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Making Music on an Android Tablet

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China’s Oppo Sold 50M Smartphones In 2015

 In the game of thrones that is the Android OEM space, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo’s star is rising. It said today it sold 50 million smartphones in the full year 2015 — a growth rate of 67 per cent, year over year. Read More

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How to Jump Straight to Important WhatsApp Chats on Android

Google Decouples Google+ From Its Android Gaming Service

 Google is decoupling Google+ from yet another core product after it revealed that it would drop the requirement to have an account with the social network from Google Play Games services. Read More

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Donald Rumsfeld Made A Video Game

On Thursday, well-known video game developer Donald Rumsfeld, who also once served as secretary of defense, released a mobile game called Churchill Solitaire. It’s out for iOS now, with an Android version to come.

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It Cost Google $1 Billion to Keep its Search Bar on iPhones

Google’s search bar has been a fixture on Apple devices for years, something that’s always seemed counterintuitive, what with Android being iOS’s only real competitor. According to Bloomberg, Google’s search engine is only present because of a $1 billion payment made to Apple in 2014.

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If You Hate Mornings, You’ll Really Hate Microsoft’s New Android Alarm Clock App

Microsoft Garage today launched what must be the most annoying alarm clock for Android yet — especially if you hate mornings as much as I do. The Mimicker Alarm app only lets you dismiss the alarm by — you guessed it — mimicking certain facial expressions, taking a picture of an object that matches whatever color the app decides on for the day, or by repeating a tongue… Read More

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Google's New Weather Update Will Prepare You For the Wintry Days Ahead

I’m not one to talk to my phone. I don’t use voice messaging, or ask Google Now “is the voice of Gollum also the voice of Supreme Leader Snoke?” (It is, btw.) Hell, I barely even use the phone as a phone. But the one thing I do ask every single day is “What is the weather like?” As of today, Google Now has a better answer.

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Checking The Weather On Android Just Got A Whole Lot Better

If you are and Android user and want to know whether it’ll rain or snow tomorrow, just searching for ‘weather’ on Google always gave you a quick and easy way to find out. But while Google would happily show you basic weather info, this was never the most exciting of experiences. Starting today, however, you’ll see a far more graphical and in-depth weather experience… Read More

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Indian Startup CREO Raises $3M To Build Its Own Android-based OS And Smartphones

 CREO is a new startup in India with big ambitions. It not only wants to create a new Android-based operating system, but also produce its own smartphones. The Bengaluru-based company announced today that it has raised $3 million from Sequoia India, Beenext Ventures, and India Quotient. Read More

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