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MediaTek MT6739 Launches in India, along with the Helio P23

MediaTek MT6739 Launches in India, along with the Helio P23

September 28, 2017
The MediaTek MT6739 has made its debut at the India Mobile Congress 2017, New Delhi in India for entry-level and mid-level 4G handsets. Its notable new features include dual camera photography support, and a WorldMode LTE.Cat 4 modem. This System on Chip (SoC) is specifically built for the growing Indian 4G market. Along with this,...
Google Brings Family Link to All Parents in the United States

Google Brings Family Link to All Parents in the United States

September 28, 2017
Google has done a great job at getting Android into the hands of your average smartphone customer. From there, they needed to work on expanding this outreach to those who may not be able to just walk out and purchase a new smartphone. Back in March of this year they introduced a new program for...
Flimsy Leaks Hint at “Ultra Pixel” Smartphone, but Color us Extremely Skeptical

Flimsy Leaks Hint at “Ultra Pixel” Smartphone, but Color us Extremely Skeptical

September 28, 2017
Google is scheduled to host their 2017 hardware launch event next week on October 4th. The company has already started to advertise that date with cryptic marketing banners around the world and it aligns with what they did last year as well. For the better part of the year, details about Google's upcoming Pixel smartphones...
Google Assistant is Coming to Android TV, Starting with the NVIDIA Shield TV

Google Assistant is Coming to Android TV, Starting with the NVIDIA Shield TV

September 28, 2017
Google may have been late to the game when it came to getting Google Assistant into the home, but the company has been working hard to allow 3rd-party developers the ability to integrate it into their products. We're already starting to see these products appearing but many have wondered why it hasn't been made available...
NVIDIA SHIELD Experience 6.0 Coming to NVIDIA Shield TV, Brings Google Assistant Support

NVIDIA SHIELD Experience 6.0 Coming to NVIDIA Shield TV, Brings Google Assistant Support

September 28, 2017
Earlier today, we've learned via the Google Blog that the Google Assistant was soon making its way to Android TV devices, starting with the NVIDIA Shield TV and later coming to Sony Bravia TVs in the following months. Google Assistant brings users the ability to browse content on your TV, search for relevant information, and...
LG V30 to Come to All Major Wireless Carriers in the U.S. Within 2 Weeks

LG V30 to Come to All Major Wireless Carriers in the U.S. Within 2 Weeks

September 28, 2017
After much teasing, LG officially unveiled the LG V30 to the world on August 31st at IFA 2017. We were able to finally see official images of the device, learned about its hardware specs and this led to many deciding they wanted it as their next smartphone. South Korean customers knew that day that the...
Motorola Starts Rolling Out Android Nougat Update to Moto X Pure Edition in the US

Motorola Starts Rolling Out Android Nougat Update to Moto X Pure Edition in the US

September 28, 2017
For those still holding onto a Moto X Pure Edition in the US, you will be happy to know that your device won’t be stuck on Android Marshmallow forever. It appears that Motorola is finally rolling out the much-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Moto X Pure Edition in the US. The company hasn't...
HMD Global to Look into Possibility of Unlocking Nokia 8 Bootloader

HMD Global to Look into Possibility of Unlocking Nokia 8 Bootloader

September 28, 2017
Yesterday, we reported on a tweet from the Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, Juho Sarvikas, where he was talking about the bootloader unlock status of the Nokia 8. At that time the company's stance was that they wouldn't allow users to unlock the bootloader due to security reasons. However, a new tweet from the same...
[UPDATE: Magisk 14.2 Released] Magisk 14.1 Adds Official Support for the Google Pixel & Other A/B Partition Devices

[UPDATE: Magisk 14.2 Released] Magisk 14.1 Adds Official Support for the Google Pixel & Other A/B Partition Devices

September 27, 2017
Update 9/29/2017: Magisk v14.2 has been officially pushed out, fixing a critical bug which broke the vast majority of Magisk modules. We strongly recommend all 14.1 users to upgrade to the newest version as soon as possible. You will be able to find the latest v14.2 in the official beta thread. Over the past year,...
Third Generation Amazon Fire TV Announced, Includes 4K UHD and HDR Support at $69.99

Third Generation Amazon Fire TV Announced, Includes 4K UHD and HDR Support at $69.99

September 27, 2017
The Amazon Fire TV has been one of the best-selling digital media players available in the market, ever since it was introduced back in 2014. The first-generation player included 2 GB of RAM, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and support for 1080p video playback, making it a compelling package back in the day. The second-generation...
Amazon Echo Spot is a Smaller, Less Expensive Version of the Echo Show

Amazon Echo Spot is a Smaller, Less Expensive Version of the Echo Show

September 27, 2017
Amazon is holding an Alexa-themed hardware launch event at their headquarters today and has announced a number of new products. Likely as a way to compete with the likes of Google and Apple who are both gearing up for the holiday season, Amazon is not holding back either and has just announced a flurry of...
The Ground Zero Open Source Project (GZOSP): an Android Oreo Base for Custom ROM Development

The Ground Zero Open Source Project (GZOSP): an Android Oreo Base for Custom ROM Development

September 27, 2017
Ground Zero ROMs, the ROM development team that brought us the popular custom ROMs Tesla, Tipsy, and Validus, has provided a central Android Oreo repository from which custom ROMs can be built without having to start from scratch (meaning straight from AOSP). The idea of the Ground Zero Open Source Project (GZOSP) is to give...