Nvidia Shield Android TV Review

If the Nvidia Shield already sounds like a familiar name, that's because it is. Nvidia has used the Shield moniker a couple times before, with its Shield Portable and Shield Tablet.

Android M: Small Refinements With a Huge Impact

Last year, Google introduced an elegant, sophisticated operating system with an all-new design that was compatible with everything from phones to watches to cars to TVs. This year, with Android M, it’s refining it.

Toshiba’s Android Chihira Aico is Ready to Work and Play

With delicate mannerisms, and an even tone, she explains her origins and goals. She’d like to be a newsreader one day. Or a cheerleader. Perhaps dabble in counselling. The crowd before her is transfixed, studying her every facial expression. It is because these facial expressions and her bodily movements are created using 43 actuators and are the result of a Japanese technology company’s research. Her name is Chihira Aico and she is Toshiba’s Communication Android.

The 5 Best Smartphones Right Now

Thanks to some intense competition in the smartphone space, upgrading your handset isn’t as easy as it used to be. Not too long ago it was iPhone, Samsung or bust. But with compelling hardware efforts from Google, LG, and others, there are a ton more great options when it comes time to choose a new smartphone.

19 of the Best Android Apps From April 2015

April was a busy month for Android apps with the first proper arrival of Meerkat for Android devices, several new ways to navigate your presentation slides, the Chrome Dev browser and a number of other new arrivals to the Play Store, it can be hard to keep up.

Luckily for you, we’ve pulled together a list of the best new and updated apps from across the whole month. It’s split across a few pages to make it easier to read, but if you’d rather view it on one page, you can do that here.

Yallo

Yallo’s Android app is for people who make a lot of phone calls, but need a little extra functionality, like automatic redialling if the call drops and recording and transcription options.

You get 400 minutes for free to get you going, but will need to pay for call time beyond this if you want to make non-Yallo-to-Yallo calls.

What will Android 6.0 "M" be called?

Back in October 2014, Google announced the Nexus 6 – the first device to come with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. Not everyone, however, knew that Lollipop would end up being called... well, Lollipop! Indeed, while a production version of the major software update took a while to reach the market, the code was nevertheless available to developers and power users who wanted to preview it as early as June.

Dell Reveals Venue 10 7000 Tablet With RealSense Camera

Dell added another tablet to its Venue lineup today with the Venue 10 7000, but whereas the Venue 8 7000 is a consumer-focused device, this one seems to be work-focused. The new tablet will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop and include the new business-centric Android for Work, which creates work profiles on your Android device to separate work data from personal data. This allows IT Management to make changes remotely on your work profile while keeping your personal data safe from prying eyes.