News archive

March 2016

Filter

Year
Month

197 articles

March 31
- It's time to get caught up on Pokémon Go
- Microsoft's new Skype bot Project Murphy can merge two things into one
- Rogers brings full Sportsnet content to cord cutters for $25 per month
- Verizon set to add new $20 charge to smartphone upgrades [Update]
- Lookout everybody, things are about to get awesome! Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is now available on your Shield TV
- Oculus Rift teardown dives into its dual displays, head tracking, and more
- AT&T has made its bloatware even worse on the LG G5
- LEGO Jurassic World roars onto the Google Play Store
- Nintendo's Miitomo is now rolling out in select markets
- Huawei teases 'exciting new innovation' next week with #OO campaign in the UK
March 30
- April's free PlayStation Plus games include Zombi, Dead Star and more
- Check out how the Google app's latest voice was created
- Where to buy the DJI Phantom 4
- Microsoft shows off Xamarin tools to write apps for Windows, iOS and Android
- Google's new VR view lets you easily add 360 degree images to websites and apps
- Bring some geometric beauty to your phone this Wallpaper Wednesday
- Bell Canada tops list of telco complaints for fourth straight year
- You can now watch all your favorite shows while mobile with EE TV
March 29
- Snag select Star Wars comics at up to 80 percent off on Google Play
- AT&T to offer unlimited data for U-verse home Internet customers
- Snapchat's new chat experience centers on audio, video, and stickers
- Twitter makes images more accessible for visually impaired people
- SoundCloud launches its own music subscription service
- Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab E Lite and Tab A 7 in Canada
- Xiaomi made a $150 rice cooker that you can control with your phone
- Xiaomi's upcoming phone may offer a 4.3-inch display and Snapdragon 820
- Samsung unveils Galaxy J7 2016 and Galaxy J5 2016
- T-Mobile reportedly set to launch data-only plans on March 30
March 28
- Oculus Rift reviews are in, and not exactly what you'd imagine
- Canadian Xperia Z5 owners will be waiting a bit longer for Marshmallow
- Oculus now letting developers sell Rift games in other digital stores
- Samsung's own app alludes to existence of the Galaxy S7 Active
- Sony could bring the PlayStation VR experience to the PC
March 27
- Android N Beta bugs and issues - what are you seeing?
March 26
- Google's Amazon Echo competitor has always been a question of *when*
March 25
- Amazon Echo can now control your Nest thermostat
- Your smartwatch still sucks as a boarding pass
- Android Central 280: Virtual porn, real issues
- LG ordered to pay $3.5 million in damages to Core Wireless over patent violations
- Amazon teaches you how to build an Alexa-powered device with a Raspberry Pi
- The Honor 5X is yours for just £149.99 today only
- Snapchat reportedly acquires Bitstrips for around $100 million
March 24
- Google OnHub, three months later
- What's the cheapest way into virtual reality: PlayStation VR, Oculus, Vive, or Gear VR?
- Hulu virtual reality app now available for Samsung Gear VR owners
- Should you upgrade to the Galaxy S7 from the Galaxy S6?
- Guess Connect review: Limited smarts but full of traditional style
- Nielsen will track which set-top boxes you use for streaming TV
- Playing your PlayStation 4 games remotely on your Sony phone is really cool
- Here's another look at the HTC 10 with some benchmarks to boot
- Sprint kicks off Marshmallow rollout for the Galaxy Note 5 [Update: Note 4 too]
March 23
- Sprint LG G5 pre-orders kick off March 24 ahead of April 1 launch
- MasterCard and BMO are bringing biometric verification to corporate cards
- Samsung Galaxy S7 edge versus Galaxy Note 5
- Acer will show off what's next for the company in NYC on April 21
- Pebble set to lay off a quarter of its staff this week
- Oculus Rift transported us to different worlds in Damaged Core and Dragon Front
- Latest Priv update patches recent security exploits
- Chronos, an RPG for the Oculus Rift, arrives on March 28
- Infinite Arms mixes third-person action with real toys
- Xiaomi's new TV is a 65-inch curved Samsung monster with 4K
- Google will soon launch Android Pay in the UK
- Spotify heading to Indonesia; may debut in Japan and India
- Chrome's app launcher is being retired on Windows, Mac and Linux
March 22
- The Ring Video Doorbell now lets you stream live video from your home
- The LG G5 can still offer good audio, even without the B&O Hi-Fi audio module
- What you need to know about nausea in VR
- Google to rebrand the official Chromecast app to Google Cast
- Vizio's new P-Series TVs pack Google Cast to stream all your favorite shows and movies
- Samsung is rolling out Marshmallow to the Galaxy S5 in South Korea
- Oppo gearing up to manufacture one million 4G smartphones a month in India
- HTC is giving away a Nexus 9 when you purchase the One M9
March 21
- Quick comparison: iPad Pro 9.7-inch versus Android's best
- Taking a look at the iPhone SE vs. some of Android's best
- Android Wear 1.4 review: Marshmallow brings more features with less polish
- President Obama says Google will help expand Internet access in Cuba
- AT&T is now pushing March security patch to BlackBerry Priv
- Should you upgrade to the Galaxy S7 from the Galaxy S5?
- Galaxy S7 sales in China, Europe and India surpass analyst expectations
- Sprint and Verizon will also give you a second Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge for free
March 19
- Yes, the Verizon Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are SIM unlocked
- Find your style with Fit Cat, Timr and more great Android Wear watch faces
- Zeiss VR One is a perfect example of how to do VR wrong
March 18
- Android Central 279: Pre-production blues ...
- The Xiaomi Yeelight is a great bedside lamp
- Sony 'PlayStation 4.5' rumored with upgraded graphics; will Microsoft follow suit?
- Grab a Galaxy S7 or S7 edge Vena case for as little as $2 at Amazon with coupon
- Shazam now lets you purchase 'shazamed' songs directly from Google Play Music
- You can pre-order the LG G5 in silver exclusively at Carphone Warehouse
- We now have a rough idea how much the friendly LG G5 modules will cost
- Qualcomm appoints industry veteran Mary Gendron as top-level executive
- Here's how you can play Facebook Messenger's hidden basketball game
March 17
- AT&T BlackBerry Priv buyers can get $90 worth of free accessories until April 15
- The Gear VR will make you say Holy Sh*t!
- Grab the Back to the Future Trilogy for $22 at Google Play
- T-Mobile adds new BingeOn partners, including YouTube, Discovery Go, Redbull TV and others
- Chrome for Android stops merging apps and tabs by default
- Oppo's R9 and R9 Plus feature astounding 16MP front-facing selfie shooters
- LG's upcoming developer conference will focus on module creation for the G5
March 16
- Google Cloud Platform to reportedly power portion of Apple's iCloud services
- The Oculus Rift will launch with 30 VR games on March 28
- Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge — which should you buy?
- Hands-on with Neato BotVac Connected, a robot vacuum your phone controls
- Take aim with Concealed Carry, Glockmeister, and the best firearms apps for Android
- Be King of the Sea with this week's Wallpaper Wednesday
- LastPass outs its own two-factor authenticator app
- Medium's Collections make it easier to find posts on topics that interest you
- MasterCard brings virtual reality, payments and wearables to the golf course
March 15
- Sony's PlayStation VR launching in October for $399
- I finally found a reason to use Android Wear
- Hands-on with SolarTab, a giant solar panel for your gear
March 14
- PlayStation Vue Internet TV service expands to over 200 cities in U.S.
- The perfect Smart Home: What our editors are using!
- New Philips Hue bulbs will utilize all shades of white to help you sleep better
- Qualcomm plans to release dev kit to help improve the VR experience on mobile
- OnePlus releases new Gallery app to help OnePlus 2 owners sort their photos
March 13
- UC Browser partners with Twitter and Bing for cricket content aggregation
March 12
- Galaxy S7 and S7 edge only support Quick Charge 2.0, coming up short of latest standard
- If you're not using Google Opinion Rewards, you're Androiding wrong
- Star Wars: Card Trader celebrates its first anniversary with new twists on classic cards
- The Android N Developer Preview can wreck your Nexus — think before you act!
March 11
- Android Central 278: Android N Developer Preview
- How Android Wear and Ambient Display can decrease your phone's battery drain
- Unpacking huge changes in the Settings menu of the Android N Developer Preview
- Galaxy S7 edge has its insides put on show for everyone to see
- Your 'unlocked' Euro Galaxy S7 is still region-locked — but that's not a huge deal
March 10
- There is one way to get an unlocked Galaxy S7 in Canada
- What color Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge should you get: White, gold, silver or black?
- How the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge perform in the Gear VR
- Pokemon Co-master to bring board game battles to Android in Japan
- Galaxy S7 and S7 edge support both Marshmallow and Samsung fingerprint APIs
- U.S. Cellular will pay up to $300 to switch and trade in your phone, even with a cracked display
- Plants vs. Zombies Heroes will bring Hearthstone gameplay to the garden
- Android N's under-the-hood changes might point to a new future for OS updates
- Nest can now better determine when you're home or away
- Sonos announces layoffs as the company realigns for the future of music
- Galaxy S7 and S7 edge pre-orders stronger than expected, Samsung says
March 9
- Dive into the Deep with Wallpaper Wednesday
- Android N's Recent apps key has grown a bunch of awesome new features
- Android N: What we know about the path to launch
- First details of Telltale's episodic Batman game to be revealed on March 18
- Google Docs now lets you quickly jump between headings
- What's the Android N easter egg? We still don't know
- Here's the new Android N Wallpaper
- First Android N Developer Preview factory images are now available
- What I learned while using a 360 camera
- Spigen is offering its Galaxy S7 and S7 edge cases for $5 at Amazon!
- Samsung Galaxy S7 will be available at Cricket on March 18
- Huawei plans to 'change the way you see the world' next month in London
March 8
- Grab a 32GB Sony microSD card for just $7.50 at Amazon
- Taking 'super resolution' photos on the Nexus 6P
- LG G5 arrives in Canada on April 8, comes with bundled camera grip on some carriers
- How one carrier almost ruined a perfectly good Galaxy S7
- 'On Ice' is the latest Spotlight Story from Google
- Google I/O 2016 registrations are now open!
- Chromecast snags 35 percent of global streamer market in 2015, says Strategy Analytics
- Samsung Galaxy S7 review: The best of all worlds
- Truecaller introduces smart calling history, availability and a brand new dialer
- Opera Mini's new Video Boost will help you cut down on buffering times
- Cyanogen's MOD integrations explained and the global expansion of IDEAA events
March 7
- Verizon HTC One M8 now receiving Marshmallow update
- Google's March Security Update is now live — here's what you need to know!
- Verizon ordered to pay $1.35 million for use of 'Supercookies' in mobile traffic
- OnePlus announces installment plans for U.S. orders over $99
- March security patch now available for the BlackBerry Priv
March 5
- App developers now have access to Google Cast usage analytics
- Android Central 277: Ham-on
March 4
- Google Maps gets a visit from Legend of Zelda's Link on the web
- House of Cards Season 4 available on Netflix: Watch on your Android phone or tablet now
- The Honor 5X can be had for £150 at Clove for a limited time
- Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and others file joint amicus brief supporting Apple
March 3
- Batman v Superman content added to mobile version of Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Choosing when to use Google Cast on Android TV
- Boost Mobile offers big savings if T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon customers switch
- Amazon Echo Dot makes Alexa compact, Amazon Tap goes portable
- After 90 days with Google's Play Music Family Plan, I'm not turning back
- Samsung again offering free Wireless Charging Pad to new Samsung Pay users
- Google wants you to go Hands Free to pay for things, trial starting in South Bay
- BlackBerry Priv now available from Verizon
- How to help your phone survive a long-haul flight
- Kiss your old wall goodbye this Wallpaper Wednesday
March 2
- Slack rolling out voice calls beta to its desktop messaging platform
- Mobile World Congress 2016: The Android Central postmortem
- Urban Armor Gear announces new case to protect your LG G5 from clumsy drops
- Maserati implements Android Auto support in the new Levante
- More than 15,000 HTC Vive units reportedly sold in less than 10 minutes
March 1
- Android Pay still hasn't replaced my wallet
- Use your Amazon Echo to solve the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents
- Quick comparison: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge versus Galaxy S6 edge+
- Chrome is gaining security improvements, caching and better support for enterprise customers
- Leaked Huawei P9 images and specs reveal dual rear cameras, Kirin 950 and more
- Qualcomm to pay $7.5 million to settle ethical violations claims by SEC
- Microsoft completes acquisition of SwiftKey
- Google I/O 2016 site goes live, registration begins March 8
- Chevrolet dealers offering free Android Auto update for select vehicles
- McDonalds Sweden transforms the iconic Happy Meal box into a VR headset
- 30 Days later — a Marvel: Contest of Champions for Android follow-up