SuperData: Japan spends more on mobile gaming than China
Intuitively, given that China has a vastly larger population than Japan, you would expect that expenditure on mobile gaming wouldn’t even be comparable between the two...
Google is looking for ways to make their own chips, much like Apple
It goes without saying that Google wants to beat Apple in the smartphone space. While it definitely does so in some areas – like adoption rate...
Android One will become more like Android because manufacturers want more freedom
We love the idea of Android One – a standardized platform of smartphones, hardware and software, for emerging markets. Unfortunately, it seems manufacturers don’t see it...
The PuzzlePhone is now on Indiegogo, prices starting at $333 USD
A few weeks ago, we featured a story on the PuzzlePhone, a modular smartphone in the same vein as Project Ara but with fewer swappable parts. The...
The Vaporcade Jupiter is the world’s first smartphone crossed with a vaporizer
“Vaping” using vaporizers is increasingly becoming a popular way to consume various legal drugs (i.e. nicotine and marijuana), particularly given its health benefits over the paper-burning variety....
LG rolls out the Android Marshmallow update for the LG G4 in South Korea
Late last month we heard that LG was putting the brakes on its Android Marshmallow update for the LG G4 due to some “technical issues”, however,...
Samsung CEO has called for a change in culture at Korean manufacturer
Yesterday, we heard an analyst predict that Samsung would exit the smartphone business in 5 years because it was suffering from the phenomenon known as “The...
Motorola has opened a pop-up store in downtown Chicago to aid holiday shopping
Everybody loves a good pop-up store – or at least, that’s what Motorola is hoping. Motorola has opened a pop-up store in downtown Chicago which will officially...
Analyst predicts Samsung will be forced out of the smartphone market in 5 years
There are quite a few signs that the smartphone industry is an increasingly difficult place to sell premium devices with premium price tags – and that’s...
Matias Duarte says Windows 10 looks like XP with a new skin
Matias Duarte is a man most famous for bringing Material Design to our Android devices – he’s also the Vice President of Design at Google, so...
Share your excitement for Fallout 4 with themed emojis in Fallout C.H.A.T.
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is only a week away from its release on consoles, but mobile is getting an opportunity to be part of the hype before...
Activision is buying Candy Crush developer, King, for $5.9 billion
In what is probably going to end up being the news of the month, largest-of-all-large video game publishers Activision is buying Candy Crush developer, King, for a...
This War of Mine is coming to smartphones in November
If you’ve never heard me gush about This War of Mine, now’s your chance to make things right. This War of Mine is a survival game...
Get $50 off a Huawei Watch when you buy a Nexus 6P from Huawei
Huawei has really pulled out the stops this year, releasing the Nexus 6P, the best Nexus smartphone we’ve ever seen, and one of the best Android...
Facebook tells some of its employees to switch from iOS to Android
Let’s not beat around the bush – most social media networks have an iOS bias. Updates come out faster, features are implemented first, or their employees...
Sony wanted Xperia Z4 to be in Spectre, but Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes refused
It should be relatively obvious to most of you that the recent James Bond movies have been helmed by Sony, and that has meant plenty of...
Who’s Down is Google’s latest app to make meeting up easier
Google has recently announced (with surprisingly little fanfare) a new app called Who’s Down. As the name of the app might suggest, Who’s Down is kind of...
Let’s celebrate George Boole’s 200th birthday. Or not.
If you’re a programmer of any kind, today might be one of the more significant days in the calendar that you might not know about. According to...
Dead Effect 2 has your zombie-filled Halloween fix covered
In case you’re home on Halloween and you’re wanting to kill some zombies, BadFly Interactive has just released Dead Effect 2 onto the Google Play Store which...
Do you like cats? Well, Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector now has English support
I’ve never heard of Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector (shame, on me; I know) but apparently it’s a hugely popular game. A quick look at the Google Play...