The Galaxy Alpha looks good, but it isn't the success Samsung was hoping for. Photo: Samsung

The Galaxy Alpha looks good, but it isn’t the success Samsung was hoping for. Photo: Samsung

Samsung is already giving up on the Galaxy Alpha, its first Android-powered smartphone made of metal, according to reports from South Korea. Sources say production will cease as soon as the existing inventory of materials runs out, and Samsung is expected to put more focus into the Galaxy A5 instead.

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The recent Sony Pictures hack may have been one of the biggest and most significant we’ve ever seen, but other businesses and individuals suffer similar attacks every day that leaves their data and their systems incredibly vulnerable. But preventing these doesn’t have to be difficult.

In fact, with these awesome cyber security deals from Cult of Android Deals, you can protect your data, give yourself peace of mind, and save some serious cash.

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Amazon gives away paid Android apps every day as part of its Free App of the Day promotion, but for the next few days, the retail giant is really going all out to ensure this Christmas is a good one for Android users. You can now get $220 worth of paid Android apps completely free, and there are many you definitely don’t want to pass up.

The aftermath. Photo: S-blade/Reddit

The aftermath. Photo: S-blade/Reddit

Like a lot of smartphones, the LG G3 gets pretty warm under heavy use — that’s just normal. What isn’t normal is spontaneous combustion, which is exactly what happened to one G3 before it burned a phone-shaped hole right through its owner’s mattress.

Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google has made a small amendment to its Play Store guidelines for developers, banning them from using customer testimonials in their app and game descriptions. The rule is designed to prevent the manipulation of ranking or relevancy by removing potentially irrelevant or misleading keywords or phrases.

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