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Samsung’s wearables—fully wireless earbuds, watches, and fitness bands—have traditionally fallen under the “Gear” umbrella. A couple of new filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggest that could change, though: Samsung has applied for trademarks on the names Samsung Galaxy Watch and Samsung Galaxy Fit. While it is possible that the company is […]

Pre-orders for HP’s new detachable, stylus-sporting Chromebook, the x2, are now live at Best Buy’s website. The hybrid device, which HP bills as the world’s first detachable Chromebook, is scheduled to ship on June 7, just a few days before its official June 10 release date. The base model of the machine comes equipped with […]

Fitness-focused audio is a very saturated market, filled with options both good and bad. Wicked Audio, a manufacturer that focuses on providing good style and bang for your buck, recently sent me the Shred Wireless to try out. This pair of neckband earbuds packs quite a decent punch, especially for the price. The magnetic, metal […]

Although development of Android for tablets has largely stagnated, mid-range media consumption tablets are still cheaply produced. The ATT Moto Tab (stylized as ‘moto tab’) is technically Motorola’s first tablet since the Xoom 2 (known as the Xyboard in the United States), though the design strongly resembles that of the Lenovo Tab 4 10. You […]

Google ignored Android Wear for a long time, but now it’s got a new name and some new features. The next step in Google’s quest to keep Wear OS from dying is to enhance Assistant. In the coming days, you’ll be able to access more Assistant Actions and get contextual suggestions when you interact with […]

One of the first things we noticed about Android’s new vertical, gesture-based multitasking UI was that the option to clear all recent apps from the list was nowhere to be found. According to VP of engineering for Android Dave Burke, though, the change is temporary. At the Android fireside chat at Google I/O, an audience member […]

While smartphones are increasingly our conduit for experiencing the latest cutting-edge tech, there’s a big difference between checking out something that makes for an impressive tech demo, and seeing that technology evolve into something that actually makes the apps you care about better, more capable, or maybe just more fun to use. Augmented reality has […]

Some six months after launching its late-2017 flagship, the very capable Mate 10 Pro, Huawei took to the stage in Paris at the end of March to show off the new P20 series. The spotlight was, of course, on the P20 Pro with its unusual third camera, but the little sibling was not to be […]

Android tablets are not and were not ever very good. There. I said it. From the very first devices that launched without Google’s blessing, to the overhyped, underdelivering ones that did, all the way through Google’s last-ditch effort to save them, Android tablets never hit their stride. Sure, there were some bright spots, occasionally. Like the […]

Documentation concerning a new Wear OS watch manufactured by LG has appeared on the Federal Communication Commission’s website. The listing doesn’t reveal a whole lot, but the watch is described as a “portable wrist device” with a model number of LM-W315. It’s possible the filing is for LG’s rumored “hybrid” watch that’s said to feature […]

Every month Google’s ritual of regular security updates keeps our Pixel and Nexus devices safe from both real and imaginary electronic boogeymen. These updates usually land sometime in the first week of the month, and like clockwork, here they are. Google has just posted both the May 2018 OTA files and system images for its […]

It has taken a while for LG to update its 2017 ultra-flagship to the latest (major) release of Android. The Android Oreo OTA rolled out in South Korea at the end of last year, with a later update adding features from the V30 ThinQ. The Sprint V30 received Oreo in March, followed by ATT a […]