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Update 1: 2018/10/09 11:29am PDT Update 2: 2018/10/10 4:28pm PDT Ahead of its hardware event today, even Google is leaking its own announcements. Earlier this morning, the company posted a $25 off deal when purchasing a Chromecast Ultra and not-yet-announced Google Home Hub. Now, it’s posted to the Play Store four new AR “Playmoji” packs for its […]

Earlier this year, Motorola released a special Android Go version of its lowest-end phone, the Moto E5 Play. It uses Google’s Android Go platform, and is only available in a handful of European and Latin American countries. The phone might start to receive custom ROMs though, now that Motorola has released the kernel source code. […]

Google Translate’s camera mode, which allows you to highlight text from pictures to read them in your native language, is still one of the best real-world implementations of machine learning. Earlier this year, a handful of new Indian languages were added to the camera mode, and now 13 more are supported. The new additions include […]

Gaming hardware company Razer debuted its first mobile handset last year to mixed, but mainly positive, reviews — a significant feat considering the fiercely competitive nature of this industry. That’s not to say there weren’t some major flaws. While the 120Hz refresh rate and dual front-facing speakers were praised, the camera was panned and critics disliked […]

Before the Pixel 2 and 2 XL, Google had a habit of promising its Nexus and Pixel devices Android version updates for two years, but security fixes for three. That changed with the second-generation Pixels, which were guaranteed both types of updates for three years. The Pixel 3 family will benefit from the same courtesy. […]

Slowly but surely, LG is upgrading each variant of the V20 to Android 8.0 Oreo. All of the US carrier versions have already recieved the update, including the models for ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Now Oreo is rolling out to the international unlocked (H990DS) and Hong Kong (H990N) variants. If you can’t read German, […]

All previous ‘smart displays’ with Google Assistant are nearly identical under the hood. They all run Android Things OS (a specialized version of Android for IoT devices) on top of a standardized hardware platform (like those from MediaTek and Qualcomm). Most people assumed that Google’s own smart display, the recently-announced Home Hub, would use the […]

After months of leaks and learning almost everything about the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google’s flagship devices have finally been revealed at $799 and $899. With pre-orders starting today, the Pixel 3 arrives with new colors while featuring a giant 6.3-inch notched screen, wireless charging, and second selfie camera. Whatever kind of protection […]

Update 1: 2018/10/09 2:03am PDT If you live in a house with no central climate control, or if you’re making an expansion to your house and it’s impossible to get a ducted system in place, a ductless setup may be your only hope. Nest, Ecobee, and the dozen other smart thermostats we often talk about aren’t […]