• 10 things every Motorola Droid Turbo owner should do

  The Droid Turbo is hot on the scene and, perhaps quietly, one of the best Android phones out there. Only announced last week, it's already available and quite possibly already in your hands. What now?

• Chainfire Gets Root Working On The Nexus 9 With A Few Tweaks

  Android 5.0 is a new age for rooting on Android. Google's latest security enhancements require more hackery to circumvent and the Nexus 9's 64-bit software complicates matters even further. Still, after just a few hours, Chainfire has updated SuperSU to work on the Nexus 9, but there are a…

• REVIEW - Droid Turbo review: Motorola had to leave Google to become the king of Android

  The past few years have been crazy for Motorola. After the iPhone rocked the cell phone industry in 2007, Motorola was among the first companies to respond effectively, and it found success in the U.S. market when it launched the Droid with Verizon Wireless in late 2009. No companies were ready for…

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• Motorola brings Moto Maxx (i.e. the Droid Turbo) to Brazil and Mexico

  The Droid Turbo was one of the more interesting devices announced recently, and it's breaking free of the shackles of Verizon and heading south of the border under a new name: the Moto Maxx. The phone is available today in Brazil from Motorola.com and is coming to Mexico in mid-November; other…

• Top Android device, accessory, and app deals for November 5

  Anybody shopping for Android apps, accessories, smartphones, or tablets will want to take a skim through these sales we've scrounged up from around the web. Every day, we comb through these sales to make sure they're fresh and accurate, and try to find a few more. Latest additions will be at…

• Samsung's curved Gear S smartwatch hits the UK on November 7th for £329

  With Android Wear still struggling to get out of the starting blocks, Samsung is hoping its latest Tizen-powered smartwatch can make some headway in the UK. The sleek Gear S, which comes with a curved 2-inch Super AMOLED display, will be available...

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• HTC: We won't be looking to compete in low-end tablet space in 2015

  HTC's gotten their tablet groove back with the successful launch of the Nexus 9, and now the company is looking ahead to 2015. Speaking to North Asian press at a Taiwanese event, HTC executive Jack Tong mentioned that they're not interested in getting into the affordable tablet war.

• Nexus 9 gets an iFixit teardown: handle with care

  The Nexus 9 is now available for our hands to hold and, of course, that means that it's also available for a good old-fashioned iFixit-style teardown. While Google's Nexus devices … Continue reading

• Carrier IQ settles class-action lawsuit over consumer privacy

  Carrier IQ , whose software was used by carriers and phone manufacturers to collect network data, has settled a class-action lawsuit over violations of consumer privacy rights. Consumers felt that Carrier IQ's tracking was too extensive and invasive. The exact terms of the settlement have so far…

• The Moto Maxx Is Official: A DROID Turbo Sans Verizon Branding, Coming To Brazil And Mexico Soon

  So, the brief previews of the Moto Maxx that made it look like a de-branded DROID Turbo turned out to be right on the money. Motorola just announced the device on its official blog , complete with a spec list that matches Verizon's DROID flagship spec for spec. This generic version of the phone…

• HTC Desire 820 video walkthrough

  Back at IFA 2014 , HTC unveiled the Desire 820 , the latest device to lead its lineup of mid-range handsets. Like its predecessor, the Desire 816 , the 820 is built around a 5.5-inch 720p display, however the design's been tightened up with a slimmer profile and new color accents. And the…

• How Moto X keeps you safe in the car

  Using your phone in the car in most cases is bad. Sometimes, however, it's just unavoidable. For our part, we should try to reduce distractions while driving, which is why the first part of my own driving mode includes turning off Auto-Sync, so I don't get distracted by notifications I…

• When and where to buy the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9

  Everything you need to know about picking up Google's new smartphone and tablet.

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• Samsung says Find My Mobile safe, despite NIST warning

  The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a warning last week that Samsung's Find My Mobile feature on some of its devices is very "hackable" due to numerous security … Continue reading

• Latest Pushbullet Update Now Lets You Initiate Texts From Your Computer As Well As Respond

  They grow up so quickly. Just this summer, Pushbullet learned how to let its users respond to SMS messages via EvolveSMS . Then a few months later, it extended this functionality to all texting apps . Now the service is ready to give its users more than the ability to reply to text messages, but the…

• These dual-layer Samsung Galaxy Note 3 hard cases are on sale for $6.95 today!

  This Samsung Galaxy Note 3 hybrid case provides serious protection against drops and scratches while sporting a built-in kickstand that can be used for watching movies, browsing the web and more. The inner-most layer is made of a shock absorbing silicone that sits underneath a thick plastic…

• Nexus Player (fugu) factory images and binaries for build LRX21M now available for download

  Developers who snagged a Nexus Player can now tinker with their Android TV-based set-top boxes knowing that they have a safe route to recovery in the event of experiments gone terribly wrong. Google has published the factory image file for the Nexus Player for anyone who needs to download it.

• How to root the Nexus 9 in 9 easy steps

  Chainfire has done it again, folks -- root has been achieved on the Nexus 9 for anyone and everyone willing and able to apply it. We lay the easy process out in 9 quick steps to get you started!

• How to install Lollipop on Nexus 5, Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 right now

  The Android 5.0 Lollipop update isn't officially available for the Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 just yet, but that doesn't mean you can't install it already on some of these devices, as some developers over at xda posted on the forums AOSP-based Lollipop builds for the Nexus 5, Nexus…

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• Samsung Gear S coming to the UK this week for £329

  Samsung will bring its Tizen-based smartwatch with a curved screen — the Samsung Gear S — over to the UK, on Friday, November 7, for the price of £329. That's this Friday, as in two days from now.