The new Moto G comes to Best Buy. Photo: Motorola

The new Moto G comes to Best Buy. Photo: Motorola

Looking to pick up the new Moto G? You can now find one at your local Best Buy, where you’ll pay just $179.99 for the device off-contract. That’s the same price you’ll pay if you choose to buy directly from Motorola.

OnePlus continues to improve the One. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus continues to improve the One. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus today rolled out its latest software update for the One, delivering a whole host of new additions and improvements. In addition to even better battery life, users can expect RAW photo support, the ability to pause video recording, and a new bug reporting tool.

The first Android One devices. Image: Google

The first Android One devices. Image: Google

CyanogenMod 11, one of the biggest and best custom ROMs for Android, is now available on the new lineup of Android One smartphones. Users with a Micromax Canvas A1, a Spice Dream Uno, or a Karbonn Sparkle V can now get a stock KitKat experience with features and customizations that aren’t included as standard.

Opera Mini on the Gear S. Image: Opera

Opera Mini on the Gear S. Image: Opera

There are lots of things we shouldn’t use a smartwatch for — such as gaming or browsing the web — but we do it anyway because we can. And it’s pretty neat. Bringing a web browser to Samsung’s Gear S smartwatch sounds like a silly idea, then, but Opera went ahead and did it because it knew we’d use it anyway.

It's not a good time to be Samsung.

It’s not a good time to be Samsung.

Things are looking far from rosy in Samsung-land. According to a Re/code report on Tuesday, the company’s third-quarter earnings are set to fall below market expectations — thanks to falling TV prices, decreased display shipments, and more competition than ever in the smartphone sector.

Although Samsung smartphones actually increased in number in terms of shipments, the operating margin was lower as the result of higher marketing costs, less demand for high-end phones, and a lower average selling price for handsets.

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