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Best Cases for Moto Z

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 24 Jun 2017 11:00 am
Best cases you can buy today for Moto Z Droid
What's the best case for the Moto Z? The Moto Z, on its own, is very thin at just under 6 mm. If you're not planning on opting for any Mods, then you'll want a case with great protection against drops, since a spider-webbed screen is abstract art that's pretty hard to appreciate.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may debut in September with two stabilized cameras, 6GB RAM

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 23 Jun 2017 1:26 pm
The Galaxy Note 8 is coming soon, and the rumor mill has started to churn. Samsung will debut the Galaxy Note 8 in mid-September, two weeks later than previously rumored, and after the hubbub of IFA has died down. It would also be a year and a month later than the Galaxy Note 7's August debut, lining up with a later-than-usual March announcement of the Galaxy S8. This according to typically-...

YouTube's new VR180 format makes virtual reality easy to create

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 23 Jun 2017 10:15 am
YouTube's new VR180 video format bridges the gap between 2D and VR, and it's going to be a big deal. At VidCon 2017, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced some big things for the platform, including a mind-blowing statistic: 1.5 billion people watch YouTube videos monthly. But one of the bigger topics discussed at the show was an upcoming video format called VR180, which combines virtual...

Win a Logitech ZeroTouch road trip prize pack!

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 22 Jun 2017 2:38 pm
A great road trip is just a hand gesture away! It's hot. It's sunny. It's summer. It's road trip time! As we approach July 4th, we thought it would be a great idea to bring you an amazing contest from our friends at Logitech. The company is promoting its excellent ZeroTouch car phone holder, which uses an innovative mounting method to keep your phone secure and safely usable while in the car...

Moto E4 review: Keeping it simple

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 22 Jun 2017 1:26 pm
The Moto E4 is one of the best prepaid deals you can get right now. The Moto E4 is fine. It's not particularly good looking or powerful, nor is it filled with features. When you think a generic smartphone, this is kind of what you think of. And yet, for $129, I would probably recommend it, warts and all, over any other phone. At $70 on Verizon's prepaid service, it's an absolute steal. Here's...

Join the Honor/Huawei community incentive program to win great prizes!

Posted by Daniel Bader on 22 Jun 2017 10:15 am
Be an active part of the Honor/Huawei community and earn some great prizes for your participation! Some prizes are really hard to win — ever tried to win one of those arcade claw games? — and others are mercifully easy. This year, Huawei and Honor want to make it super easy to win a great set of prizes just for participating in the Android Central community! How to win great prizes Here's...

The OnePlus 5 podcast

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 21 Jun 2017 11:08 pm
This week, Daniel, Andrew, Alex and special guest Michael Fisher (MrMobile) talk about one thing — the OnePlus 5. From design to performance to whether the dual camera lives up to expectations, join them as they run through one of the most anticipated phones of the year. If you're on the fence about getting a OnePlus 5, this is a must-listen! Show notes: Don't be this idiot who knifed a store...

Samsung teams up with MLB for VR baseball highlights

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 21 Jun 2017 4:39 pm
Samsung and Major League Baseball want you to experience the spectacle of VR. This is pretty neat. Samsung has teamed up with Major League Baseball to offer more than 20 virtual reality videos of America's great pastime for the Gear VR this summer. The MLB VR series within the Samsung VR app will immerse fans into the action with select content experiences, bringing them face to face with...

There's a single OnePlus 5 version for the whole world

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 21 Jun 2017 9:00 am
OnePlus managed to build a single version of the OnePlus 5 for the whole world. That means easier roaming and much better worldwide compatibility. The OnePlus 5 is here, and it's a pretty great device in a lot of ways. But in terms of network connectivity, it breaks down interesting new ground, and finds itself among a select few devices that takes advantage of some of the Snapdragon 835's...

ZTE Axon 7 Mini gets surprising Android 7.1.1 update, support for T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 21 Jun 2017 1:00 am
The ZTE Axon 7 Mini is one of the best phones under $200, and it's got software likely newer than your phone. ZTE's Axon 7 flagship got an update to Android 7.1.1 in March, and it looks like the company is following through with its promise to do the same for its smaller, less powerful (but just as well-designed) Axon 7 Mini. The phone, which sports a 5.2-inch Full HD display, shipped with...

Netflix now lets kids choose their own adventure

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 20 Jun 2017 1:10 pm
Netflix is adding interactive branching stories for kids. What about big kids? Netflix is announcing something pretty cool — interactive storytelling. Beginning with Dreamworks' Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale, kids will be able to use their controller to choose the narrative direction of a particular story. It doesn't work on Android or Chromecast yet, but it will, and by the time it...

Don't be this idiot who knifed a store demo Galaxy S8 to test its durability

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 20 Jun 2017 11:43 am
Modern smartphones are pretty tough. The Galaxy S8 remarkably so. But don't test it using equipment that isn't yours. There's a cottage industry of people destroying phones on camera for entertainment. From Will it blend? to drop and scratch tests, the world loves to see how far we can push the glass and metal that comprise the protective layer of our pocket computers. But when you decide to...

Google Pixel 2 rumor roundup

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 19 Jun 2017 3:35 pm
What do we want from the Google Pixel 2? It's June, which means that we're only a couple of months away from a new, delicious version of Android, and if history is any indicator, 4 to 5 months away from brand new Pixel phones. Up until recently, we thought this year's crop was to be a fairly predictable update to last year's — two devices built by HTC with improved specs and a newer version...

OnePlus had a lot of interesting early OnePlus 5 designs

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 19 Jun 2017 10:56 am
From OnePlus 3.5 to Huawei P10 to iPhone 7 Plus. With the OnePlus 5 just a day away from being announced, the company is getting a bit looser with its trickle of details. The company gave The Verge access to its Shenzhen facilities to talk about the new phone and its manufacturing process, and one of the interesting things to emerge from the interview was a glimpse at some of the early dual...

The Pixel program is a mess [#acpodcast]

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 18 Jun 2017 2:43 pm
This week, Daniel, Flo, Alex and Jerry discuss the latest Pixel 2 rumors — will it be made by HTC, LG or both? — and what that means for the future of the Pixel program. Also discussed: HTC did good with the U11 Apple's WWDC announcements: Is the iPad Pro 10.5 the best Google tablet around? Bixby sucks. When will it be good? The OnePlus 5 is coming, but is it a lot of hot air? Locked phones...

Best Android Phone Under $400

Posted by Daniel Bader on 16 Jun 2017 2:00 pm
Best overall Best looks Best audio experience Best for less Best overall Moto Z Play See at Motorola The Moto Z Play already has a sequel, but that doesn't matter: at $399.99, this is the best phone under $400 you can buy. Why? It's got everything you need in a flagship, including a great big screen, excellent performance, unbeatable battery life (seriously, this thing goes two days no...

Mophie Charge Force review: A better, smarter Galaxy S8 battery case

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 15 Jun 2017 3:41 pm
With Charge Force, Mophie builds a charging platform that takes advantage of the Galaxy S8's built-in wireless charging. And it's pretty damn good. Battery cases are kind of a bummer. They promise the world, but in the end you get a fatter phone and an extra couple pieces of plastic you have to carry around with you when the battery dies. And despite the success of Mophie's own Juice Pack line...

Canada bans locked phones as it looks to make switching carriers easier

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 15 Jun 2017 12:09 pm
The Wireless Code of Conduct has received an update to address some of its widely-held complaints. But it doesn't fix everything. In a review of Canada's Wireless Code of Conduct, which debuted in June 2013, the country's telecom regulator has made two important changes that will potentially lower the cost of ownership and make it easier for consumers to switch providers. In a statement, the...

LG's Second Year Promise gives the G6 an extra year of warranty

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 15 Jun 2017 10:50 am
LG is making a big move to win customer loyalty. The LG G6 has consistently been heralded as one of the best smartphones of 2017, all but erasing the negative impression of the G5 before it. Now, LG wants to continue that goodwill with a new program called the Second Year Promise, which extends the G6's regular warranty from one year to two in the U.S. While this isn't quite like HTC's Uh-Oh...

Essential Phone coming to Canada as a Telus exclusive

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 15 Jun 2017 9:35 am
Telus nabs Andy Rubin's Essential Phone for sole distribution up in Canada. This was unexpected. Essential Phone, the titanium-and-ceramic wünderhandset from Android creator Andy Rubin's company of the same name, will debut in Canada later this summer on Telus. The company said in a press release that the phone will be available for pre-order at the end of July, with availability later this...

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