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New Android phones will come with less Google bloatware

Bloatware is a pain. Manufacturers and carriers alike often load up our smartphones with apps that they’d like us to check out, and at best we can quickly uninstall these apps and move on. At worst,...
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ZUK Z1 will run Cyanogen OS 12.1 when it launches internationally [UPDATED]

UPDATE: According to Cyanogen, the ZUK Z1 will launch internationally in mid-October. However, it's still unclear what countries the phone will be available in and how much it'll cost. Stay tuned.  ...
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Jolla Tablet available for pre-order in 'limited production batch'

Last year, Jolla completed a crowdfunding campaign for its Sailfish-powered Jolla Tablet, ending its effort with $1.8 million from backers. If you’ve since had your interest piqued by the Jolla...
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Android Wear update adding interactive watch faces and translation feature

Google today announced a major new feature for Android Wear that ought to make watch faces much more interesting. Android Wear now supports interactive watch faces, allowing them to show you more...
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Huawei Honor 7i has a 13-megapixel camera that can do a flip

Most smartphones nowadays are just slabs with full touchscreens, meaning that a lot of devices end up looking alike. That means that manufacturers have to come up with other ways to make their phones...
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Microsoft updates Bing Search for Android with new, Google Now on Tap-style feature

One of the big new features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow is Google Now on Tap, a feature that’ll let Google Now answer questions for you without context. For example, you can be listening to a Skrillex...
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Microsoft's Lumia 950, 950 XL flagships expected to be shown at October event

We’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s flagship Talkman and Cityman Windows Phone devices for more than a year now, but it seems that we may soon finally see them made official. According to The Verge...
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Sony SmartBand 2 wants to track your activities and serve up your messages and calls

More than two months after we first got wind of a new Sony SmartBand, the device has been made officially official. The Sony SmartBand 2 will launch in September 2015 in 60 countries around the world...
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Samsung wants Apple patent battle to continue with US Supreme Court appeal

If it feels like the legal battle between Apple and Samsung has been going on for years, well, that’s because it has. And today it was revealed that Samsung will be pushing the war on a bit longer....
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Verizon's HTC One M9 will get Android 5.1 and Stagefright patch tomorrow

Heads up, Verizon HTC One M9 owners, because a big update is headed your way tomorrow. HTC’s Mo Versi says that the Verizon One M9’s Android 5.1 update has been approved and that it’ll start rolling...
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Updated Android M Developer Preview 3 build now available

If you’re running the Android M Developer Preview 3 software on your Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player, you’re probably going to want to update your phone again. Google has released a new...
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Blackphone 2 and its updated spec list now available for pre-order

The Blackphone 2 is going to be a big improvement over its predecessor, offering improved specs and support for Android for Work. And now you can pre-order one of your very own. Silent Circle is now...
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Alleged iPhone 6s shell bent on video, withstands more than double the pressure of iPhone 6

Remember that iPhone 6s shell that reportedly appeared on video earlier this month? Well it’s back again, and this time it’s been put to the bend test. YouTube user Unbox Therapy has posted a new...
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New, unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6 now on sale for $469.99

The sale prices on unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6 units have steadily been dropping in recent months, starting at $589 in mid-May and dropping to $479.99 earlier this month. Now the price of the GS6 has...
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Samsung posts teaser video for round Gear S2 smartwatch

Days after offering a brief glimpse at its new Gear S2 smartwatch, Samsung today posted a teaser video for its upcoming round smartwatch. A new Samsung Gear S2 video posted to YouTube shows different...
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New BlackBerry Venice leaks show Android slider's keyboard, suggest wide US launch [UPDATED]

Eye candy. pic.twitter.com/GtJwOfOus8 — Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 19, 2015 UPDATE: Blass has posted another BlackBerry Venice leak, this time giving us a GIF that shows the keyboard as well as...
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Verizon wins Overall Performance award in RootMetrics report on US networks

RootMetrics today released its report on the Mobile Network Performance in the US for the first half of 2015, offering details on what it found when traveling 237,506 miles and performing 6.1 million...
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Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Pad appears online with $70 price tag

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ both feature fast charging, wireless charging, and a feature called fast wireless charging. As its name implies, fast wireless charging offers faster...
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New Fossil Android Wear smartwatch shown off at Intel event

Intel is holding its Intel Developer Forum keynote today, and the company brought a couple of new mobile products out that you should be aware of. First up is Fossil’s first Android Wear smartwatch....
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Google OnHub is a new router that promises to make Wi-Fi easier

We’ve seen Google making more moves into connected home products lately with the Nest Thermostat and Camera, and today the company is launching its latest home product: a router. The Google OnHub...
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