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  Credit: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Smartphones are, unfortunately, disposable pieces of technology. They’re hard to repair, have limited software support, and carriers constantly push upgrades. However, ATT has taken things to the extreme with its latest email to customers. Using clumsy and profoundly misleading language, ATT has …

Stadia Now Works on Android Phones Even Without a Controller Google launched its Stadia cloud gaming service late last year, but access was heavily restricted. You could only join Stadia by purchasing a controller bundle, and it didn’t even work on most phones. Little by little, Google has opened Stadia …

Amazon’s FreeTime service, which includes access to curated kid-friendly content and various parental controls, is now arriving on Android devices with the launch of a new FreeTime Android app. The app offers parents a similar set of parental controls as those found on Amazon’s Fire tablet devices, as well as a handpicked …

The most current dump of secrets via WikiLeaks says cars are among the devices the CIA has hacked or has been trying to hack. One extreme purpose would be to gain control of the car and possibly assassinate the occupants in ways that would make it look like just another …

HTC was once the premiere Android device maker — in fact, it made the first handful of Android phones when no one else was interested in Google’s platform. This early support transformed HTC from a white-label electronics manufacturer into a smartphone powerhouse. The last few years haven’t been very kind, …

Android smartphones get better every year, but there are a lot more good ones than there used to be. The hardware is faster, Android is more refined, and designs are smarter. It all adds up to an embarrassment of riches. Phones that would have been blockbusters a few years ago …

HTC launched the first two Android smartphones as part of a close partnership with Google back in 2008 and 2009, and for a time it was one of the top Android device makers. It was later eclipsed by Samsung, LG, and more recently Chinese firms like Huawei. After struggling recently, …

Buying a smartphone is often a confusing jumble of screen resolutions, features, and processors speeds. How can you sort through it all without help? Before you hand over your cash, be sure to check out this list of the 6 best Android phones available in the United States now. 6. …

Those who have been using Android since the early days know how much the security situation has improved. But it’s still far from perfect. So many companies are making and selling phones, that staggering security mistakes continue to occur from time to time. The latest scare comes by way of …

Google’s new Pixel phones are the finest example of Android, but they’re also in terribly short supply. The wait on devices to ship has been multiple weeks since launch day, and that has led some device resellers to get creative. It turns out Google is taking a harder line on …