Andrew’s favorite Android devices of 2014
My favorite phones, wearable and tablet for the year
In the week that we transition to 2015, it’s as good a time as any to reflect on some of our favorite Android things from the previous year. I’ve already highlighted all of my favorite apps for 2014, and now it’s time for devices. We always get to play with an exorbitant amount of Android-powered phones and tablets each year, but with the addition of Android Wear we now have yet another category as well.
After using all of the latest devices as they came out in 2014, I narrowed things down to pick my favorite phone, tablet and smartwatch of the year. Even with all of the choices we’re given, we always end up settling on the few that really work for us — read along and see which devices worked for me in 2014.
Weekly Photo Contest: Darkness
We hope you’re all coming back from a great holiday week ready to take some photos and win more prizes. We’re going from bright sparkles in the last contest to “darkness” for this one, and even though it’s on the opposite end of the spectrum we’re sure you can take just as many great shots. With all of the craziness surrounding CES next week, and the lack of a contest last week, it made sense to extend this week’s contest a full two weeks. You still have just one entry allowed, though, so make it count!
DVDs of ‘The Interview’ will be airdropped on North Korea
Sony’s once-forbidden The Interview is now seemingly ubiquitous, but there’s one place where you can’t get it: North Korea, the country that inspired the movie (and allegedly, the hacking campaign) in the first place. If defector and activist Park Sang-hak has his way, though, North Koreans will see that movie whether or not their government approves. Park plans to use balloons to airdrop 100,000 copies of the comedy (both on DVD and USB drives) in the country starting in late January. In theory, North Koreans will have second thoughts about Kim Jong-un’s rule once they see him as less than perfect — and if you’ve seen the movie, you know how eagerly it knocks Kim off his pedestal.
It’s an ambitious plan that’s bound to irk the North Korean regime. However, the challenge isn’t so much getting the balloons to their targets as it is finding Northerners who can watch The Interview at all. Few in the isolated nation even own computers or DVD players, and those that do are likely to be either afraid of getting caught or pampered government workers who’d rather not rock the boat. Besides, more than a few people would argue that the flick isn’t a ringing endorsement for the democratic way of life. All the same, it’s fun to think that some Northerners will soon have a relatively easy way to watch a movie their leadership has been railing against for weeks.
[Image credit: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images]
Via: Ars Technica
Source: AP (ABC News)
LG will allegedly announce its LG G Flex 2 at CES 2015 next week
LG has been planning a follow-up to its most novel device of 2013, the LG G Flex, for some time now, and while several alleged release dates have come and gone, no device has surfaced yet. Fortunately, it appears rumours regarding this device aren’t dead yet, and its rumoured that the LG will announce the LG G […]
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#Bendgate comes to Android: Sony Xperia Z3 bends while in pocket
In the year just passed, there was one controversy that had Apple owners crying out and Android owners sniggering in secret: #BendGate. The controversy surrounded the iPhone 6 Plus and its ability (read: not a feature) to warp while in your pocket. While the official reports were minimal, the social media world took the controversy […]
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Android Central 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards
Another year has come and gone. And that means it’s time for the annual popularity contest.
We asked you fine folks to give us your picks for the best smartphone. The best tablet. The best smartwatch — a new category for us this year!
And these are the winners. Your winners.
English police have arrested one of the perpetrators of the Christmas Day Xbox Live attack
A man who claims to be part of the so-called “Lizard Squad” group that ran an attack that [brought both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network to their knees on Christmas Day has been arrested by English authorities. The person in question is 22-year-old Vinnie Omari; he was brought in by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit in England.
Android Central’s top videos from 2014!
It’s that time of year in which we look back on the months that proceeded this, the last month of the year and the keeper of many a filler post, intended to inform, entertain and give us just a moment’s pause between the maelstrom that was and the tempest that is about to be in 2015.
In other words, it’s that weird week between Christmas and the new year.
So let’s take a quick look back at our five most-viewed videos of 2014, as seen by you fine folks on YouTube. (And as a reminder: Now would be an excellent time to subscribe to our YouTube channel!)
Leaked memo claims 40% growth of Huawei’s smartphone sales
The Chinese smartphone market is a very interesting beast to keep tabs on. In the past year, we’ve seen the “Apple of China“, Xiaomi, leapfrog its competition on its way to no. 1 smartphone vendor in China, and shows no signs of letting up. A few rungs down the Chinese market ladder we find another […]
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OnePlus celebrates the coming of 2015 with an Android Lollipop Alpha for the OnePlus One
It seems not even the New Year can stop work at some manufacturers. It appears OnePlus has been hard at work despite the festivities and released an Android Lollipop Alpha for the OnePlus One yesterday. The Android Lollipop Alpha comes in the form of a custom ROM, which OnePlus says will eventually become their custom ROM for the […]
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