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T-Mobile jumps the gun.

T-Mobile jumps the gun.

T-Mobile could be in trouble with Samsung today after it accidentally leaked the device that Samsung was trying so hard to keep under wraps. A pre-registration page on the carrier’s website reveals what appears to be the Galaxy S6 Edge in its first official shot so far.

Toggling Wi-Fi with your voice. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Toggling Wi-Fi with your voice. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Android has long allowed us to access certain settings using our voice, but in the latest Google Search update for Lollipop, you’ll actually be able to change them, too. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the flashlight can all be toggled simply by talking to your phone.

Coming soon to an Android Wear smartwatch near you: iOS notifications? Photo: Motorola

Coming soon to an Android Wear smartwatch near you: iOS notifications? Photo: Motorola

As an iPhone owner, I’ve been curious about Android Wear, Google’s smartwatch platform, from the get-go. The problem is Android Wear requires an Android smartphone to work, leaving everyone out to dry.

That might be changing though. An independent developer has just released a tantalizing video, showing iOS sending notifications to an Android Wear smart watch.

It's better than the real thing.

It’s better than the real thing.

Samsung’s handy Toolbox feature, which made its debut inside Android 4.4 KitKat on the Galaxy S5, hasn’t really been reproduced inside other Android skins — not even Samsung’s latest devices have adopted it. But now you can get a third-party clone on almost any Android device.

Android devs beware. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Android devs beware. Screenshot: Cult of Android

If you’re an Android developer, nothing makes you panic quite like a term violation email from Google that threatens to pull your app from the Play Store. It’s even more worrying when it turns out to be a complete fake designed to steal your Google login credentials.

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