Nintendo’s first mobile game is the most downloaded smartphone application for iOS and Android in Japan, but that isn’t exactly bringing in the big bucks. Miitomo is the 176th highest-grossing iPhone application in Japan today, according to intelligence firm Sensor Tower and mark … | Continue reading
Android's latest large-scale vulnerability is yet another reminder that Android is at a fundamental disadvantage in security. | Continue reading
Video: Mark Boyer, Rill Causey, Noah ThroopIn China, Xiaomi is a titan, second only to China's other giant Huawei. People go crazy for new Xiaomi phones the way fans go crazy for new iPhones.The company's latest flagship, the Mi 5, racked up 16.5 million pre-orders in the few wee … | Continue reading
Apple's new iPhone SE is a hand-sized device for anyone, with a design that echoes Apple's iPhone 5 family and the lowest price tag of any iDevice. Except for the storage capacity, it's a great-looking phone. | Continue reading
Nintendo has the most downloaded app in one of the world’s biggest markets for mobile gaming, and it’s easy to see why it’s spreading — thanks to one of its coolest built-in social tools. Miitomo’s built-in Miifoto feature has already caught on with fans of Nintendo’s first mobil … | Continue reading
Spring has arrived, and the best way to ring it in is with some good old-fashioned spring cleaning. But this is the 21st century, so there’s gotta be some form of electronic help for you.To help with all of your spring cleaning needs, we’ve compiled some of the best apps to help … | Continue reading
Google has just announced they are releasing a mid-month security patch due to the discovery of an exploit that could bring harm to some devices; namely, the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6. | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Rapidly growing smartphone brand Alcatel, manufactured by China’s TCL Corporation, showed off a pair of handsets from its flagship Idol sub-brand at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. But the Idol 4 and Idol 4S are only two of an expected four Idol-b … | Continue reading
The Galaxy S7 on T-Mobile comes with tighter security, but also less freedom. | Continue reading
I just dropped a friend of mine into a pachinko machine to help me win a cat outfit. This is Nintendo’s first mobile game, and I don’t think I really need to tell you anything else about it … but I will. The publisher released Miitomo in Japan yesterday, and it should debut every … | Continue reading
Nintendo has launched its first mobile app, Miitomo, on Android and iOS in Japan today. The company says it’s designed to be a social go-between that can help you learn more about your friends. Kotaku reports that you don’t need a Nintendo Account to sign in, but having one allow … | Continue reading
It isn’t every day that an Indian startup takes on mighty smartphone brands, but the team at CREO believes it has something truly unique to offer Android fans across the country. CREO says its Mark 1 runs a fork of Android built in-house with an aim to deliver a new feature with … | Continue reading
Is it time to clear your smartphone? Maybe you want to sell it or give it away to someone. The smartest thing to do is wipe the device clean and get it back to factory settings. But did you know a traditional factory data reset won't take care of the job 100%? | Continue reading
In two months, at its I/O 2016 developer conference, Google will talk more about Android N. We don’t yet know what version number it will have (likely either Android 6.1 or Android 7.0) or what the N will stand for. The current codename is New York Cheesecake (NYC). At the time o … | Continue reading
As part of their initiative to launch 100 smart wearables this year, today Fossil has unveiled seven new models, two of which are Android Wear. | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Most of the room of game-industry insiders raised their hand after Spry Fox founder Daniel “Danc” Cook asked them if they own more than 10 games on the PC software portal Steam. Smiling, Danc told them “you don’t matter.” For years, mobile gaming has fended off th … | Continue reading
F.lux, the popular color-adjusting application for computers and mobile devices that reduces blue light emissions for better nighttime usage, has now arrived on Android. Unfortunately, the application for now requires users to have a rooted phone in order to take advantage of its … | Continue reading
Google has lost an appeal in a Russian court against an antitrust ruling pertaining to its Android mobile OS. The competition complaint was brought against Android back in February 2016 by local company Yandex. Read More | Continue reading
Game developers on Android now have an easy way to turn their fans into livestreamers. Google revealed today that it is opening up Android’s built-in gameplay recording to developers. Studios can enable players to start recording or broadcasting their gameplay with the touch of a … | Continue reading
Game developers are about to get a handful of tools that should make their jobs easier. Google announced a number of improvements to its suite of Google Play game services that should help developers make better apps and more money. These features include a way for studios to byp … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Remember when your teacher made you sit in the corner after you did something bad and you would spend all that time thinking up crazy ideas for video games? Well, Google is bringing that feature to its Android app market … sorta. Indie Corner is a new feature in t … | Continue reading
Attention Instagrammers: You no longer have to do math!The single most annoying thing about Instagram is that it displays a photo or video's upload date as so many "weeks" ago as opposed to the date. Change is finally coming. Over the weekend, we noticed the Instagram app now sho … | Continue reading
Google has been dealt a blow in its ongoing battle with European regulators as the Internet giant has lost its anti-monopoly appeal in Russia. The Moscow Arbitration court has upheld a previous ruling from the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) that found Google had abused its do … | Continue reading
The developer preview of Android N, the upcoming version of Google’s Android mobile operating system, comes with a few new features that build on its predecessor, Android Marshmallow, right out of the box (and more new stuff will arrive in previews to follow). One highlight of th … | Continue reading
Game companies rarely want to share data about how their products perform, but two intelligence firms are partnering to help expose as much information as possible. SuperData Research is now working with GfK Entertainment to provide monthly sales charts that combine digital and p … | Continue reading
Yo-Kai is too big for the Nintendo 3DS to handle on its own, so the next game in the franchise is headed to mobile. Level-5 revealed today that Yo-Kai Watch: Wibble Wobble launches on iOS and Android on March 24. This is a new puzzle game where players must tap on jellified “Wib … | Continue reading
LONDON — When you're downloading a new app for your phone, the last thing you expect to find out is something as potentially life-changing as an ex-partner's pregnancy, but that's what recently happened to one British man. Android user "Ben" told BBC Radio 4's consumer show You & … | Continue reading
If you were a developer, would you want to expend a lot of time, energy, and money getting up to speed on the latest Android APIs if you know nearly all potential customers won't be able to access those features? | Continue reading
Citymaps, the curated mapmaking company, has updated its iOS and Android application. Read More | Continue reading
Google has included a small but most welcome new feature in the developer preview of Android N, the next version of Google’s mobile operating system: You can now lower the color temperature on your screen. There’s no slider for you to go exactly to the white balance you want, but … | Continue reading
Google on Wednesday released the first preview build for the next version of Android, dubbed, for now, Android NThe new preview build — which includes an updated software development kit (SDK) — is available for the official Android Emulator developer tool, and it can also be ins … | Continue reading
Google unexpectedly launched the Android N Developer Preview today. And to make things even easier for developers — and adventurous users — the preview is available as an over-the-air update. The expectation was that Google wouldn’t start talking about Android N until its I/O dev … | Continue reading
Google today launched the first Android N developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com/preview. Later today, the company will also debut the Android Beta Program, which lets you get early Android builds via over-their-air updates on Nexus devices. In the … | Continue reading
I have been testing Android Pay and running all around town using it, so let's dig right into the details. | Continue reading
Citymaps, the curated mapmaking company, has updated its iOS and Android application to include a downloadable option so users can access maps offline. Read More | Continue reading
Facebook Lite, Facebook stripped down version of its service for Android, just past the notable landmark of 100 million monthly active users and became the social network’s fastest growing mobile app. Read More | Continue reading
I’ve been impressed by Drupe’s clever design since I discovered it a year ago. It lets you connect with your contacts just by dragging and dropping their pictures onto the app of your choice, whether it’s WhatsApp, SMS or phone. Drupe integrated a dialer a few months ago and toda … | Continue reading
It’s been nine months since Facebook launched its Lite app for Android devices that are working with 2G-like speeds. Since it was first released in India and The Philippines, it’s garnered over 100 million users across 150 countries and supports more than 50 languages. The lightw … | Continue reading
Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have everything you could possibly want in a phone.The phones have gorgeous screens, all-day battery life and the latest and greatest processors. Expandable storage and water-resistance are back, too. You won't be disappointed with either device.Bu … | Continue reading
There is a new Android king in town, and its name is Lollipop. Google released its monthly update to the Platform Versions page for Android today, and the gold and silver positions have swapped. Android Lollipop has managed to finally pass Android KitKat in terms of adoption. The … | Continue reading
Caller identification service Truecaller has updated its Android app with a raft of new features, including an availability indicator that lets you know if your contacts are free to answer your call. It works by checking your calendar to see if you’re at an appointment and knows … | Continue reading
Google today announced that its Project Fi cell service is now available to anyone in the U.S. without an invitation. Google first introduced Project Fi in April 2015. The idea was to blend the best of Wi-Fi access with wireless access from two carriers — T-Mobile and Sprint — on … | Continue reading
Confirming reports from earlier this year, which spoke of a forthcoming revamp of the Facebook Messenger application for Android devices, Facebook today began rolling out a new, Material Design-styled version of Messenger on Android to all users worldwide. The updated application … | Continue reading
China has a massive mobile gaming market, but it’s not a viable option if you’re a Western developer. That could change if Google returns to the world’s most populous country. Smartphone and tablet gaming generated $5.5 billion in spending from Chinese players last year, accordin … | Continue reading
Telus has updated its upgrade timeline to reflect delayed deadlines on some of Samsung's top-tier handsets. | Continue reading
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff spoke at the RSA conference this week, where he claimed forcing Apple to decrypt a device for the FBI is equivalent to biological warfare. | Continue reading
The first big 2016 flagships are getting ready to duke it out. Here's how to choose between them. | Continue reading
Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don't launch until March 11, but a few people who've managed to get their hands on the devices early have already started to put them through torture tests.YouTuber JerryRigEverything is one of those guys. In his latest video, he scratches, burns a … | Continue reading