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Nary a month after raising its prices, Newton Mail has decided to shut down for good. The drop-dead date is September 25, and all new sign-ups will be blocked. Current subscribers will not be charged for renewals and pro-rated refunds with be issued with instructions coming on September 18. CloudMagic, the parent company behind Newton […]

Update 1: 2018/08/07 1:01pm PDT As we all know by now, Google’s implementation of gesture navigation is pretty lackluster. Given that it still takes up the same amount of space as the regular nav bar, it doesn’t have any real benefits and just makes things confusing. You’ll probably be disappointed to hear that the Pixel 3 and […]

Snap Inc hasn’t been doing great, to say the least. The company’s results for the first quarter of 2018 were below expectations, and now the Q2 earnings report has been released. During the period from April 1 to June 30, Snap Inc received $262 million in revenue, with a net loss of $353 million. The […]

Samsung is close to releasing its first Android Go phone. A dump of the device’s ROM has already leaked, and it includes a few interesting apps – like a lightweight version of the Samsung Internet browser. The aptly named ‘Samsung Internet Go’ looks and feels exactly like the full browser, but lacks almost all the […]

Fossil’s third-generation Q smartwatches have been going on sale frequently as of late – and now we know why. Today the company announced fourth-gen Fossil Q watches, starting with the Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR. The two watches are very similar in styling to the third-gen equivalents, but the hardware is getting an […]

Update 1: 2018/08/06 11:46am PDT Mere minutes after Google announced the Android 9 Pie name and official launch, Essential has tweeted that its own Pie update is rolling out to the PH-1 right now. Somehow, in spite of the serious financial problems the company is facing, it’s still absolutely killing it in terms of updates. We’re […]

Update 1: 2018/08/06 10:59am PDT Update 2: 2018/08/06 2:23pm PDT Today is the big day—after months of beta builds and speculation, Android 9 Pie is rolling out to Pixels (and at least one other phone). You don’t need to wait for the Pixel OTA, though. Google is ready to go with OTA files and full system images for […]

TeslaCoil has just released its first Nova Launcher update in three months. Version 6.0-beta1 is here with a very long changelog, most of which concerns additional customization options. But with Nova being a custom launcher, that’s not entirely unexpected. We also have the APK over on APK Mirror if you need it. Here’s the changelog: […]

Most of you probably aren’t aware of this, but only developers in select countries can sell apps and in-app purchases on the Play Store. Support is slowly spreading, with Tunisia and Zimbabwe having been the most recent additions in April, but the list has just grown by another six countries. Without further ado, here’s the […]