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Chromecast Offer Still Active

The Chromecast offer that I previously reported on is still running. Owners of a Chromecast can get a movie rental (including in HD) for FREE. That’s even if you used the promotion last time.

Other offers in lnclude Google Play music for 90 days, 3 months of of Now TV entertainment and a free 30 day subscription to the Qello Concert service.

To check your offers, follow the guide I wrote…

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Here is the official introduction to the two new flagship devices from Samsung: the S6 and S6 Edge.

It’s worth noting that there is no micro SD card expansion or removable battery on both variants, but are available in 32/64/128GB variants.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (left) and S6 Edge.

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£5 Google Play Credit for Chromecast Owners

Google are encouraging Chromecast owners to buy into their services by giving away £5 of credit. You can potentially get two movies for free from this and if you haven’t already used your phone/tablet to stream to your Chromecast, this is a great time to try it!

Googles array for offers for Chromecast

How to:

1) Open up the Chromecast app on your device and connect to your Chromecast.

2) Tap the…

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Happy New Year: Hangouts

Say happy new year with Hangouts, trigger an automatic animation

Happy new year readers!

Just a quick note that if you say happy new year with Google Hangouts you will trigger an automatic party animation. A nice addition to the excitement of the occasion.

See you all next year for more tech goodness!

Mark (Editor in Chief – Android Share)

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Goat Simulator now 80% off

Head on down to the Play Store now to grab the entertaining Goat Simulator with a Limited Christmas discount of 80% off the RRP.

This crazy baaaaad 🐐 game has you playing as a goat (mainly) in a sandbox village arena. You can run around and explore the area to see what you can interact with. Destruction and mayhem is high on the to do list, along with more fascinating ideas like sacrificial…

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Free Android Quick Start Guide, Android 5.0, Lollipop Google has published a full guide to Android Lollipop and can be downloaded from the Play Store for…

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Vs iPhone 6 Plus

I’m quite excited about the release of the iPhone 6 Plus. Not because I’m interested in buying one. I’m interested in the apple fan base response. Being an Android fanatic I’ve had Apple fanboys instantly dismiss my previous 3 phones due to their “huge” screen sizes.

“It’s too big, you can’t use it one handed. It will looks stupid in your pocket…” And so on…

I think its the best iPhone yet. What…

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Wearable Tech. What the actual...

Wearable Tech. What the actual…

I’ve got a good friend who’s got a Samsung Gear Neo. He swears by it. “This thing is the best gadet I’ve had in years!” He claims, adding that he left behind his unhealthy obsession with with a certain competitor for Android at my recommendation.

Ut oh…

So what’s the point in wearable tech? Well, the idea is to add a certain amount of convenience to your life. Notifications, alerts, location…

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SanDisk Ultra 128GB SDXC 1 (Class 10) going into a Samsung Galaxy S4 and an S5 after that. #Memory #MemoryCard #Mobile #MobileTech #SanDisk #Android

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Google Opinion Rewards

Answer very quick and simple surveys every so often, and get paid directly into your google play account balence. Hurrah for less advert driven apps! You get a notification when a new survey is out and they can be up to one per week. I have done 3 surveys in about 7 weeks.

Here’s the intro video:

Google Opinion Rewards Balence

Downl…

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Amazon now stock 128GB Class 10 Micro SDXC Ultra

Just letting my lovely readers know that theres a new card in town, and its got huge capacity! It should work on the latest phones with microSD support of course. Since I first found this card about 10 days ago the price has dropped %14. One to watch?

SanDisk 128GB MicroSD card

SanDisk SDSDQUA-128G-G46A 128 GB Class 10 MicroSDXC Ultra UHS-I Adapter https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IIJ6W4S/ref=cm_sw…

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Soup up your Samsung Galaxy S4

Still got a year left on your contract? Jealous of all your mates who’ve had an upgrade? Here’s a quick guide on how to inject a new lease of life into your Galaxy S4 (without rooting it).

Step 1) Buy a new battery.

If you don’t use NFC you can get a high capacity battery from Amazon or eBay and they aren’t that expensive. The original battery is 2,600 mAh, while I managed to find a 3,900 mAh…

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Security on Android

The following update was publicly posted by Rich Cannings, Android Security Engineer on Thursday, April 10, 2014 and is definitely worth a read. Especially if you are a fan of disarming the Anti Android Army!

You can find the full page on The Official Android Blog

Expanding Google’s security services for Android

Think about the ways your home is kept secure. You rely on structural security…

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Google Maps Updated, Brings New Features.

Google Maps Updated

If you hadn’t noticed Google Maps has had an update. Now, it’s never been a bad app, it’s always been good. This update takes it to a new level. There really is no excuse for Android users to pay for a stand alone app, or even a paid sat nav app. Google maps does everything I need, so i’m recommending it to you, lovely readers.

Yes, Google maps uses your data connection to…

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Test http://wp.me/s3UFOw-test Publishing test for social media

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Google Hangouts updated to 2.1.0

Google Hangouts has had an upgrade and has some interesting additional features. Not all of these changes translate onto mobile, but some lucky ones do. You can try them all on the Google Chrome Hangouts extension or in Google+.

Google Hangouts updated to 2.1.0

Many off these ‘easter eggs’ were announced by Moritz Tolxdorff, a Google Employee. They are all activated by text input command. Here’s…

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Google Camera Released

Google have announced their new camera app for Android. It’s simple, quick and has some decent features that can produce an emulated SLR effect with your photo and it’s depth of field.

Google announced the release on their Google+ account. Here’s what they said:

Today we’re launching Google Camera, a new app for your Android phone or tablet that makes it easy to take quick photos and videos. And…