• Google Play app is getting a Material Design upgrade

  The Google Play Store app is set to see an upgrade soon, and it's going to be a good one. This time around, Android users will see a whole lot if Material Design. From shadows to animation, the experience is about to get a lot bolder and brighter across the board. There will also be a portal to…

• [APK Teardown] Google+ v4.8 Tests Out Bandwidth Optimizations, Prepares For A Personalized 2014 Google+ Photo 'Yearbook'

  A brand new version of Google+ began rolling out to Android users yesterday , but it didn't initially appear to do much more than tweak a few layouts and change the colors to something more theme-appropriate. During the initial teardown, we also stumbled onto the newly expanded Pinning feature ,…

• Amazon is launching its own line of transparently-sourced baby products

  Amazon is launching a line of diapers and baby wipes that are available exclusively to Prime subscribers. The new offering — completely separate from the Amazon-owned Diapers.com — is branded Amazon Elements, and eventually it'll expand to include other "premium, everyday essentials…

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• Sonos rolls out multi-account support, Playbar sound tweaks

  Folks who've invested in Sonos' audio wares can expect to get a bit more out of the Controller companion app for iOS and Android. First, the mobile software now sorts up to 32 music service accounts for beaming tunes to your set-up. This means that b...

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• SNK Playmore releases free version of King of Fighters-A 2012 in the Play Store

  SNK Playmore is launching a completely free, ad-supported version of King of Fighters-A 2012 on Google Play. The game is mostly the same as the current $3 version, only 2 characters have been dropped from the roster.

• Watch this exhaustive comparison of Android Auto and CarPlay

  This year, both Apple and Google officially launched their vehicle dashboard interfaces, CarPlay and Android Auto. We've seen them action before, but 9to5Mac's Macmixing recently had a chance to check out both in the same car at the LA Auto Show. This allowed for one of the most thorough…

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• Play Store Material makeover adds new My Account page

  Google will be rolling out a software update for its Play Store app, giving its digital storefront a Material Design makeover. For Material lovers, the Play Store will get full-height drawers, consistent visuals and scrolling in the My Apps section, real-time card shadows, and a new My Account page.

• Facebook's Slingshot gets a revamp for version 2.0

  It appears that Facebook isn't ready to give up on its Snapchat competitor yet. The company announced version 2.0 of its Slingshot app today, which heralds a complete redesign of the way it works. The app essentially now works like Snapchat's 'stories' feature, with photos sticking…

• Cyanogen pledges continued OnePlus One support

  Cyanogen took to its own blog to clarify some misinformation that it would be dropping support for the OnePlus One. After it was inaccurately reported that the OnePlus One won't be getting future firmware updates through CyanogenMod , the company is stating that this is false and that Cyanogen…

• Nexus 9 keyboard on Amazon at $87.94 (but showing as out of stock)

  If you're eyeballing the Nexus 9 Keyboard folio and don't want to pay the $129 retail like we did — and we wouldn't blame you — you'll save $42 here. Buy now from Amazon Thanks, Gary!

• The Best Android Phones

  "What's the best phone right now?" That's probably the question we get around here more than any other. It's subjective, and it's not easy to answer. And truth be told there are whole lot of phones out there right now that you just can't go wrong with. So as we head…

• Verizon shares plans for LTE Advanced in 2015

  Verizon 's Mike Haberman today detailed a number of improvements coming to the carrier's LTE network next year. In short, the carrier in red will be rolling out carrier aggregation, adding more coverage for VoLTE, and continuing to refarm its PCS spectrum for LTE.

• Facebook Relaunches Slingshot As A Snapchat Stories-Style Lifecasting App

   Reply to unlock didn't work. Neither did dropping the requirement and just letting people freely send photos and videos to each other. So today Facebook took yet another swipe at Snapchat with the re-release of its ephemeral sharing app Slingshot for iOS and Android. Now you follow people like…

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• Where did the Gallery go after the Lollipop update?

  The Gallery is gone, but that's probably a good thing To put it lightly, Google has had a tough time communicating its photo handling strategy on Android. Depending on the Nexus or Google Play edition device you have and its OS version, you have the Gallery app, the Photos app, or sometimes…

• US Prepaid Phones Guide

  Sponsored by MetroPCS With kids back in school and budgets tight, prepaid carriers are often the way to go for anyone with a smartphone. Instead of paying your monthly bill after having used your wireless service, you pay beforehand for a set bucket of data. There are compromises to be made when…

• Play Store v5.1.11 Rolling Out With Full-Height Navigation Drawer, New My Account Page With Order History, And More [APK Download]

  You know that spiffy hamburger icon animation in the Play Store? Wave goodbye—the new version of the Play Store is hitting devices and it switches to the full height drawer. There's less divisive stuff going on too, like shadows. Who doesn't like shadows? What's New We're digging…

• Pair of new Moto 360 ads poke a little fun at luxury watches

  After releasing a pair of commercials for the device earlier this week, Motorola is back again with a couple of new ads for the Moto 360 . In the same vein as the previous releases, these two new ads have a little fun with the classic watch commercial format.

• Download: Google Play Store update with new My Account / order history page

  Google Play Store is getting an update. You can expect more Material for Lollipop users, and a new My Account / order history page. Sorry, guys. Looks like "free" apps will be mixed in here as well. So close.

• 13 Tips & Tricks for the Nexus 6

  The Nexus 6 (our review) may have been announced a while ago, but that doesn't mean it's any easier to buy now. If you're still waiting, or you finally got one, we have some must-know tips and tricks to help you get the most out of this giant Nexus.

• Android 5.0.1 OTA links are starting to surface, here's how to use them [Update: Nexus 9 also!]

  Google released Android 5.0.1 to AOSP yesterday and posted factory images for the Nexus 9, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, and now folks have started to receive the actual OTA updates for the incremental bump. While you can always manually update your Nexus device using the full factory image and still retain…