• Is Palm about to be resurrected as an Android smartphone?

  It's been awhile since we last heard from Palm. Feels like it was only a few years ago the company launched the WebOS-powered Palm Pre handset, a smartphone that ultimately failed to make headway in a mobile market dominated by Android and iOS. Not too long after that, the company eventually…

• The Palm brand might be coming back, courtesy of Alcatel Onetouch

  It's been a good long while since we've mentioned Palm around these parts, but there's a strong possibility we could be mentioning them a lot more often if what we think is happening is in fact what is happening. By all appearances, it looks like Alcatel Onetouch has purchased the Palm…

• This week's sidebar poll: Are you making any Android-related New Year's resolutions?

  Should auld devices be forgot, and never brought to mind? As we reflect on the past year, it's also time to start looking ahead. And while there are a lot of predictions about what devices we'll see in the coming year, about what should or shouldn't happen with Android services and…

• Samsung preps retail stores for Lollipop update rolling out in January

  We know owners of Samsung devices (or any other manufacturer for that matter) are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Android 5.0 Lollipop. After initially rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy S5 in Poland as sort of a test run, it was more recently we saw the update begin spreading…

• BEWARE: A serious bug has been found in the new version of Android Lollipop

  Moving forward, it might be a good idea to avoid installing any X.0.1 update on your smartphone or tablet. Earlier this year, Apple temporarily bricked tens of thousands of brand new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets when it released iOS 8.0.1, which included major bugs that prevented phones from…

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• What is a Motorola ID?

  It seems that every time you set up a phone, the manufacturer wants you to not only log into Google, but register for their own system. Acer ID, Samsung account, LG Account — and Motorola ID, which we're prompted for on our lovely Moto X or Moto G . So, just was is this Motorola ID used for,…