Android

Microsoft’s got a new mobile keyboard, but you won’t find a Windows key anywhere on it. You will find a “Command” key though, and a little switch that toggles between Windows mode, Android mode, and iOS mode. It’s a keyboard that aims to turn any tablet into a Surface. The new Universal Mobile Keyboard isn’t Continue Reading →

Google has unveiled the first smartphones to run on its Android One platform, a standard designed to help push affordable smartphones in the developing world. The initiative kicks off in India, where Micromax, Spice, and Karbonn are all selling phones with 4.5-inch screens, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel main and 2-megapixel front cameras, 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek Continue Reading →

We knew that Google planned to add support for running Android apps on Chromebooks since the company announced it back at Google I/O in June, but on Thursday we’ve had confirmation that the first Android apps to run on Chrome OS are now available to download. Although jut a few months back the project was Continue Reading →

Around a month ago, we reported that Google had seemingly changed the refund window for paid apps and games on the Play Store to two hours. We tested our theory extensively, and 2 hours was the figure we landed on repeatedly. Now, the change is official: Google has updated the refund policy for paid apps Continue Reading →

  The news comes as part of an update to version 5.0 of Amazon’s own app in the Play Store, which sees a broader content shift – the new Amazon app allows users to access Amazon’s entire digital catalog, meaning that – besides instant video content – users can shop for (and install) apps from Continue Reading →

If you’ve ever found an unexpected charge on your credit card after letting your kid borrow your Android device, you may be in for a refund. On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Google has a agreed to refund a minimum of $19 million to consumers who were charged for purchases made by their Continue Reading →

  Yep, you’re reading this right: Android Wear 2.0. It’s happening – and soon. According to an unnamed source, we’re going to see OTA updates for some Wear devices on or around October 15th. We don’t know what’s in Wear 2.0 (but GPS and Bluetooth headphone support are good bets), which devices are getting it Continue Reading →

If you’ve ever wanted to be able to order food directly from your wrist, today is your lucky day. EAT24, the food delivery app and website that delivers from over 25,000 restaurants across the US, has recently made its app available on smartwatches through the Android Wear store. EAT24 also upgraded and optimized its app for Continue Reading →

Sony on Wednesday unveiled the SmartWatch 3, its first device running Android Wear. The GPS-enabled wearable comes with a square 1.6-inch display, 4GB of internal storage and a 420mAh battery. The company’s previous efforts ran on its own platform and, for all intents and purposes, never took off. The software was lacklustre and the poor Continue Reading →

David Singleton, Google’s engineering director for Android Wear, the company’s platform tailor-made for wearable devices, is sitting in Google’s headquarters here playing air guitar. As he strums his right hand in front of his Moto 360, the Motorola smartwatch set to hit the market this week, Singleton praises the third-party software developers using Wear. The Continue Reading →