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The state of Texas is suing Google over a slate of Google Pixel 4 ads from 2019 and 2020. The suit alleges the ads forced radio DJs to blatantly lie about using the Pixel 4 — which none had ever used. If found guilty, Google could face fines in excess of $24 million. Of course, these problems didn’t stop Google from trying to push the phones to buyers.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a state of the art display, with a crisp 2960 x 1440 Super AMOLED panel that will make color blow out of the screen. Factor in the “Infinity Display” edge-to-edge design and you have yourself a stunning view to enjoy, but we are sure not everyone will be content with the default color settings.
Luckily, those of you who want to see things a bit different can go ahead and modify the way colors are represented in the Samsung Galaxy S8.
Touchless Control, the ability to wake up and control the phone without ever touching it, is one of the marque features of Motorola’s 2013 devices, including the Moto X and the new Verizon Droid line.
Simply say “OK, Google Now” and the phone, which, thanks to its natural language processor, is always listening, wakes up ready to execute your commands. For instance, you can ask for the weather or for directions to a certain place, and complete any other action that is currently supported by Google Now.
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In the United States, pre-orders are open for the Sony Xperia 1 III. Unfortunately, the phone won’t start shipping until August 19, 2021. Sony is throwing in a free set of true wireless earbuds with pre-orders for a limited time. If you’ve been patiently waiting to buy the latest Sony flagship smartphone, the wait is over. In the United States, you can now pre-order the Sony Xperia 1 III in either its Frosted Black or Frosted Purple colorways.
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Samsung has announced a new promotion where you can get $125 off the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. All you have to do is trade in your old flip phone to take advantage of the deal. Flip phones were among the most popular phone form factors just over a decade ago, but interest waned as smartphones with large touchscreens became the dominant form factor. But the form factor has made a comeback thanks to Samsung and Motorola offering flipping Android phones with foldable screens.
Television – you either love it or hate it. Or love-hate it? Anyway, we all have a deep, if sometimes ambivalent relationship with our TV sets. We use TV to relax, to get informed, to stay in touch, to learn things, to lose time, to forget about problems, and the list can go on and on. It’s no wonder that many have tried (and mostly failed) to offer a truly portable TV-watching device.
Once again we kick off the new year with one of the biggest tech events on the planet, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)! For those that have never been, let’s just say that massive doesn’t even begin to describe CES, which is sprawled out across 2.4 million square feet, with more than 3,500 exhibitors and over 170,000 attendees.
It’s been an exciting show so far, and we’ve had plenty of opportunity to check out a lot of cool products.
Google One handles the standard Android backup, which includes your app data, call history, contacts, settings, and SMS messages. Google One also keeps backups of original photos, videos, and multimedia messages (MMS).
RCS messages generally won’t be backed up, though that depends on your phone, carrier, and messaging app. Google specifically mentions T-Mobile and Metro, which don’t universally support RCS messages. As a result, you can back up RCS messages from the aforementioned carriers using Google One.
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Images allegedly of a Moto G6 Play hit the ‘net today. The front and back of an unpowered device are depicted. The phone appears to stick with the Play trend of having low-end specs and a large battery. Some rumored specs are floating around, but we won’t know anything for sure until Motorola makes an official announcement. Usually, the “Play” moniker that Motorola uses to distinguish different types of phones within the same series is to signify lower specs and longer battery life.
You’re in luck if you’ve pined for Amazon’s Kindle Oasis eReader but have been put off by the official $250-plus price. Amazon’s Woot brand is running a one-day sale on the previous-generation (that is, from 2017) Kindle Oasis with 8GB of storage and ads that drops the price to just $149.99. That’s as much as you’d normally pay for a brand new Kindle Paperwhite without ads, and might be worthwhile if you or a loved one is a digital bookworm.