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Update 1: 2019/06/09 10:23am PDT Huawei has been selling its GT line of smartwatches in the United States for a while. Instead of Google’s Wear OS, the watches use Huawei’s own ‘Lite OS.’ Now you can get the GT and GT Classic for $30 off, bringing the prices to $170 and $200, respectively. Both watches have […]

Motorola’s phones were once renowned for getting the latest Android OS updates extremely quickly, but that hasn’t been the case for many years. Two of its phones, the Moto Z3 Play and Moto Z2 Force, are finally being updated to Android Pie. Given that we’re now on our fourth beta release of Android Q, it’s […]

ASUS has never been a very popular smartphone manufacturer, but lately, the company is killing it, surprising us by updating many of its older devices to Android Pie. Then, the ZenFone 6 marked a new start and is the firm’s first device to come with high-quality hardware at a fair price, stock-like Android, and a […]

Update 1: 2019/06/07 1:26pm PDT OnePlus has been quite prolific at pushing out fixes for its latest flagship, and another update for the 7 Pro is starting to roll out as we speak. OxygenOS 9.5.7 includes a huge pile of camera improvements and tweaks, as well as a fix for the recent “ghost” or “phantom” touch […]

The Google Nest Hub just keeps dropping… and dropping… and dropping. Last month the smart display could be found for just $68, nearly half off its original price of $129.99. Now you can get it for a few dollars cheaper, as it’s available on Rakuten for $65.44. Google’s Nest Hub is a Google Assistant smart […]

The Moto G7 Power is only two months old, and it’s one of four devices in Motorola’s 2019 lineup of G mid-range phones. It was originally priced at $250 in the United States, but now it’s available for a bit less — $229.99, to be exact. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 632 processor, […]

You’ve got numerous choices in connected some security cameras these days, but almost all of them require wires. Running a camera solely on batteries introduces a lot of uncertainty. Will it last long enough? Will it wake up reliably? Arlo, a former Netgear subsidiary, has released several battery-powered cameras that bested the competition, but the […]

Some people see smartwatches as gadgets and prefer to wear an old-fashioned style timepiece. Hybrid watches offer a good compromise between looking traditional with just the right amount of technology in them to keep track of your activity and wellbeing. The Withings Nokia Steel does that perfectly, as it looks just like a regular wristwatch, […]

HTC’s got problems. Its sales are tanking quarter after quarter, and blockchain phones are not exactly in high demand. Now, you can add another problem to the list. The long-delayed Pie update for the U11 has been pulled because it’s soft-bricking phones. The update, which began rolling out in late May, added battery optimizations, gesture […]

Update 1: 2019/06/05 10:37am PDT In keeping with the previously projected timeline, Android Q Beta 4 officially lands today. While we dig into this latest version looking for new additions or features (we’ve already spotted a wider gesture pill in one of the blog post’s GIFs), a few details are known: Beta 4 finalizes the Android […]

There is no shortage of devices with Google Assistant, and smart displays — like the Lenovo Smart Display and Google Nest Hub — have become quite popular. There’s also quite a bit overlap between them, and the Assistant-powered Lenovo Smart Clock only muddies the waters more. In this post, we’ll be comparing the best Assistant […]

ASUS’s ZenFone line may not be popular stateside, but that’s not the case in overseas markets. Unfortunately, it looks like the ZenFone phones may soon have to be completely rebranded in India. This is thanks to a lawsuit made by Telecare Network, which owns the trademarks “ZEN” and “ZENMOBILE” in the country. Telecare Network claimed […]