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Tim Cook Calls the Surface Book “Deluded”, Apple Music on Android, and More

Here’s my favorite mobile tech news articles I found today. My quick thoughts on each are below and you can click the via link to read the entire article. Tim Cook Calls the Surface Book Deluded Sounds to me like he wants to make the newly release iPad Pro sound better, but I actually like the idea of the Surface Book, I just can’t figure out why you’d buy the Surface Pro 4 though… via Engadget The Amazon Echo is Available on Sale Today for $149 I love my Echo, aka Alexa. She has tons of features for controlling other […]

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Giveaway: Win a OnePlus Two!

Thanks to how many of you entered my giveaway for the OnePlus Two Invite I figured I’d do another giveaway. This time, however, instead of an invite to buy the OnePlus Two, I’m going to just give away the phone itself. Entering the giveaway is easy, just do the actions listed below and for each one you do you’ll get a set amount of entries, the more entries you have the more chances you have to be the one winner chosen at random on Weds of next week. OnePlus Two Giveaway Thanks for all of your support over the years

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Video: Huawei Watch Unboxing

So this is probably a little late, but I finally got my hands on Huawei Watch so I figured I’d do an unboxing like normal and go over some of the specs. Check out the video below. Huawei Watch Specs: 1.4″ 400×400 pixel AMOLED touchscreen 1.2 Ghz Quad-core processor 512MB RAM 4GB Internal Storage Wifi, Bluetooth 4.1 300mah Battery with Fast Charging Stainless Steel Casing with Sapphire Crystal Glass Genuine Leather Band include for $349, metal options are available for more Running Android Wear I have to admit, at the moment it’s my favorite Android watch out mainly due to the

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Blackberry Priv’s APK Files Pulled from Device, Might Work on Yours

An XDA Developer names Pluto7443 has grabbed the APK (the files used to install Android apps) from the Blackberry Priv and says that they actually work on other Android devices (although some people reported issues). If you want to try out the Blackberry launcher, keyboard, calendar and a few other Blackberry apps, you can find the download links below on XDA. Blackberry Priv Working APKs To install them, go to Settings > About and tap on Build Number until it tells you you are a developer. Hit back and open the new Developer Options. Turn on Unknown Sources to allow you

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Samsung’s New Massive Tablet Goes On Sale Today

The Samsung Galaxy View, Samsung’s huge 18″ octa-core processor monster tablet just went on sale at Best Buy, B&H, Amazon, and other retailers today for anyone who is interested in grabbing one. The price is $599 but with 32GBs of internal storage, microSD card slot, LTE, and a 5700mah battery it’s not the worst deal around and with that 18″ massive screen (most laptops fall between 11″ and 15″ for a reference point) it might be a great buy for someone who needs to present or share info on their tablet with others. Giant office demo of Angry Birds, maybe? Anyone

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Chinese Manufacturer Passes the 11 Million Unit Mark on Budget Phone

Further proof that there is still a lot of underserved users out there in the world that aren’t interested in the top of the line flagship devices that those of us in specific countries complain about being $200 on a contract, a Chinese manufacturer just hit a pretty sizable number of units sold for their $86 Android phone. Xiaomi just announced that their RedMi 2A budget phone with 2GBs of RAM and 16GBs of storage (see more phone specs here) just passed the 11 million units sold mark since being released in March. Compare that to say the HTC One

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Nexus 6P Unboxing (Video)

I had two Nexuses, or Nexi, or whatever the plural is of Nexus arrive in the mail today and figured I should do a quick on boxing on each. In this video, I’ll explain what comes in the box for the Nexus 6P as well as list some of the specs and give very brief initial reactions. Without further ado, check out the video below. Read More: Nexus 5X Unboxing Video There you go. Anyone getting one of these or already ordered it in the mail? What made you choose it over the Nexus 5X? Let me know in the comments

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Nexus 5X Unboxing (Video)

I had two Nexuses, or Nexi, or whatever the plural is of Nexus arrive in the mail today and figured I should do a quick on boxing on each. In this video, I’ll explain what comes in the box for the Nexus 5X as well as list some of the specs and give very brief initial reactions. Without further ado, check out the video below. Read More: Nexus 6P Unboxing Video There you go. Anyone getting one of these or already ordered it in the mail? What made you choose it over the Nexus 6P? Let me know in the

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How to Hide Photos on Android

Your pictures are important. So is your reputation. Sometimes the reputation you want people to see and the photos saved in your phone don’t quite go hand in hand, which is why you need to learn how to hide photos on your Android phone. Need more persuading? Humor me by imagining the following: You’re at a family birthday party. Your phone is stealthily maneuvered out of your pocket by your 3 year old niece, who, with her nimble hands and modern toddler mind, is more adept at navigating technology than you are. Oh crap. You wish you’d deleted those special

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Google Begins Shipping the Nexus 5X

For anyone that pre-ordered the Nexus 5X on the first day of the announcement, you’re device might be on its way. People are reporting that they are getting shipping notifications on their Nexus 5X orders that they purchased from the Google Store and that they’re expecting them by mid-week. I’m still waiting to hear about my Nexus 6P, but anyone out there who bought either on the first day get a shipping notification as well?

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Blackberry’s New Android Device, the Priv, Has an Official Video

Well well, it’s about time, Blackberry. RIM, maker of Blackberry has finally given up on trying to get people to use the Blackberry OS and has adopted Android. They’re latest device, running on Android 5.1.1 is called the Priv, and let’s be honest, it loses what was holding them back – the OS – but still keeps what Blackberry users used to crave –the keyboard and BBM. Check out the video below and let me know what you think. I, for one, miss when phones had real keyboards so I’m excited to give it a try. Any of you guys?

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HTC One A9 Outed By Orange France, High-Res Photos and Specs In Tow

Well so much for secrecy. The new, soon to be announced, HTC One A9 has been accidentally leaked by the French carrier Orange. On top of the below high resolution images, there seems to also be a (very high and hopefully incorrect) price tag of €599.90. A price fit for a top level smartphone maybe, but according to the also leaked specs, that’s not what this is. Specs: 1080P 5″ display 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera Android 6.0 You can head to the Orange France site for yourself here as they haven’t taken the page down, cause you know,

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ASUS Releases Bootloader Unlocking Tool for the ZenFone 2

I always get really excited whenever I see a manufacturer who embraces rooting and understands that it doesn’t harm them. The phone has already been paid for – their money has been made – and that so long as they include a warning about potentially voiding the warranty (and that potential is based on whether the issue at hand is due to the rooting or is a manufacturer fault) they won’t have to deal with customer complaints and issues caused by it either. With that tiny rant (I could go on for a long time on this, of course) over,

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Xiaomi, China’s Largest Phone Maker, Announces a Launch Event

Most of you won’t be familiar with Xiaomi, even though they are the third-largest phone maker in the world, but that doesn’t mean you should immediately discount their phones. They are one of the few companies in the new made-in-China flagship phone craze along side Oppo, Meizu and Huawei. Essentially all of these manufacturers started making Android phones with similar specs to those of our big name brands like HTC, Samsung, Sony, etc. but at a much lower price point. And why not, most of those big companies are having their devices made China anyway, right? Xiaomi hit their stride with the

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New OnePlus Device Shows Up at FCC

There have been a bunch of rumors and “leaks” about a new OnePlus phone coming out on the heels of the relatively just released OnePlus Two. Today, however, the FCC had a filing from the company dubbed the ONE E1005 and it’s most likely the device everyone has been yammering about. Thing is, it doesn’t match a lot of the rumors. For one, the device in the FCC filings doesn’t show a USB-C port (which I’m sure most people just assumed was coming with the new device since the OnePlus Two has one), and has a 1.9ghz processor speed which

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