Amazon’s growing app store has finally scored Candy Crush Saga, arguably the most popular mobile game at the moment. King, the game’s creator, announced that the game would land in Amazon’s Appstore for “select” countries Tuesday, with a global release on Thursday. Candy Crush has more than 53 million daily players and is a top …

The wearable technology market is set to expand rapidly in the next several years, according to new data from Juniper Research. The research firm on Tuesday forecast that worldwide spending on wearable technology will hit $1.4 billion this year. By 2018, that figure will hit $19 billion. The increase is due in large part to “heightened consumer awareness of wearable …

T-Mobile has decided to ax grandfathered plans and fit its current customers into its existing plans. The company confirmed to Engadget on Tuesday that starting November 1, existing customers on its older plans will be moved into another option that has “similar or better features at a comparable price.” T-Mobile didn’t say exactly how it goes about determining what’s best …

If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on Sony’s latest mobile gear in America, today’s the day. Sony has just placed unlocked versions of its Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android handsets up for sale at its US retail website. The company has also added its Smartwatch 2 wearable tech gadget to its virtual store shelves. Sony Xperia …

Nike on Tuesday said its new FuelBand SE fitness tracker will only work with Apple devices, dealing a blow to Android users who expected support with the newest device. Nike’s previous FuelBand device also worked only with iOS gadgets, such as the iPhone 5. The company on Tuesday said if users don’t have Apple devices, they can track their progress …

Fresh from the pages of the laminated book of dreams, the new Argos MyTablet is a £100 rival to the Tesco Hudl tablet. Under the metal MyTablet’s 7-inch, 1,024×600 LCD glass screen is a dual-core 1.6GHz processor, with 8GB of storage. It has a microSD memory card slot, HDMI connection, a 2-megapixel camera on the back and a low-resolution camera …

Google Maps updated its iOS app on Tuesday with new route and traffic features. According to Google, the update brings “faster access to navigation,” “tips and tricks” for beginning users, and support for Arabic and Hebrew. Version 2.3.4’s navigation feature helps users better decide among various traffic and route options. The app now has a smaller map within the route …

The Moto X display exhibits the best power efficiency and beats Apple’s iPhone 5S, according to two recent research notes from ABI Research. One, released Tuesday, trumpeted the display, supplementing a note released last week. “After Google acquired Motorola, we now have the first Google-influenced phone with some very innovative engineering,” Jim Mielke, VP of engineering at ABI Research, said …

The search giant may be the next major player to enter the smartwatch market. A Google smartwatch is just about finished, 9to5Google said Monday, citing information from an anonymous source. Assuming 9to5Google’s source is accurate, Google Now may be at the forefront of the new watch and tie in with your Android smartphone. Google Now acts as your virtual personal …

T-Mobile is hot water again for one of its “Uncarrier” campaign commercials. The latest comes in the form of a letter written by San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman calling for the carrier to pull one commercial parodying a smartphone theft because they felt it belittled the issue. Related stories When Does My …

The new iPad will play host to the iPhone 5S‘ fingerprint scanner, a freshly leaked picture suggests. The above snap, which surfaced on Chinese site CtechCN, appears to show an iPad that features Apple’s ‘print-scanning home button — easily distinguishable from a regular home button by the missing square in the middle. To our eyes, the dimensions suggest that the …

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Expandable storage has long been a prominent and coveted feature in Android devices, but some of them — the HTC One, Motorola Moto X, and Google Nexus 7, to name a few — don’t have it. However, as I noted recently in “How to use external storage to expand unexpandable Android devices,” you’re not totally out of luck. Thanks to …

Nike appears set to unveil the next iteration of its FuelBand fitness tracker, and you can get all the details right here. The company is holding its NikeFuel Forum in Manhattan on Tuesday starting at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. While details are sparse, you can expect FuelBand talk and likely an update to its proprietary fitness metric, NikeFuel. The …

Nike is only shooting itself in the foot with its stubborn reluctance to work with Android. The athletic apparel company on Tuesday introduced its second-generation fitness tracker, the FuelBand SE, which worked beautifully on Apple’s iOS devices and computers. Missing from the presentation, however, was any mention of Android. It’s a glaring omission that Nike still doesn’t offer support for …