Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 Leaked

Some press shots have appeared online of a new tablet from Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 and there will be two versions of the tablet.

Volvo's On Call app can control your car from a smartwatch

Sure, you drive a Volvo and not an Aston Martin, but that doesn't mean you can't pretend to be a charming spy who controls his car with a high-tech watch.

Quick comparison: Shield Android TV vs. Nexus Player vs. Razer Forge TV

The Android TV offerings are expanding, and we're taking a quick look at the three set top box options.

With Android Pay, Google gets mobile payments right

Even though Google started the whole mobile payment thing years ago with Google Wallet, it never really took off with the masses.

The Aria Lets You Control Your Smart Watch Without Touching It

After nearly a month of time with the Apple Watch, there’s been a few moments that drew attention to the downside to having a computer strapped to one’s wrist. Brushing one’s teeth, eating, and even holding your significant other’s hand on a walk all preclude accessing your wrist with your other hand, preventing you from responding to notifications or using apps.

Twitch app now lets users watch past content from their favorite streamers

Popular game streaming service Twitch has finally added video on demand (VOD) support to its Android app.

In an update to its Android app today, Twitch has finally added support for video on demand—a feature many gaming fans have been anticipating for a while. VOD, which has been a main feature of Twitch's web interface for a while, will allow users to browse and watch past recorded footage from any given streamer that has enabled the feature for their channel.

LG G4 camera tips and tricks

The LG G4 has one of the best cameras on an Android phone. Make your photos even better by following a few basic steps.

Android Central Photo Contest: Stairs

Walk on up and snap a photo.

It's time for another photo contest, and this week the subject of your pictures will have to be "stairs." We don't always have escalators, ramps or ladders around, but stairs are pretty universal — and that means there's pretty much a limitless supply of them available for your to photograph. So get out there and get some stair shots, and enter them into the latest photo contest.

Sony Xperia Z4 Lands On Softbank Mobile Japan

Sony recently announced their new Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone in Japan and now the company has announced the launch of the handset with another carrier, Softbank Mobile.

Spotify's smooth streaming is a great addition to Android Auto

Next up on our quick tour of Android Auto apps — and as you'll recall from our Android Auto primer, that is apps that also support car playback; not separate downloads or anything — comes an application that needs basically no introduction. 

AC editors' apps of the week: Sunrise Calendar, Meerkat, Hyperlapse and more

Our weekly app picks

It's Appday Sunday and that means we're back with more of our favorites to share. Every week we bring a handful of great apps to the table and share them with everyone. Sometimes they are new apps, sometimes old standards, but every time they are apps we love to use.

Microsoft opens up Hyperlapse beta to more phones from Xiaomi, Sony, Motorola and more

Microsoft's new Hyperlapse beta for Android has already had a new round of phones added to its support list including the Droid Turbo, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Xiaomi Mi4.

What is Android?

Android means a few different things — but in the end it's all good!

Google will reportedly add a 'Buy' button to some mobile search results

Google is said to be planning to add a "Buy" button to mobile search results in the next several weeks.

Google Play Music now has some basic browsing functionality on Android's wearables platform.

If you've got the latest version of Android Wear — that is, Android 5.1.1 — and use Google Play Music, you now have a new option for controlling tunes on your watch.

LG Watch Urbane Review – All that glitters isn’t gold

You can understand why Android enthusiasts might be resentful of the Apple Watch. Android Wear has been around long enough for manufacturers like LG to release several generations of smartwatch, but listen to some and you’d be excused for thinking Cupertino had invented the segment. Into the fray wades the LG Watch Urbane, promising genteel luxury instead of geek chic, … Continue reading

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