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Android Jelly Bean debuted nearly six years ago in November 2012, and it’s currently the oldest version of Android still getting Chrome updates. That looks to be changing soon, though, according to a new commit spotted by XDA Developers. The commit’s description puts it pretty bluntly: “Update UI for unsupported Android OS and make Jelly […]

The Nokia 7.1 looks primed to bring some swagger back to the mid-range smartphone game, particularly in the US. Even still, the quality of the photos and videos captured with the device isn’t likely to knock your socks off. But a steadier hand and some reliable lighting should help. To that end, if you pre-order […]

Following the rise of Snapchat, nearly every social media and messaging app introduced ways to share snippets of your day. These often include videos which are typically limited to a predetermined time limit and expire after 24 hours. Instagram Stories were previously restricted to 15-second clips and clips longer than this duration would be trimmed […]

It’s not unusual for kernel source codes to be published before phones/updates even debut, but just two days after LG took the wraps off of the V40, the kernel source code for various models has already been published. Five variants of the V40 (LMV405) are listed on LG’s OpenSource Code Distribution site: TA, TAB, TM, […]

The latest version of Google Duo has landed, but like so many other updates, it doesn’t appear to change anything immediately upon installation. However, as tradition dictates, there are a couple of interesting things to see from a teardown. It looks like Duo will be adding support for pinning contacts to the top of your […]

We’re only a few days away from Google’s long-awaited October hardware event, but the leaks haven’t stopped. A store in Hong Kong has already started selling the Pixel 3 XL for HK$15,880 (around $2,030 US), and Engadget borrowed one of the devices for an early hands-on. There’s not much new information here, except this is […]

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 compatible with ductless systems, […]