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More than a year after it was reported that LG would be launching a mobile payment service with compatibility for magnetic stripe terminals in the United States, the company has finally announced the arrival of LG Pay for the LG G8 ThinQ. Though we can say that Samsung Pay finally has a one-to-one competitor in […]

Sony used to be one of the most successful mobile companies in the world, but it never really got into a groove as modern smartphones took over the market. Sony has been on a slow downward slide for the last decade thanks to a string of mediocre, overpriced devices and failing relations with carriers. There […]

Among Wear OS’ bigger issues is the general performance of the platform. Most smartwatches being sold today are still using the old Wear 2100 chipset, and it isn’t exactly fast. While we all wait on the future, a partial solution for the present-day may have been found. In a curious twist, disabling the automatic brightness […]

There are plenty of portable batteries on sale right now for Prime Day, but very few of them have a full AC power socket. Jackery’s lineup of Portable Power Stations give you enough juice for an entire camping trip, and now you can get them at a decent discount. The Jackery Portable Power Station 240 […]

The Google Nest Hub has trickled down in price for months, originally starting at $149 and dropping a few bucks every week since then. If you still don’t have one, or you want another one, the Nest Hub is now available on eBay for just $59. That’s $91 lower than the original price, and $20 […]

We’ve tried out plenty of Anker projectors over the past few years, most recently the Android TV-equipped Nebula Capsule II. The Capsule II is great, but it’s also very expensive — the regular price comes in at $579.99. If you want something just as bright, and you’re willing to sacrifice on the portability (and the […]

Amazon Prime Day is still chugging along for the next day or so, so maybe you’re still finding something worthwhile to buy. Maybe you’d like to cover up your wrist with something smart? How about a Ticwatch? Mobvoi has discounted its Wear OS smartwatches by 30% for the big sitewide sale and there are pretty […]

Relaxing with a game after a hard day of work isn’t always as easy at it seems, especially if you have trouble finding games on the Play Store. So I’m here with a new game roundup to help in this endeavor. I’ve dug up 20 of the chillest puzzle games I could find, and have […]

Late last year, Google launched a blog management tool named ‘Blog Compass.’ It could connect to sites running either WordPress or Blogger, and provided the owner with insights into trending topics and a centralized dashboard for analytics/comments. However, it’s time to dig another grave in the Google Graveyard, because Compass is now dead. While Blog […]

Update 1: 2019/07/12 7:14am PDT Worldwide sales of voice assistant smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and others continue to grow, and the same can be said of the smart home sector as a whole. The technology underpinning these products is always improving and it’s becoming increasingly affordable to bring smart gadgets into your house. There’s already […]

Update 1: 2019/07/04 2:14am PDT Update 2: 2019/07/12 1:56am PDT Update 3: 2019/07/12 3:16pm 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 Watch Active2, giving us […]

Update 1: 2019/07/08 6:43am PDT Two months back, HTC announced its intention to update the U11, U11+, and U12+ phones to Android 9 Pie. Although it has missed its original “late June” estimate for the U12+ (not to mention the issues it’s having with the U11) it would appear that the Pie update for the U12+ […]