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Google parent Alphabet has reported a strong second quarter with revenues up to almost $38.9 billion, a 19% gain from the same period last year. Growth in its mobile search, YouTube, and cloud has strengthened in all regions and has helped turn over net income of $9.95 billion. There was also good Android news coming […]

Samsung’s reservation page for the “next generation of Galaxy” (i.e., the Galaxy Note10) just went live, and with it comes a table of trade-in values. Parties interested in swapping their old phone for Samsung’s upcoming hardware can get up to $600 in value if they send in a Galaxy S10-series phone, iPhone X variant, or […]

Among on-the-go professionals, there’s a sort of holy grail when it comes to power accessories: a single portable charger that can power everything. The transition to USB Type-C has helped approach that ideal, but there are still things it isn’t perfect for, and batteries like the 71Wh Omnicharge Omni 20+ will always have a special […]

Wear OS smartwatches are seen as sub-par compared to the competition, mainly because most of them still use outdated processors or lack key features. With the TicWatch Pro, Mobvoi managed to design one of the most attractive intelligent timepieces powered by Google’s OS on the market. However, despite its good selling points, the product lacked […]

The OnePlus 6 and 6T just picked up a new Open Beta release, and while the changelog is pretty lean, there is one slick new feature coming to the pair of phones: DC dimming. In case you aren’t aware, the AMOLED display in the phones used something called PWM (pulse-width modulation) to control brightness, which […]

Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active alongside the S10 earlier this year, positively surprising us with a great all-round wearable product. Its the first Tizen watch to introduce Samsung’s new OneUI, which has since made its way to the other smartwatches in the company’s lineup. Now, the Active is first in line to receive another […]

Not to be left out today, the OnePlus 5 and 5T are also getting a new update. OxygenOS 9.0.7 is starting to roll out for the company’s 2017-era flagships, bringing last month’s security patches, the company’s snazzy screen recorder, a landscape quick reply feature (which isn’t quite as simple as it sounds), and a handful […]

You might already know about our weekly live podcast, but did you know we have a second show every Tuesday? We answer your questions and discuss technology news — Android or not — from the past week. It’s a lot more off-the-hook than the podcast, so tune in below. For those of you not familiar […]

Update 1: 2019/07/23 5:56pm PDT Google took the wraps off of the Nest Hub Max back in May, but it’s been mostly radio silence on the large smart display since then. Today the company revealed via a support page that the Nest Hub Max would be going up for sale on September 9 in the United […]

The ultimate and original automation convenience is the universal remote: a simple gadget that replaces all your similar devices, turning elaborate multi-step operations into a one-button convenience. Logitech’s Harmony series of remotes and hubs have offered one of the best experiences out there, but at the cost of a complex setup and maintenance process. The […]

Update 1: 2019/07/04 2:14am PDT Update 2: 2019/07/12 1:56am PDT Update 3: 2019/07/12 3:16pm PDT Update 4: 2019/07/23 9:08am PDT The Galaxy Watch Active only hit the market around three months ago, but Samsung has clearly already been hard at work on the second iteration. SamMobile managed to get its hands on photos and some specs on the Galaxy […]

Update 1: 2019/07/18 7:33am PDT We’ve almost lost track of updates given their sheer volume when it comes to the OnePlus 7 Pro. The last two landed nearly back to back, and as of today’s OxygenOS 9.5.9 update, that makes three updates in thirty two days. The changelog this time around is “yuuge” — OnePlus’ words, […]