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Samsung to Remove TouchWiz Features From Galaxy S6 So, anyone who has gotten to know and love Samsung since the late Galaxy S2 days know what the common look of TouchWiz is, and how it functions, and packs many of Samsung motion features, and ect. Samsung is reportedly taking away the many features Touchwiz offers, keeping the launcher in tact, but rather offering users the features they want via the Play store, or another way instead. This can be great for people who tend to whine about bloatware of how slow TouchWiz can get, but will it affect the Galaxy S5, Note 4, and up with an update? I do not know. TouchWiz is a beautiful interface to use, but it's gotten away from the whole "look, and feel" and moved on to how much can we pack into one interface? This has rendered TouchWiz some what annoying. My Thoughts?: I think this is past due. It has been for about 2 years now, disconnecting features, and throwing them in a separate place for download will ...

ZTE Blade S6, Deal for $250, Octo Core Snapdragon 615 ZTE has been known for the cheap phones that run Android, and thats about it in the past. Take a look at this! The ZTE Blade S6, It's a nice looking device, and guess what? It sports a nice Snapdragon 615 chip, with 8 cores! You heard right! They still do not want to break your budget, this phone is yours for $250, I'm sure itll be on the shelf at Walmart here soon. You get: 8 Core processor Android Lollipop 13MP Camera 16GB storage and 2GB of RAM That's a pretty powerful device for the price! Now, I do understand it looks a bit like the iPhone 6, and I'm sure thats where the inspiration comes from. All Chinese devices have some sort of inspiration , or mocking ability (lol) My thoughts? The last ZTE phone I had was the first ZTE Avail, this was about the first Android phone I had, and it ran a stock version of Gingerbread, I was happy with it from what I knew then. I still have the pho...

Cyanogenmod Dependence on Google Shall End   Cyanogen CEO has spoken, Google is completely controlling over Android, and Samsung does not have what it takes to make a decent mobile operating system. With that being said, Cyanogen inc. wants to take Android FROM Google. The vision of Cyanogen is to completely cut away Google from its dependencies list, and to make this version of Android open to the very core.  Cyanogenmod is without a doubt the best version of Android you can get, even on a Nexus device, not to mention, still a little support for the Galaxy S!? That's where I started. Still in amazement.     My thoughts? Cyanogenmod has been on every phone I have owned, whether I built it myself, or just followed the nightlies. My love for Cyanogenmod has grown over the years, I want the perfect Android experience like most users out there do, so for me this is it. It's also nice because you can build onto Cyanogenmod, look at OmniRom, or how about P...

Up to $140 off in the Moto Store Feb. 2nd   Valentines day is rolling around the corner again, and you may be alone. Don't fret! Buy the lucky one a Nexus 6, Moto X, or maybe a Droid Turbo! OR Buy it for you! (Best idea) THEN buy the special one some chocolate, or something. This is a great opportunity to get yourself an up to date device, with all the goodies! A total of 200,000 Promo codes will be released, so you need to register on Feb 2 between 11:59am, and 11:59pm receive yours. The promo code is good until February 14th. The $140 is for purchases $499.99 and above, $50 off any purchase $249.99 or more. Anybody can get $100 off if they spend more than $499.99 or up or $35 off $249.99 and up with no promo code. Nexus 6, or Moto X 2nd Gen on republic wireless is excluded Exclusions list is HERE AndroidGuruGuy  

Oneplus 2 Coming in Q3 '15 Look at it! BEAUTIFUL Device! but lets get into the segment! So, the Snapdragon 810 is said to be having overheating problems, reported by users to Qualcomm. The Snapdragon 801 is the chip found in the Nexus 6, and the LG G3, that being said also the Galaxy S6 is getting its very own special edition of the chip! More found HERE. After the Success rate of the Oneplus One, Oneplus decided its time to take it a step higher, and go forth with the Oneplus 2, which was only small talk to begin with. The devices run their own version of Cyanogenmod called Cyanogenmod "S" or just Cyanogen for short. I am just going to guess right now, every phone Oneplus is going to put out there will be a beast, from the One, to the 2, and so on and so forth! You can expect the Oneplus 2 coming in the 3rd quarter of 2015! My thoughts on the Oneplus 2?: I just hope that Oneplus knows not to hold this one out for invites only like they did with the One...

LG G3 IS GETTING LOLLIPOP! Credits: Phonearena.com The LG G3, LG's newest flagship of the Optimus G Family, is said to be receiving Android 5.0 "Lollipop" soon. LG USA Mobile Posted on their Twitter account 23rd of January " Introducing Lollipop: a sweet treat for your #LGG3 ." This will be the first System update since the release of the device in June, 2014. I as a LG G2 owner, am still anticipating the idea of Lollipop coming to my device! (I'm always one device behind![Sadface]) My thoughts on Lollipop?: The system seems so much more snappy than that of Kitkat, also much more colorful, and vibrant, which I do like. I'm an avid Cyanogenmod user, I just wish it would hurry up, and be on the LG G2!! My thoughts on the LG G3?: I WANT IT, That's all I know! I had played with one for a week! It's such a nice device. Also better than that of the Oneplus One. Well, the pixel density... So, I guess I'm back!! AndroidGuruGuy