• Samsung Gear S comes to Canada tomorrow

  Following U.S. availability last week, those of us north of the border will be able to snag the 3G-ready Samsung Gear S watch starting tomorrow at Samsung brand stores, and other retailers throughout November. The pricetag sits at $399.99.

• Photo Editor by Aviary updated with creative cloud sync and $200 worth of free effects

  Aviary has today announced their biggest update since joining forces with Adobe, bring a much improved Photo Editor by Aviary app to Android and iOS. The photo editing app — which allows users to edit on the fly with tools like one-tap enhance, color balance, and stickers — today adds over $200…

• YouTube Android App Now Sports A White Sidebar For Some Users, Without An Update

  Google has given a bunch of its apps the Material Design treatment. Thus far, YouTube isn't one of them, even if you're running Android 5.0. But a few users have noticed a UI change that nudges things in that direction. They've fired up to app and slid out the sidebar, only to see that…

• Aviary updates its mobile photo editor with Creative Cloud syncing, new effects

  Photo editing app and SDK maker Aviary today announced a major update to its standalone iOS and Android apps, introducing Creative Cloud-powered syncing; visual effects like highlights, shadows, overlays, and vignettes; and a "re-built" brush tool. Aviary calls today's update its "first…

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• Yes, you can play Lollipop's Android-themed Flappy Bird clone on your Nexus Player

  Google outdid themselves with their latest easter egg, building a Flappy Bird clone right into the source code of Android 5.0 Lollipop. How could they possibly do any better than an Android and Lollipop-themed Flappy Bird clone on your tablet or smartphone? Take it to the living room, of course.

• Top Android device, accessory, and app deals for November 13

  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…

• Here are the features that iPhone fans would love to see Apple steal from Android

  The great thing about the fierce rivalry between iOS and Android is that both platforms learn things from each other. For instance, Google has learned a lot about good overall design from Apple, while Apple has learned the value in opening up some parts of iOS — most recently its keyboard…

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• Nvidia Shield Tablet Gets Lollipop Nov. 18, Grid Streaming Game Service Coming This Month

   Nvidia's Shield Tablet will be one of the first tablets beyond the Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop, with an update that arrives November 18. Nvidia isn't stopping there, however, as the update also includes a brand new Nvidia Dabbler app for use with the Shield Tablet's…

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• NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet gets Android Lollipop Nov 18th; GRID cloud gaming open beta begins soon

  NVIDIA had some exciting news to announce this morning. For starters, the company has confirmed that they will be shipping Android 5.0 Lollipop to SHIELD Tablets starting November 18th. This was following a promise that the tablet would get the upgrade by the end of November.

• Black Friday Pricing Arrives Early for the Roku Streaming Stick

  The Roku Streaming Stick has some healthy competition in the form of the Chromecast and Amazon's Fire TV Stick , but if you're tempted by Roku's simple on-screen interface and 1800+ app ecosystem ( including Google Play! ), you're in luck today. Read more...

• Get your Samsung USB 3.0 Wall Charger on sale today for just $14.95 before they're gone!

  This all-white cable measures 5ft in length and has a USB 3.0 plug on one end, and a 21-pin plug on the other. You can easily plug into your computer to charge or sync your movies, pictures or data at any time. Included with the cable is a travel adapter that plugs into a standard wall outlet.…

• How to Switch to Google's New Messenger App for SMS

  There are plenty of ways to manage your SMS messages on Android, from independent apps like Chomp SMS to Google's own Hangouts . Fresh in the Play Store this week is a new Messenger app , an upgrade on Google's native SMS tool that was the default option before Hangouts got SMS capabilities.…

• Samsung introduces Flow, their version of Apple's Continuity

  Samsung had a very interesting new development to show off at their first annual global developers' conference. The name? Samsung Flow. Its purpose? To let you take what you do on your phone, and do it on your tablet. Or computer. Or even your TV.

• Lollipop 5.0 available on NVIDIA Shield Tablet November 18

  Amid the rollout of the latest version of Android, Lollipop 5.0 , NVIDIA's Shield Tablet devices are also being counted among the first devices ready for an upgrade. The Tablet will be getting the update next Tuesday, that is, November 18. Android 5.0 on the Shield hauls in the flat and smooth…

• NVIDIA announces open preview for Grid, the Netflix of PC games

  Shield Tablet owners in North America will be able to try out Grid, a new service from NVIDIA that will offer free cloud access to some 20-odd PC games. Much like the remote play option currently available for tablet and portable users with their personal gaming rig, you'll be able to dig into…

• Green Box brings Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and other Valve classics to NVIDIA Shield

  Alongside today's announcements about Grid and Lollipop support for the Shield Tablet, NVIDIA is launching a bundle of Valve games called the Green Box. It will be immediately available to anybody buying a new 32 GB NVIDIA Shield Tablet, and includes the previously-launched Half-Life 2 and…

• SwiftKey Eyes The Far East With Beta Launch Of Chinese On Android

   Predictive keyboard maker SwiftKey, which is backed by investors including Index and Accel, has finally launched a Chinese beta of its software on the Android platform. This follows the launch of SwiftKey for Japanese beta back in May.This time last year the U.K. startup — which was founded…

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• SwiftKey introduces Chinese language support in beta

  Popular keyboard app SwiftKey has introduced comprehensive Chinese language support as part of its latest beta. The new SwiftKey beta brings support for Simplified Chinese, Taiwan Traditional Chinese and Hong Kong Traditional Chinese through a host of new input methods:

• NVIDIA Announces Lollipop Release Date, Open GRID Preview, Half-Life 2 Episode One, And More For SHIELD Tablet

  Have you ever heard the phrase "when it rains, it pours?" Well, at NVIDIA HQ, they like to make it  storm. Those guys don't know about a little thing called "subtlety," nor do I think they care. They're like "oh, we want to announce something? Let's just save it…

• NVIDIA GRID streams PC games to SHIELD

  It's not just Lollipop that NVIDIA's SHIELD Tablet is getting, with NVIDIA GRID set to offer "Netflix for games" for the Android-based gaming tablet, and at a price that - for the moment, at least - can't be beat. Graduating from the beta that began almost a year ago, GRID…