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For the last week, Huawei has dominated the news. Unanticipated consequences of the US government’s decision to prevent American companies from selling products to the Chinese giant continue to percolate out, as different parts of Huawei’s complex supply chain web reveal how the decision affects them. Although a temporary, 90-day reprieve for the import ban […]

There are an incredible number of choices when it comes to smaller capacity batteries, but the selection of big, camping-sized units thins out substantially especially if you want comparatively modern amenities like Type-C charging and output. Anker’s new Powerhouse 200 fills a slightly smaller niche than its older Powerhouse 120,000, together with the addition of […]

Google’s first tablet in years, the Pixel Slate, got off to a rough start when it was released at the end of last year. It’s the first Chrome OS tablet aimed squarely at consumers, but software issues were widespread — especially on the lowest-end Celeron model. Thankfully, the software experience has improved quite a bit […]

Update 1: 2019/05/23 3:38am PDT The ASUS ZenFone 4 Max only received an update to Android Oreo back in October, but the company is hard at work with keeping the phone updated. You can now download an AOSP beta without ZenUI for the device with the model name ZC554KL. This beta is more disruptive than we’re […]

The OnePlus 7 Pro is the company’s latest foray into flagship territory. As usual, the phone undercuts its competitors with high specs for a relatively low price (if we only compare the MSRP and keep the generally rising costs of smartphones in mind, that is), all while coming with the clean and fast software we’ve […]

It wasn’t that many years ago that LG was releasing the first phone with Nougat, but times have changed. Now, LG is unusually slow to update its phone, even with that fancy new upgrade center! Well, at least owners of the v40 ThinQ on Verizon can enjoy an update today, late though it may be. […]

ATT is crowing today, but for an unusual reason. The carrier is now the first in the US to accept cryptocurrency payments. That’s good news for Bitcoiners and not really important for everyone else. ATT says it has customers who use cryptocurrency, and it’s happy to let them pay their bills with it. This wouldn’t […]

Update 1: 2019/05/24 1:07pm PDT Until today, YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium plans offered special pricing for students, though only in the USA. But now, the reduced cost option is available in eight new countries. If you’re a higher-education student in a post-secondary institution living in one of the eight countries below, you should now […]

Last year when Synology revealed its new LiveCam app, we knew we had to check it out. The potential convenience of turning an old phone into a remote, battery-augmented security camera was appealing, especially considering the existing power and flexibility of the company’s Surveillance Station security camera management system. After months of testing, though, LiveCam […]

We were expecting Android 9 Pie to hit a number of Asus devices including the Zenfone Max M2 earlier this spring. In March, it was announced that the update was to be delayed until April 15 at the latest — and now, five weeks later, it’s finally landing. Better late than never? The update brings […]

As unfortunate as it sounds, it’s rare for an Android phone to get major updates two years after release. Google and Samsung have done it on occasion, but it’s far from the norm. OnePlus received plenty of praise when it announced that the OnePlus 3 and 3T, both released in 2016, would get Android 9 […]

Google wants to sell you a phone. And a speaker. And a thermostat. Maybe a stick for your TV, too. Not convinced? The company is trying to get you to let it convince you to buy its wares with a new product consultation hotline. And if a service rep isn’t breathless enough for you, customers […]