Sony’s New Sulfur Battery Technology Could be Available by 2020

It was Sony who introduced the Lithium-ion battery back in 1990, and it could be Sony that creates the next generation battery tech as well. The company has been working on a Sulfur-based battery that lasts 40% longer than the ones we have now. If everything goes well, Sony could have these new batteries mass produced and in commercial products within the next 5 years.

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Nexus 6P Now Available in Chile

According to the Huawei Device Chile Twitter account, the Nexus 6P is now available in Chile. If you’re a Chilean citizen looking to get your hands on Google’s latest and greatest flagship phone, you won’t have to rely on importing the device any longer, which can often be rather expensive. Plus, this means that device support will be handled locally should you come across any issues with the phone.

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Use Android Pay on Nexus Phone by Dec 31st to get $20 Best Buy Gift Card

Google is offering a promotion to increase the number of customers using Android Pay. If you sign up with Android Pay on any Nexus phone running an official build of Android KitKat or above (sorry Galaxy Nexus owners!) and make any purchase at any qualifying merchant, you’ll automatically receive a $20 Best Buy e-gift card within a few days. Hurry while their supplies last!

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Qualcomm Renames Snapdragon 618 and 620 SoCs to 650 and 652

Due to the hardware inside them (the advanced X8 LTE modem, ARM-A72 CPU, and the Adreno 510 GPU), Qualcomm feels a need to distinguish the Snapdragon 618 and the Snapdragon 620 from the rest of the 600 series pack. So from now on, the 618 will be known as the Snapdragon 650 and the 620 will now be the Snapdragon 652

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Instant Translate Translator for Android Supports 90 Languages

Google Translate has no real competitors, but this app is very close to becoming one. Instant translate is able to give you results in up to 90 languages. It works on Android and desktop browsers on every major operating system, so it’s definitely worthy to give Instant Translate a shot.

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CyanogenMod 13.0 Nightly Builds Available for Asus ZenFone 2

Android 6.0 Marshmallow spree continues, as we’ve seen numerous devices getting various incarnations of this system. This time, CyanogenMod 13 has been ported to ASUS ZenFone 2. XDA Senior Member jrior001, who is one of the main developers, managed to fix most of the issues and the ROM is considered as a nightly. It’s an amazing achievement considering the fact that the first release was made just nine days ago.

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GNU Linux Captured Running On Android Wear

Seeing other operating systems on Android devices isn’t uncommon. Seeing a working GNU Linux on an Android Wear device is. Hacking Jules from YouTube has made a video showing LG G Watch W100 running Linux. It’s far from smooth and stable, but seeing a full, desktop operating system is nothing but magic.

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Google Plans to Train 2 Million New Android Developers in India

As part of the Google for India initiative, the Mountain View tech giant has just announced plans to partner with over 30 universities in India. This partnership hopes to teach Android development skills to at least 2 million students over the next three years. Not only that, but Google also has plans to bring WiFi to 400 train stations across the country.

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Android Marshmallow Limits Addition to User Dictionary

In older versions of Android, any third-party app could add words to the user dictionary. One developer noticed that his app could no longer add words to the user dictionary on 6.0, and a Google developer responded saying that this behavior was intentional. It seems that Google has restricted which apps can modify the user dictionary by only allowing the current IME and spell checker apps to make changes. This move was probably done to prevent intrusive spam from littering your dictionary.

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