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• Dynamite Headdy is the latest SEGA Forever release to land on the Play Store
  

  The SEGA Forever program has seen better days. Back at the beginning of March Sega announced that they would be focusing on direct ports to mobile, instead of ROMs that use their wonky in-house emulator. There are still some new titles planned for the…

• Android needs to adopt gesture navigation sooner rather than later
  

  

  It hardly seems that long, but nearly ten years ago, the world’s first Android smartphone was announced. Android in 2008 really was barely recognizable as the operating system we know and love today, and the way we navigated that operating system was pretty different, too.

  The HTC G1, or Dream as it was known in some markets, was equipped with a slew of hard buttons and even a trackball (yes, a trackball), though it also offered a full touchscreen and a slide-out keyboard.

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  Android needs to adopt gesture navigation sooner rather than later was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Best Microsoft apps for Android
  

  Microsoft apps have come a long way on Android.

  Microsoft essentially shunned Android and iOS for several years, but with Satya Nadella taking the helm in 2014 and adopting a mobile-first stance, the company has turned its attention to bringing its apps and services to rival platforms. From heavy-hitters like Office to side projects developed by employees in their free time under the Microsoft Garage label, Microsoft has a lot to offer on Android.

  Microsoft Office

  Microsoft made the Android and iOS versions of Office free in 2014, opening up the floodgates for its adoption on these platforms.

  Standalone apps for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint debuted in 2015, allowing users to quickly edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on the go. Basic editing functionality is available for all users, but if you want advanced features — inserting section breaks, viewing file history, customizing headers and footers in Word — you’re going to have to subscribe to Office 36…

• Amazon rolls out Alexa Blueprints for custom skills
  

  

  Alexa has gobs of skills from companies large and small. Do you have a skill, though? Probably not, but you can in just a few minutes with the new Alexa Blueprints. You can create custom quizzes, FAQs for houseguests, tell your kids interactive stories.

  Alexa Blueprints won’t let you make just any old thing. It’s based on set frameworks, which are the aforementioned Blueprints. You have to follow one of the 20 Blueprints to make a custom skill, but there’s a good selection.

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  Amazon rolls out Alexa Blueprints for custom skills was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Verizon revamps its parental control tools with ‘Verizon Smart Family’
  

  Pricing starts at $4.99/month.

  There are a number of parental control platforms for monitoring your family’s device usage, and the latest company to throw its hat in the ring is Verizon. The carrier’s offered a suite of controls through its FamilyBase service, but it’s now being completely overhauled as Verizon Smart Family.

  Using the Smart Family mobile app, you can view real-time location tracking for your family, enable screen-on time limits for specific days/times, and turn on content filters for social media, videos, text messaging, etc. You can also remote pause internet access for your kids, in addition to seeing how they’re using their phones throughout the day.

  Verizon Smart Family is replacing the old FamilyBase app, and with this, introduces an updated design that should make using it much simpler.

  Commenting on the rebrand, Verizon’s Senior Product Manager, Susie Fernandes, said –

  Being a parent in today’s digital world can be daunting, but it doesn’t have…

• The Best Indie Games for PlayStation 4
  

  If you are on the lookout for some great independent games for your PS4 then check these out.

  There’s no denying that the PlayStation 4 has made a comfortable home for blockbuster games and their developers. Every year there is a seemingly endless stream of huge titles. But what about the little guys? Independent developers are just as capable of creating amazing and engaging games as the big guys. Here are just a few of the very best independent titles that PS4 has to offer.

  What Remains of Edith Finch
  Rocket League
  Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
  Hotline Miami 1 & 2
  Rogue Legacy
  Fez
  Rime
  Stardew Valley
  Celeste

  What Remains of Edith Finch

  If you’re looking for a fantastic storytelling experience bolstered by gorgeous visuals then developer Giant Sparrow has you covered. What Remains of Edith Finch may not be for every gamer but if you are enticed at the idea of having your heartstrings tugged and you enjoy a meditative gaming experience then it’s certainly worth your time a…

• Fitbit Versa and fitness: Everything you need to know
  

  You can’t spell ‘versatile’ without Versa.

  While the Fitbit Ionic is the flagship, the new Fitbit Versa is likely a better fit for the masses. At $200, it is a wearable that everyone should consider as a way to understand all of the details of your daily life while also motivating you to make healthy choices.

  It lacks GPS, but still has a number of fitness features that will help you track your activity, understand the details of your resting and active heart rate, record data during specific exercise sessions, learn about and practice breathing to reduce stress, study the details of your evening sleep stages, and challenge friends and family to move more.

  The Fitbit Versa will also be one of the best devices for women when the female health features launch soon.

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  Daily activity

  At its core, the Fitbit Versa is an activity tracker that will use its 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and altimeter to count your steps, calculate the distance you covered, estim…

• The Room: Old Sins is officially available on the Play Store
  

  

  After a rocky beta last week I am happy to report that Fireproof Games have officially released The Room: Old Sins on the Play Store. This is the fourth entry in their graphic adventure series, and you can grab it right now for $4.99. This time around you’ll explore an elaborate dollhouse as you follow obscure clues and manipulate bizarre contraptions in the search for an important artifact.

  If you have never played any of the titles in The Room series, you are missing out.

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  The Room: Old Sins is officially available on the Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Honor 10 announced with the P20’s design and a much lower price
  

  The phone will be available in China for around $414 USD.

  Huawei wowed us in late March with the unveiling of its P20 series, and now the company’s bringing many of the features that make those phones great, cutting the price, and slapping its Honor sub-brand logo on it. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Honor 10.

  The Honor 10 has much more striking design compared to last year’s Honor 9, featuring a 5.84-inch 1080p LCD display with a small notch at the top, incredibly slim bezels, and a front-facing fingerprint sensor. Flip the Honor 10 over, and you’ll find a glass back that shifts colors depending on how the light hits it. This design proved to be absolutely stunning on the P20 and P20 Pro, and it looks like it’ll be just as impressive on the Honor 10.

  Rounding out the phone is dual 16MP and 24MP cameras on the back, 24MP selfie camera, Huawei’s own Kirin 970 processor (the same one found on the P20 and Mate 10 Pro), a USB-C port for charging, and the endangered 3.5mm headphone ja…

• Motorola introduces its latest budget lineup with launch of Moto G6, G6 Plus, G6 Play, Moto E5, E5 Plus, and E5 Play
  

  For smartphone fans who enjoy a good spoiler, we started the year off with a pretty substantial one, when in mid-January a very convincing peek at Motorola’s 2018 lineup surfaced. That included some follow-ups to the affordable Moto G5 family in the f…

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