The official Marshmallow update is available from Google for many Nexus devices. One device that has been left out is the Nexus 4. This is really no surprise. You can expect Google to update your Nexus device for about two years. Who knows maybe an official update to 6.0 will come for the Nexus...
Just like that Cyanogen begins work on CM13. With every new version of Android comes a new version of Cyanogenmod. We are only one week past the official release on Marshmallow, and this time around Cyanogen has jumped on development quickly. The move to Lollipop was slower going as the CM team...
Development is moving pretty quickly for the Moto X Pure. There is a team that is working on an official build of CyanogenMod for the Moto X Pure. Using the source you can build your own rom. The rom actually boots, but pretty much everything does not work. For now working elements include...
The Neural Network keyboard from swiftkey uses neural networks for the predictive part of the keyboard. The idea behind this is that human language uses patterns and patterns of patterns. The keyboard seeks to give you the best yet predictive and corrective options while typing. Essentially you...
Once again Verizon has been left out of the mix. While everyone else is enjoying Samsung Pay, Verizon customers had been told by Verizon that the payment method was still being considered but may not come. Thankfully, today Will Graylin Co-GM of Samsung Pay and CEO of Looppay confirmed via...
While Verizon won't currently allow Samsung Pay on their network, community developers have got you covered. They have extracted the Samsung Pay app, and Pay Framework. You can simply side load these apps and use Samsung Pay on an unsupported Verizon device. To use this simply grab both apps...
What has to be one of the top features of the Galaxy lineup for 2015 is Samsung Pay. The game changing feature allows you to use your phone at virtually any pay kiosk that accepts major credit cards. After much anticipation Samsung finally launched Samsung Pay. The feature is now available for...
Sony just announced their Z5 series in Berlin at IFA. The Z5 Premium has a 4K display and comes in at a crazy $1200 price point. I have a feeling that this will either set 4k mobile displays in motion or be the reason other OEMs decide not to use 4k. I have never really owned an Xperia device...
The Moto X Pure has not even shipped yet and we already have some developers working on CyanogenMod 12.1. The Galaxy S6 is several months out and still doesn't have even an unofficial build of CM! This is the beauty of a developer friendly unlockable bootloader device.
Developer "Shawn5162" is...
If you can't purchase every new smartphone that comes out its always nice to pick up bits and pieces of the software from those devices to try out on your own devices. Its always great when some one grabs the exclusive apks and uploads them for mass consumption. One of the easiest ways to get a...
Getting a fresh look to your homescreen is as easy as adding a custom wallpaper and custom icon pack. There are hundreds of custom launchers that give you the ability to change your icons. One of the coolest new icon packs around brings some Android Marshmallow icons to your handset.
The...
When the Note Edge first arrived it seemed super gimmicky, and it wasn't adopted at the rate that Samsung had probably hoped it would be. Now that the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and The Galaxy S6 Edge are in the hands of the public and consumers have seen how great the edge display really can be the...
CyanogenMod always does an incredible job of bringing the latest and greatest versions of Android to older devices. The HTC One M8 is still receiving some slow updates here and there from HTC, but will surely be end of lifed soon. The Xiaomi Mi4 is a device that is aging quickly too. With the...