Udacity is one of the finest choices for online learning when it comes to specialist fields, which is why Google chose it as the awarding body for their Android Development Nano Degree. You are now eligible for 50% of your tuition fees back upon completion of your course if you finish within a year!
Google’s second SMS/MMS app seems to be getting all the love lately. While we wait on Hangouts fabled 4.0; the latest update to Google’s Messenger app bring location sharing, sticker support, and quick scrolling with a scroll bar.
Google are now selling an ethernet adapter for the Chromecast for just $15 making it far easier to use your Chromecast in areas with poor or no WiFi. Whilst it currently only appears to be available in the US at this time, it will likely follow on to more countries when it is back in stock.
Reddit user soapinmouth put together a brief comparison of scrolling between the Galaxy S6 and Nexus 5. It’s interesting to note that the Nexus 5 stays far closer to 60 frames per second than the much more powerful Galaxy S6. Further along in the comments are lots of screen shots of other devices as well.
Microsoft has published the “Halo Channel” application to Google Play. While it’s not actually a game, the app is chock full of Halo related video content such as: Red vs Blue, Forward Unto Dawn, Guides, and walkthroughs.
Paradox is a beautifully crafted theme for CM12/12.1 based ROMs by XDA Senior Member zTweaked that brings an elegant gray and orange color scheme to your device. The theme is free to download, and extensively themes a large number of apps and system elements.
Sony has announced that their Theme Creator BETA tool has been updated to version 0.0.3 with basic Lollipop support. Originally announced back in March, this tool allows both novice and power users, alike, to modify many of the native UI elements in Sony’s Xperia UI.
