• Google Cardboard app 'Jack White: Third-D' places you in the middle of a concert

  A new virtual reality app titled Jack White: Third-D has just hit the Google Play store that will place Google Cardboard wearers in the middle of a Jack White concert from wherever they are located. The experience will also be hitting the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift in the future as well.

• Google Plus adds new options for gender identity

  Google is making it easier for those who don't identify themselves within the bounds of "male" or "female" on Google Plus . Rachael Bennet, a Google software engineer, announced via the social network that there are now more options for listing one's gender on their…

• This week's sidebar poll: Did a large phone replace your small tablet?

  Phones keep getting bigger and bigger. Some of us love the idea, some of us don't, but it seems nothing will stop or slow down the race to be the biggest. Samsung got in early, with the genius idea that is the Galaxy Note . Whoever had that vision certainly deserves a huge raise, and office with…

• T-Mobile announces Unlimited Data Family plan for $100, but only for a limited time [UPDATE]

  Holy cow. T-Mobile announced a $100 *unlimited data* family plan. Can't wait to see how AT&T/Verizon/Sprint react.

• Sprint MVNO Ting to support GSM starting in February 2015

  Ting , the MVNO that currently runs on Sprint's network, made a curious little announcement today. In a rather epic video on YouTube (as epic as SIM cards can get, anyway), Ting announced that it will support GSM phones starting in February 2015.

• You Can Learn How to Be a White Hat Hacker for $60

  Do you or someone you love have ambitions to become a hacker for good? Well today you can buy a White Hat Hacker Bundle with over 40 hours of tutorials on everything from web scraping to penetration testing for just $60. The bundle normally costs over $600. Read more...

• This canceled Nexus 6 feature sheds light on what's next for Android

  Google's latest Nexus smartphone, the Nexus 6 phablet, is the company's best handset to date, but the device could have been even better. Ars Technica reports that at least one prototype of the Nexus 6 also had a fingerprint sensor that could have offered users additional security features.…

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• Moto 360 ad shows off connectivity with Tinder

  Motorola is debuting a new ad for its Moto 360 smartwatch as part of its "A Watch for Our Times" campaign. Highlighting symmetry and design, the latest spot features an architect wearing what appears at first glance to be a regular classic watch, but the piece goes on to show an Android…

• T-Mobile's new unlimited family package starts at $100 per month [updated]

  It looks like T-Mobile is pushing forward with its un-carrier initiative with a new family package that offers unlimited everything for a base cost of $100 for two lines. Each additional line will run you $40 extra per line. Overall, at $180 for 4 lines, the package deal would end up saving you $40…

• Carousel update frees up space on your phone by auto deleting photos backed up to Dropbox

  Carousel (Dropbox's photos app) is seeing an update that frees up space on your phone by deleting already backed up photos. Could be super helpful for anyone rocking an 8GB device.

• Google search gets a speed increase on Chrome for Android

  It looks like Google is looking to spice up your seraches on Chrome for Android . According to a Google Plus post by Google developer Ilya Grigorik, a new feature should be rolling out that speeds up searches by 100 to 150 milliseconds.

• Sega's Google Play sale takes popular titles down to $0.99

  Sega is offering a few of its classic titles for just $0.99 per game as part of the Google Play weekly sale, including Virtua Tennis Challenge , Crazy Taxi , Sonic Jump , After Burner Climax, and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing . If you're looking for some fun on your phone or are itching to…

• This hideous piece of 2007 Google hardware shows why we should all be thankful for Apple

  Android fans may not want to admit it, but there's actually a good reason for them to be thankful for Apple. Why, do you ask? Mostly because Apple's hardware design chops are so good that they often raise the bar for hardware designers at rival companies. And if you want to see just how awful…

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• Project Ara's Spiral 2 printed circuit board prototype is put on display

  Google showed off an image today of one of its printed circuit boards created for the Spiral 2 prototype of Project Ara, its modular smartphone project that its ATAP division has been developing for some time.

• The Best Verizon Phones

  We're compiling the very best Verizon phones across all platforms, so you can take a quick look at a glance, and find more information easily. Whether you're a long-time Verizon subscriber, or you're switching and want to find out what's available at a glance, this should help you out.