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Hey, guys! How are you? I just wanted to report and see if someone else has the same thing as I do. Yesterday I updated my Nexus 6 to the 7.1.1 version and I got really disappointed watching how it got some of the features, but not all of them such as the aesthetic that is characteristic of this version of Nougat. If someone knows about what happened please don't hesitate and answer this post ?

I've been having this issue recently where once in a while on my Nexus 6 I won't be able to send any SMS Messages or receive them. I am using Textra instead of the default messenger app. I have tried rebooting my phone, turning service on and off but it did not work. This happens to only one of the contacts but none of the other ones. I was wondering if any body else has this issue and if any of you have a solution for this. Thank you Edit: I should have mentioned that I am in Canada and I have a Plan with Telus

Greetings, I've been a user of Project Fi for several years and I have enjoyed every second of it. I am not a big data user because I'm normally on wifi wherever I go. I only use about 1gb at most per month. Recently I have moved to Japan and my service is still wonderful. Data is the same price as the US, sms is free, but calls are 20 cents per minute. I'm using a Nexus 6 so there is no LTE for me because its a US version and Japan uses LTE band 1 mostly. Just wanted to know how many of my fellow LTT community members are on Project Fi and what phones you are using in what country. I've always thought Project Fi was only known to tech heads like us. I'm also curios about your favorite part of the service / experience. My favorite part is the option to sync your sms messages with Hangouts. This enables me to check my sms messages from any computer I log my Google account into (even through Gmail.) This is awesome for me in Japan because I get to keep my American number while still being able to use it through the Hangouts app on my phone with a Japanese sim. Please let me know!

So my Nexus 6 has an annoyingly loud vibration motor in it, however my Sony SmartWatch 3 has a nice and quiet vibration motor, and because it's on my wrist I actually feel it (unlike my phone which usually lives in my pocket). I used to be able to put my phone in do not disturb mode so it didn't vibrate but my watch would not go into do not disturb mode and therefore still vibrate, which I liked. However, this morning I updated my SW3 and now when I put my phone in do not disturb, it does the same on the watch, meaning I don't get my notifications anywhere unless I manually check my phone or watch, and when I take my watch out of do not disturb, it takes my phone out of do not disturb also, meaning I get the notification my my wrist along with the noises of earthquakes from my phone. Does anyone have any idea how I can disable the vibration on my phone for notifications while leaving the vibration on my watch enabled? Thanks! PS - not sure if it's too important but it's the Motorola Nexus 6, not the Huawei Nexus 6P. UPDATE: I found the button, just look in the settings screen of the Android Wear app (ignore the really artistic circling - I just did it quickly in MS Paint)

Ok so I can upgrade my phone and I was just wondering if spending 200$ for a Nexus 6P. I currently use a nexus 5. Most of the reviews have been good and if anyone has used one and can give some feedback

BEFORE YOU DESTROY ME WITH HATER COMMENTS, I'm coming from a Nexus 6, and switching back to an iPhone. I've had this phone since January, and don't get me wrong, I love it. The screen size (although can be a bit cumbersome with one hand), pixel density, wireless charging, and stock Android. But, I've replaced it three times. The first one randomly shut off right out of the box. The second one, my dog knocked it out of my hand and broke the LCD (not just cracked the screen, there was a cool black splotch that spread through out the screen over time, and the digitizer broke). I'm on my third one, and it fell out of my hand when somebody knocked into me and fell down the stairs. I can't decide between the iPhone 6s or the iPhone 6s Plus. I love the iPhone 6s Plus battery life, pixel density, size, OIS, and landscape in the home screen. But I think I've also dropped my Nexus so much, because it's just too big, and I don't want to do the same thing with the iPhone. That, and I also look normal not having a tablet for a phone. The iPhone 6s also has a LifeProof battery pack case, and I need my LifeProof. Just give me your two cents, which one would you go with and why? Which one do you think would I like better after a Nexus 6?

Hello guys, I'm getting little but bored of my nexus music player and I want to change something new. So I wanna try HTC music player (from htc sense 6 or 7) to enhance my experience. Do I need to root my phone and tablet in order to run this? Do I just install an APK? Also It would be nice if people can left me a link too and this question is not just for me but it is all for everyone who wanna have HTC music player on their device. Thank you in advance for helping me

The Motorola Nexus 6 is onsale for only $500 bucks right now and is a fully unlocked phone. This is part of Google's Project Fi Early Access Program https://store.google.com/product/nexus_6?utm_source=en-ha-na-sem&utm_medium=text&utm_content=bkws&utm_campaign=nexus6&gclid=Cj0KEQjw-46sBRD7x6P0stibwbsBEiQAoMi4ZpH9VoB8nYW8yvhkfa_pCDPLYQNunRqTcSqVZiVHBxoaAptB8P8HAQ Image Source: Motorola

I just installed android M on my Nexus 6!! So far I can say.....it hasn't blown up yet! And I did the easter egg and it's hilarious! Wilkl post video soon So I finally got some applications installed, everything seems to be fine as far as compatibility wise with M. The new photos application is really cool, reminds me a lot of Apple's iOS one.

Recently a good friend of mine gave me a barely used Moto X! BUT I never thought getting a Verizon 2014 Moto X to work on T-Mobile would ever be difficult, normally with unlocked Verizon phones (all of them) it's as easy as throwing in a T-Mobile or AT&T sim if you want to switch. Not this phone though! Hell no! Had to factory reset it twice for it to actually stick with 4G LTE, it was cycling between no service to Edge and then occasionally 1 bar of 4G but only with Wi-Fi connected (weird) It's like I'm scared to turn the screen on in case I see the dreaded "E" next to the network strength indicator!!! I have never had something so nonsensical and completely baffling happen to a cellphone. But it seems to have sorted itself out (famous last words) for now at least! Well my Nexus 6 has a little brother now yay Has anyone ever had something weird like this occur?

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/22/8467433/google-launches-mobile-service Damn boy! This is going to be GREAT for people in the U.S. The ONLY drawback is that the only possible phone available is the Nexus 6. Granted, it's not a bad phone, but this might push some people away due to the huge size of the phone and its general flaws. In any case, this is dirt cheap, and is pretty darn interesting, especially considering you can access the T-Mobile and Sprint network. Pricewise, it's amazingly competitive. I would absolutely love to switch over to theis network, and potentially bring my entire family over to this, making a huge switch over. However, it seems to be quite cost prohibitive considering the high cost of the phone initially. I would love to see a CHEAP Nexus device at around $300 like the Nexus 5 that would work with this network. Then, Google would have a winner on its hands, with a cheap phone and wireless plan to absolutely force carriers to innovate. This is going to change things, though I'm curious why Google wanted to go this direction. Considering its reluctance and lack of desire to become an ISP, I don't really know why it wants to become a cell carrier. Oh well, I'm not complaining. GO GOOGLE!

NCIX: http://bit.ly/17clXDU Amazon: http://geni.us/3iPM The Nexus 6 feels like a pretty solid device, but Linus' conclusion about it may surprise you...

A new Nexus 6 (for now) feature was just released, the device can now use the accelerometer to intelligently judge if the phone is in your hand or pocket so you won't have to enter a pin to unlock, it will know if you set your phone on a table for example and it will enable the pin. This is of course configurable and optional, just in case you don't want to give up security for convenience. Other smart lock features such as trusted places/devices which will disable or enable your lock screen based on proximity to a set location or for example a smart watch or other Bluetooth devices, which were released with Lollipop 5.0. Google is also rumored to be working on adding native biometric scanning into Android very soon which is a very exciting bit of news and will make phone security better and even more secure on the Android platform. Thoughts?

After running out of stock almost immediately, Google announced they'd be restocking the Nexus 6 every Wednesday. That barely seemed to help this week, as the phones lasted almost nothing again. Apparently the decision they've taken now is allowing pre-orders from Motorola directly. There's no indication of how much you'll have to wait for it to be shipped though, so that's inconvenient but I guess slightly better than refreshing every 2 seconds every Wednesday morning. source

This is my first review, so bear with me. A few days ago, I went to my local mall, which has an Apple Store, a Microsoft store (actually, a kiosk with a Surface Pro 3, a Yoga 2 and a Lumia 1520, but it's not labeled as a kiosk) and a T-Mobile store, among other things I didn't care about on that day. I wanted to visit the Apple store to see the 5K iMac, to test out OS X Yosemite, and confirm that I wanted to run away from iOS as fast as I possibly could. Let me just get something straight: I hate Apple, specifically iOS, but I like to keep an open mind to new tech. I don't hate Macs as much, but you know something's wrong when the $5,000 model of the Mac Pro took a while to render a few 3D buildings in Apple Maps. So, lets jump in, shall we? Retina 5K iMac After waiting a few minutes for a scrawny college kid to stop making googly eyes at it, I walked up to the iMac and started messing around. Being the nerd I am, the first thing I did was check the specs. I was using the base $2,499 i5 model with 8GB of DDR3 1866MHz RAM. I closed the window and— got a spinning rainbow. If you're unfamiliar with Macs, this means lag. I opened System Information again and closed it and had the same lag. I counted 4 seconds (later, I compared this to all the other different Macs, none of which had this issue) before my pie chart-esque friend left me. My dad's 2008 black MacBook can close that window faster. Anyway, I browsed the web, pulled up some high-definition images, and took a selfie or two. It preformed fine. As for the screen, it was better than the regular iMac, but not $899 better (over the 2.5K iMac with the same configuration and nVidia graphics). Of course, being just an amateur photographer and really only using a PC for basic functions, I'm not the target consumer. For someone like me, the regular iMac is fine. OS X This section will be short, as I didn't play around with it much. For the new look, it's fine. The icon shapes are inconsistent, the level of opacity is sometimes distracting and the overall OS looks MUCH better on a Retina display than on a lower resolution display. But hopefully this new minimalistic, flat look will FINALLY kill that hideous skeumorphism of old. iPad Air 2 I was really unimpressed by the iPad Air 2. But first, lets talk about what I did like. It was CRAZY thin (although the Dell Venue 8 7000 has it beat) and light, (Nexus 9 has it beat there, albeit not by much and at a smaller, but more pleasant size) and I still think that the 4:3 aspect ratio is the best for tablets; your TV is for video and movies. It was very fast, but that gets into what I don't like: it only feels like a faster, lighter, thinner version of the iPad 3 I already have, and that doesn't scream "I'm revolutionary, spend another $500+ on me!" As for iOS 8, it's basically iOS 7 with a few UI tweaks, custom keyboards (which still take about 3 seconds to load and are really buggy) and web extensions, so pretty much a prettier, slightly faster Android 4.0. iOS 7 was like iOS 6 with a new UI, which was in turn just iOS 5 with passbook, which was in turn… well, you get my point. iOS is severely lacking in the innovation department. iPhone 6 Plus First thought? WOW, is this slippery! I wouldn't feel good about using this without a case, which kills me as I hate cases. It's also pretty thin and light, but with MASSIVE bezels. Seriously, the Galaxy Note 4 is noticeably smaller than the iPhone, and the Nexus 6 is only a hair taller (though considerably wider). Overall it just feels like a bigger, thinner, lighter and faster iPhone 4 with iOS 8. Again, nothing that screams "Spend $749 on me!" Nexus 6 After we went to the Apple store, I decided to step into the T-Mobile store, which, in hindsight, was odd, as my provider is AT&T, who had a store literally directly above T-Mobile. But whatever, when I walked in I was very surprised to see the Android of my eye, the Nexus 6, on display (Right past the seemingly obligatory 2 iPhone 6s and 2 iPhone 6 Plusses). I played around with it, and my first thought was that it wasn't nearly as big as I thought it was. I could totally see myself using it. T-Mobile's device holder had it in a death grip, so I couldn't hold it, but the exposed part of the frame and back felt pleasant to the touch and not in any way cheap. Lollipop is amazing, and is VERY fast with no lag at all. Maybe it's just because I'm used to a slower-than-molasses-flowing-uphill iPhone 4, but it seemed like everything flew across the screen. This phone DID scream "BUY ME, I'M ONLY $649!" (I actually forgot to play with the device I went into the store to test out, the Note Edge, because I was too busy enjoying the Nexus 6 and Lollipop. They had it though, I checked before leaving. No way I'm paying $900+ on a Samsung phone, or any phone) Conclusion/TL;DR I'm done with Apple. They've turned into a more evolutionary company instead of revolutionary, and that kind of company doesn't deserve my money. I will be picking up a 64GB Nexus 6 to replace my iPhone and iPad (the portability factor of the latter, the productivity factor will be replaced by a desktop) when it comes back in stock/I can afford it. I will also be building my own PC as planned, running Windows 8.1. Do you agree with my conclusion? Do you like my review? Thanks for your time!

So I just got off a chat with an AT&T sales rep., the prices that AT&T announced for the Nexus 6 today are for the 64GB! YAY! I thought they'd just put the prices down for the 32GB, but nope! So happy about this.

I really want the Nexus 6 (mostly because of Lollipop), but I'm not exactly sure I want a phone of that size. I have a Lumia 920 and it sports a 4.5" screen, but the bezels are particularly big. I read a lot of articles and books on my phones, but I'm not so sure that that justifies for a huge ass phone. For those bearing a big ol' phone, how do you like it? What are the benefits of having a few extra inches of screen?

Where to find our special guests: http://youtube.com/paulhardware http://youtube.com/awesomesaucenews Crowd sourced table of contents: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SFdsFIYpeoeKNUqtic9LPgesVuJW533E8M07FizQDYM/edit?usp=sharing News Ubisoft Developers give the reason as to why games are downgraded Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Lord Kitty Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: linustechtips.com Source 4: imgur.com “Pre-order Season Pass for DLC” after last week’s comments everyone was wondering WHY Ubisoft claims the industry is moving away from 60fps Ubisoft had a presentation at a school where they sent a Game Architect, an Online Programmer, and an HR representative one of the students in that class is a member of r/pcmasterrace, so he decided to source questions from that subreddit when he asked about the “industry is moving away from 60fps” discussion, the Game Architect blamed settling for 30fps on “limitations,” and implied that console companies are pressuring them to limiting ALL platforms including PC to have gameplay parity very troubling season pass pre-order shows that Ubisoft is heading in the wrong direction 8 hours of DLC before the game is even close to release, pretty sickening brings the total cost of AC: Unity (if we count all content created before release as release content) to $90 Fast-Charging Batteries with a 20 year life time - Twitter Blitz Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Mechev Source 2: engadget.com Source 3: media.ntu.edu.sg Source 4: engadget.com Prof Chen Xiaogong, research fellow Tang Yuxin, and PhD student Deng Yiyang at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed new lithium ion battery can reach 70% charge in two minutes should last over 20 years (more than ten times longer than current lithium-ion batteries) they use titanium dioxide nanotubes for the anode (negative pole) rather than graphite speeds up the battery’s chemical reactions and offers 10,000 charging cycles rather than the usual 500 no timetable for release, but the tubes are both easy to make and relatively inexpensive could have a huge impact on electric cars by allowing a charge in minutes rather than hours and giving their expensive batteries a much longer lifespan co-inventor of the lithium-graphite anode from 30 years ago (the anode in lithium-ion batteries) has noted this as the “next big leap in battery technology” Youtube Ads linking to malicious sites Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rainfallwithin Source 2: blog.trendmicro.com Ads that take users to malicious sites have started appearing on youtube. These ads appeared in videos with up to 11 million views. The ads do not take you directly to malicious sites. They first take you through two advertising sites. The attackers modified DNS information of a Polish government site to make their activity look legitimate. The exploit kit used for this attack was the Sweet Orange exploit kit which uses certain vulnerabilities in Java, Flash and IE. Bethesda To Officially Support 60Fps With ‘The Evil Within’ On Pc Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Spooty Source 2: pcgamer.com The Evil Within was originally capped to 30fps on PC obviously there was quite a bit of backlash from the community Bethesda has stated that they will support 60fps they warn that there may be “some quirks” should you change the frame rate to 60, but they will fix them they will not be fixing for any framerate above 60 you can unlock the framerate, but there will be issues, and they will not be fixed also will not be fixing any issues that come about by changing the aspect ratio to remove the black areas on screen some gameplay prompts appear in the black areas, which are not seen if you change the aspect ratio other console commands available in the game include God mode, infinite ammo, and noclip, though they seem to defeat the point of a survival horror game Apple October 2014 Event Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: DIetrichw Source 2: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/2014-oct-event/ Apple Pay coming Monday - wish they’d used NFC for more than that Retina 5K 27in iMac with M290 (7870ish) & M295 - 5120x2880, TB2, SSD not standard 225M iPads sold, 18% thinner, Screen less reflective, A8X SoC, better camera, touch id, Mini gets update - latest Itel CPUs, Iris graphics, 2x TB2, PCIe storage, AC wireless Android 5.0 Lollipop, Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 - Twitter Blitz Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Alexgoeshigh coming in the next few months for Nexus 5, 7, 10, and GPE devices as awell as the upcoming Nexus 6, 9, and Nexus Player streaming media devices biggest new feature is material design overhauls almost all of the GUI new, refined animations, new color palette, revamped multitasking, voice controls also brings 5000 new APIs for developers to tap into and lets multiple devices with various form factors work together better improved syncing options between android devices new notification settings and controls, improved battery saving mode, multiple user accounts and guest user modes, improved security over Bluetooth (some of these were available through OEM devices, now natively available) biggest Android overhaul since ICS back in 2011 Nexus 6 (Motorola) 5.96” 2560x1440 SAMOLED panel 13MP camera with optical image stabelization, dual LED ring flash, 4K recording, 2MP front facing camera dual front facing speakers Snapdragon 805, 3220mAh battery also features Motorola’s Turbo Charge which claims 6 hours of abttery life from a 15 minute charge available for pre-order October 29, available early November for retail $649.99 unlocked through Google Play or on contract through major carriers Nexus 9 (HTC) 8.9” 2048x1536 IPS display (4:3 aspect ratio) 8MP rear camera, 1.6MP front camera dual front facing speakers Tegra K1 (assumed to be the 2.5GHz dual core model, though not confirmed) 64bit, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB storage aluminum construction said to be focused on productivity - Google will be releasing a magnetic keyboad/case accessory available for pre-order October 17, released Novmber 3 399USD for 16GB, 479USD for 32GB, 599USD for 32GB with LTE Patent Trolling is more profitable than delivering products Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Bogus Source 2: goodwinprocter.com Source 3: goodwinprocter.com Source 4: gigaom.com apparently since 2010 patent trolling has been more profitable than actually delivering products or services to the market non-practicing entities are more successful in court than practicing entities getting to a point where legitimate businesses may be starting to do it as well stats published by Goodwin Procter as part of a manual that provides tips for fighting patent trolls trolls’ victories in the small suits are used as evidence in their suit against the big fish patent trolls normally try to settle out of court, and the “big fish” usually take a loss rather than the guaranteed legal fees to defend themselves in court and threat of an even higher fee if the court finds in favour of the troll [Rumour] Google (and others) May Invest $500 Million Into Augmented Reality Company "Magic Leap" Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Qwertywarrior Source 2: tomshardware.com Source 3: recode.net Source 4: magicleap.com Source 5: bizjournals.com Google and other including Marc Andreessen (who invested in Oculus Rift early) plan to invest $500m into a startup called Magic Leap. Magic leap offer a very realistic virtual reality. The technology should eliminate feeling of sickness when using VR by using ‘digital light field’ which allows the eye to focus on close objects too. Magic Leap projects the image into users eyes as oppose to using a screen. This allegedly solves the need for higher resolution, in solutions like the Oculus Rift. Their vision is to have their product display an image into your eye, instead of having to pull out a mobile phone. Gaming would just be the dessert. Skype Qik - Video Messaging That's Simple As Text Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes Source 2: theverge.com Source 3: windowsphone.com Source 4: play.google.com Source 5: itunes.apple.com Qik started as a video-streaming app was available on mobile devices before YouTube all done through your mobile phone number, no account sign-up necessary no chat, just video Qik messaging app pitched as an alternative to text messaging can switch between front and rear cameras while recording no preview or processing 42 second max recording can send to one person or to a group if your friend doesn’t have Qik, they will receive an SMS with instructions on how to download Skyp Qik available only for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Blackberry Having Trouble Keeping Passport In Stock Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Thepointblank Source 2: fool.com Source 3: venturebeat.com Source 4: crackberry.com 200,000 Passports sold within 2 days of launch stock was completely wiped after 6 hours of sales Amazon alerted purchasers by email that their Passport had an expected delivery date of October 17 to 20th ShopBlackberry is quoting October 29th as a delivery date Pewdiepie may be starting his own network. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: iconmagazine.se Source 3: pulse2.com He generates an estimated $4million per year in ad sales. Plans to leave Maker Studios in December to create his own network. He thinks other networks have been managed in such an incredibly poor way; “it’s silly”. He would like to help other youtubers. He says that: “If I ask for help, they reply, but that’s all the contact we have.“ Netflix Raises The Price For 4K Video Stream. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: techcrunch.com If you signed up for a 4k enabled account you can keep your current subscription price until August 12th 2016 For new subscribers the monthly price for 4k will be $12. For new subscribers who don’t want 4k the price is $8 a month. To watch 4k Netflix you need a Netflix supported 4k TV. This means some early 4k adopters won’t be able to get 4k Netflix. 4k Netflix is still very limited with Breaking Bad, House of Cards and The Smurfs available in 4k. The Snappening: Snapsaved image leak Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Antoainb Source 2: exameinformatica.sapo.pt ( Portuguese ) Source 3: independent.co.uk 500mb of images leaked according to Snapsaved. Snapsaved.com, a website that allows users to save Snapchat messages had been compromised. Snapsave’s database was immediately deleted when the hack was discovered. There are concerns that many of the leaked images could be classed as child porn. “So far from what I have seen, the mass majority are black screens with text overlayed or just a normal selfie,” one PirateBay user complained. Nexus Player Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Lawlz Source 2: google.com Comes with a remote and controller. Remote has voice search. Comes with apps such as Netflix and TED. (Full list in source 2) Free online multiplayer from Google Play Games. Overview 1.8GHz Quad Core, Intel® Atom™, 802.11ac 2x2 (MIMO), HDMI out Will cost $100 and the controller will cost $40 Hbo To Start Stand-Alone Streaming Service In 2015 Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Cabal1101 Source 2: nytimes.com Source 3: washingtonpost.com announced Wednesday that they would start a stand-alone internet streaming service in the US in 2015 intensifies their growing rivalry with Netflix 10 million homes in the US have no cable or satellite subscription, but do have internet half of those are subscribed to a streaming service Richard Plepler, CEO of HBO, said “It is time to remove all barriers to those who want HBO. All in, there are 80 million homes [in the US] that do not have HBO and we will use all means at our disposal to go after them.” even though Netflix growth hasn’t been as great as projected, they still had a net income of $59 million during Q3 (up 84% from the same period last year) it is safe to say that online streaming is still very much in a state of growth, so HBO should find success with their implementation RAPID FIRE Amazon To Open Physical Store Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Themodernagenb Source 2: engadget.com Amazon is already the go-to store for everything for many Americans already have been working on same-day delivery for a while apparently same-day isn’t quite fast enough gearing up to open a brick and mortar store in Manhattan in time for the holidays streamlines delivery and returns much easier to schedule same-day deliveries to a shop rather than basing delivery off location of the customer’s home Corsair RGB keyboards allegedly only producing 512 colours Source 1: forum.corsair.com Users of the keyboards have reported seeing noticeable steps when adjusting colours of the keys. The keyboard is advertised as supporting 8bit (2^8=256 colours) colour giving 16.8 million. However, it is found to only support 3bit (2^3 = 8 colours) colour giving 512 combinations According to forum users the issue is either because they are constrained to the USB protocol that only supports 3 bits per channel or because the three Panasonic A32181 LED matrix ICs they used to control the keyboard is only able to give individual LEDs 3 bits of control per channel. This may be fixed in a future software patch. There has been no comment from Corsair about the issue besides “I'll have to ask our engineers for a better explanation.” - CorsairJames 9 days ago. Futuremark Launches World’s First 4K Benchmark Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Techfanboy Source 2: kitguru.net Fire Strike ultra renders the Fire Strike benchmark in 4k. You need at least 3GB of VRAM to run this benchmark. The Fire Strike Ultra leaderboards have gone live here. Apple Patents Flexible Device Display Input Method. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: patft.uspto.gov Source 3: appleinsider.com The device would react to bending, using that as an input method. First filed for in September 2013 and credits Harry Vartanian as its inventor.

Beebskadoo’s Nexus 6 Review (WIP) The Nexus line of devices has been a focal point for Google since January of 2010 with a Nexus branded smartphone released every year since then. With 5 smartphones under its belt, Google has just released a 6th, dubbed appropriately the Nexus 6. The Operating system 5 years of refinement has lead up to this release, with a new version of Android debuted with each Nexus release it’s only natural for a new version to air on the Nexus 6 and that’s Lollipop. Google has completely overhauled the interface with Lollipop in hopes to change the interaction between the user and the device, whether it’s a smartphone, a tablet, a web browser a streaming device even your trusty wrist watch. The design language is focused on uniformity and logic with each design element having form and purpose which Google calls Material Design. This is definitely the biggest change in android since Ice-cream Sandwich and so far it’s been well received. The Nexus 6, “Call me Ishmael” The Nexus 6 has been causing some waves in the smartphone space, considering its codename is “Shamu”, waves are to be expected. Google has seen the trend gravitating towards larger and larger devices which is why they packed in a 6 inch screen which makes it the largest Nexus device and one of the largest android smartphones you can buy right now. Ever since Samsung announced the Note line of phones, smartphone screen sizes have been getting bigger and bigger so much so that even Apple has released 2 new versions of the iPhone (one big and one BIGGER) to better compete in the fast changing and ever growing smartphone marketplace. 6 inches of fun!! The phone….is MASSIVE! That’s the first thing you notice about it, though you would be blind if you didn’t. With a big, beautiful 6 inch 2.5k AMOLED display it’s sure to turn some heads, and let me tell you firsthand that it does. “What phone is that?” is a common reaction, but equally common is “Is that the iPhone 6+?” which makes the Android elitist in me scream in pain. People love the ludicrous size of the phone and how beautiful the design is. Bearing the resemblance of a scaled up Moto X is not a coincidence, it’s a Motorola phone through and through. The metal chassis, soft plastic back and the front facing speakers are all scaled up to fit the large size of the Nexus 6. The build quality is superb, no issues in that department whatsoever making this a rival to the iPhone 6+ and the Note 4 but bigger than both of them. But how does it feel in the hand? In my experience great but not perfect. The aforementioned plastic back coupled with the rounded edges make this for one slippery fishy (more sailor humor), making me contemplate throwing a Dbrand skin on the back of the phone to help with the grip. The contoured back feels great and helps out a lot with the overall palm feel of the phone. Motorola has made some great design choices to aid with one handed operation, the power and volume buttons are easy to reach on the right side of the phone making one handed use easier. The buttons feel solid and are textured differently to distinguish power from volume. The power button is rough and the volume buttons are smooth, both are tactile and give a satisfying click. There are no large screen usability optimizations built into stock Lollipop on the Nexus 6 unlike the Note 4 and the iPhone 6+ so that’s a bit of a bummer for some users. But all of this is less relevant to me because I tend to use a phone 2 handed regardless of screen size so it doesn’t bother me as much that it’s slippery or lacks certain OS features to aid in one handed use. That's part of the review guys, there is more to come when I get some time. I have only had the device for 3 days so I haven't had time to really test out the camera or battery life so this isn't an in depth review just yet. Leave me some suggestions on what you guys want to know about the phone or if you have any tips or things you want to see in this review. YAAAAAAY update time! So I have used the device extensively for a few weeks now and I must say that it is hands down the best android experience I have ever had and the best phone that I have ever used regardless of platforms. I have gotten used to the size for the most part and really appreciate the great speakers and fantastic display (great for watching movies). Now YouTube for android has a 1440p option and I must say that it is purdy. Also my wonderful boyfriend got me a case for an early Christmas present and it's one of the coolest cases ever! It's a Spigen Ultra Hybrid case and here you can see it when it's dark and my flashlight is on. It lights up the whole case! pretty cool if you ask me A select few Nexus 6 users were encountering a screen glitch where an app would slow down and then the screen would part in 2 leaving the image jumbled, it's annoying but it's easily solved by sleep/waking the device. This seemed to happen to me in the YouTube app but only once or twice a day. Another annoying but minor issue that I ran into is that when it came time for the 5.0.1 OTA bugfix update for my phone I got the notification to do the update, I clicked install and then it said try again when your battery is charged. After placing it on the TurboCharger (more about that later) I came back in about 10 minutes to retry the update and the damn notification was gone. . Even after checking for updates for 2 days and wiping cache and doing a whole slew of tricks I still didn't get the update. I'm not sure if this was because I missed the narrow timeline for the update (it was a slow rollout) or if there was a software bug that needed squished, either way it was annoying but not deal breaking. I did however unlock bootloader and flash the OTA update manually after fiddling around with ADB drivers and getting the Android SDK updated and setup. The image above shows my HTC One M8 Google Play Edition receiving the 5.0.1 update 2 days before my Nexus 6 lel So yeah...Turbo Charger...freaking game changing! Gone are the days of slow charge times, this thing is really fast! It takes less than an hour to fully charge, but the impressive part is how fast it gets to 30%, it only takes a few minutes and that equates to an entire day of light use. Which brings me to battery life, it's great. Project Volta is a new edition to lollipop and needs perfected but so far I'm impressed. I normally have an entire day of heavy use with about 30-50% remaining battery left. A combination of YouTube, Messaging, Google+, Twitter, with a few phone calls here and there but all on T-Mobile 4G LTE (been having Wifi issues at my house, thanks to my ISP) This phone can stretch 2 days of moderate use in my use case, so that's pretty much a win for me. I still need to take more pictures with my phone, the few that I have taken impressed me but I won't call it yet so expect that in the next update <3

So reviews are out for the Nexus 6 and since it now has a price tag of 650 dollars I was expecting high tier specs and features. Main points that I've gathered. Battery life is not good. In some scenarios the battery life might even be worse than the Nexus 5 (in most it is slightly better though). Performance is just what you'd expect from the Snapdragon 805. No surprises there. The camera doesn't seem to be anything special although I haven't seen proper comparisons against for example the Note 4. It's the same sensor as in the OnePlus One which is not bad, but due to software limitations the Nexus 6 can't shoot in anything higher than 30 FPS, the H.264 profile used is not that high quality, the OIS seems rather poor and the sound is mono. It does 4K though so there is that. The display is bad (terrible maximum brightness, the display is horrendously oversaturated even compared to older SAMOLED phones). It's also pentile so if you take that into consideration when counting the PPI, it's actually lower than the Nexus 5's PPI. Less accurate colors, lower PPI, far worse brightness (and thus outdoor visibility). Bottom line: The Note 4 is superior to the Nexus 6 in every single way except TouchJizz. Good job fucking up your entire line of Nexus phones Google... It takes a lot of work to make something as good as the Nexus line as bad as it is right now. What the hell were they thinking? Sources: Anandtech GSMArena

Long story short, I can't pay $700 upfront for a Nexus 6. I can however pay monthly fees for a with AT&T Next. However, I keep reading online that Next is a badly priced plan and will cost me more in the long run. Can someone explain this to me? Even though it's a Nexus and it's not in Nexus spirit to buy it with a contract like AT&T Next, I gots to get my hands on one. Should I be patient and save up the additional $370 I need to purchase an Nexus unlocked, or will it be the same better price with AT&T Next? BTW, I don't really need unlocked phones since I'm likely never going to switch carriers any time soon. I just keep hearing that somehow buying a phone unlocked is cheaper... PS This video properly visualizes my feelings for the Nexus 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffbVw1BrUDk

What do you guys think? Here's the Techradar article on the Nexus 6 btw: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/nexus-6-release-date-news-and-features-1232946#articleContent

What are your thoughts on the new Nexus 6 shown today at Google's event? Personally I think it is kinda big. http://www.google.com/nexus/6/ http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html

So I was looking around for something in my desk that compared to the Nexus 6's 159mmx83mm to get an idea of what it would feel like in the hand and pockets and funny enough, my old Casio scientific calculator from high school is actually almost exactly the same size, even in it's depth at it's narrowest. So, if you have one lying around and/or wanted to have an object to compare the new Nexus' size to, there you have it

WIth the new Nexus devices supposedly being announced tomorrow, I wonder why Google decided to go so big with the Nexus 6. I know that that's the new phone trend, but even 5.92 in. is big for big phones. I would've expected something no more than 5.5; IMO that sounds more reasonable. But, maybe there's a reason.... what do you think the possibility for something like multiwindow (similar to TouchWiz on the Note line) is for Android L? That's one of the big reasons I even so much as considered the Note... whatever Google does with the Nexus 6, I hope they implement something like this. Do you think other types of multitasking will be in the 5.0 update?