Every single Android user needs to try this amazing Google Now trick
Google Now offers a lot of amazing features and tricks but this might be one of the coolest we’ve ever seen. Reddit user Professa91 recently asked Google Now to tell him about what he was watching on TV while Jeopardy happened to be on. Not only did Google Now correctly identify that he was watching Jeopardy just by listening to audio of the show but it also was able to hear answers for individual questions and show him relevant information about each one.
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$41 WORTH OF APPS FOR FREE: 8 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free for a limited time
We’re doing our best to help you save as much money as possible this holiday season, and those efforts extend beyond sharing great Black Friday sales and other deep discounts on all sorts of gadgets. We also regularly share nifty paid iPhone and iPad apps that go on sale for free, and today’s list has eight great apps that would regularly cost you $41 to download, but each and every one of them is free right now for a limited time.
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Google just completely overhauled the design of its YouTube app and it looks STUNNING!
The look and feel of Google’s “Material Design” in Android 5.0 Lollipop is fantastic. We have covered it at length here on BGR — see our review of Google’s Nexus 9 for a good overview. The basic idea is to unify Google’s apps on mobile devices and the web with a bold new look characterized by bright colors and subtle shadows. Material Design also gives developers a set of guidelines to follow that will provide a better user experience in their apps, and the results thus far have been terrific.
Now, Google has finally issued a Material Design makeover for one of the most popular Android apps on the planet, and the results are stunning.
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This is what it’s like for an iPhone user to switch to the Nexus 6
One of the most interesting things to watch over the past few years has been to see Apple and Google try to make their platforms more alike by adopting one another’s strengths. So while Apple has been working on making its platform a little bit more open to things such as third-party keyboards, Google has been pouring resources into Android’s overall design to make it more visually appealing. Android 5.0 Lollipop and its Material Design UI are the results of all this work and so far both have been earning wide praise from early adopters.
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SHOWDOWN: The 10 best Android devices in the world, ranked by battery life
Battery life is, and will continue to be, one of the most important factors to consider when purchasing a new Android smartphone or tablet. After all, what good are all those amazing features and apps if your battery is going to die while you’re in the middle of enjoying them? Battery technology isn’t keeping pace with other technological advancements at all, and with all of the new devices that launch every month, it’s hard to determine which phones and tablets will give you the most bang for your buck where battery performance is concerned.
Now, one of the world’s leading benchmark test providers has issued a list of the 10 best Android devices on the planet, ranked by battery performance.
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BIG LEAK: Everything you need to know about two unannounced Samsung phones
As we discussed at length in a recent review, Samsung is in trouble. The company is still pulling in tens of billions of dollars in revenue each quarter, so there are certainly companies that are worse off than Samsung, but a 60% dive in net profit last quarter is all you need to know to understand that something has to change if Samsung is to maintain its leadership position in the smartphone market.
Samsung already began a huge shakeup in its mobile division by firing dozens of executives, but it remains to be seen how the company’s strategy will change in 2015 and beyond. In the meantime, two of the first new Android Samsung is set to launch in 2015 have just been detailed in a big new leak.
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Cisco Announces Intentions to Purchase Neophasis
Cisco announced that it intends to acquire Neohapsis, a company which offers network, cloud, and app security, as well as IT risk and compliance services.
Cisco says it will use the acquisition to help customers build security capabilities and overcome operational and technical vulnerabilities, as well as “achieve a comprehensive view of their risks, take advantage of new business models, and define structured approaches for better protection.”
Neohapsis President and CEO James Mobley had this to say:
As our clients and friends in the industry know, Neohapsis has been a key player in the security, risk and compliance market. Today, we are excited to announce plans to join Cisco, who we believe will be the perfect strategic match for us, given our services and research mission.
We share with Cisco a global enterprise customer base, and a commitment to help our customers address their most challenging threats, especially in the rapidly evolving mobile and cloud arenas. Because of Neohapsis’ and Cisco’s shared focus on the Internet of Everything, the opportunity to do groundbreaking work together is enormous. Together, what we bring to enterprise customers, IoT device manufacturers, and associated service providers will be unique in the market.
“Today, businesses are looking at security in a strategic, comprehensive way to protect mission critical processes and assets,” said Hilton Romanski, who leads corporate development at Cisco. “There has never been a greater need to understand the impact that security threats can have on a company’s bottom line. For these reasons, experienced security advice is now among the table stakes required to assess and address the threat landscape that faces enterprises today. The skills and capabilities companies need to maintain a strong security posture, keep pace with rapidly evolving threats and take full advantage of new technologies that can protect their businesses are rare and difficult to retain. The right advisory service can change all of that.”
The Chicago-based Neohapsis team will join Cisco’s Security Services organization led by SVP and GM Bryan Palma. Cisco expects the deal to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Terms weren’t disclosed.
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MASSIVE APPLE SALE: Some of the best deals all year on Apple gear are available right now — here’s everything you need to know
The days surrounding Black Friday and Cyber Monday are always packed with some of the deepest discounts you’ll find all year long on gadgets and just about anything else. Not everyone wants to purchase everything on their holiday shopping lists in one sitting, however. As is the case each and every year, sometimes people who choose to wait get rewarded if they’re willing to dig — or if others are willing to do the digging for them.
Now, one such reward has arisen in the form of a killer sale on Apple gear currently taking place online at B&H Photo.
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Leaked pics may reveal the high-end Windows Phone we’ve been waiting for all year
What has Microsoft been doing with Windows Phone all year? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves again and again as we’ve watched the likes of Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola and even OnePlus release one great Android phone after another while the best Microsoft has come up with this year is a Windows Phone version of the HTC One (M8).
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Apple Watch heading to production earlier than expected, iPhone 6s not so lucky
Apple’s suppliers may have significantly improved production yields for the Apple Watch, Chinese publication Economic Daily News reports, with mass-production expected to start earlier than initially anticipated. However, Apple is not likely to launch an updated iPhone 6s model in Spring, as some wild speculations suggested, the same source has revealed.
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