We thought the Samsung Gear S2 iOS beta wouldn’t happen, but it’s happening

Samsung, delivering software at the speed of sound. Dull, throbbing noise through thick layers of foam and lead. Like, seriously, this would’ve been useful way before the time when you’re about to launch the next iteration of your Gear S lineup. ...

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CrossOver for Android can also bring Windows apps to Chromebooks

If you’re looking for a computing catch-all that will get you Spelunky on one end, Microsoft Excel at another and Asphalt 8 at a completely different limb, you may just have it soon enough, thanks to some company called CodeWeavers.One catch? You have to be comfortable with a Chromebook. Okay, not actually — let us explain.Developers are finalizing CrossOver, a Windows application boot ...

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Beta tests of Apple Music for Android contracted to Betabound

Apple’s coding apps for Android. Can you tell? Or have you moved to iOS? Maybe you’ve stuck around with Android? Point is, Cupertino is no longer ignoring Mountainview’s mobile fanbase while also recognizing that providing services to them can only have the company stand to benefit. We’ve been hearing whiffs about when Apple ...

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You can now install Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile

Solving the Windows Phone app gap has been a constant challenge for Microsoft. Developers making third-party copies of apps available on other mobile platforms have been shut down. First-party developers have shut down their WP ops as well. And those

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Smartwatches sorely need cross-device app standards

Wearables, especially smartwatches, are the next “big thing” in mobile technology. Exactly what they should do is still being discovered through iterative trial and error. Currently we have the Pebble 1.0 and Pebble 2.0 (referring to the firmware on the watch itself, and not to be confused with Pebble and Pebble Steel) and the Galaxy Gear. There are a few other more minor players, but already we’re seeing the proverbial floodgates open ...

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