Update, April 13: You can now get a large KMASHI power bank for even cheaper. The 10,000-mAh KMASHI Power Bank can be had for just $9.20 if you use the coupon code “DZIBCBG3” at checkout. Happy shopping!
Original post, April 5: Here’s a rather good deal that we have come across on a huge 15,000mAh KMASHI power bank, which is sure to keep your smartphone juiced up all day and then some. The company is selling its power bank for just $12.
Despite Google’s valiant attempt to make Android a safer playground for its users by introducing the anti-malware Bouncer service last February, which helps scan apps on Google Play Store for malware and keep them out, experts are still finding security loopholes that can wreak havoc on your Android device.
The first threat we’re going to talk about today comes from the Near Field Communication (NFC) feature on certain Android devices, which is becoming more ubiquitous these days.
Back in October of 2014 HTC decided to branch outside of the Android devices market by introducing an action camera with a unique periscope-like design, dubbed the HTC Re. Despite the Re’s intriguing design and capabilities, the device arguably failed to make the impact that HTC had probably hoped for, though the camera wasn’t without its fans.Since its original release for $199, the HTC Re has seen a number of price cuts, including a temporaryslash down to just $50.
The fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 was not received with great enthusiasm by users and critics, but with added functionality from third-party developers, the feature could become quite compelling.
LastPass lets you save passwords for websites and Android apps onto its secure cloud; instead of having to memorize and recall unique passwords for every service, you only need to recall and type the password to LastPass. That’s still a small hassle that the fingerprint scanner integration will solve, starting with the latest update of LastPass for Android.
With the recent introduction of Android Wear, Android TV and Android Auto, Google is expanding its ecosystem to as many screen sizes as possible. With all of the new screen sizes now on the Android platform, the company is urging developers to create the best looking applications as possible, no matter what size screen. To do so, Google has created a new reference sample application called the Universal Music Player for developers to use as a reference point.
Earlier this year at CES 2017, Google announced that its Google Assistant voice command feature would find its way into smart TVs. Today, Sony confirmed that its upcoming 2017 lineup of Bravia 4K televisions, which already have Android TV installed, will be the first to incorporate Google Assistant.
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That’s the good news. The bad news is that if you buy one of the new 2017 Sony Bravia televisions right away, you won’t get access to Google Assistant out of the box.
One of Team 17’s most popular titles is Worms 2: Armageddon, which has over a million installs and a four-star rating based on over 60,000 reviews. That game usually goes for $4.99 but is on sale today for only $2.49, a savings of 50 percent.
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The best thing about spending a measly $2.49 on Worms 2: Armageddon? There are no ads and no in-app purchases.
Five years ago today, Google and LG partnered to release one of the most cherished Android smartphones ever: the Nexus 5. Though not necessarily the best looking or the most popular handset, the Nexus 5 nonetheless captured something special.
Despite its oft-discussed flaws, this smartphone stole the hearts of many Android fans (indeed, created many fans) and is still used as a reference device even today.
On its birthday week, I’ve been thinking about how much it achieved, and how far smartphones have really come since its release at the end of 2013.
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A new French law prohibits the use of smartphones and tablets in school. The intention of the law is to help curb smartphone addiction and preserve the classroom as a place of learning. The law is similar to another French law that prohibits employers from requiring staff to always be “connected.” French lawmakers passed a sweeping bill on Monday that effectively bans the use of smartphones and tablets in French school systems, we learned via The Washington Post.
Update, February 5, 2019 (11:55AM EST): You can now download Revolve8, Sega’s new real-time strategy mobile game.
Downloading the game costs nothing, but in-app purchases go up to $79.99 for each item. The game doesn’t feature advertisements, so there’s that.
Players also received a long list of pre-registration rewards, though most of them are only available as players reach new league levels.
The rewards might not be enough to ignore the lag and connection issues that some players experienced.