Misc
Christmas came and went — how did you make out?
If you weren’t on Santa’s naughty list this year, chances are you found at least one piece of cool new tech under the ...
Apps
Phandroid’s news app gets a visual makeover, goes Material Design [VIDEO]
Phandroid's Android news app has been updated with a fresh Material Design look and feel. You'll find all of the required animations, transition, ...
Apps
Google Cardboard owners can now check out Street View in virtual reality
Google Cardboard, the inexpensive virtual reality kit that you can drop a phone into, has gotten another cool use today for those lucky ...
Apps
You can now control your Nest Learning Thermostat using Google Now
You had to think Nest and Google would look to do some interesting things after the former was bought by the latter, and ...
Misc
[Update] Samsung Gear VR now available for $200 at Samsung.com and AT&T
Samsung has always listed December 2014 as the landing date for their virtual reality wearable Samsung Gear VR, and unless my calendar is ...
Misc
HTC already planning a second RE Camera
The HTC RE Camera, HTC's first activity camera for folks who like recording their adventures hands-free, hasn't proven it's worth its skin, but ...
Deals
Google Play’s Black Friday surge includes $50 credit for buying devices, $50 off Nest, $130 off LG G Watch and more
Google didn't drum up a lot of noise leading to Black Friday, but that doesn't mean they weren't planning on putting up some ...
Misc
Happy Thanksgiving from Phandroid!
Good morning, folks! It’s Thanksgiving, and that means much of the world is celebrating life for a number of different reasons. For most, ...
Accessories
Chromecast gets support for video games and Showtime + Starz
Chromecast just got a huge upgrade today. Google has announced that the $35 media dongle can now be used to play video games. ...
Accessories
Android TV Devs: Nexus Player Gamepad and ADT-1 Gamepad are interchangeable
Phandroid coder Steve Albright found that the gamepads for both the ADT-1 and the Nexus Player are interchangeable, at least as of firmware ...
Misc
Happy 7th Birthday, Android (and Phandroid)!
Last month we celebrated the T-Mobile G1's (the very first Android phone) 6 year anniversary, but Android didn't get its start on that ...
Misc
Google posts handy guide for folks switching from iPhone to Android
With the upcoming releases of the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google thought it wise to create a nice, simple ...
Misc
GamePad for Nexus Player on Play Store for $39.99
We feel your pain: the Nexus Player finally hits the Google Play Store, you dash to your browser to pop it in your ...
Handsets
Samsung moving 500 engineers out of their mobile division to work on Tizen
Samsung has made the decision to move over 500 engineers out of their mobile division and into other areas of the company, including ...
Handsets
Is HTC creating a GoPro-like camera accessory for their smartphones?
Rumors say HTC is looking to introduce a rugged camera that would join the likes of GoPro -- that is, a camera that ...