Category: Android
HTC One M9+ still on the cards – coming soon?
The M9 hasn't even hit the streets yet and rumours about an improved variation - known as the M9+ - are emerging. According to TechnologyTell, we could see the improved phone, which will boast a Quad-HD display (up from simply 1080p) and a faster processor as early as Q2 this year - just as the…
Will you be able to install Windows 10 on to your Android phone?
Now this is intriguing. Microsoft have a problem on mobile: There's millions of phones out there, but not many of them run Windows. So what can the company do? It turns out that the answer could be "let people install Windows on their Android phone", if TechCrunch is to be believed. According to the report,…
Google Play adopts age ratings and human moderators
Google has today announced a couple of changes to Google Play to attempt to make the user experience a bit better for everyone. In a blog post the company says that it will start applying age ratings to apps available for download, following videogame ratings, localised for different places. So in the UK and Europe…
Sony starts rolling out Android Lollipop for Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact
Sony has today announced that the long awaited software upgrade to Android Lollipop is rolling out from today - hurrah! According to the press release, the first Xperia Z devices to get the update will be those in the Nordics and the Baltics - with further markets (including hopefully the UK) joining in two weeks…
USB Type C coming to Android phones and Chromebooks
One of the big changes with the new Macbook which Apple unveiled on Monday as the use of a single USB-C port for, well, pretty much everything - monitor outputs, USB, network cables, everything. The new standard isn't just Apple-specific but has been agreed across industry - and we've just got confirmation that it will…
Google kills the Nexus 5
Google has pulled the Nexus 5 from the Google Play store - leading to speculation that it could be preparing a new version of its 'small' phone. The Nexus 5 launched in 2013 and was widely acclaimed for its simplicity and its elegance: Like all Nexus devices, it ran a standard version of Android, rather…
Will Android 6.0 support multiple windows?
The next major version of Android could support multiple windows - according to some informed speculation and intriguing screenshots. According to Tracy and Matt, digging through the latest Android 5.1 sourcecode suggests that Google may be planning to build in support for windows apps - in other words, enabling you to run two apps side…
7 alternative smart watches to the Apple Watch that you can buy RIGHT NOW!
[nextpage title="Next"] The Apple Watch isn't due to hit stores until April so what are you supposed to do if you want something smart on your wrist in the meantime? As luck would have it, Apple isn't first on this - there are already plenty of smartwatches out there. Here's our pick of some of…
Android 5.1 to stop connecting to crappy wifi
Have you ever connected to a wifi network, only to find it won't actually load anything? Brilliantly, this is a problem that Google is planning to fix in a forthcoming update to Android. According to Android Police, version 5.1 of the mobile operating system will remember what wifi networks it has connected to only to…
Is there a HTC One M9 *PLUS* on the way?
Less than a week ago HTC finally revealed the HTC One M9 to the world... but we're already hearing rumours of another phone from the company. In this case, the M9 Plus. PhoneArena reports that images have surfaced on China's Weibo service (its a bit like Twitter meets Facebook meets unwavering compliance with China's totalitarian…
