Android Apps: Free, Paid, Games, Must-Haves, and More

Amazon Giving Away $90 Worth of Free Apps and Games

Tim August 13, 2015 7

Amazon is giving away $90 worth of paid apps and games this week, and they are not garbage titles, either. For a limited time, you can pick up Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Goat Simulator, and Scribblenauts Remix for the price of absolutely nothing. Other apps...

NVIDIA SHIELD Gains Support for Seven New Games on Google Play

Tim August 13, 2015 7

Seven new games for NVIDIA SHIELD owners are available for download through Google Play today, a few of which were downloadable for other regular smartphones and tablets, but were not supported on the Android TV platform. The list of games includes This War of...

Google Launches Android Experiments, a Showcase of Inspiring Android Projects

Kellen August 12, 2015 7

Today, Google launched a new initiative called Android Experiments. The goal with Android Experiments is to showcase many of the "inspiring projects on Android," but also to invite other developers to submit their projects and experiences to be a part of this...

Twitter Removes 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages

Kellen August 12, 2015 7

Two months ago, Twitter told us that it would soon be removing its 140-character limit from direct messages. Today, they came through and actually did remove it. Now, when you send private messages to another user, you can go on and on and on and likely never...

LastPass for Android Devices Now Free

Tim August 11, 2015 7

LastPass, a password management service available on phones, desktops and tablets, announced today that the service will now be free to signup for on Android smartphones and tablets. The free account includes data sync across any amount of devices, as long as...

theScore FINALLY Gets Accounts and Multi-Device Syncing

Kellen August 11, 2015 7

As a massive sports fan, I can't go more than an hour or so without grabbing my phone to check the latest top news stories. After ditching ESPN's (whatever-they-are-calling-it-today) news app years ago, I settled on theScore, because it was quick with alerts,...

Pushbullet Adds End-to-End Encryption for Notification Mirroring, Universal Copy/Paste, and SMS

Kellen August 11, 2015 7

Pushbullet announced this morning that its file-sharing/messenger/notification-mirroring application now supports end-to-end encryption. That means your data is encrypted "before it leaves your device, and isn't decrypted until it is received" by another of...

Cortana Can Technically Replace Google Now on an Android Device

Tim August 10, 2015 7

Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant, can now replace Google Now on an Android smartphone, technically. While complete integration is not there, users can set the default app used to Cortana for when you long press or swipe up on the Home button. This will...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Update Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 15, 2025 1

Google just released the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 update for all of its still-supported Pixel devices, including the new Pixel...

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Samsung Sets Date for Its Android XR “Project Moohan” Headset Launch

Kellen October 14, 2025 3

The wait is almost over if you've been looking forward to the launch of Android XR on the Project Moohan headset from Samsung...

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Pixel Watch 4 Review: Still Familiar, Still Good, Couple of Noteworthy Improvements

Kellen October 8, 2025 11

Google is now on its 4th version of the Pixel Watch and things are starting to mature nicely. I mean, I'd hope so since we're...

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October 2025 Android Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen October 8, 2025 4

Following last month's Pixel update that gave us Material 3 Expressive, we are onto the October Pixel update that should be...

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Verizon Replaces Hans Vestberg With Daniel Schulman at CEO

Tim October 6, 2025 15

Verizon has someone new in charge. Announced this morning, the board of directors has appointed Dan Schulman as CEO,...

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Gemini Just Replaced Google Assistant on Your Home and Nest Devices

Kellen October 1, 2025 22

We started talking about this back in August, so this news shouldn't come as a surprise - Gemini is here to replace Google...

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Here’s the OnePlus 15

Kellen September 29, 2025 17

OnePlus first confirmed the OnePlus 15 name of its upcoming flagship device last week alongside Qualcomm, but we knew they...

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With Loyalty Discount Situation, Did You Stick With Verizon or Leave?

Kellen September 26, 2025 48

Back at the end of July and early August, Verizon made a bunch of changes that weren't exactly customer-friendly, a few of...

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DEAL: Grab a Pixel 9 Pro at $300 Off

Kellen October 14, 2025 7

The deal days of last week might have come to an end, but there will likely never be a shortage of price drops on top tech...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $400+ Off

Kellen October 7, 2025 7

The deals just seem to keep getting better the more we go looking - the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $400 off at minimum. Samsung's...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Gets $390 Off Discount

Kellen October 7, 2025 7

Oh, you thought that Pixel 10 Pro XL deal was good at $250 off? Samsung and Amazon have topped that by slashing $390 off the...

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Here’s a Pixel Watch 3 at 50% Off Right Now

Kellen October 7, 2025 7

There is a really great Pixel Watch 3 deal available at the moment, thanks to whatever Amazon is doing this week. While the...

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Pixel 10 Series Discounted Up to $250 For Prime Day

Tim October 7, 2025 7

Amazon's annual Prime Day deals are active, and naturally, Google is taking part. Today, we have the new Pixel 10 series...

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DEAL: Galaxy S25 Ultra With Doubled Storage for $599 Seems Good ($820 Off)

Tim October 3, 2025 7

Looking for the best deal on the Galaxy S25 Ultra as we head into the weekend? That's easy, because it's typically from...

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Samsung Still Kicking $1,000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7

Kellen September 26, 2025 7

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 isn't exactly a device I'd call "new" any longer. Sure, it's the current-gen big foldable from Samsung...

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DEAL: Galaxy S25 Ultra Gets Free Doubled Storage and Nearly $600 Off With Trade-in

Tim September 22, 2025 7

For anyone not enjoying a new iPhone 17, maybe you'd prefer to enjoy a new Galaxy S25 Ultra? Samsung is continuing to host a...

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