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Now that the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are official, we’ve got three different Pixels to choose from this year. There’s the Pixel 4a which costs a cool $349, the 4a 5G which adds some faster networking and a faster processor for $499, and the Pixel 5 which adds a premium build, wireless charging, a 90Hz display, water resistance, and a bigger battery for $699.
OnePlus’s new smartphone differs from the standard OnePlus 6T in offering 10GB of RAM and faster charging (30 watts). But otherwise, the Mclaren Edition’s internals are essentially identical to the standard variant.
In fact, the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, vanilla OnePlus 6T and the OnePlus 6 all share the same Snapdragon 845 chipset. So does the extra 2GB of RAM give the special edition the edge over its 2018 stablemates? We’ve pitted the devices against each other in a Speed Test G video, giving you a three-way fight for the first time in the series.
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The rumored Samsung Galaxy S9 is said to be launching February 27, on the second day of MWC 2018 Despite the speculation, a launch during the first press day on Sunday, February 25, seems more plausible The device is also expected to go on sale in March 2018 Update (12/27): Another report coming out of Korea has again suggested that the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will launch slightly earlier than their predecessors.
A great way to upgrade your home entertainment system is by implementing Dolby Atmos capability to your standard speaker setup with add-on speakers. Right now, you can pick up the Pioneer SP-T22A-LR Dolby Atmos add-on speakers for only $84.99. That’s $164 off the retail price, and about $100 cheaper than you can find them on Amazon.
With two SP-T22A-LRs and a Dolby Atmos-enabled receiver, you’ll be ready to upgrade your existing surround sound to Dolby Atmos.
ASUS Zenfone 2Apart from a few drawbacks that can be fixed with software updates, the Asus Zenfone 2 brings a lot to the table in terms of build quality, specifications, and features, and could prove to be very disruptive in the smartphone market with its budget-friendly price point.
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During CES 2015 back in January, Asus introduced the follow up to its affordable Zenfone smartphone series with the Zenfone 2.
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Google criticized Apple this week for taking advantage of the “green bubble” phenomenon in iMessage, following a Wall Street Journal report on the iPhone’s dominance among teens in the US. The article also revealed how Apple’s handling of Android users in iMessage resulted in peer pressure for affected users to switch to an iPhone.
Google subsequently said that it wants Apple to adopt the more modern RCS standard for Android users in iMessage.
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Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and Note 8 users can now use a video as the wallpaper on their lock screen. The feature was first introduced on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. Users can set their own video, or download one from the Samsung Themes app. How to set a video wallpaper on the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8 Setting a video as a wallpaper is exactly the same process as setting a picture as the wallpaper.
It’s time, friend. It’s time to drop that Blackberry you’ve got duct-taped together and move up in the world. Android is waiting with open arms, and a plethora of great devices. I’m sure you were with that Blackberry for quite some time, so let’s discuss how you’re going to get acquainted to your new life with Android. It won’t be hard, I promise.
Contacts You have probably not concerned yourself with switching phones or operating systems for quite some time, so moving those contacts over can be a daunting task.
Vivo announced the X70 series back in September, bringing the upper mid-range X70 and X70 Pro as well as the X70 Pro Plus flagship. We really liked the latter phone, and now Vivo is back with new flagships in the form of the X80 and X80 Pro.
The X80 Pro is the higher end model, and Vivo is offering the phone with either the Mediatek Dimensity 9000 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship SoCs.
Fresh from rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to its G9 tablet lineup last week, Archos is releasing the turbo versions of the Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9 tablets, which received a nice bump in the clock speed department and come with ICS straight out of the box.
You can now get the “new” Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9 with a Texas Instruments OMAP 4 dual-core 1.