• Amazon launches Surprise! app for Android, makes it easy to send e-cards with Amazon giftcards inside

  SURPRISE! It's Amazon's new e-card app that makes sending their gift cards easier than ever. If the holiday shopping rush has got you down, show you care by sending Amazon dollars.

• Google throws its weight behind cheap Cardboard virtual reality

  Stacked up against high-cost and high-tech virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift or Sony's Project Morpheus, Google Cardboard — the company's low-cost VR viewer, made out of actual cardboard — sounds a bit like a joke. But today  Google has shown that it's serious about…

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• This new feature is the coolest thing Google has done so far with Android Wear

  Android Wear doesn't exactly get the same kind of attention that its older brother Android does but Google isn't nearly done yet adding exciting new features to its mobile computing platform. To this end, Google rolled out a new API for Android Wear on Wednesday that will let you customize your…

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• Android 5.0.1 now rolling out to Nexus 4, 6, 7, and Moto G GPe [OTA DOWNLOAD]

  And just like clockwork, the Nexus 4, Nexus 6, and even the Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi have begun receiving their Android 5.0.1 updates over-the-air. Earlier today we saw the updates hit Google's factory images page, and suspected a rollout was imminent. For anyone itching to get their hands on the…

• Google injects Material Design into Chromecast, YouTube updates; Wallet makes shopping easier

  Google is doling out more Material Design love to a few more apps this week. Notably, the Chromecast and YouTube apps are updated with Google's new design language, with Chromecast expanding its screen casting capabilities to more devices. The third app, Google Wallet , is getting a more modest…

• Android 5.0.1 now rolling out to Moto G GPe

  It looks like owners of the Moto G Google Play Edition are set to get a taste Android 5.0.1 Lollipop . The OTA zip file is now available for the device, which means that it should be rolling out to users soon. In the meantime, if you simply can't wait to get your hands on it, you can head on…

• Weekly Photo Contest: Sharing

  We all grew up being told by our parents that it's best to share with others, and while it didn't seem like the best idea when we were kids being forced to let others use our toys, we sure know it stands true as adults. That's why this week we're going with the prompt…

• Uber's ridesharing app will come preloaded on Sprint smartphones

  Uber isn't in everyone's good graces these days, but American carriers apparently love it -- Sprint is following in AT&T's footsteps with plans to preload Uber's ridesharing app on new Android devices. It's not saying which devices, although it's saf...

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