• How and when you'll be able to get Lollipop for your current Android device

  Google is trying to get the newest Android software pushed out to more devices faster than ever before, although it could still be a while before your device can get Android 5.0 Lollipop over the air. For those anxious to know when they'll get Lollipop and its gorgeous Material Design on their…

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• AT&T Provides OTA Updates For The Galaxy Note II, S III, S4, Mega, And LG G3

  AT&T has rolled out over-the-air updates to a slew of devices over the course of this week. You might expect uniformity among them, and you would be partially right. Some of these phones have similar upgrades, while others are getting their own set of changes. We're lumping them all together…

• Download $80 worth of awesome paid Android apps for free right now

  Amazon is back with a special Android apps bundle that offers users free access to 17 premium apps that are worth more than $80 combined. The free app promotion is valid on Friday and Saturday, and users have to install Amazon's Appstore on their Android smartphones and tablets to get the apps.…

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• PhotoShrinker Lets You Quickly Free Up Space On Your Smartphone

   For those struggling with smartphones that seem to be constantly running out of disk space, a new application called PhotoShrinker can help. The app lets you free up space on your iPhone or Android smartphone by compressing photos up to 1/10th of their original size, potentially freeing up gigs…

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• BlackBerry to bring new, secure tools and services to iOS and Android

  BlackBerry's BES 12 brings secure group collaboration and two-factor authentication to Blackberry, iOS and Android devices.

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• 20 hidden Android 5.0 Lollipop tricks you need to know about

  Android 5.0 Lollipop is quite possibly the most hotly anticipated Android update ever. The new software brings with it a number of key changes as well as battery life improvements and performance enhancements, but the one thing Android fans are anticipating most eagerly is the new look of Android…

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• Accel's Wong may pick Android over Apple in health platforms

  If you're trying to care for a large population of people, you want to develop for the mobile platform that the largest number of people are using, Wong suggested. That's Android.

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• Google Play Music All Access Customers Will Automatically Get Access To YouTube Music Key Without Having To Re-Sign Up

  When Google announced YouTube Music Key , we had a few questions, most of which revolved around how this would affect Google Play Music All Access subscribers. Music Key's inclusion of All Access was part of the announcement, but it wasn't stated whether or not AA subscribers would…

• Galaxy Note Edge Now On Sale In The US From Most Carriers With Prices Starting At A Staggering $399.99 On-Contract

  The Galaxy Note Edge is now available in the US from most of the major carriers, and to anyone out there who wants its intriguing curved strip of extra screen space, well, it's going to cost you. If you missed our last report , then you might want to sit down. This handset comes in at roughly…

• Amazon Is Giving Away Over $80 In Free Apps On Friday And Saturday

  If there's one thing I've learned about Amazon's mobile approach over the last couple of years, it's that they love to give stuff away. Free apps, free coins for downloading said free apps so you can get more free apps...and the like. I'm not the biggest fan of the Amazon…

• Microsoft launches beta version of Skype for Web

  Microsoft has unveiled Skype for Web, a browser-based version of the VOIP service. Currently in beta, Skype for Web functions just like its native desktop counterpart, with voice and video calling and text messaging. The beta is available for Internet Explorer, Chrome , and Firefox on Windows, and…

• HTC: Android Lollipop for Google Play Edition M7 and M8 targeted for early next week

  Owners of HTC's two Google Play Edition phones -- last year's HTC One M7 and this year's HTC One M8 -- might be in for a very nice treat next week. Mo Versi, the company's vice president of product management, confirmed on Twitter that they're targeting "early next…

• Warning: You may not want to root your Android phone after installing Lollipop

  While regular smartphone users who choose an Android device might not be as interested in customizing their mobile experience as more hardcore Android fans, there are plenty of buyers who chose Android over iOS or other mobile operating systems exactly because they have the liberty of doing more…

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• WhatsApp Lets You Disable Read Receipts, You Can Safely Ignore People's Nagging Again

  Remember when WhatsApp  turned on its Read Receipts feature  last week and caused panic all over the world? Well, the company wants nothing to do with your lover quarrels or business disputes — "He ignored my WhatsApp messages!" isn't a court-accepted argument, it seems. So to…

• Nexus 6 now available from Sprint, $300 on-contract; are you buying? [Poll]

  Last week Sprint put their name in the hat as the first carrier to offer a Nexus 6 in the United States, and its day to shine has finally arrived. You can walk into any Sprint store (or go online) right now and buy a Nexus 6.

• Use this Lollipop trick to tell Google exactly what you think of the Nexus 6

  Whether you love or hate the Nexus 6 — or really, any Lollipop-equipped Nexus device — Google wants to know about it. Android Police has spotted a new feature in Nexus devices that have been Android 5.0 Lollipop installed that will let you send your personal review of the device directly to…

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• Google Adds Chromecast Screen Mirroring Support For Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  Shortly after the release of Samsung's Galaxy Note 4, owners were dismayed to learn their new phone was unable to mirror its screen to a Chromecast. No other Google Cast apps were affected, but plenty of people still wanted screen casting. Well, it took about a month, but this oversight has…