• Nexus 5 and 6 factory images and OTA update zips available for download

  Heads up: factory images and OTA update zips are now available to download for the both the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.

• Lollipop starts hitting LG G3s across Europe

  Lollipop is now hitting LG G3s across Europe. Previously only available on certain carriers in certain countries, we're hearing (and seeing for ourselves) that the sought-after update is slowly but surely rolling out to more and more devices. While things of this nature generally take a few days…

• Google updates Docs, Sheets, and Slides with a handful of useful new features

  Before 2014 is over, Google is back again with an update to Docs, Sheets, and Slides. If you use these apps on a daily basis, you're going to appreciate these new features.

• 'Half-Life 2: Episode One' lands on NVIDIA's Shield tablet, skips handheld

  After successfully porting two of Valve's most popular franchises to the NVIDIA Shield, today's news is only natural -- Half-Life 2: Episode One is now available for download on Google Play as a Shield exclusive. The expansion's launch is notable not...

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• Android Wear's 5.0 update changes the way notifications are handled, and it's a mixed bag

  Things are unchanged if your phone runs KitKat, but Lollipop users will be in for some learning Android Wear recently added a whole bunch of useful tweaks and features , building on a new base of Android 5.0 Lollipop. Though the focus of the update was on proper APIs for creating third-party watch…

• The Android 5.0.1 factory image for the Nexus 5 is now available

  It lives here . Happy flashing. And be sure to check your MD5 .

• Nest Thermostats get even smarter with Google Now integration

  What you need to know about the new integration with Google and the high-tech thermostat Google and Nest today quietly rolled out integration for the smart thermostat with the Google Now service. That means a couple things. First is that you'll know be able to use your voice to raise and lower…

• Google Shopping reportedly will challenge Amazon with new features

  Google is reported to be building out its online commerce business with a "Buy Now" button in an effort to challenge Amazon 's 1-Click. The Internet search giant is said to have approached various online retailers to add the single-click buy button in an effort to keep online shoppers…

• Google updates Docs, Sheets, and Slides for Android with improved editing features

  Google has announced that its Docs, Sheets, and Slides Android apps are grabbing some update love today. While there isn't much that's groundbreaking here, the updates do bring some nifty quality of life changes, such as scrollbars in Sheets, along with new tools for inserting, moving, and…

• Amazon Fire TV gains HBO GO streaming

  Amazon has announced that HBO GO will now be streaming to Amazon Fire TV customers. Customers with HBO's subscription can now bring that experience to the Fire TV set-top box starting today and Amazon's more affordably priced Fire TV Stick will also gain HBO GO streaming capabilities in…

• HBO GO launches on Amazon Fire TV

  Though it's been launched for some time now on basically every other web TV platform, HBO has finally decided it's time to hit Amazon Fire TV. According to Amazon, HBO is currently working on the HBO GO app for Amazon Fire TV stick as well, bringing their pay TV platform to all Amazon…

• The Best Cheap Smartphones

  We've rounded up the best cheap cell phones available on U.S. prepaid carriers, and putting them side-by-side so you can get hooked up as fast as possible. Everything here has a price tag of $300 or less when going month-to-month. This should offer you a ton of flexibility on plans while putting a…

• Reminder: Moto X (2nd Gen) $140-off promo codes expire at midnight, try to grab one here

  Motorola's $140 discount codes expire tonight at midnight (Central time). If you're looking for some codes for yourself, check out our post for details on where you can find some.

• Asus ZenWatch Review

   Asus has entered the Android Wear fray, with a smartwatch that features a bold design, even though it opts for a rectangular face, and materials and looks that might make it the closest we've seen yet from the Android camp to resembling an Apple Watch. The ZenWatch is by no means a clone,…

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