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Oculus announces the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition
Facebook’s Oculus Rift division announced today that it has created a special developer edition of the virtual reality headset for the Samsung Gear VR virtual reality system. The Samsung Gear...
Google rolls out Material Design makeover for YouTube's Android app
Google has been working to bring Material Design to all of its Android apps in recent weeks, and now YouTube, one of the search giant’s most popular offerings, is getting...
Google alters Android release policy for Nexus and Google Play devices
Google has quietly updated its Android update policy for both Nexus and Google Play edition devices. In short, if you bought either type of smartphone or tablet from a carrier,...
WhatsApp now allows you to disable message receipts
While a lot of people were happy to see WhatApp now notifies you when somebody reads your messages, not everyone took so well to the change. Well, fret no more,...
Instagram finally allows users to edit their captions
About a year ago, Facebook decided it should let you edit your status updates after they were published. Now, Instagram is getting the same option with a mobile update that...
Google makes cross-platform communication easier with "copresence"
There are many different ways in which we can transfer files from one device to another. It can be sent via messaging apps, emails, cloud syncing, and so on. However...
Rdio upgrades the audio quality of its entire music library
Streaming music service Rdio today announced that it will upgrade its entire library of music to AAC audio files, which offer a higher quality of sound than MP3. The move...
Lenovo's fitness-focused Smartband has been spotted at the FCC
Lenovo doesn't want to miss out on the wearable device trend, it seems. A couple of months after filings hinted that a Smartband was in the works, the unannounced activity...
More info on the upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone has been leaked
The giant fish tale of Google's Nexus 6 is getting less murky. Android Police says it has "new information" confirming the phone will be called the Nexus 6 and sport...
Google shuts down crowdfunded Android Wear smartwatch
Google has always been pretty freewheeling with Android, but it looks like that won’t be the case for Android Wear. The company’s already made it clear that hardware-makers can’t modify...