Samsung's new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge flagship smartphones have many impressed, but according to one new report, you might be better off buying the older Galaxy S5.
The latest set of Android data from Google for developers reveals that although large screen smartphones have gained popularity, consumers are still using relatively normal sized Android smartphones.
It's mid-May 2015, half a year since Android 5.0 Lollipop first appeared on the Nexus 6: Verizon has finally begun updating one of the biggest flagship smartphones of 2013, the HTC One M7, to Lollipop.
Could the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge get an Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update rollout this June? One carrier outside of the U.S. claims it's happening.
It's been a little while since we've heard from Motorola about its progress bringing Android Lollipop updates to its lower-tiered devices, but now there's some big news. The Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update release date for the second generation Moto E (2015) is... now.
The ultimate battle of the South Korean Android giants pits the 2015 LG G4 phablet against the newly premium redesigned Samsung Galaxy S6. Which recently released 2015 Android Lollipop-running premium smartphone will come out on top?
Several variants and later iterations of the Sony Xperia Z have already received an Android Lollipop update, yet the original flagship Sony Xperia Z has gone un-updated so far. That's no longer going to be the case, as the official OTA rollout for the Sony Xperia Z has an official release date.
Samsung may have been slow getting the latest Google Android update, Android 5.0 Lollipop, to its premium handsets earlier this year, but now the company is rolling out the newest candy-coated mobile OS to many of its second-tier devices.
Even as many Android devices across the country are still receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop update -- or waiting in anticipation, hopeful that their Android device may end up getting Lollipop -- Google has recently posted factory images of another Lollipop upgrade, Android 5.1.1, on its developers' site.
Android 5.0 Lollipop is still the hottest update rolling out to smartphones around the world, even though Android 5.1 Lollipop has hit devices higher on the upgrade queue -- and even an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop has been spotted. For users of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on U.S. carrier Verizon (model number SCH-i545), the wait for an OTA rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop is over, as it's available now.
"The Anvil or the Hammer," the 21st episode of the hit FOX series "Gotham," revealed the motivations of killers and gangsters, and boy-scout cop Detective Jim Gordon worked against the clock to save someone he loves, Barbara Kean.
In what turned out not to be an April Fool's joke, the Android software development kit (SDK) updated with the latest Google mobile OS, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, for the Nexus Player. Check out the factory image MD5 file ("fugu" 5.1.1 LMY47V for Nexus Player), publically available for download at the Android developers' page. Google later confirmed the release of the update for the Nexus Player.
Both Samsung and AT&T are known for being slower than others when it comes to customizing new Android releases and rolling out updates OTA for devices. So it may come as a surprise that AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4 -- a device that's now almost two years old -- got the Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade beginning early in April.
Samsung always has two flagship smartphones for each year, but since late 2014, you can add two more to the mix -- the "Edge" variants, which feature one or more curved glass edges on the side of the display.
Guatemalan-born American actor and folk singer Oscar Isaac will star in the upcoming film "X-Men: Apocalypse," but in the meantime, the talent sat down with NBC News' Pop Latino Raul Reyes to discuss his past and the sci-fi flicks, "Ex Machina" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
It appears that Motorola is beginning tests for the Moto X (2013), with some Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update notifications already going out in some testing grounds.
Samsung's greatest challenge to the iPhone's domination of the premium device market came this April with the completely redesigned Samsung Galaxy S6 and its cousin, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Following the unveiling of trailers for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Fantastic Four," Universal Pictures has released its most recent promo for the hotly anticipated "Jurassic World."
"Gotham," Monday night's favorite dark fantasy drama series may be losing some of its luster...and its following, according to recent reports. "Gotham," which tells the thorough and intricate origin story of Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, has experienced a severe drop in its ratings.
Android 5.0 Lollipop is finally hitting non-flagship devices, at least for Taiwanese Google OEM HTC. The One E8, Desire EYE, and Butterfly S have all begun receiving Android L updates, albeit in Asian markets for now.
