next week. Android users were quick to complain that they didn’t have the same

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A long time ago, Andy Rubin, formerly the CEO of Danger Inc. and the creator of the T-Mobile Sidekick, invented Android. Then he sold it to Google, where he worked as senior vice president of mobile and digital content until March 2013. Then he left Google, but now, word has it that Rubin wants to

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Apple’s iPhone family becomes even more successful every year, and the latest models aren’t just a hit with faithful fans. According to new research, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are attracting Android switchers at an unprecedented rate. The latest figures from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) suggest that 26 percent of people buying an iPhone 6s during its

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The BACtrack Vio smartphone breathalyzer is the smallest and simplest way to turn nearly any smartphone into a high-performance alcohol screening device. Simply open the flip-up mouthpiece, blow for 5 seconds and voila, you have an ultra-accurate BAC reading right on your smartphone. It’s even better when it’s 20% cheaper! Get yours now from Cult

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HTC will begin rolling out its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for unlocked One M8 handsets “within 24 hours.” Those with a locked, carrier-branded device will have to wait until early next year. Mo Versi, Vice President of Product Management at HTC, confirmed that testing on the One M8’s Marshmallow update “has been completed,” paving the way for its

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Amazon is rolling out a new update for its Fire tablets that’s going to make nighttime reading much safer, thanks to a feature called Blue Shade. The update also brings a new Activity Center, and a kid-friendly web browser. Science tells us that using smart devices before bed is unhealthy. That’s because their displays emit blue light,

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Google has been accused of breaking its student privacy pledge by collecting data and browsing habits from Chromebooks used in schools and Google Apps for Education. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called upon the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Google’s conduct, and to prevent it from using the data it has collected so far. “Despite publicly

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