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The Xperia XZ2 was announced in late February, and it became available late last month for $799.99. If that was a little too much for you to stomach, BH is now offering the phone for $64 off, bringing the price down to $736. That’s a nice discount for what’s essentially a brand-new flagship. Specs for […]

Google showed off some pretty incredible changes for Lens at I/O, but one of the cooler upcoming features had to be the real-time detection, which is able to identify and add interactive elements to objects you might want information about. By all appearances, the new feature appears to be rolling out now, alongside an updated […]

Update 1: 2018/02/17 10:42am PST Google just started rolling out Android Wear 2.8 earlier this month, but it’s already talking about Wear 2.9. Like the last update, this one isn’t making huge changes to the nature of Wear. It does, however, include a few new options for notification counters on your watch face and some changes […]

The OnePlus 6 marks a lot of firsts for OP. It’s the first OP phone with a notch, the first OP flagship made from glass, and also the first one that supports Android’s seamless system updates. That means quicker OTA installation on your phone. Seamless updates (sometimes called A/B updates) lets a device download and install […]

In adishion to offring automtic txt corection, Adnroid is suposed to underline mispelled wordz in red. The feature is labeled “spell checker” in the system settings, and it’s been out of commission for a while now. Comments on a Google Issue Tracker post about the general low quality of Gboard’s text correction from April mention […]

The original Huawei Watch was one of the best Android Wear devices you could buy in 2015, and it’s still a popular watch to this day (mostly for lack of better options). Its successor came out a year ago, but it was a disappointment in almost every regard. The bulkier frame, uninspired sporty design, and […]

Update 1: 2018/04/10 12:56am PDT Essential didn’t find much success selling a $700 smartphone, but it’s doing better selling that same phone for $500 or less. The Essential Phone has improved with software updates, and it’s currently running Android 8.1 Oreo. The company isn’t taking too much time to pat itself on the back after getting […]

Razer launched its first smartphone last year following the acquisition of Nextbit. However, the Razer Phone had a few issues at launch, including a mediocre camera. It’s getting better, but it’s far from being the best. As part of improving its camera performance, Razer is rolling out a new update today that adds a portrait […]

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform Brings In-Demand Premium Features to aNew Tier of Smartphones—Designed to Support Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence and Superior Performance forExceptional User Experiences— BEIJING — May 24, 2018 — Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), has introduced the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 710 Mobile Platform, built on 10nm process technology. The […]

When people want to look something up, they will more often than not turn to Google. That means Google’s search data becomes a snapshot of what’s hot, and Google Trends gives you a window into it all. Today, the Trends site has gotten an overhaul with some new real-time data features, as well as curated […]

I’ve never been a fan of buying expensive laptops, even once I could actually afford them. Just like with smartphones, there’s a certain point where the added features can’t justify the $1,000+ prices, unless you are doing heavy productivity or gaming. My first laptop was the ASUS Eee PC 1001PXD netbook, which I was pretty […]

Martian Watches is a wearables company founded in 2007, most known for its mVoice line of hybrid smartwatches. We reviewed the original mVoice in early 2017, and later that year, the company launched a Kickstarter for the second-gen model. Unfortunately, Martian is now shutting down, after it failed to raise enough funds to complete production […]