Nexus 9 Removed From The Google Store

After a long run as the flagship tablet for Google, the Nexus 9 era has come to an end as far as the Mountain View company is concerned.  An update today to the Google Store has removed all references to the Nexus 9 and you can no longer order it directly from them.  That doesn’t mean however that you still can’t get your hands on one through Amazon.  The 9 debuted with Android Lollipop in 2014 and even though it will be upgraded to Android N, Google has shifted their tablet focus for now to the new flagship, the Pixel C.

PayPal Adds Ability to Add Money To Your Account at CVS and Rite Aid

PayPal has released an update to their app for Android that brings a great new feature for those who want to add money to their account.  Now you can go to your local CVS or Rite Aid location and add funds to your account and it will show up within 15 minutes.  The update is rolling out now and all users of the app should have the OTA update come to them over the course of the next few days.

Android Marshmallow Released for the Blackberry Priv

For owners of the Blackberry Priv, today is a good day.  Starting today, the Android Marshmallow update for the device is rolling out with all of the goodness of the release itself along with improvements to Priv specific features and apps.  The update is just now rolling out so it will take some time to reach everyone.  For those who are on carrier locked devices like those on T-Mobile and AT&T, the roll out starts next Tuesday, May 3rd.

Gmail Update Brings Exchange Support To Everyone

Google has finally rolled out an update to Gmail that brings support for Exchange to the masses.  The update is rolling out to the Google Play Store now and you should see the update come to you via OTA update over the course of the next few days.  Once you do, you will be able to add an Exchange server to the app, unifying your inbox with your Gmail and other mail services.  Gmail to this point has only offered Exchange support on Nexus devices which mean that corporate users had to use multiple apps to deal with their email.

Project Fi Turns 1 Year Old

Today marks the first birthday of Project Fi, Google’s MVNO solution supported by T-Mobile and Sprint.  A year ago today the company announced the carrier solution that at the time was only supported by the then new Nexus 6.  Since then, the service has grown to support the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X and has added a data-only service for certain tablets.

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