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Android 7.0 might drop next month without Nexus 5 support

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Google announced that Android 7.0 would be Android Nougat, and it includes your usual new features and under the hood enhancements that we s...

[TA Deals] Samsung’s Level Box Mini is just $49 (50% off)

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On Talk Android Deals, the Samsung Level Box Mini Bluetooth Speaker is seeing a mighty 50% off discount as its our featured product of the d...

Huawei P9 review: Stepping up to the plate

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This year appears to be the one that Chinese companies achieve mainstream status in western markets. While we were all greatly impressed wit...

Google brings historic Rio exhibits and landmarks to a digital art collection

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Samsung isn’t the only one getting in on the Olympic-themed action, as Google has just announced a big addition to Street View in Google Map...

New Samsung Gear VR for Galaxy Note 7 leaks ahead of launch

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Remember the tidbit about the new Gear VR from our Galaxy Note 7 leak earlier this week? The headset has decided to show up a few days befor...

[TA Deals] Get yourself hosted on the web with A2 Hosting and a Radix “.tech” domain

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If you’re looking to get your website up on the web, today’s Talk Android Deals might just be able to help you out. A2 Hosting is offering a...

Chromecast devices hit 30 million shipped mark

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During a recent earnings call for Google, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the company has now recorded shipments of over 30 million Chromecast un...

Talk Android Podcast: Episode 14

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Listen to the fourteenth episode of the Talk Android Podcast. It’ll stream live on YouTube on July 29 at 4:30PM ET. In Episode 13 (7/29/16),...

Xiaomi could unveil its first VR headset on August 1

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Xiaomi posted a teaser to its Weibo account today, indicating that the company could unveil its first ever virtual reality headset on August...

SwiftKey users have been seeing predictions from other people’s personal data

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SwiftKey is one of the oldest and most popular third-party keyboards on Android. It has almost unmatched text predictions that sync with var...

Sony posts surprise profit, mobile unit turnaround

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For a while it looked like Sony may be dropping out of the smartphone market. The belief was so strong that last year there were several ins...

Hoping to revive slumping mobile division, LG launches the V20 in September

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Three weeks ago, LG’s mobile division experienced a shakeup amid disappointing sales for the company’s 2016 flagship. The G5 just didn’t mee...

Best multiplayer games

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The ultimate goal in the creation of smartphones and tablets was one thing: connection. They’ve paved the way to make connecting with others...

Samsung confirms a few Galaxy Note 7 features in new TV ad

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Samsung has launched a new TV ad, confirming a bunch of features that the Galaxy Note 7 will sport. It doesn’t seem to be an unintentional l...

Samsung’s Q2 earnings are in, sees highest profits in two years

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Samsung has posted its Q2 earnings for 2016, seeing some of its highest revenue in two years. Keep in mind that this is only second quarter ...

Verizon makes the Moto Z DROID, Moto Z Force available to buy

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Lenovo and Verizon not too long ago announced the Moto Z DROID and Moto Z Force, but neither device was available for purchase right off of ...

[TA Deals] This micro-USB cable is going with you everywhere (20% off)

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Need a versatile and durable micro-USB cable to carry around with everywhere? Today on Talk Android Deals, our featured deal is the Titan Lo...

Exclusive: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has a barely-curved display, plenty of new software features

Unknown 7/28/2016 05:18:00 am Add Comment Edit

Next month, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 will debut in front of a live crowd in New York City. We’re sharing exclusive information today that you...

SoundCloud hoping to find buyer willing to part with $1 billion

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SoundCloud started out as an alternative method for DJs and artists to get their music and other creations streaming on the Internet without...

Google Play Family Library makes it a little easier to share content

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Recognizing the fact that many people who buy content from the Google Play Store, especially movies and video, do so as part of a family, Go...

Sony schedules its IFA 2016 conference for September 1

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Europe’s largest tech show, known as IFA, is a little over a month away, set to take place during the first week of September. With that in ...

Pokemon Go Plus accessory delayed until September

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Bad news for Pokemon Go fans. While the Pokemon Go Plus accessory was originally slated for a late July release, Nintendo has announced that...

Now you can get the Nextbit Robin in red

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There’s another Robin flying this way. Moments ago, Nextbit announced its first phone is being sold in a new color that we saw teased in rec...

Nintendo’s portable NX console will be powered by an NVIDIA processor

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According to a new report from video game publication Eurogamer, Nintendo’s upcoming NX console will be powered by one of NVIDIA’s mobile pr...

China’s LeECo scoops up Vizio for $2 billion

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It’s a name that many of us would more readily associate with smartphones such as the Le Max 2, but at a press conference held in Los Angele...

Google is making it easier to find apps with new app categories

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The Play Store is a distribution center for millions of different apps. And because of that sheer amount available, it can be difficult for ...

Xiaomi’s Redmi Pro is official with dual-cameras and Helio X25 processor on-board

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Xiaomi at a press event in China announced today the all-new Redmi Pro. The handset will be offered in different variations to appease those...

[TA Deals] Get everything you need to learn Excel for $39

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On Talk Android Deals, the Master Microsoft Excel 2016 Bundle is being offered at a massive discount that makes learning the ins and outs of...

[Deal] Google starts up its Back to School discounts

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Google is starting up some of its back to school promotions in the Google Store, offering discounts on Chromebooks and smartphones alike. Fi...

Don’t buy the Moto Z if you want monthly security updates

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There’s something you should know before you buy the Moto Z or Moto Z Force: software updates are going to be hard to come by. Hit the break...

Best office apps

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From small, at-home businesses to multi-billion dollar companies, modern technology is taking over. Your favorite coffee shop has you sign a...

[TA Deals] Save 48% on a bone conduction Bluetooth headset

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Phones are ditching the 3.5mm headphone jack, so if you haven’t already moved to Bluetooth headphones, now’s a great time to consider making...

BlackBerry DTEK50 Android phone launches as ‘most secure’

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When BlackBerry was flying high in its heyday, one of the benefits of the devices was how well they played with corporate IT environments, e...

Moto Z & Moto Z Force review: Maybe be the DROID you’re looking for

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The Moto Z and Moto Z Force are Lenovo’s first crack at the high-end smartphone market since acquiring Motorola, and they’ll likely be a mak...

New images show off BlackBerry’s upcoming Android phone

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BlackBerry has yet to officially announce its upcoming and second Android-powered smartphone, but a product page for the device was accident...

T-Mobile’s Binge On finally hits 100 available services

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Binge On launched about eight months ago, and since then it’s become one of T-Mobile’s staple features. John Legere is quick to promote and ...

Twitter live streaming expands to MLB, NHL and a nightly highlight show

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Twitter is known for the immediacy of the content that is available on the platform, a position that helps it maintain a certain level of un...

Cyanogen’s Kondik says company isn’t going anywhere

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Over this past weekend reports surfaced that Cyanogen Inc, the company that was spun off from the CyanogenMod operating system project, was ...

PlayStation Vue ready for the NFL with new local, national channels

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All thirty-two teams in the National Football League (NFL) are launching training camps this week. Sony’s PlayStation Vue, which you can fin...

You’ll be able to grab the OnePlus 3 in ‘Soft Gold’ starting tomorrow

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When the OnePlus 3 launched last month OnePlus showed off the phone both in a graphite and gold variant. When the phone launched, however, w...

[TA Deals] Sign up for a lifetime subscription to Windscribe VPN (91% off)

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Windscribe is advertised as more than just your standard virtual private network (VPN). The service is a desktop application and browser ext...

Huawei sales revenue up 40% thanks to strong smartphone sales

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Huawei joined several other companies in announcing financial results for their just completed accounting period and the news was good for t...

Third generation Moto E looks set for an August release

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We know the third generation Moto E is coming, we just haven’t heard anything concrete about specs or an actual release date. Fortunately, a...

Allo won’t be the default messaging app in Android 7.0

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Google’s approach to messaging apps is clouded at best and completely confused at worst. Not only do we already have Google Voice, Hangouts,...

Verizon acquires Yahoo for $4.63 billion

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When you think of the history of internet search, Google and Yahoo are probably two of the first three brands you think from years gone by. ...

Sprint posts big quarterly loss, beats revenue estimates

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Sprint has posted some interesting quarterly results, beating revenue expectations. On the other hand, the carrier’s quarterly losses has wi...

Prisma is now available on Android

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Prisma, the popular application that turns your photos into artwork, has finally launched on Android. The app was previously an iOS exclusiv...

Nintendo’s share price slips as it reveals Pokémon Go was actually developed by Niantic

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Nintendo has been riding the swell of success since the release of Pokémon Go, with its market value almost doubling, having reached a $42 b...

Leaked Build.prop file points to HTC-built Nexus Sailfish sporting a 5.2-inch 1080p display

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While Samsung fans are waiting with anticipation for the big Galaxy Note 7 announcement on August 2nd, the purists are waiting for more deta...

Galaxy Note 7 has a bigger battery than Note 5 according to latest leak

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With just over a week to go until Samsung officially takes the wraps off the Galaxy Note 7 on August 2nd, it’s almost guaranteed that we’ll ...

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