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Test your detective skills with Clue for Android

Surely, many of us have spent countless hours solving murders using the classic Clue board game. It was a must-have for Sundays with friends and family. Everything is going digital now, though. Forget about losing all those small pieces, Clue is now available for Android and you can get it straight from the Google Play Store. The concept is the same. Roll the die to move around the mansion and find out who committed the murder, which weapon was used and where the incident happened.

Actions on Google makes it easy to build apps for Google Assistant

There is no denying that Google Assistant is a fantastic virtual assistant with some useful features and very natural interactions. From checking facts on the web, to setting timers, to launching apps, to sending messages, it can help make life easier in a myriad of ways. But that’s not to say it’s perfect. There are some features that many would like to see come to Google Assistant. Good news! With just a little effort and no real coding chops, you can actually create your own apps and features from scratch with Actions on Google.

An Android app for automatic Wi-Fi toggle

One of the culprits that rapidly drain an Android phone’s battery is the Wi-Fi, which, once activated, keeps on draining your precious battery power whether it gets a signal or not. The battery power that gets wasted for that function could have simply been used to give you more minutes to listen to your favorite music or make an important call. You can deal with this problem by adjusting the screen brightness or simply by turning your Wi-Fi off.

Frequency - Indie app of the day

What is Frequency? Imagine if YouTube and cable television had a baby. That baby would be Frequency. Frequency is an application that can be described as an RSS feed for video. It compiles sources from around the internet to create a near-constant stream of news video from sources like YouTube, The Wall Street Journal, TED, CNN, Android Authority, and others.Here’s how it works. You open the app, select a video to play, and then watch it.

Google App version 5.8 beta brings back auto-rotate home screen option, icon normalization

Not all that long ago Google introduced a beta testing program for its Google App on Android, allowing interested folks to preview new features and tweaks before they rolled out to the general public. The app has seen a few notable improvements over the last few months, and today’s update brings back some familiar functionality that will definitely make some users happy. In an update that’s rolling out now, version 5.

Huawei Austria store is company's first outside China

At a news conference today, Huawei announced it will open its very first European store in Vienna this summer (via Reuters). The Huawei Austria shop will be the first store from the company to open outside of its native China. There are three major Austrian wireless carriers: A1 Telekom Austria, controlled by Mexico’s America Movil, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile Austria, and Hutchison Whampoa’s Drei Austria. Huawei already has deals with all three, so a Huawei storefront makes perfect sense in the country.

LG to demo 5" OLED flexible panel, first Full HD 7" tablet panel

LG announced it would showcase a 5-inch OLED flexible screen at SID this week, along with the world’s first full HD 7-inch LCD display. There’s a serious rivalry going on in Korea over the leadership in the booming OLED business. While Samsung, through its daughter company Samsung Display, makes a vast majority of the OLED displays sold today, LG Display is coming hard from behind and makes its own claims of industry leadership.

More Samsung Galaxy S20 renders give us a splash of color

TheSamsung Galaxy S20 series is less than a month away from its expected reveal, and the stream of leaks continues to run. Yesterday, we got a look at what appears to be official Samsung renders, and we now have even more official-looking renders to check out. The new images come via ever-reliable German outlet WinFuture, showing the Galaxy S20 in apparent Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, and Cloud Pink color schemes. The latter two options in particular seem like a refreshing departure from the usual grey and black phone colors.

Amazon Fire Phone now just $200 without contract

This is a great, and interesting, shift for big A to make. On one hand, we have a device that is decently equipped, but has been all but laughed off for its overall underwhelming experience. However, at just $200, this phone is now in Moto G price competition. This may make a huge difference in sales, as the Fire Phone compares to the Moto G with twice as much RAM, at 2GB, 5 more MP in the camera, at 13MP and the more powerful Snapdragon 800 SoC, versus the Snapdragon 400 in the Moto G.

Huawei P8 will have 3-year warranty in selected markets (exclusive)

While most modern smartphones come with standard manufacturers’ warranty, some companies are trying to offer additional services to entice customers. LG is offering free screen replacements in Korea with the LG G4, HTC is offering free damage protection in the USA with the One M9 and we can exclusively reveal that Huawei is offering three years warranty with next-day or three-day turnaround time for repairs with the Huawei P8 in selected Western European markets.