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Android 6 Marshmallow – Meh!

Google's new motto might be "Do the Right Thing" but after loading Marshmallow on my Nexus 9 tablet last night I'm wondering if Google did anything at all. With a 700MB download I was expecting something new and fresh from Google but I can't tell the difference between the previous version Lollipop and Marshmallow. Both Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) and

Roku 4 Delivers 4K for UHD

Apple, Amazon and Google have all recently announced their refreshed streaming TV media players and today market leader Roku has responded with the latest iteration in the Roku series, the Roku 4. In a happy numbering coincidence, the Roku 4 will deliver UHD 4K content for the latest ultra high definition TVs. As you'd expect given the relative rarity of UHD

Google, There’s Something Wrong With My Nexus

This morning I discovered Google has changed the way the app drawer works on Nexus devices without any warning. Instead of scrolling horizontally in pages, the drawer now scrolls vertically in a single large page. Yesterday it worked the old way, today it works the new way. Google sneaked this in via the Play Store's auto-update feature. Note the scroll

Cortana arrives on the Android platform

Apple has Siri, Google has, well...Ok Google -- a less clever name, but it works well enough. Then there's Microsoft, which has Cortana. It began life on Windows Phone, but then it spread to the new Windows 10. Now it spreads further, expanding on Google territory with a beta version for Android phones and tablets. So which service do you

Android Wear smatwatches get new interactive faces

On the heels of today's Pebble Time update, Google will not be outdone. The search giant is continuing to try and improve on its Android Wear line of smartwatches. LG, Motorola and others have leaped into this market and Apple is there now as well. One of the big things is watchfaces. They can be handy, especially when they show

OnePlus 2 Unboxing

My personal phone has been the OnePlus One for nearly a year and I've liked it a great deal. In terms of performance, screen, storage and price, it's hard to beat. I was never a great fan of the styling, particularly regarding the flat metal trim round the screen, so when I saw the OnePlus 2 had really upped the

Second Helpings with the OnePlus 2

To whet your appetite further, fans can visit one of nine pop up experience centres located around the world on 31 July to sign up for an invite and be one of the first in the world to see the OnePlus 2. Get in line.