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Here at AP, we currently use Slack to communicate with and send messages to our colleagues. It’s a great tool, and we don’t have any real complaints. Prior to our migration to Slack around two years ago, though, we used Hipchat. That Atlassian service, along with Stride, has now been purchased (and shut down) by […]

Samsung first introduced its DeX line of docks alongside the Galaxy S8, angling it as a simpler way of getting work done while on the go without having to lug a laptop or desktop around. However, multiple independent sources have confirmed that the upcoming Note9 and Tab S4 will be able to use the DeX […]

Smart lighting equipment can get pretty wild, but you’ll probably want to start off with something a bit tamer if this is your first foray into the category. Daily Steals is offering AP readers an exclusive deal on a refurbished second-gen Philips Hue starter kit, bringing the price down to $92.99 from its MSRP of […]

The Oppo Find X turned heads when it as announced last month, as it has a motorized pop-up camera to facilitate smaller bezels. The phone is undoubtedly interesting, but as it turns out, it’s not very durable. JerryRigEverything’s latest video showcases just how easily the Find X snaps. The phone fared well in most of […]

The only OEM faster to update its devices these days than Google is Essential. Although the company may be running up against rough times, it has consistently offered timely OTAs for security patches and Developer Previews. Like last month, the company is rolling out its own spin on the release candidate-ready DP5 (Beta 3, so […]

Given that fingerprint sensors have been on almost every non-budget phone for several years now, it’s no surprise that a vast majority of secure apps offer fingerprint authentication. After all, who wants to type out a bunch of characters when you could just touch the back of your phone? Microsoft’s OneDrive app is the latest […]

The single largest omission present in Google Maps Go (and, in part, Android Go) was the lack of proper navigation support. If you tried to use the app to get turn-by-turn directions, you were pretty much out of luck, as it would just point you to more fully-featured Google Maps app—pretty much defeating the purpose […]

Update 1: 2018/07/23 6:04am PDT Update 2: 2018/07/26 9:13am PDT Acer is one of the busiest OEMs when it comes to Chrome OS hardware, although recent efforts have been mixed. The Chromebook Spin 11 didn’t offer the best value, but the Chromebox CXI3 impressed as one of the best in its class. Unsurprisingly, Acer was first to […]