In any other context, this would not be OK… but hey, it’s Halloween! Amazon has a few different deals of the day going on Friday, but one in particular caught our eye. Why? Because it’s probably the creepiest thing we’ve ever seen on Amazon’s site. The PyroPet Candles Kisa Candle looks like a modern cat […]
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European OEMs will have to pay up to $40 per device to have Google apps
Leaked documents give us an idea of what kinds of fees Google will impose on Android OEMs in Europe. According to the documents, it could cost as much as $40 per device for OEMs to include Google apps on smartphones and tablets. Google will incentivize inclusion of Chrome and Search to offset the cost, but […]
Read More[Update x2: Statement] The Pixel 3 is the first Verizon LTE Android phone to be SIM locked in a decade, and that’ll be a problem for some
Back in 2008, Verizon agreed to the FCC that it wouldn’t lock its LTE phones in exchange for winning the 700MHz Upper Block C spectrum. Earlier this year, however, Verizon decided that it didn’t have to follow the rules anymore, announcing that its phones would no longer be SIM unlocked out of the box. Google’s […]
Read More[Update: Statement from Google] Déjà vu: Pixel 3 and 3 XL video recordings have poor audio
Google’s Pixels are known for their software quality, but they’re also known for launching with random issues, like last year’s Pixel 2 audio quality problems when recording video. The theme continues with this year’s Pixel 3 phones, and the first problem reviewers have noticed with Google’s latest flagships is — you guessed it — another […]
Read MoreOnePlus 6T launch event moved up a day to not conflict with Apple’s event
Just last week, OnePlus announced that it would unveil the highly-anticipated OnePlus 6T on Tuesday, October 30th – just over five months after the launch of the OnePlus 6. Unfortunately for OnePlus, Apple decided that October 30th was also the date that it wanted to hold its next event, where we expect the next iPad […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Bloomberg to retract its Chinese spy story
reader comments 41 Share this story Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling on Bloomberg Business to retract a story that said his company was the victim of a hardware-based attack carried out by the Chinese government. It’s the first time Apple has ever publicly demanded a retraction, according to BuzzFeed. Since Bloomberg published the exclusive […]
Read MoreThe Pixel 3’s Now Playing History is coming to Pixel 2 ‘soon’
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 both have a feature called Now Playing that automatically identifies music playing from nearby sources. It’s a neat trick that’s currently significantly better on the Pixel 3, which provides a history of identified songs. That functionality gap will be closing in the near future, though, when Now Playing History […]
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Comcast gigabit cable ($105 with 1TB data cap) now available in 39 states
Enlarge / A Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 modem. reader comments 84 Share this story Comcast’s gigabit cable service is now available to nearly all of the 58 million homes and businesses in the company’s US territory, Comcast announced yesterday. Comcast, the nation’s largest ISP with more than 26 million subscribers, began rolling out gigabit cable in […]
Read MoreOnePlus 6T launch bumped a day to avoid clash with spotlight-stealing Apple
OnePlus just moved the date of the OnePlus 6T launch to October 29. The original date of October 30 would have pitted OnePlus against Apple’s own October 30 hardware event. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced the change in a lengthy post at the OnePlus forums. In a lengthy post on the OnePlus forums, company CEO […]
Read MoreOnePlus has moved the 6T unveiling to October 29th to avoid Apple overlap
OnePlus has been teasing the 6T for weeks, and we were supposed to learn all the details on October 30th. Well, now you won’t have to wait quite as long. OnePlus has moved the date up a day in response to Apple’s announcement of an unusual second fall event on the 30th. According to OnePlus […]
Read MorePixel 3 drops support for Voice Match unlocking
For a while now, you’ve been able to set up what Google calls Voice Match with the Google Assistant. It recognizes your voice and gives you personalized results, both on smart speakers and smartphones. It would also let you unlock phones to perform actions like making phone calls and sending text messages just by saying […]
Read More[Deal Alert] Get a Nest Hello doorbell and Google Home Mini for $199 ($79 off)
Google’s Nest family or products have particularly tight integration with Assistant. For instance, the Nest Hello doorbell can announce visitors if you’ve got a Google Home on the same network. Now, you can get both components of that setup (at a discount) in a single purchase from B&H. The Nest Hello usually costs $230, and […]
Read More14 lucky readers will be getting a Scosche MagicMount Pro Charge wireless charger with 10W fast charging (a $69 value) [US]
When it comes to wireless chargers, the biggest drawback of most of them is they make it hard to see or use your phone while it charges. Chargers that mount your phone in a way that faces you tend to have various mechanisms that add extra steps to putting the phone on or taking the […]
Read MoreGoogle apps may cost EU phone makers as much as $40 per phone
Two days ago, Google unveiled new licensing terms for Android phones and tablets in the European Union, following the EU’s record $5 billion fine. Device manufacturers can now sell phones with heavily-modified builds of Android while also producing normal Android devices with the Play Store, and some apps (like Chrome and Google Search) are now […]
Read MoreSamsung’s upcoming display might finally put an end to notches
Samsung announced new display technology which hides multiple sensors, including the camera and fingerprint sensors. The new displays could finally do away with the polarizing notch design. We could see the display technology on the upcoming Galaxy S10, but Samsung did not give specifics. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world without notches? […]
Read MoreHow to enable Alexa’s whisper mode, rolling out now for Echo devices
Amazon announced over a dozen brand new products last month at its hardware event in Seattle, such as the Echo Sub, Echo Link, Echo Auto, and even a smart microwave. In addition to new hardware, Amazon also showed off a few new features, including one that would allow Alexa to whisper instead of speak at […]
Read MoreUL (3DMark) delists Oppo Find X and F7 after benchmark cheating
Benchmarking resource UL just delisted the Oppo Find X and Oppo F7 from its rankings. The demotion is in response to allegations Oppo cheated benchmarks by overclocking the phones in question during tests. Oppo’s alleged cheating was exposed weeks ago, but UL must have spent this time doing its own testing. At the end of […]
Read MoreJerryRigEverything’s Pixel 3 XL test reveals back glass durability
The Pixel 3 XL is landing on doorsteps as we speak, but how careful do you need to be with your shiny new smartphone? YouTube channel JerryRigEverything is here to absolutely wreck another phone in order to assess its durability. The Pixel comes out of it alright—it won’t bend, but you might pick up some scratches. […]
Read MoreEarth’s inner core is solid, ‘J waves’ suggest
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) could help us understand how our planet was formed. Associate Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić and PhD Scholar Than-Son Phạm are confident they now have direct proof that Earth’s inner core is solid. They came up with a way to detect shear waves, or “J waves” […]
Read MoreGoogle’s Pixel 3 latest phone to suffer from photos not being saved
Google’s Pixels have some of the best cameras around in our opinion, but there’s one avenue in which that pixel-peeping photo performance can still fall short: Once in a while, that snapshot you remember taking won’t be saved. And, so far as we can tell, it’s still an issue on Google’s new Pixel 3 and […]
Read MoreA big chunk of space junk came crashing down in California, and it’s just been identified
When a farmer in Hanford, California took a casual stroll out to his walnut orchard recently, the last thing he expected to find was a piece of space junk. But that’s precisely what he got. There, amongst the trees, was a large hunk of mangled metal, charred and scrapped as though it had been through […]
Read MoreSwedish retailer lists ‘Ultimate Limited Edition’ of OnePlus 6T, only 100 copies
OnePlus A Swedish retailer lists something called the OnePlus 6T “Ultimate Limited Edition” on its website. Although the listing doesn’t explain what is included with this edition, it does show the box art and says it is limited to 100 copies. The listing also claims the package will go on sale before the OnePlus 6T […]
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