Tech Advisorの August 2016 の目次

Down, but not out: Microsoft is laying off another 1,850 staff from its smartphone hardware business, but says it isn’t leaving the market completely. What’s left of the old Nokia business in Finland will be hardest hit by the latest round of lay-offs, with up to 1,350 jobs to go. Microsoft will cut up to 500 more globally. Since it bought Nokia’s mobile phone activities in 2013, the Redmond-based company has been managing a business in decline. The majority of the staff it acquired from Nokia are gone, and the firm’s mobile phone market share has stagnated. In May, the company sold off its feature-phone business, and hinted that while it would continue to update software for its Lumia smartphones, it wouldn’t develop any new Lumia hardware. This doesn’t necessarily…

£1,049 inc VAT Contact apple.com/uk Specifications 12in (2304x1440, 226ppi) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; OS X El Capitan; 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core m3 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.2GHz) with 4MB L3 cache; 8GB of 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM; 256GB PCIe-based onboard flash storage; Intel HD Graphics 515; 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0; USB-C; 480p FaceTime camera; stereo speakers; 41.4Wh lithium-polymer battery; 280.5x196.5x13.1mm; 920g Apple finds itself in a simultaneously difficult and enviable position in 2016. Having cast its spell over the laptop, the smartphone and the tablet, it has run out of things to revolutionise, things to invent. It seems that Apple is starting to plateau, in both creative and financial terms, but (perhaps unfairly) it must live up to its own hype every time it releases a product. Such as…

The P9 has a 5.2in screen and an all-metal body that makes the phone feel like a premium product, with a gorgeous polished brushed metal finish £449 inc VAT Contact consumer.huawei.com/uk Specifications 5.2in FHD display; Android 6.0 Marshmallow; Emotion UI overlay; Octa-core Kirin 955 processor; 3GB RAM; 32GB storage; aluminium unibody; front-facing 8Mp camera; Rear facing 12Mp dual-camera system; rear-facing fingerprint sensor; USB-C enabled; Bluetooth 4.2; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; 3000mAh battery; microSD card slot; 6.95mm thin; 145x70.9x6.95mm; 144g Huawei took to the stage in London recently to announce the widely anticipated P9. The company’s latest Android flagship has a dual-camera arrangement that we haven’t seen on a phone before. We couldn’t wait to get our hands on it. Design Huawei has a history of releasing top-end smartphones at a much…

£281 inc VAT Contact nextbit.com Specifications 5.2in 1080p IPS LCD touchscreen Gorilla Glass 4; Android Marshmallow 6.0; Qualcomm Snapdragon 808; 13Mp rear-facing camera with phase detection autofocus; dual-tone flash 5Mp front-facing camera; Dual front-facing speakers with dual amplifiers; Android Pay; Fingerprint ID sensor; NFC Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 ;USB Type-C Bluetooth 4.0 LE Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ ac; 3GB RAM; 32GB on-board/100GB online storage; 2680mAh battery If you scratch beneath the mainstream smartphone surface of Apple and Samsung, there is a vast ocean of Android phones down there, each trying to swim to the top. It can be hard to stand out, but the Nextbit Robin doesn’t struggle at this first hurdle. Its striking two-tone looks certainly aren’t Apple-esque, and if anything in the UK it looks a little too close…

There’s a reasonable black level, allied to decent shadow detail and a rich colour palette. Marco Polo(Netflix 4K) is full of sumptuous detail £469 inc VAT Contact hitachi.co.uk Specifications 49in, 3840x2160 pixels; 1200:1 contrast ratio; 350cd/m2 brightness; 20W (2 x 10W) speakers; Freeview HD; 7-day EPG; 4x HDMI v2.0, PC VGA, Component/composite (SCART via adaptor); digital audio coaxial, headphone jack; 10/100 Ethernet, Dual band Wi-Fi built-in; 1x USB 2.0/ 2x USB 3.0, CI slot; 97W (100 per cent colour bars) average power consumption, A+ energy rating; 1100x697x276mm; 14.5kg; 1 year return-to-base warranty 4K UHD TVs have now gone mainstream. What was once an indulgence for deep-pocketed AV (audio visual) enthusiasts now hardly commands a price premium at all. Large-screen televisions are migrating from 1980x1080 pixels to 3840x2160 pixels, whether…

Hailed by many as ‘the next big thing’, the possibilities for virtual reality stretch far beyond gaming, with theorised uses including social networking and education. But before we go any further, we’ll look at what exactly it is. Put simply, VR is an interactive 3D image connected to a computer (or a smartphone) that users can manipulate to create the illusion of being in a virtual world. Three-dimensional environments, coupled with 3D sound and precise head (and sometimes body) tracking, tricks your brain into thinking that the virtual world is real, and as such can provide a more immersive and personal experience than simply playing a game or watching a movie on TV. Depending on the manufacturer, the virtual reality experience can vary greatly. Some manufacturers, such as Oculus, offer…

 £739 inc VAT • overclockers.co.uk If you’re feeling poor after shelling out for an HTC Vive, then this PC may be just what you need. At this price, it represents what we feel is the true basic entry-level for a VR-ready PC The compact dimensions of the Kinetic VR Gaming PC immediately sets it apart from the competition. Rather than selecting a standard ATX mid tower housing, Overclockers has gone for a diminutive and much more portable system, which also happens to be the least expensive in your VR PC group test. If you’re feeling poor after shelling out for an HTC Vive, then this PC may be just what you need. At this price, it represents what we feel is the true basic entry-level for a VR-ready PC. It’s far…

DISNEY MOVIES VR Disney has launched a new VR app exclusively for HTC Vive owners, which offers a number of clips and experiences from the studio’s various franchises. However, while this may sound exciting for Disney fans, at the time of writing only six experiences were available, including one 360-degree video of the Captain America: Civil War film premiere where all you can do is look at the red carpet. Other Disney Movies VR experiences include the likes of The Jungle Book and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but while these two experiences are much better, the content is still a little scarce. The best thing at the moment is the lobby where you can stand in one of three fully animated environments – Disney, Lucas or Marvel. Disney should…

Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the big tech stories of 2016 and Google has announced the new Daydream platform at Google I/O. But what is it and when will it be available in the UK? Here we answer all these questions and more. Release date Daydream will be available this autumn, which means somewhere between September and October. We think it will coincide with the next Google phone launch, which will be a new Nexus that’s Daydream ready. In essence, you’ll be able to get your hands on a Daydream-compatible phone, plus a headset and controller well in time for Christmas. Price It’s early days, but from the start Google has pitched its VR at the masses. This means it’s not going to be expensive. The phone will be…

In a perfect world we’d all have smartphones that came with free, ultrafast 10G internet connections boasting unlimited data plans. Actually that scenario could create some kind of nightmarish future where people never look up from their devices, so maybe life isn’t so bad after all, especially when it’s quite possible to use free Wi-Fi when you’re out and about. Here are some easy ways to keep in touch with friends, view the latest pictures of lattes on Instagram, or stream your Spotify playlist – all for free. Coffee shops It’s an obvious place to start as these days you can’t move in branches of Costa or Starbucks for people working on their laptops or browsing the internet on their phones. This is because coffee shops are one of the…

One of the best features of Android is the ability to change almost anything about the look and feel of the operating system. Messaging apps, email, browsers, themes, default apps, even the icons used are all customisable. Nowhere is this more important than with the keyboard. If the stock offering on your phone doesn’t cut the mustard, then there is always the free Google Keyboard. To switch to the Google Keyboard, download Google Keyboard from the Google Play Store. Open Settings on your smartphone, then in the Personal section tap on Language & Input. In the Keyboard & Input section, tap on the Current Keyboard option and select Google Keyboard from the options. Launch any app with a text field and the Google Keyboard should now be your default. Advanced…

Windows mobile device market share fell below the one percent mark worldwide to 0.7 percent during the first quarter of 2016, according to Gartner Everybody loves smartphones, but almost nobody loves Windows smartphones. A majority (78 percent) of all mobile phones sold worldwide between January and March were smartphones, and smartphones sales grew by 4 percent compared to the same time period the previous year, according to a recent report by market research firm Gartner. Yet with all that smartphone activity, Windows phone sales fell even further. Actually, the word ‘fell’ is being generous. The truth is they crashed. Windows mobile device market share fell below the one percent mark worldwide to 0.7 percent during the first quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. Just one year ago, Windows device sales…

£143 inc VAT Contact en.chewi.com Specifications Android 5.1 Lollipop/ Windows 10 Home tablet; 1.44GHz (boosts to 1.84GHz) Intel Cherry Trail X5-Z8300 quad-core processor; Intel HD Graphics (Gen8); 4GB DDR3L RAM; 64GB storage (split 50GB Windows, 16GB Android); microSD support up to 64GB; 10.1in full-HD (1920x1200, WUXGA), 16:9 IPS screen; 5Mp rear camera; 2Mp front camera; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0; OTG; USB-C; Micro-USB; Micro-HDMI; 3.5mm headphone jack; AAC Double Speaker; optional magnetic keyboard cover; 6600mAh non-removable battery with 3A fast-charge tech (charges in six hours); 262x167.5x8.8mm; 522g The HiBook is one of few tablets to dual-boot Windows 10 and Android Lollipop, making it a great proposition if you can’t – or don’t want to – separate work and play. This budget tablet comes in at a great price, too. Chuwi…

£269 inc VAT Contact samsung.com/uk Specifications 4.7in HD (1280x720, 312ppi) SuperAMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4; Android 5.1.1 Lollipop; 1.5GHz Exynos 7578 (Cortex-A53) 64-bit quad-core processor; Mali T720 GPU; 1.5GB RAM; 16GB storage; microSD up to 128GB; 13Mp, f/1.9 rear camera with LED flash, captures 1080 video; 5Mp, f/1.9 front camera; 4G LTE; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.1; GPS, GLONASS; NFC; Micro-USB; 2300mAh non-removable lithium-ion battery; 134.5x65.2x7.3mm; 132g The Galaxy A3 is the entry model in Samsung’s mid-range A series, which comprises the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7. Samsung has given the Galaxy A3 a lot of love and attention in its 2016 update, but has it done enough? Design The design is perhaps the key selling point of the 2016 Samsung Galaxy A3. In 2015, we marvelled at how Samsung…

£619 inc VAT Contact nvidia.co.uk Specifications 2560 nVidia cores; 1607MHz Base clock speed; 1733MHz boost clock speed; 10Gb/s memory speed; 8GB DDR5X 320GB/s memory bandwidth; VR ready; nVidia Anse; G-Sync; 4.5 OpenGL; PCTe 3.0; Windows 7 or later; 7680x4320 maximum display support; 270x10x110mm; 998g “It’s insane,” nVidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang proudly proclaimed at the GeForce GTX 1080’s launch, holding the graphics card aloft. “The 1080 is insane. It’s almost irresponsible amounts of performance… the 1080 is the new king.” He wasn’t joking. The long, desolate years of stalled GPU technology are over, and this is a beast. A giant leap for GPU-kind As wondrous as it is, the outrageous performance leap of the GTX 1080 doesn’t exactly come as a surprise. Faltering graphics processor process technology left graphics cards…

Bear in mind that the Thermo is only opening and closing the valve on your radiator, so it can only regulate the temperature when the heating is on £59 inc VAT Contact elgato.com/en Specifications iOS 9.1 or later; HomeKit requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8.1 or later; controlling HomeKit-enabled accessories away from home requires an Apple TV (3rd generation or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later and an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8.1 or later. Note: iPad 2 is not supported; M30 x 1.5 valve compatibility; Danfoss RA, RAV, RAVL adaptors; 2x AA replaceable batteries; Bluetooth 4.0; 54x67x85mm One of the flaws of smart heating systems that rely on a single thermostat is that certain rooms may be too hot…

$25 (£17.50) Contact fluxchargers.com Specifications 2500mAh power bank; built-in 2A (10W) Micro-USB output cable and MFIcertified Lightning adaptor; 1A (5W) Micro-USB input; auto-on; single LED; no torch; no carry case; no passthrough charging; 96x62x6.6mm; 60g Power banks are extremely useful but they can be cumbersome, especially when you also have to carry assorted cables to transfer that power from the bank to your phone. Flux Card is the opposite of those power banks, slim, portable and with no extra cables required – for iPhone or Android. Price Its sold direct from fluxchargers.com in the US, where it costs $25 (£17.50). Shipping within the US is free, but to the UK it will cost you $8.50 (£6) and take six or seven days to arrive. We should also point out…

Forget 4K monitors and surround display setups; Virtual Reality headsets, such as Facebook’s Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive (read our review on page 78), deliver a huge step up in gaming immersiveness the likes of which simply cannot be achieved with mere monitors. However, they can also be picky in terms of the PC components they demand in order to run effectively. Here, we take a look at six brand new PCs suitable for range of budgets and designed specifically to deliver a great VR experience. Buying advice Consoles may get game releases sooner, but if you want the very best quality graphics and customisation options, only a PC can deliver the ultimate experience. Now with affordable VR kit available almost exclusively on desktop PCs, the gap has widened…

Tracking issues These are the bane of any HTC Vive owner’s life and is something that even we at PC Advisor experienced during our time with the headset. Don’t get us wrong, when the tracking works, it works perfectly, mimicking our every move instantly. However, when it goes wrong, it can completely ruin the VR experience (not to mention make us feel slightly nauseous), so finding the issue is always a top priority. It’s not just the headset either. We’ve experienced controller tracking loss a couple of times and it was definitely strange watching them float away from us. But we digress. The issue is that with the HTC Vive, it could be a number of things, so it’s best to work your way through the following fixes until you…

Artificial Intelligence a concept everyone is familiar with. And even if your only experience of AI is from watching films, you’ll have no trouble understanding bots. Bots are big news right now, with Facebook, Skype and a number of other services rolling out these assistants as you read this. But what are they? • In this context bots are computer assistants • They will appear in messaging apps soon and a couple are already in Skype • You will use them for booking flights, hotels, ordering takeaway and much, much more • Messaging apps will get a lot more features soon, such as money transfers The word bot is used to mean several different things. Gamers understand bots as AI characters in a game, while botnets are groups of hijacked…

How to translate in Android Download Google Translate from Google Play and press open. Select your primary language and the language you translate most often. If you want to use Google Translate offline, you’ll need to choose ‘Translate offline’. Hit Finished, and the download will begin as soon as you connect to Wi-Fi. Next, launch the Google Translate app and you’ll find there are several ways you can translate text in Google Translate: 1. By tapping the camera icon and aligning the text on a menu or other printed document. You’ll see a real-time translation. 2. By tapping the microphone icon and saying aloud the word or phrase you wish to translate. 3. By tapping the squiggle icon and drawing on screen the word or phrase you wish to translate.…

More than 270 million email account details are being sold on Russia’s black market following a huge hack, with 24 million belonging to Gmail, 33 million to Hotmail and 40 million to Yahoo Mail users. With no way of knowing whether your email address has been affected, we advise you to change your password now to avoid security implications. Here we explain how to change your Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo password. Gmail Head to Under Sign-in & security choose ‘Signing into Google’ Under Password & sign-in method click on Password Log into your Google account Enteranewpassword(at least eight characters), then re-enter it and click Change password Hotmail Log into your Hotmail account at Tap on the cog icon at the top right of the screen Choose Options Select the…

There’s a program called Revive that allows you (for the most part) to play Oculus Rift games on the HTC Vive. And why not? The two headsets are, at their core, pretty similar. If anything, the Vive has greater functionality than the current Rift, meaning it should be easier to go Rift-to-Vive than vice versa. The problem is that Oculus paid for a handful of exclusive titles – Lucky’s Tale, Eve Valkyrie and Chronos – to convince people to buy a Rift. If, however, gamers are also able to play them on the Vive, then that money will have been wasted. So Oculus patched in new DRM and Revive stopped working. Then its developers cracked the new DRM. Pyrrhic victory I’d write Oculus an open letter, but I don’t really…

It’s not hard to spot a gaming laptop, but the MSI has little bits of gaming flair here and there rather than opting for an outrageous colour scheme £599 inc VAT Contact uk.msi.com/uk Specifications 15.6in (1920x1080, 276dpi) IPS LCD matt anti-glare; 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-6300HQ quad-core, four threads; nVidia GeForce 940MX 2GB; 8GB DDR3L RAM; 1TB 5400rpm HDD; Gigabit Ethernet; 802.11b/g/n/ac dual-band 1x1; Bluetooth 4.0; 2x USB 3.0; 1x USB-C; 1x USB 2.0; HDMI and mini DisplayPort outputs; DVD writer and SDXC card slot; stereo Bang & Olufsen speakers; HD webcam single mic; 3.5mm headset jack; UK tiled keyboard; 48Wh lithium-ion battery; 383x260x27mm; 2.3kg The MSI GL62 is a 15.6in low-cost gaming laptop. From looks alone you could assume it costs over £1,000, but at its entry-level specification is…

New to this model is the Ice View case – a frosted glass style cover, which displays information and allows you to take calls and send texts £569 inc VAT Contact htc.com/uk Specifications 5.2in Quad HD screen (1440x2160); Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense; Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 64-bit, quad-core; 4GB RAM; 32GB storage; microSD card slot (up to 2TB); 12Mp UltraPixel rear camera with laser auto focus, OIS and dual-tone flash; 5Mp UltraSelfie front camera with OIS; dual-band 11ac Wi-Fi; NFC; Bluetooth 4.2; GPS; fingerprint scanner; USB Type-C; BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition; Hi-Res certified; Non-removable 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0; 72x146x9mm; 161g The race is on for best phone 2016 and HTC has unveiled its challenger to the Galaxy S7, LG G5 and Huawei P9. The Taiwanese company…

The Galaxy J3 has a 2400mAh battery inside. That might not sound overly generous, but there is no demanding hardware here to drain the juice £150 inc VAT Contact samsung.com/uk Specifications 5in HD (720x1280, 294ppi) SuperAMOLED display; Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz; 1.5GHz Spreadtrum SC7731 (Cortex A7) quad-core 32-bit processor; Mali-400 MP GPU; 1.5GB RAM; 8GB storage; up to 128GB via microSD; 4G LTE Cat 4, single Micro-SIM; 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.1; GPA, GLONASS; NFC; OTG; 8Mp, f2.2 rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, 720p video at 30fps; 5Mp front camera; 2600mAh removable lithium-ion battery; Micro-USB 2.0; 142.3x71x7.9mm; 138g The J3 is one of the entry-level models in Samsung’s Galaxy line-up, and you can buy it in the UK for £150 through distributors such as Mobile Fun.…

Thanks to its passively cooled, fanless design, the card runs completely silently and the absence of moving parts will increase long-term reliability £29 inc VAT Contact eu.evga.com Specifications Core clock 954MHz; memory clock 1800MHz effective; memory bus width 64-bit; 192 CUDA cores; 4 ROPs; DirectX 12 (feature level 11), OpenGL 4.5, OpenCL, CUDA, Nvidia 3D Vision, PhysX; DDR3 1GB; passive cooler; PCIe 2.0; 1x VGA, 1x Dual-link DVI-D, 1x HDMI 1.4a; 3 simultaneous outputs; 2-slot card width; 68.8x114.3mm; 3-year warranty Available for around £30, graphics cards based on nVidia’s GT 710 GPU are some of the least expensive graphics cards around, but should you consider buying one? Advances in integrated graphics performance have all but destroyed the market for such low-end graphics cards in new PCs. Modern CPUs from…

These small gadgets are very compact (50x50x20mm), which means they can be placed just about anywhere without being an eyesore From £29 inc VAT Contact hivehome.com Specifications Pass-through socket; requires Hive Hub Last issue, we reviewed the Hive Active Heating 2, a smart thermostat and heating system from British Gas. Since then, we’ve tested out Hive’s Active Plug (£39), Motion Sensor (£29) and Door/Window Sensor (£29). Importantly, you don’t need Hive Active Heating 2 to use these smart accessories, so even if you have electric heating (or don’t want Hive to control your boiler), you can still benefit from them. Note, if you don’t own a Hive thermostat, you’ll need to purchase a hub, which costs £80. Alternatively, the hub is included in the sensor packs (pictured above) available…

Image quality is very good. At the 1080p60 setting, you get smooth footage with good detail thanks to the fact it’s recorded at just over 30Mb/s £68 inc VAT Contact elephone.cc Specifications iOS, Android; 2in screen; 4K, 15fps; 2.7K, 30fps; 1080p, 60- or 30fps; 720p, 120-, 60 or 30fps; 170-degree field of view; MP4; Wi-Fi; speaker; 2-hour battery life at 1080p; optional memory card; waterproof housing, open housing, adhesive mounts, bike mount, helmet mount, straight and 90-degree connectors; Micro-USB; Micro-HDMI; microSD slot; 59x41x30mm; 65g with battery There are some companies that become synonyms for product categories: Hoover, Fitbit and GoPro to name but three. The latter is certainly the best-known and most successful action cam maker, but there are plenty of cheaper options, even if most of them are…

£999 inc VAT • chillblast.com The Fusion Catapult is a mid-priced VR-ready PC offering a good balance of performance and features. Its £999 price tag allows Chillblast to avoid the lower specification components you’ll find in the least expensive VR PCs, ensuring some degree of future-proofing and allowing for a speedy overclocked system. It has a 3.5GHz Intel Core i5-6600K, overclocked to a modest but significant 4.4GHz and cooled by a Corsair Hydro H55 liquid cooler. This immediately gives the PC a performance advantage over those rivals which don’t use an overclocked CPU. This is possible thanks to combining the ‘K’ version of the Core i5 processor with an Asus Z170-K motherboard featuring the Intel Z170 Express chipset that is able to exploit the unlocked multiplier in CPU. This motherboard…

 £1,199 inc VAT • wired2fire.co.uk It retains gamer-friendly features such as a transparent side window and a smattering of LED illumination, which looks tasteful alongside the brash looks of its competitors The Diablo Predator VR is the most expensive PC here and it shows, not only in the way it looks but also in how it performs. It’s no surprise it performs well given its specs: a 3.5GHz Intel Core i5 6600K CPU overclocked to 4.4GHz combined with 16GB of RAM, with graphics duties fulfilled by a Palit-branded nVidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card. It’s the only PC in this group test to run such a high-end graphics card alongside an overclocked processor. A 256GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD provides high speed storage, while a 1TB Seagate hard drive provides…

Bluesmart Smart Suitcase This is the suitcase that does it all. Literally, all. While you might get lost abroad, the Bluesmart Smart Suitcase won’t. It has built-in GPS that allows you to track it anywhere in the world, so no more worries about your luggage going missing. It can be controlled by a mobile app, which is great so long as your phone doesn’t run out of juice. Thankfully it won’t, since the case also contains a built-in power bank that’ll charge your phone up to six times (depending on its battery capacity). There’s a built-in scale to make sure you don’t pack too much and get pulled up at the airport, plus a digital lock that keeps out thieves. Better yet, it makes a decent suitcase for carrying your…

Each flight is your responsibility, which means you are liable for any damage caused by your drone. Check if your home insurance covers this and, if not, get a dedicated policy Drones are fast becoming a regular sight across the UK. With prices tumbling and quadcopters getting easier and easier to fly they make great gadgets and can capture spectacular aerial video. The ‘Dronecode’ aims to make the law on flying quadcopters easier to understand, and here we’ll explain what it means for you. Until their recent boom in popularity, drones were lumped in with ‘small unmanned aerial vehicles’ on the CAA’s (civil aviation authority) website and you had to try to figure out which rules applied to modern quadcopters. Now, the site has a page dedicated to drones which…

Google has kicked off the Android N Public Beta programme following Google I/O. The Android N Developer Preview had already been released ahead of Google’s developer event on 18 May, but now any Android user with a compatible device can try it. Downloading and installing a beta version of Android to a Nexus device used to be a real headache. This time around, however, Google made installing the Android N Public Beta on to a Nexus device so easy that anyone could do it. Bear in mind that this is not the finished version of the OS, and there will more than likely be some bugs that need fixing. It’s available on the following devices: Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P Nexus Player Google Pixel C Android One…

START First, download the official Android Pay app from Google Play. You may also need to update your Google Play Services. 2 Once you’ve downloaded the Android Pay app, open it. If you’re logged into more than one Google account on your smartphone, you’ll be asked which account you want to use with Android Pay. Select your preferred option and you’ll be taken to the Android Pay setup page where you can add a credit- or debit card. 3 If you’ve already added a bank card to your Google account this will already be available to add. If not, tap ‘Add another card’ and follow the prompts on-screen to add your card details. It includes a handy feature that uses your camera to automatically scan your card and input its…