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HTC hasn’t launched a hit smartphone in some time. Last month it released the HTC U12+, which received mostly negative reviews. The company announced a few days ago it was cutting 1,500 jobs in Taiwan to “optimize the manufacturing organizations,” and now there’s even more bad news. The company’s sales dropped a whopping 68% in […]

A few weeks back, we’d heard that Samsung might be using Wear OS for its upcoming smartwatches instead of Tizen, which it had been using for the past few generations of Gear watches. However, it was later reported that they were actually just one-offs. In the latest twist to this story, it turns out that […]

A lot of our favorite things come from California. Artichokes, Android, almonds, even those newfangled talking pictures. But thanks to a law that recently went into effect in the state, an accidental export might update the cancellation process across the US for recurring payments when it comes to services like newspapers. California Senate Bill no. […]

The Moto X4 started receiving Android 8.1 Oreo back in May, and it brought with it a couple of issues. Two months later, Motorola has released the kernel source for that update as it’s mandated to do by the GPL whenever there are any modifications to the Android kernel. What this means is that developers […]

Update 1: 2018/07/04 11:18am PDT Update 2: 2018/07/04 4:04pm PDT Update 3: 2018/07/06 7:29am PDT OnePlus’ OxygenOS Open Betas give us an illuminating glimpse into the company’s future software plans. Although it’s possible that not every feature that makes it into the Open Betas will be deemed fit for stable release, they give us an advance look at […]

We might be fans of Android in general here, but we’ve also been vocal critics of Android TV—though Google promises to make things better someday. But even in its current form, it’s a popular platform for many via devices like Nvidia’s SHIELD TV. In a strange development, Viacom appears to have removed Android TV support […]

Google’s Project Fi service has always offered compelling pricing, but the phone selection was severely limited. It recently announced a handful of new devices, and two of them start shipping today. The LG G7 ThinQ and V35 ThinQ can be yours on Fi, but get ready to spend big to get them. Now available on […]

Motorola has changed a lot since the days when it was a Google company. Ah, what a time that was! With the glory days of the Moto X long behind us, it’s all about Moto Mods now. The company has just launched its first 2018 Z device—the Moto Z3 Play, and it’s pushing the modular […]