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Your smartphone makes it easy to snap photos on the go. Maybe too easy. You might end up with so many photos of the same things that it’s hard to find your favorites. In the next few days, Google Photos will make that easier with the option to mark images as favorites in the app. […]

Bluetooth audio products take many forms at several price points, offering us the consumers multiple options to meet our respective needs. While some can go for the top-dollar, high-end items from Bose, others may need something under $100 or even $50. Affordable audio is potentially lucrative, especially when a customer can go find them at […]

BOSE INTRODUCES AUDIO AUGMENTED REALITY PLATFORMUnveils the Future of Mobile Sound in Eyewear Prototype March 9, 2018— This week at SXSW, Bose introduces Bose AR, the world’s first audio augmented reality platform, and glasses to hear— a Bose AR prototype that launches the future of mobile sound. Bose also announced its SDK schedule date for […]

Twitter’s Android app looks a little different for many today: the platform now uses its own “Twemoji” emoji set rather than system emoji. The update will have the most effect for users on older Android versions, which lack some newer emoji. Image by Emojipedia. A number of emoji don’t display properly on versions of Android […]

As Android P approaches, some users of newer devices still waiting for Oreo are becoming increasingly frustrated. But LG G6 owners on Verizon Wireless are getting some relief: Android 8.0 is rolling out to the device now. Update notes are up on Verizon’s website. The update includes Oreo goodness like picture-in-picture for YouTube videos, notification […]

We spend a lot of time researching the gadgets we use, but often gloss over things when it comes to accessories. That seems to be especially true in the case of power, where most of us just sort of use whatever battery or charger we have on hand—convenience is the most important thing. But if […]

Fitbit announced two brand-new products today, plus a much-requested additional feature for the Fitbit app. The Fitbit Versa is the company’s new flagship smartwatch, something of a replacement for the Ionic. The Ace wristband for kids is essentially a Fitbit Alta for children aged 8+. Plus, for the first time, with an update due in May […]

OnePlus is good enough to provide beta versions of OxygenOS for most of its phones, but those downloads vanished yesterday. We wondered at first if there was a bug, but OnePlus claimed the removal was just because it switched to the oneplus.com domain. Now, the betas are back, but the builds are newer. You can […]

Timely software updates are all the rage these days. From security and stability to new features, there’s always a marketable reason to prefer a rapid upgrade cycle. Plenty of OEMs like Samsung and LG have committed to frequent updates, and now the latter company is stepping things up, reiterating its commitment to consumers with a […]

You consider yourself a responsible smartphone user. You go out of your way to keep your data safe, protecting your handset with a strong passcode, paying close attention to the permissions you grant apps, and making sure that your phone is always running the latest security updates available to it. At least, you think your […]

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the widgets, which include ratings and pricing info. Looking for the previous roundup editions? […]

Update 1: 2018/05/03 1:00pm PDT Update 2: 2018/05/21 4:05pm PDT LG has finally revealed its next flagship phone: The G7 ThinQ. Although we have a good idea of the specs and capabilities packed inside LG’s latest flagship—including its AI-powered camera and “Super Bright” screen—some unresolved particulars still remain. For a more detailed assessment of the hardware and […]