Tuesday, December 30, 2014

  • Samsung Milk VR app delivers virtual reality videos to your Gear VR on a daily basis

    It's no secret that there is a bit of a shortage when it comes to Samsung Gear VR content at the moment -- and developers are surely working on changing that each and every day -- but Samsung's looking to give their headgear some tender love and care with a new app.

  • Top Digital Deals of 2014 from AndroidArea.com

    As you know, this year we launched our new destination for deals on Android related gear, gadgets, software, and more. Let's take a moment to recap some of the best offers of 2014. We'll start with our Top Digital Deals of 2014.

  • The Interview has become 2014's top selling movie on Google Play and YouTube

    Less than a week after Sony's much-talked about movie The Interview became available to purchase or rent on the Google Play Store and YouTube , Google has now confirmed that the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy has become the top selling movie of 2014 for both sites.

  • Readers' Choice Awards: Biggest Fail of 2014

    With less than two days left in the year, we are down to our penultimate category in our 2014 Readers' Choice Awards. It is now time to announce the winner for the one category where last place would be a better finish than first. Ladies and gentlemen, your choice for the Biggest Fail of 2014.

  • SALE: Easily master Android development skills

    Make 2015 the year that you learn a new skill.  Who knows?  It could lead you to a new set of opportunities that will improve your career prospects and, ultimately, increase your earning potential.  You won't know what you could achieve until you take that first step, like getting The Elite…

  • Is this a render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6?

    Looking for an early peek at the Samsung Galaxy S6? It's become rather difficult to get a full look at a high profile phone ahead of its launch, so we were skeptical when the images inside were doled out as supposed actual renders of the thing.

  • HUGE UPSET: Samsung passes Apple to become America's most beloved cell phone brand

    Samsung had a very rough year in 2014. The company's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, was seen as a disappointment by most pundits and industry watchers. According to several reports, the phone also failed to meet internal sales estimates. Making matters far worse was Samsung's performance in…

  • Android Lollipop memory woes resolved, fix incoming

    Launching an operating system update isn't easy (just ask Apple). It's especially difficult when you make a lot of visual changes, which in turn alter how the hardware is used. With Android Lollipop, users are delighted by the visual change, with it's colorful cards and subtly useful…

  • Twitter has a new advertising channel: your following list

    No matter your school of thought on how you use Twitter , the list of people you follow now includes advertising. The first customer: MasterCard. On the web, and in the official Twitter apps for iPhone and Android , you'll find that you, and everybody else, have MasterCard as a promoted entry in…

  • 675 beautiful Material Design wallpapers you can download for free

    One of the most important features of Google's newly released Android 5.0 Lollipop mobile operating system is the new design language called Material Design. Basically, Google came up with a series of design guidelines for Lollipop that developers can also use for their Android apps, and Google…

  • The Android Apps That Collect the Most Data on You

    Apps often need permission to access other stuff on your phone to work. What is less obvious is the breadth of information collected, and why it gets scooped up. Vocativ put together a list of common permissions from popular Android apps, calling it a "barometer of what app makers think they…

  • PSA: don't install apps promising to download a copy of The Interview, or your bank account could be compromised

    There's an app floating around posing as a suitable way to download The Interview, but what you'll find is a malware downloader that seeks to pull banking information from folks' phones.

  • Frustrated Android fan explains why he's dangerously close to buying an iPhone 6 Plus

    Jason Kallelis of Writing About Tech wants to make something clear: he's loved Android for years now. However, he's recently found himself reaching a breaking point and is very tempted to switch to Apple next year when he gets a new smartphone. RELATED: Here's what happens when a diehard…

  • Alex's favorite Android devices of 2014

    My favorite Android-powered stuff from the past twelve months Working at Android Central means I get to play with a lot of cool stuff — phones, tablets, smartwatches and occasionally some wackier devices as well. And there's been no shortage of great Android-powered gadgetry in 2014,…

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