Latest articles by Alex Dobie

Hands-on: Wileyfox's Swift 2 adds metal chassis, fingerprint and upgraded CPU for £159
By Alex Dobie last updated
British hardware startup begins shipping its most premium phone yet, as it looks towards a future of subsidies, revenue sharing and life beyond CyanogenOS.

Broadcom announces Bluetooth software stack for Android automotive connectivity
By Alex Dobie last updated

The Google Watch with Google Now - A wearable computer for the present
By Alex Dobie last updated

Stories, Movies and more: Traveling with Google Photos
By Alex Dobie last updated
The new Google Photos wants to help you sort though and share your memories — and for the most part it's pretty good. However the Stories and Movies features aren't without their frustrations.

SwiftKey Flow brings trace input to leading Android keyboard
By Alex Dobie last updated

No, your Nexus 4 won't magically grow LTE support (updated Nov. 23)
By Alex Dobie last updated

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies launches on Android, exclusive to Xperia Play and Xperia S for now
By Alex Dobie last updated

Carphone Warehouse to ship certain Android phones with Spark XL launcher
By Alex Dobie last updated

Prisma app over capacity or slow? Help, tips and tricks for quicker artworks
By Alex Dobie last updated
Getting the "Prisma is over capacity" error? Slow performance? Prisma isn't your average photo-filtering app — and that means it can take a little time to do its thing.

Essential offers a sneak peek at its camera capabilities
By Alex Dobie last updated
Essential Phone's dual camera setup explained in company blog post.

Nexus 6 owners facing Android 7.1.1 to 7.0 downgrade
By Alex Dobie last updated
Downgrade required 'to guarantee future OTA updates.'

Android Octopus: Are animals the new sweet treats?
By Alex Dobie last updated
Could Android 8.0 Octopus become a thing?

Android 5.1: Muting your Lollipop phone overnight just got a bit easier
By Alex Dobie last updated

Android History Interview: Cyanogen's Steve Kondik
By Alex Dobie last updated
As part of our Android History series, we sat down with Steve Kondik, the man behind CyanogenMod, and the co-founder and CTO of Cyanogen, Inc.

Google Drive cloud storage service launches, 5GB free space for all
By Alex Dobie last updated

Wileyfox Spark review: Highly affordable, cripplingly slow
By Alex Dobie last updated
Wileyfox wins the race to the bottom, but it's a hollow victory. The true price of an £80 handset is a phone that runs like molasses.

The case for a Nexus 7P
By Alex Dobie last updated
Why a smaller, Huawei-built Nexus tablet would make a lot of sense.
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