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Twitch app for Android gains a convenient pop-out player in most recent update

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Watching other people play video games may not sound too amusing to everyone out there, but the craze has recently picked up steam all throughout the world. If you happen to use popular game streaming service Twitch on your Android device, you’ll be happy to hear that a neat little update is headed your way.

The Twitch team has just announced a new pop-up player feature that will allow you to keep broadcasts streaming, even when you’re outside of the application. To access the new feature simply tap the pop-out icon located on the bottom right corner of the video player, or you can get to it via the Settings cog. When you’re in pop-out mode, you can change the size of the player with your finger. Tapping the pop-in icon on the left of the player should return you to the full app and resume the original broadcast without missing a beat. It should be noted that this new feature only works in landscape mode on smartphones; the feature will work in both landscape and portrait modes if you’re on a tablet.

While I have you here, did you happen to know that Android Authority has a Twitch account? Our very own Joe Hindy has been streaming a ton of games as of late, including popular titles like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Hitman Sniper, Siegefall, Kingdom Rush: Origins and many, many more. Our broadcasts normally last anywhere around 30-60 minutes at a time, which makes it easy to watch each one in a single sitting.

Be sure to follow Android Authority on Twitch to get a first-hand look at the most recent and popular mobile games on the market. To do so, head to the link below to become a follower. Also, the update to the Twitch mobile app should be live in the Play Store, so be sure to check out that link as well.

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Flip tokens to attack and start a battle in Super Awesome Quest

Super Awesome Quest is another RPG that stars three heroes on an adventure of a lifetime. All three are trying to earn back the honor and riches they lost by fighting bounty hunters, the undead, dragons, and an evil army. They’re super awesome but they still have to prove that they can finish the challenges set before them.

You can unlock different playable characters but you can start out as either Valkyrie or Paladin. The game follows a story where you need to loot and fight those dozens of enemy types. You can attack by flipping tokens and then chaining the enemies to finish the game and head on your way to the Awesome Arena where you can fight and gain more awesome rewards.

Feel free to personalize heroes and craft them for battle or play the non-stop survival mode for more rewards. Game is free for download but in-app purchases are available. This is an epic fantasy adventure RPG that brings token-flipping combat to mobile. Just tap on those tokens to unleash more powerful attacks and gain more rewards and glory.

You can also compare progress against your friends by connecting to Facebook. Once set, you can see who among your contacts are also playing this new awesome adventure.

Download Super Awesome Quest from the Google Play Store

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Friday Shortbread

The Starting Five

Re/code: Ellen Pao out as Reddit CEO co-founder Huffman takes over
‘A hard rain’s a gonna fall‘ come Intel and AMD
earnings, Bernstein warns – Yahoo! Finance
WCCFtech: Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K vs. Core i7-4790K Devil’s
Canyon performance benchmarks leaked – tested on ECS Z170
Claymore motherboard
WCCFtech: Intel’s FIVR rumored to return with Ice Lake generation
of processors – Skylake and Kaby Lake voltages to be regulated by
boards
DSOGaming: PC is the most successful platform for Ubisoft in Q1 2015/16

Update To Instant Contact Card

We received a ton of great responses from the community regarding our contact card proposal, so we wanted to share with you a few additional contact card options based on your feedback. The initial contact card proposal was designed to optimize for the majority of users who do not have contact photos or high resolution contact photos. The secondary goal was to create a UX affordance that allows up to 5 options on the card while making those options easily reachable. After much discussion, we identified support for hi-res images as a third goal.

Due to the complexity of supporting multiple layouts, as well as consistency between low res and hi res cards, we would like to only support one layout for contact cards. We also want to preserve the original photo. We listened to your feedback and put together the additional options below.

Option 1: This is the originally proposed contact card. This is still our preferred option as it meets all of our goals mentioned above but does not support hi res photos well.

Option 2: The background photo is no longer blurred, which introduces contrast issues when text is applied on top of the photo. This is a good middle ground to show the high res photo. This would be our second choice.

Option 3: The photo is sized to expand to the top of the screen. This will cause low res photos to appear pixelated. There is also excessive space when there is no photo, which will be the most common case.

Option 4: The photo does not inherit the contact color. The same issues from previous options apply to this option a well.

We would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to contact the design team at design@cyngn.com.

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Five reasons to buy the Alcatel Idol 3

It’s the best time ever to be in the market for an unlocked phone. The Alcatel Idol 3 is one of the reasons why.

If you’re thinking of buying a new Android smartphone, 2015 is shaping up to be great. We’re seeing unlocked phones that deliver an excellent Android experience from plenty of vendors, and some — like the Alcatel Idol 3 — are doing it at a price-point that won’t break your budget.

The hardest part about buying a great unlocked Android phone is deciding which one to choose. That’s a very good situation to be in from a consumer standpoint. And something we can help you with. I’ve put away the expensive phones over the past month and am using these budget-friendly unlocked phones full-time. The Alcatel Idol 3 is one I can heartily recommend, and here’s a few reasons why.

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Google Docs, Sheets and Slides gain a few handy editing features in latest update

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Google has just announced that new updates are rolling out to its Docs, Sheets and Slides apps that will make it a breeze to edit documents of all types on mobile.

The company is making it easier for users to edit document titles from the overflow menu in each app, which will make this process much quicker and convenient. You’ll now also be able to change the layout of a slide to a predefined layout in the Slides app, as well as reply to comments when using Office Compatibility Mode in Docs.

Here’s the full changelog for these three apps, from Google:

People can now edit document, spreadsheet, and presentation titles directly from the overflow menu in the top right corner of each app, making renaming files faster and simpler.
Within the Slides app, individuals can now change the layout of an existing slide to one of several predefined layouts, allowing them to update presentations on mobile more effectively.
People can now reply to comments when working in Office Compatibility Mode in the Docs app. In addition, when in OCM, suggestions and comments now appear in the Comments panel in the order they were made—rather than as all comments first and all suggestions second.

The updates to these three apps are now rolling out in Google Play, so follow the links below to grab the latest versions.

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Be the best jewel trade merchant in ‘Splendor’ digital board game

Geeks and nerds who are familiar with the popular board game Splendor will be delighted to know that the official digital mobile adaption is ready for Android. Yup, Splendor is now downloadable from the Play Store, ready to be played by millions of fans from all over the world. This is yet another strategy turn-based card game that can be addictive, making you play for hours until you’ve become the best merchant in jewel trade.

The objective of the game is to improve on the jewel trade and be the best merchant by getting the most points. Players are all wealthy Renaissance merchants who are in the business of mines and caravans. They hire craftsmen to help them build a large gem network. Your goal is to be the biggest and most influential merchant in the world, taking over most markets in the jewel business.

Splendor is a best-selling board game that sold more than 200,000 copies in about 30 countries. The game received many awards last 2014: 2014 Meeples Choice, Origins Game of the Year, Family Game of the Year, and Golden Geek 2014 Board Game. With this digital adaptation, we’re expecting the number of players and fans will rapidly increase.

Space Cowboys developed this mobile board game which is easy to learn but hard to master. Just like the original board game, graphics are stunning and then added with Renaissance music that is enchanting–bringing a complete Splendor board game experience. You can play this game in play-and-pass mode or solo mode or enjoy those new scenario-based “Challenges” to learn more techniques.

Game is set in the 15th to 16th century Renaissance period and you’ll see that background stories are accurate. That is, if you know your history.

Download Splendor from the Google Play Store

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Latest Mortal Kombat X update adds new character variants, challenges and more

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If you’re an avid player of the latest Mortal Kombat game to make its way to Google Play, you’ll be happy to hear that a pretty nice update is headed your way. In an update that’s rolling out now, a number of new character variants, new challenges and more are coming to Mortal Kombat X.

Jax, Mileena and Liu Kang are all getting new character variants in the form of Heavy Weapons Jax, Piercing Mileena and Flaming Fist Liu Kang. There are also a few new Revenant characters available through the newly-added Netherrealm Packs. Each new Revenant pack costs 850 Souls, and purchasing a pack comes with three gold cards – Revenant Sub-Zero, Revenant Jax and Quan-Chi.

Also, if you happen to have 70,000 gold at your disposal, you can buy yourself the new Equipment pack that also comes with this update. Not only will purchasing the new Equipment pack grant you access to three random equipment cards, but you’ll also have the chance to score the rare Wrath Hammer card from these new packs.

In addition, there’s an all new challenge to work on, as well as a new field of Towers to play through. If you were getting a little bored of the game, it’s nice to know that the developers are adding new content to the popular title to keep players interested. If you’d like to grab the latest update, you can do so by following the Google Play Store link below.

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Here is Another Report Claiming That Huawei is Making a Nexus Phone

Back in March, we first heard a rumor that Huawei was making the next Nexus smartphone (or at least one of them). We leaned towards believing it at the time, because a source of ours gave us the equivalent of a virtual wink when asked about it. Since that initial report, we have seen at least three others, all claiming to have heard similar stories.

In case you needed another, take yesterday’s report from The Information’s Amir Efrati as the fifth in the past four months to suggest that Google and Huawei are holding hands in Nexus land. Efrati has a solid track record when it comes to Google-related inside info, so I wouldn’t take this latest report lightly.

If you were looking for juicy new details, though, you won’t find them here. This new report simply mentions that Huawei will become the “first mainland China” manufacturer to get Nexus making duties.

So, yeah, Huawei Nexus! (Again.)

Via: The Information (subscription)

Here is Another Report Claiming That Huawei is Making a Nexus Phone is a post from: Droid Life

Now You Can Send Directions From Desktop Google Maps To Your Android Device

It can be convenient to pull up directions at a PC while you’re sitting at your desk, but you’re not going to lug that thing outside to the car when it’s time to hit the road. That means you have to get the directions to your phone or tablet, which often means just searching a second time. Back in April, Google tried to alleviate this issue by introducing the ability to send directions directly from Search.