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Sep 16, 2014

Microsoft unveils the Universal Mobile Keyboard, launching in October for $79.95

Evan Selleck

Microsoft, a company that's certainly still aiming to push their mobile platform into the public's eye, has just announced an accessory that's aimed at winning over mobile users of any platform. The

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Sep 9, 2014

The top 5 uses (you hadn’t thought of) for your smartwatch

Steve Litchfield

Smartwatches, it seems, are all the rage. Heck, we've featured them numerous times recently on Android Beat. Partly because they're tech and cool, but also because they work really well with Android smartphones.

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Aug 25, 2014

Motorola’s new Skip is a key fob with handy little features

Rajesh Pandey

Last year along with the Moto X, Motorola had unveiled a novel new accessory -- the Skip. The handy little NFC enabled clip had only function -- to skip the pattern/PIN protection when the clip was

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Aug 11, 2014

Pebble: Original or Steel? The Silicone difference

Steve Litchfield

Continuing our series of articles looking at Android-connected wearables, the Pebble devices seem perennially popular, not least because their battery life on a charge is at least a week and because they're 100.

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Aug 6, 2014

The 5 best Cases for the OnePlus One

Rita El Khoury

The OnePlus One is one (if you'll pardon the pun) of the most controversial devices of 2014. But having recently started shipping, with a more open invite system, it has been quickly making its

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Jul 28, 2014

Pebble vs LG G Watch comparison: Old school versus the future

Steve Litchfield

We don't apologise for the wealth of smartwatch coverage on Android Beat recently - with smartphones themselves plateauing to a degree, the next big usability enhancement is to take some of the more mundane things

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Jul 22, 2014

LG G Watch review: A glimpse into the (near) future

Steve Litchfield

It's very easy to be dismissive of the LG G Watch and its other Android Wear stablemates, mid 2014. They're easy targets, bulky on the wrist, with hardware that's demonstrably sub-optimal

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Jul 9, 2014

Sprint’s LivePro brings together Android, mobile hotspot and built-in projector to answer your dreams

Evan Selleck

The best kind of device is the one that has an answer for all of the things you might need, and even some things you may have never known you needed at all. For some,

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Jul 8, 2014

Pressy review: Cute as a button with pressing issues

Rita El Khoury

Back in 2008, I had a Nokia E71 and I used an application called Cute Keys to trigger certain actions when some of its buttons were pressed. That app was made even more powerful by

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Jun 30, 2014

5 Great replacement bands for the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live

Rita El Khoury

The LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live are currently available for pre-order and ready to ship this week (for the LG) or the next (for the Samsung). One advantage to both Android

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Jun 26, 2014

Some Android devices can now mirror their screen to Chromecast

Rajesh Pandey

Apart from a plethora of Android related announcements, Google also announced that it would soon be rolling out a new software update for the Chromecast that would enable Android users to mirror their device screen

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Jun 19, 2014

Motorola reveals the 10 finalists for its Moto 360 design face-off

Evan Selleck

After Motorola officially unveiled the Moto 360, alongside the announcement of Android Wear itself, the company announced that they would be holding a competition for designers to bring to life a custom watch face for

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Jun 16, 2014

Google Fit to be renamed Google Play Fitness, according to new report

Evan Selleck

The focus on health and staying fit has been right in the limelight for smartphone manufactures these days, and especially from the companies that create wearable accessories for our favorite devices. Keeping track of that

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Jun 10, 2014

The best 5 cases for the LG G3

Rita El Khoury

Whether you are one of the lucky people living in South Korea who have already bought an LG G3, or you're still waiting for the device to be available in your country to order

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Jun 5, 2014

Leef Access Review: Add a microSD reader to any Android phone

Rita El Khoury

One of the annoying trends in Android devices started by the Nexus line over the past couple of years is the lack of microSD slots. Sure, when you only install a few dozen apps, stay

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May 31, 2014

ChargeKey Review: Carry a charging cable on your keyring

Rita El Khoury

Despite how much smartphones have evolved in the past couple of years, one aspect seems to be stuck only incrementally increasing at a snail pace — battery life. With our phones serving so many new uses,

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May 19, 2014

Samsung sold 500,000 smartwatches in Q1 2014, for 71% of the global marketshare

Rita El Khoury

According to a new report by Strategy Analytics, the worldwide smartwatch market during the first quarter of 2014 equated to 700.000 units, of which Samsung sold about 500.000, giving the Korean company a

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May 17, 2014

Dimple and Cliq: Two NFC button projects for your Android phones

Rita El Khoury

NFC and NFC tags have been around for several years now, making transfers in short distance ranges a simple and fast task. However, despite their availability and usefulness, they kept their geek halo and never