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Huawei is one of the fastest growing OEMs in the world right now. They have been making lots of headway globally with devices like the Nexus 6P, Mate 9 and now their Honor series in the US. They also released one of the most revered midranger devices of last year with the Honor 8. Many people...

It is always fun to get a early looks at what is coming with new phones and technology. Even if you aren't ready to upgrade to the latest and greatest devices it is always nice to get a little taste of the new stuff. The Moto G5 Plus is a budget friendly device slated to release towards the end...

Android 7.1.2 began to roll out to those of you enrolled in the Beta program yesterday. This is great if you are already on stock and aren't running some sort of custom rom. If you are running custom firmware you would need to manually install the Android 7.1.2 Beta image, and now you can. The...

We finally have dates for Google IO. The event hosted by Google will begin on May 17th and will end on May 19th. The event is where developers are able to learn all about the latest and greatest projects from Google. Google has also made a habit of announcing their next big version of Android at...

A few months back Netflix added the ability to Download video for offline viewing. I have used this feature more than I initially thought I would. This is great for those of you on limited data. You can download videos to your phone while on your home wifi and watch those same videos while you...

From time to time Google likes to discount movies and content to encourage folks to try out their services. These deals are essentially the reason that my family never buys BluRays. Streaming content is just easier. Google is hoping that you will also come to this conclusion after taking...

If you are going to Root and Rom your phone or even flash a stock image to your device you are going to need fresh ADB and Fastboot files on your PC so your PC can communicate properly with your phone. In the past if you wanted the latest official ADB and Fastboot files from Google it meant you...

Now that CyanogenMod is dead it will take the rest of the Rom community stepping up to take the place of the now defunct custom rom juggernaut. One of the most popular Roms from the past is back with a new Rom release. We have not heard from CarbonRom in a while but they have just started the...

Over the holiday weekend the co-founder of OnePlus let us know that he would be sending out Beta builds of Nougat to OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T units. Of course owners of the phone were not satisfied with Beta builds, as stable builds were promised by the end of 2016. A few hours after the beta...

Earlier in the week we found out that CyanogenMod was officially ending. There would be no more nightly builds following the final day of December. CM would be replaced by LineageOS. We are already beginning to see builds of LineageOS rollingout to many devices. As you remember LineageOS will be...

The second most popular Nintendo game of 2016 will be coming to Android soon! Super Mario Run was released to iOS first and became an instant hit. In just the first three days the game was downloaded more than 37 million times and generated $14 million. The game's popularity however saw a huge...

Google is pretty good about offering deals and great prices on games throughout the year. They normally ramp up discounts surrounding holidays and major shopping days like Black Friday. There are a few game deals on the Play Store right now that are a bit too good to be true. In fact it seems...

Cyanogen has been having all kinds of trouble lately. Earlier in the year the company had made a pivot from a full on OS company to a company providing their own version of apps and services. This seemed to be a viable alternative for the company, but it would come with significant layoffs. As...

Sometimes DMC makes accessing content you have paid for so ridiculous you end up having to find alternative methods. Netflix users have been begging for a way to watch content without a data connection similar to what Amazon Prime and even Youtube have. Other software makers have stepped up to...

Thanks to some very resourceful Galaxy Beta testers we now have a method for installing the Beta build of Nougat on the Galaxy S7 Edge. So far users are reporting better speed and performance, better battery life, and are overall satisfied with the update. Installing the beta build is actually...

I have been doing my very best to get the Nougat Beta installed on my Galaxy S7 Edge. Apparently I am a bit late to the game. Samsung held open registration starting last week. Earlier in the week the Beta builds began to roll out over the air for those who had already registered. The only way...

One reason you would want to buy a Pixel device is developer friendliness. The unlocked version from the Google Playstore is bootloader unlockable which means you will be able to install a custom recovery and flash roms. We normally have to wait a few days for developers to get a custom recovery...

You can download the Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview for your Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, or Pixel C right now! You can actually try out the latest version of Android ahead of the Pixel and Pixel XL which each ship with Android 7.1! This is the beauty of the Nexus program that has been done away with...

Niantic is constantly tweaking and perfecting Pokemon Go for those of you still playing this viral game. Unfortunately the update sees no major changes. Niantic has decided to bring back the feature that shows you the location where your pokemon was caught. The PokeMon Go Plus accessory can now...

Here is some off topic news from the world of Applelandia. It looks like the new iPhone 7 has already been jailbroken. Us Android modders can really appreciate that fact for our iOS friends. iOS jailbreak doesn't give you near the control over the iPhone as we get with Root on Android, still you...