• Roku gets Play Movies & TV to duel with Android TV

  Roku was on the forefront of making low-cost, reliable streaming devices for your living room, bedroom, or anywhere else you might have a TV and a shelf. They held sway until the Chromecast came in and knocked them off their low-cost pedestal, too. Unrelenting, Roku took steps to make sure we used…

• Oh, that's where the Droid Turbo's SIM card is

  Manufacturers are always looking for clever ways to integrate necessary smartphone parts into their designs, putting buttons, ports and slots all over the place. Motorola has a trick up its sleeve with the Droid Turbo 's SIM card slot, hiding it beneath the volume rocker on the side. The trick…

• Unknown 9.2-inch Xiaomi tablet listed on GFX Benchmark

  The latest IDC figures for Q3 2014 showed that Xiaomi is the No.3 smartphone manufacturer in the mobile market. This is a surprise because Xiaomi has always been know to … Continue reading

• Roku's streaming boxes can now watch movies and TV shows from Google Play

  Roku owners can now rent, purchase, and watch videos from Google Play. Both movies and TV shows are available, marking a rather unprecedented step for Google. Until now, the company has reserved the best video experience for Android and Chromecast users. Sure, there's a Google Play Movies &…

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• Latest BBM Update Lets You Retract Messages, Delete Chat Content After A Set Time, And More

  There's a certain permanence to most instant messaging apps. The second you hit send, that's it, the message is out of your hands. You better hope you sent it to the right contact, fixed those embarrassing typos, or spelled their name correctly. Unless you're using the latest version of…

• Google Play Movies & TV now available on Roku Players

  If you're a Roku owner who likes taking a dip into Google 's ecosystem, there's a bit of good news today: Google Play Movies & TV is now available on Roku Players in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada.

• Roku adds Google Play channel

  The Google video service becomes the latest addition to the Roku streaming box.

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• Google Play Movies & TV arrives on Roku devices

  If you've committed your streaming dollars to one of Roku's recent offerings, you're about to get access to a load of new content. The company announced today that Google Play Movies & TV is now available in its Channel Store for folks in the US, UK,...

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• Mystery solved: The Nexus 6 will run on Verizon's network after all

  One of the most surprising announcements Google made when launching the highly anticipated Nexus 6 was that no less than five U.S. carriers would be selling the handset at launch including the main four mobile operators, a first in Nexus smartphone history. Since then, Google made it clear that it…

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• The Wolf Among Us tears into Google Play Store

  Following an early launch on Amazon, Telltale's gritty adventure game The Wolf Among Us is now available on the Google Play Store. The first episode is free, with additional episodes available for $4.99 each or the whole season for $14.99.

• BlackBerry Messenger lets you take back that text

  The new version of the messaging app -- which works on BlackBerry, Android and iOS -- has an unsend feature. It now also pulls a Snapchat by letting users send vanishing messages.

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• HTC Copies And Pastes Its File Manager Into The Play Store

  File managers aren't flashy or particularly exciting apps, but they're definitely a necessity. HTC has taken to adding a number of its core Sense apps to the Play Store, and now the file manager is taking up residence.     It does all the the things a file manager should do, but it fits…

• Microsoft Band vs the Wearable Competition

  You'd need a very big wrist to wear this year's crop of fitness bands and smartwatches, but Microsoft believes the new Microsoft Band can elbow out the competition. Straddling the line between smartwatch and health tracker - not to mention spanning not only Windows Phone but iPhone and…

• D&D classic Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition launched

  RPG developer Beamdog has finally done it, the "enhanced edition" of the circa-2000 classic Icewind Dale has finally dropped and is available for Android now. If you don't remember Icewind … Continue reading

• Roku Players Now Have Access To Google Play Movies & TV Shows, Users Get X-Men Free For Signing In

  Roku started making cheap, effective streaming set-top boxes long before Google TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, Android TV, and Amazon's "I can't believe it's not Chromecast." But before today, users who were smack dab in the middle of Google's universe found a notable hole in…

• You can now watch Google Play Movies & TV on your Roku

  Didn't see this coming: Google Play Movies & TV is now officially available on Roku (current gen models). You'll even get a free copy of of X-Men just for signing in. For a full list of support Roku players, check out the post.

• Roku Now Has Google Play, Is Pretty Much Unstoppable

  Roku was already the best little streaming device money could buy . But now, Google has gone and given Roku players access to all your Google Play movie and TV goodies . Which, more than just being an unprecedented move on Google's part, makes Roku pretty much unstoppable. Read more...

• Despite Android TV push, Google Play Movies & TV app comes to Roku set-top boxes

  The latest app making its debut in the Roku Channel store today is Google Play Movies & TV, which is the search giant's digital media store for buying and renting videos. The move is a tad interesting because Google is currently in the middle of a big promotional push for its own Android TV…

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• Not really into the iPhone 6? Sprint lets you rent the Galaxy S5, too

  If you prefer to carry Samsung's most recent handset instead of that newfangled iPhone 6, Sprint is now offering the Android option for lease. Until now, the carrier allowed customers to rent Apple's phone for $20 a month for two years. After that,...

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• DROID Turbo will tout its battery life as the "Moto Maxx" outside of the U.S.

  Motorola has always been one to release their U.S. devices in other parts of the world. The original DROID was released to the rest of the world as the "Motorola Milestone." Now it looks like they will be releasing the DROID Turbo outside the U.S., but with a name that touts the battery…