Cyanogen announces partnership with Microsoft that will bundle their apps on Cyanogen OS

OK, so Cyanogen was only half-joking about their operating system being “powered by Microsoft” on April Fools day. The company today announced that they’ve entered a strategic partnership with the Redmond-based company to have their apps pre-loaded on Cyanogen OS.

Bing services, Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office will all find homes on devices that come with Cyanogen OS (and not necessarily CyanogenMod, the community-focused ROM). The apps will be “deeply integrated” with Cyanogen OS at its core, though we’re not expecting them to enable you to do anything that simply downloading the apps from the Google Play Store doesn’t already.

And that’s it folks — Cyanogen and Microsoft definitely are a thing, no matter how many rumor-busting reports wanted to deny it. Let us know how you feel about that in the comments ahead.

[via Digital Journal]

Humble Mobile Bundle 13 offering up 6+ awesome Android games for around $3

It’s been a minute since we last saw an Android-focused Humble Bundle (it’s only been a few weeks). But if you were looking to snag a few great games on the cheap — all while helping charity — here’s the current lineup for Humble Mobile Bundle 13.

• Timelines: Assault on America


• The Ministry of Silly Walks


• Hellraid: The Escape


• Puzzle Retreat


• Worms 3


• Twisty Hollow

By now you know the drill, pay what you want for a bundle of 3 solid Android titles and you can choose how much of the money goes to the developer and/or charity. If you pay more than the average (currently sitting around the .80 mark), you unlock an additional 3 games with even more to follow later on in the week.

With well over off content here, it’s great deal and helps keep your Android gaming library full of awesome titles. Grab these titles and more at the link down below.

[Humble Mobile Bundle 13]

Show off your phandom with this Android collectibles bundle from AndroidArea.com

Are you a true phandroid? Display your Android pride with this awesome collectibles bundle available from AndroidArea.com. For only .99 you will score a collection of three 3” vinyl bugdroid figurines plus a 6” plush toy.

Kick off your collection with a random selection of three vinyl figures from the popular Dead Zebra lineup. These Big Box Edition lineup features six characters all sealed in display-ready packaging. Possibilities include a classic green droid, Business Man, Taxi Bot, Yeti, Pinkey, Bear Tag, or Ruby Red. The figures alone are worth the price of the bundle, but you will also get a 6” Ganndroid plush to round out your budding collection.

All told, the entire set equates to a value, but you can get them all for only .99, a perfect gift for your or the Android fan in your life.

OnePlus One receives a permanent price cut to $249, Dropbox Pro bundle announced

OnePlus One’s week-long flash sale was so popular that they’ve hit us with a permanent price reduction. The OnePlus One will now cost 0 no matter when, where or how you buy it. That’s a pretty insane price tag for a smartphone that stood toe-to-toe with 2014’s best Android phones.

OnePlus has also announced a new partnership with DropBox. There’s bonus for anyone willing to spend 0: you’ll get a 64GB OnePlus One as well as one year of Dropbox Pro. That tier gives you a very comfortable 1TB of cloud storage to work with, so if you run out of space on the device you can always start pushing stuff up there.

The 64GB OnePlus One’s new price of 0 + 12 months of Dropbox Pro at .99 per month would come out to be about 0, so this combo nets you in savings. The offer starts June 10th, and will only be available for a limited time (which OnePlus has yet to detail) so be sure to get your order in early if it sounds enticing.

[via OnePlus]

Become an elite programmer with the 2015 Learn to Code Bundle

Have you ever wanted to learn to code? AndroidArea.com is making it simple by offering you the chance to get schooled up on back-end coding right from your computer. You won’t even have to put down that bag of Cheetos to be well on your way to becoming a l337 pr0gr4mm3r.

The good news is we’re not asking you to go to college so you can swim in student loan debt for the rest of your mortal life. For a one-time fee of , you will gain lifetime access to eight courses covering the most sought-after skills, including top programming languages advanced concepts in back-end computing, including Ruby, Python, and PHP.

Here’s the full list of courses you’ll get. Combined it equals over of 70 hours of coding courses that would usually cost over 00. Go to AndroidArea.com right now to snag the bundle.

1		The Complete Web Developer Course – Build 14 Websites	9 Value
2		‘Python Training: From Scratch to Penetration Tester’ Course	9 Value
3		‘Node Program: From 0 to Hero with Node.js, MongoDB & Express’ Course	7 Value
4		‘Build a Website from Scratch with HTML & CSS’ Course	9 Value
5		‘Ruby on Rails: Training & Skills to Build Web Applications’ Course	Value
6		PHP ‘Punch in the Face’ Course	Value
7		‘Become a Heroku Rails Ninja’ Course	Value
8		‘Mobile & Web Rapid Prototyping – Interaction & Animation’ Course	Value

Razer Forge Android TV Bundle pops up on Play Store for $150

It’s been quite a couple hours for those seeking goodies on the Google Play Store. First we saw BestBuy and Amazon leak the Nest Cam security camera hours before it appeared on the Play Store and shortly after we were treated to an updated Nest Protect. But Google wasn’t finished, posting the Razer Forge Gaming TV Bundle for sale on the Play Store.

Google is selling the bundle – which comes with the Razer Forge TV, controller, and related connections – for 9.99. You can buy additional controllers for .99.

We first saw the Razer Forge at CES and got hands on with the device, seeing it go up for sale a few months later. It’s currently available on Amazon for the same 0 price seen on the Play Store and you may note the alarmingly low star rating. Many reviewers claim it’s buggy and perhaps their quest for polish is what led Razer to purchase OUYA only a few days ago.

Key Razer Forge specs:

• Android 5.0 Lollipop


• Console Dimensions: 4.13 x 4.13 x 0.67 inches


• Console Weight: 0.53 lbs


• Controller Dimensions: 6.06 x 4.25 x 2.32 inches


• Controller Weight: 0.37 lbs


• Memory: 2GB LPDDR3-800MHz


• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Processor


• Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2×2


• Bluetooth 4.1 +HS


• Gigabit Ethernet


• Quad-core Krait 450 CPU (2.5GHz per core)


• Adreno 420 Graphics

The console comes with a DC Power adapter and the Serval controller uses 2 AA batteries which come in the box when you purchase the bundle. You’ll also get all the required wires and connections including a detachable game clip.

So how about it… will you be buying the Razer Forge TV Bundle or holding out for something better?