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Tom Dawson
Former Editor-in-Chief

For years now I've had a heavy interest in technology, growing up with 8-bit computers and gaming consoles has fed into an addiction to everything that beeps. Android saved me from the boredom of iOS years ago and I love watching the platform grow. As an avid reader and writer nothing pleases me more than to write about the exciting world of Android, Google and mobile technology as a whole.

AH Awards: Best Smartwatch 2016
Dec 20, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
AH Awards: Best Smartwatch 2016
It���s not been a great year for smartwatches, or perhaps more accurately it’s not been…
Dec 20, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Top 10 Assassin's Creed Android Apps & Games – December 2016
For many Assassin's Creed fans, this December is going to be a big deal for…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google's Self-Driving Car Unit Becomes Alphabet's "Waymo"
For some time now, Google has been working on self-driving car technology, and while there…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Deal: iRobot Roomba 614 Robot Vacuum $250 – 12/13/16
Many of you will have already gotten their hands on the majority of the gadgets…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Android VP Says Chrome and Android to Stay Separate
For as long as Chromebooks have been popular, a large portion of the Android community…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
The New Nokia 150 isn't the Nokia You're Looking For
The Nokia saga has been one that's been running for a few years now, and…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Apps Like WhatsApp to Come Under Tighter Rules in Europe
Apps and services such as WhatsApp, Skype, Google Hangouts - and now Allo and Duo,…
Dec 13, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
AH Awards: Best Android Tablet 2016
The Lenovo Yoga Book is easily the most exciting Android tablet from the past few…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Californian Man Spends $1 Million on Game of War Purchases
When it comes to mobile games, a standard method in which they all make money…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Samsung's Smart Contact Lens Patent Gains Energy Recovery
Samsung is a company that's known to us as one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
NVIDIA is Testing a Self-Driving Car on California Roads
In the world of technology right now, there are few things that have users and…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Honor Becomes Official Partner of Assassin's Creed Movie
In the world of smartphones, there's a brand partnership for everyone out there, just waiting…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Xiaomi Intro Electric Scooter With Dual Brake System
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi might not be a household name in the West, but with…
Dec 12, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Top 10 Android Wear Apps and Faces – December 2016
It's the last time we're going to take a look at the latest Android Wear…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
With Pebble, Fitbit Could Launch An Excellent Fitness Watch
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that, after much speculation, Fitbit would be purchasing smartwatch…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Xiaomi Launches Smart Ceiling Lamp, Prepares for EV Launch
Xiaomi might not be a household name outside of China, but in the right circles…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google Starts Testing Its Own TV & Movie Ratings in Searches
These days, Google is a company that's much more than just their online Search, and…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sponsored App Review: Live Football
Live Football is an Android app that promises to be the quickest and most comprehensive…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Samsung to Launch Two Folding Smartphones, First in 2017
With CES 2017 just around the corner, it's no surprise that the rumor mill surrounding…
Dec 09, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Niantic and Starbucks Announce Pokemon GO Partnership
While the peak highs of the Summer may be long gone for Pokemon GO and…
Dec 08, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Top 10 Best Weather Android Apps – December 2016
It's perhaps one of the most common things we do with our smartphones these days;…
Dec 08, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Telegram Updated With Pinned Chats, IFTTT Integration
For a lot of people, the use of SMS messaging has gone the way of…
Dec 08, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Harman Announces Partnership with HUD Maker Navdy
It wasn't too long ago since Samsung announced their intent to purchase Harman International Industries,…
Dec 08, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
AH Awards: Best Fitness Tracker 2016
The Fitbit Charge 2 represents the best balance between an enthusiast’s fitness tracker and something…
Dec 07, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google to Intro Separate Apps & Games Sections to Play Store
There was once a time when the Play Store was known as the Android Market,…
Dec 07, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
TouchWiz to be Renamed to "Samsung Experience"
Skinning Android, that is, changing the appearance and behavior of Google's default Android look and…
Dec 07, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Opinion: With No Moto 360 Planned Android Wear Is In Trouble
When Android Wear was first announced back in 2014, during SXSW no less, for many…
Dec 06, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Leak: Niantic to Partner with Starbucks through Pokemon GO
Over the Summer, which now feels like a long time ago, Pokemon GO was everywhere,…
Dec 06, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Job Listings at Snap Suggest 3D Direction for Snapchat
Snapchat has come a long way from the app that was simply used to send…
Dec 06, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Meizu Enter Wearable Market With $30 Fitness Tracker
Meizu have, for some time now, been a major force in the smartphone market in…
Dec 06, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Rumor: Galaxy S8 to Launch in 5.7-inch and 6.2-inch Models
As 2016 comes to a close, there are a lot of things that many of…
Dec 06, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Review: Mobvoi Ticwatch 2
Highlight - With an excellent display, speedy performance and a fun, innovative UI the Ticwatch 2…
Dec 05, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Codemasters Bring F1 2016 to Android
Now that the F1 2016 season is over and done with, and not without some…
Dec 05, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google Intro Shop.Tap.Reward. for Android Pay in the UK
When Android Pay was first launched, there were some that thought it was more of…
Dec 05, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
NYPD Seize $7 Million in Fake Apple and Samsung Smartphones
Powerful branding can make people do a lot of things, and when it comes to…
Dec 05, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
EU Asks US Tech Giants to React Quicker to Hate Speech
These days, it's harder than ever to go about your business online without being controversial,…
Dec 05, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Top 10 Best Harry Potter Android Apps – December 2016
With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them now in theaters, as well as the…
Dec 02, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Top 10 Best Android Smartwatches Buyer’s Guide – December 2016
Not that we expected such a thing to happen, but there's been little movement in…
Dec 02, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Android Wear: Will a 2017 Moto 360 Refresh the Platform?
Earlier this week, it was made clear that Motorola had no current plans for a…
Dec 02, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Facebook to Use AI to Combat Offensive Live Videos
If there's one trend that has emerged in the technology world throughout 2016 it'd be…
Dec 02, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Report: AirDroid has Several Serious Vulnerabilities
AirDroid is an Android app that - according to the Play Store listing - millions…
Dec 02, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sports Illustrated Use Moto Z and Hasselblad for New Cover
Smartphones have come a long way in many respects since the early days of Android…
Dec 01, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google and Udacity Intro New Android Dev Fast Track Course
When it comes to platforms to develop for, there's no other that has the amount…
Dec 01, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sponsored App Review: Facemoji Keyboard + GIFs
Facemoji Keyboard is an Android app that gives users access to thousands of different keyboard…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sponsored App Review: Photo Wonder – Photo Editor
Photo Wonder is an Android app that offers users a number of ways to beautify…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sponsored App Review: DU Caller: CallerID & Recorder
DU Caller is an Android app from the folks behind the popular DU Battery Saver…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Official: Netflix Adding Offline Playback to Android App
Netflix has been around for a good long time now, and has been the driving…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Google is Training AI to Spot Diabetic Blindness Quicker
Google, as a search engine as well as a company, has come a tremendously long…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Report: Samsung Electronics to Go Ahead With Business Split
This year has not been the best year for Samsung Electronics, the arm of Samsung…
Nov 30, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Report: Next-Gen Echo to Feature Large Touchscreen
Some time ago now, Amazon introduced us all to the Echo, and perhaps more importantly Alexa,…
Nov 29, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
Sony Bring Xperia Ear App to the Play Store
Earlier this year, way back during Mobile World Congress back in February, Sony announced something…
Nov 29, 2016 · By Tom Dawson
LG Trademarks Four New Watch Brand Names
In the world of smartwatches, there are few players that have made as big an…
Nov 29, 2016 · By Tom Dawson