Sprint has just announced a new “International Value Roaming” plan that will give customers free unlimited 2G data, unlimited texting, and calls that cost just 20 cents per minute when traveling to major areas in Latin America, Europe and Japan. This new roaming plan doesn’t cost anything and can be tacked on to any existing Sprint plan.
The full list of countries compatible with the plan includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Russia, South Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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Today, Google is rolling out Android 12 beta 2. The update features multiple privacy and security features, including the promised Privacy Dashboard. It also includes the context-aware design features that change color with your wallpaper. Last month, Google rolled out the first Android 12 beta during Google I/O 2021. Before that rollout, though, Google promised a lot of new features that weren’t contained within that beta.
If you’re in need of a smartphone that can handle pretty much any game you throw at it, look no further than the Razer Phone. With its big 120 Hz display, massive battery, and impressive audio features, the Razer Phone specs should be able to deliver everything you need out of a gaming-focused smartphone.
The Razer Phone specs include a 5.71-inch Quad HD IGZO LCD 120 Hz display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, 8 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, and microSD expansion up to 2 TB.
These days Android notifications have gone from useful reminders to constant interruptions that have a real impact on your mental state. Whether you’re a big mobile gamer or a social media junkie, the barrage of notifications can be overwhelming.
Sure, you can always turn on Do Not Disturb mode, but at that point you might as well tuck your phone into a drawer and forget about it. It works, but it’s not exactly the most elegant way to manage notifications.
The company announced its FreddieMeter AI experiment on its YouTube blog today, and it analyzes your voice with AI to determine how much of a match you are to late frontman Freddie Mercury.
Google says the AI — which was trained on Mercury’s vocals and people trying to sound like him — analyzes your pitch, timbre, and melody in order to generate a score out of 100. Fortunately, you can choose one of four Queen songs as part of the experiment, namely Bohemian Rhapsody, Don’t Stop Me Now, We Are The Champions, and Somebody to Love.
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With streaming and cloud storage becoming the norm, it may seem like the era of local storage is over. Don’t be fooled, as that’s far from the case. Local storage devices are still very relevant. If you’re looking for the best value for your money, hard drives are the way to go. With that in mind, we have rounded up the best hard drive choices available, internal and external.
Update, February 13, 2019 (01:54 PM ET): It appears T-Mobile has officially restarted the rollout of Android 9 Pie for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus. According to users on Reddit, the rollout is actually happening this time:
We’re still not sure why T-Mobile started and then stopped the rollout, but we can assume it probably had something to do with RCS, since that’s a major difference between this rollout and the same rollouts from other U.
RedZone is a suitably-named navigation app that helps keep you safe by steering you clear of high crime areas. When you roll into an unfamiliar city late at night, the last thing you want to do is go looking for a hotel in an area where you’re more likely to require a stay in hospital than get a good night’s rest.
10 best GPS apps and navigation apps for Android
Brown Dust puts you in the shoes of a general’s son, whose father led a revolt against the emperor and helped splinter the empire of Brown Dust into four nations. You’re tasked with forming an army of mercenaries to bring peace to the nations and find out why your father committed treason.
As nice as it is to see a free-to-play tactical RPG with a proper story and related quests, Brown Dust’s real draw is the sheer amount of stuff to do.
The Moto Z3 Play is focused on solving a few key pain points in the smartphone market. This begins with the display, which is the largest noticeable difference over the Moto Z2 Play. The display is taller, with narrower bezels, thanks to its 18:9 resolution. The taller aspect ratio offers a screen-to-body ratio of 79 percent. The Super AMOLED panel offers FHD+ resolution, alongside the characteristic vibrant colors and deep blacks of AMOLED screens.