Some Android Lollipop lock screens can be hacked through

Lollipop’s troubles have been made very visible by the tech media to the national media. In the second case, it was with Android 5.0’s Stagefright vulnerabilities that led to the pouring of vows to step up security updates. And while the move to

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The Nexus cometh – week 42 recap: week in review

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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Android 5.0 Lollipop gets a “Flappy Android” Easter egg

Earlier today we looked at a leak discussing Google’s plans for Android Lollipop distribution, which mentioned that system images for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 were due out by the end of the week. We wondered briefly if that might mean a stealth Saturday release, but just hours later Google made the files available. Well, we didn’t get formal Android 5.0 factory images for these models, at least, but instead an updated version

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What will Android 5.0 Lollipop do for Android Wear?

Earlier this week, Google announced the next version of its mobile operating system: Android 5.0 Lollipop. The new software development kit (SDK) should be released sometime later today (October 17th), and ROMs for the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, and Google Play edition devices should start to roll out “in the ...

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When will Android Lollipop be ready for your Nexus model?

Earlier this week, we got news from Google about its plans for the public release of Android 5.0 Lollipop: while the new Nexus devices would (obviously) ship with Lollipop, updates for existing models were announced as arriving sometime in the weeks to come. Well, what does that mean? Will Nexus 5 owners be waiting until Thanksgiving before they have a chance (beyond the dev preview, at least) to bring Lollipop to their phones? Today we start to get a better sense of just who’s getting what when, as a ...

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The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are hot, but will Google help them succeed?

Some of you may not remember this, but a lot of us where confused by Google’s announcement of the Nexus One so many years ago. We eventually understood that at a time when Android was beginning to dilute itself in a sea of custom skins and lackluster specifications, Google needed push OEMs to dare the odds of the spec sheet with more powerful hardware, and it also needed to show the world what Android was truly like under all the existing bloat. Google succeeded in this endeavor, and even if the Nexus One wasn’t a hot seller in numbers because of its price, it was my first Android ...

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Google confirms Android Lollipop updates for older Nexus models

A few hours back, when we shared with you Google’s official Android 5.0 Lollipop announcement, we mentioned how the company had confirmed plans to deliver updates for the Nexus 5, 7, 10, and the various GPe models. That was well and good, but what about older entries in the Nexus family? We’d been wondering for months now what the update situation might look like for the Nexus 4 and first-gen Nexus 7, and ...

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Google formally dubs Android 5.0 “Lollipop”

It’s easy to get excited about new mobile hardware, making the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 launches the real attention-grabbers of the day. But we’ve been almost just as interested in seeing what today’s launches meant for the future of Android as platform. Since this past summer, we’ve been experimenting with the Android L dev preview release, but now Google’s finally ready to move it up into the mainstream, ...

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Google unveils HTC Nexus 9, an 8.9-inch Android powerhouse

As expected, a powerful new tablet has gone official today in the form of Google’s HTC-made Nexus 9. The tablet represents an affordable stock Android offering, one that doesn’t compromise on the specs front either. Let’s take a look at it, shall we?The Nexus 9 has an 8.9-inch 2048 x 1536 display, a 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor (with a Kepler GPU), and an 8MP/1.6MP camera combination. There’s also 2GB of RAM, a 6700mAh battery, and 16 or 32GB of internal storage. The tablet will feature BoomSound speakers, along with brushed metal sides. Like the new Nexus 6, ...

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Motorola Nexus 6 goes official, the newest stock Android Google phone

The months of high-spirited anticipation are over, Nexus lovers. After a rumor was dropped yesterday by Forbes that stated a new Nexus phone and tablet were to launch today, the phone has gone official: say hello to the Motorola Nexus 6.First of all, the Nexus 6 really is a full-on phablet. At 5.96 inches, you can’t call this phone anything but a beast – we’re sure that’s a turn-off for many of you, but the trade-off is that a ...

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Google’s Android site drops its own Android L naming hint

Hey, you know how you’re sick of hearing all this speculation over the formal name Android L will arrive with as it debuts in non-dev-preview form (maybe even today) on the next Nexus models? Man, you are on the wrong website, because we’re not stopping now – not this close to getting to the truth. As we standby to see what Google’s planning, some new Android L naming evidence has been uncovered, lending support for Android Lollipop.The evidence comes in the form of text string, appearing in the code ...

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Motorola Nexus 6 looks to be coming to AT&T

The onslaught of Nexus rumors today means only one thing to us, and that is the fact that a launch is looking pretty imminent. To further add to that, we now have a product listing on AT&T’s website for a Motorola Nexus 6 – is there really any doubt now?The listing itself isn’t quite live, but curiously enough, if you visit AT&T’s LG G3 Vigor listing (the first source link below), it shows on the right-hand column a link to the “Motorola Nexus 6,” revealing a link to the product and also an on-contract price. While this could just be a placeholder, ...

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Google teases Android L name in hilarious video

One of the biggest mysteries of the fall, as ironic as it may sound, is the pastry name that Google will select for the next version of Android. A few months ago we were all certain that Android K would be dubbed Key Lime Pie, and it turned out to be KitKat out of the blue. For now there is still a lot of speculation over the final name of Android L, and given the rumors that

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Source points to Nexus 6, Nexus 9 stealth launch tomorrow

At this point, you’re probably feeling a little Nexus fatigue – and that’s understandable. After all, our morning was positively dominated by the latest leaks and rumors surrounding both the Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet. But what of Google’s launch plans? Are those whispers of a possible October 15 or October 16 announcement accurate? Will Google hold a surprise event, or is this just going to a very low-key ...

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Here’s why I bought the Moto 360, finally

A little less than a month ago I wrote an article titled “Why I haven’t bought the Moto 360 – yet” in which I detailed why I hadn’t made the jump from my LG G Watch to the smartwatch from Motorola. I concluded that the round face was just too small a jump to justify replacing the G Watch with the Moto 360, especially given its shortcomings in battery life and ...

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