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Google's Gboard keyboard has some fancy new tricks up its sleeve; now I never want to use my hands to type ever again.

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Despite the controversy around them, emulators are still the best way to play some great games on your phone, including ...

I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was ...

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