Android

Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Today, let us give thanks — for touchscreens, for mobile web, for the ability to constantly be distracted by a fiveish-inch thing that fits in our pockets and never says no. Here’s the best apps you can download this week and hide under your napkin next Thursday. Multi-Platform Updates Twitter This new update is all…

Google Play Newsstand Is Your Personalized Feed of Stuff to Read

Google is overhauling its approach to serving you articles and news. With “Newsstand” Google’s taking another shot at building a one-stop app for all the different stuff you might want to read online. It’s a bit like Flipboard meets your magazine subscriptions in a single application for your phone. Google Play Newsstand replaces the existing…

Nexus 4 users have started seeing an over-the-air update to Android 4.4 KitKat today, giving them the brand-new Android OS experience enjoyed on the Nexus 5. [AndroidCentral via Ubergizmo]

You Can Get a Moto X on Amazon For Just a Penny Today

How much is customization worth to you? Because if you can forego a personalized palette, you can grab a Verizon Moto X on Amazon in black or white for one penny right now. https://gizmodo.com/moto-x-review-the-android-phone-for-everybody-1034784286 Moto X prices have been dropping across the board lately. The phone is on that crazy cheap unlimited plan from Republic…

Google’s neat, new wireless charger—for the Nexus 4, Nexus 5 and Nexus 7—is now available in the Play Store. $50 to you, my friend.

Starting today, Google will begin to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat to Verizon versions of the Moto X.

Shelved Android Code Hints That Way Better Camera Apps Are Coming

Android has come a long way as a platform in the last couple of years, but one drawback of the phones is that for the most part their cameras lag behind what’s available for Windows Phone and iOS ). A batch of comments discovered in the Android source code hints that the cameras might be…

The Best Small Tablet Display (Hint: It’s Not the iPad Mini)

A new generation of mini 7 to 8-inch tablets from three of the major manufacturers has just completed with the belated launch of the Apple iPad mini with retina display. While the Kindle Fire HDX, Nexus 7, and new iPad mini all have improved displays over their previous year counterparts, only one truly stands out—as…

Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Thanksgiving is almost here, and that means sitting awkwardly at a dinner table with people you probably only see once a year. Load up your phone with some brand-spankin’-new apps, so you’ve got something to distract yourself when the conversation turns uncomfortably personal or political. Or both. Multi-Platform Updates AirBnB Thoroughly revamped, the new, free…

A Sensor-Packed Teddy Bear That Keeps an Eye On Your Baby

A stuffed animal can give a child some much needed comfort, but the Tedi promises to do the same for new parents. On the outside it looks like your run-of-the-mill plush toy, but on the inside it’s packed full of sensors that report various aspects of a child’s status and progress to a smartphone, allowing…

The HDMI Adapter You Deserve, Kindle Fire, External Power [Deals]

We recently posted a bundle pack of HDMI cables that included one of these adapters, and while the cables were cool, lots of people were super excited about the added convenience of the adapter. Well, today you can get as many of these adapters as you want for $1.55/each. Essential? No. Convenient? Very. Cheap? Absolutely.…

This Single Card Wants To Replace All the Plastic in Your Wallet

Google Wallet and iOS’s Passbook have helped reduce the number of loyalty, debit, and credit cards we need to carry around every day. But they haven’t eliminated them altogether. The creators of Coin want to further slim your wallet with a multi-function card designed to emulate and replace the debit and credit cards you still…

Airport Time Capsule 3TB, External Power To The Max, 1TB USB3 [Deals]

Amazon is carrying the latest-generation 3TB Airport Time Capsule for $360, which is the lowest price this 802.11ac router/external hard drive combo has hit so far, and one of the few discounts we’ve seen on it. Same price at B&H. There is also a 2TB model available for $289. [Amazon via 9to5Toys] 3TB Airport Time…

Motorola Moto G: $180 (Off Contract!) of Android KitKat Goodness

For all the super-powerful flagship Android handsets out there, the OS gained popularity because it’s traditionally been a cheaper alternative to the priciness of Apple’s iPhone. With that in mind, here’s the Motorola Moto G, a solid Android phone that’ll be available off-contract for just $180. https://gizmodo.com/android-is-popular-because-its-cheap-not-because-its-g-5977625 So here’s the spec breakdown: $180 gets you…

Ahead of the PS4’s launch, you can download the official PlayStation apps,for Android and iOS, for use with the console. Almost as good as getting your hands on a PS4, right?

Android 4.4 KitKat headed to the Wi-Fi versions of the Nexus 7 and 10 starting today, according to Google.

Galaxy Note 3, Discount Microsoft Credit, Doctor Who [Deals]

If you’re in the market for a really big phone, or a phone with a stylus, then today is your lucky day. Amazon has the Verizon Galaxy Note 3 for a cool $170 on contract. If you’re not sure if this rather large handset is for you, then check out this handy Gizmodo Review. [Amazon]…

Sony SmartWatch 2 Review: Better Still Isn’t Good

Once upon a time Sony made a smartwatch that was really pretty bad. But Sony promised the next one would be much less bad. And so it is! In fact, the SmartWatch 2 may be the least-bad smartwatch to date. Unfortunately less bad than very bad doesn’t make something good. https://gizmodo.com/sony-smartwatch-review-maybe-the-worst-thing-sony-has-5926728 What Is It? It’s…

Bad luck if you’ve been holding off on purchasing the new Nexus 5: the black 16GB model is sold out.

Is BlackBerry Getting the Android Google Play Store?

I think at this point we can pretty safely say that BlackBerry’s BB 10 relaunch was a bit of a disaster for the once-mighty Canadian smartphone makers. I mean, you don’t give your CEO the boot for nothing right? And it now seems the company is ready to fully capitulate to its Android rival. How?…