The HTC 10 evo, the international version of the previously announced HTC Bolt, has officially been announced. Rumors about its reveal made the Internet rounds last week, thanks to a invite sent by HTC to a press event earlier today in Taiwan.
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Aside from the name, the HTC 10 evo’s hardware specs are nearly identical to the Bolt, which is already available as an exclusive in the US via Sprint.
The 1080p vs 1440p debate has gone on a long time in smartphone circles. Can you even notice the extra pixel density, is there a performance difference, and does the upgrade affect battery life? Conventional wisdom suggests that more pixels require more power. Experience tells us that there isn’t an obvious direct relationship, such as doubling the pixels and halving a phone’s battery life.
So what’s the situation? We’ve dug out data from our testing lab revealing the real world difference between 1080p and 1440p resolutions.
The recently launched Amazon Music Unlimited streaming service now has a new option for people who want to share their account with more people. Amazon’s new family plan for Music Unlimited allows up to six users to access the service for $14.99 a month. The older individual plan costs $7.99 a month, so this is a huge value for the money.
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Pre-registration has started for RWBY: Amity Arena, an upcoming strategy-collectible mobile card game. The game will be based on RWBY, the long-running online anime series from Rooster Teeth. If you pre-register, you will get some extra in-game bonuses when RWBY: Amity Arena launches this fall. Fans of Rooster Teeth’s online anime series RWBY will soon be able to extend their devotion to its characters and storylines, thanks to the upcoming launch of the mobile game RWBY: Amity Arena.
Clones of popular smartphones were a massive thing in the late 2000s and early 2010s, as unscrupulous third-string brands piggybacked on popular designs in hopes of securing sales. These phones featured extremely low prices but horrible specs, often targeting the likes of Apple and Samsung.
Move to the present day and you’d think that the smartphone industry has become mature enough that we wouldn’t see many clones anymore. But you couldn’t be further from the truth, with some really awful copycat devices available for purchase online.
Samsung Dex is one of the most underrated features of Samsung’s flagship hardware. Capable of turning your smartphone into a desktop replacement with a single cable has long been the dream, and Samsung has been constantly plugging away at it to make it even more functional. Recently, the company announced that you will no longer need a separate monitor and keyboard set up to enable the desktop environment.
Instead, you can now connect your phone to your laptop to enable the same desktop environment.
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Communication with prisoners can be difficut for their friends and family — and also costly and exploitative. A relatively new crop of prison apps have popped up to address this issue and take some of the burden off. A recent profile from Bloomberg dives deep into how these prison apps came around. Although taxes help pay for the daily needs of the millions of incarcerated individuals in the United States (making up about one percent of the entire U.
What’s new at Google? The Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G are official, and the differences between them are a little surprising.
The Google Launch Night In event was a brief announcement video where folks from Google introduced the new phones, a new smart speaker, and a new Chromecast with a remote!
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Stay tuned for our official hands-on impressions and full reviews of these new devices, coming soon!
Update, August 27, 2019 (02:37 PM ET): The latest Pokemon Go clone based on a popular media franchise — Men In Black Global Invasion — is now live on the Google Play Store.
As described below, you take on the role of a MiB agent and wander around capturing aliens using nifty Men In Black guns and other equipment. Just watch out for the most dreaded alien of all: microtransactions.
Update (8/13): Gameloft's March of Empires is now available for download in the Google Play Store. If you're interested, hit up the link below to start playing! [aa_button text="Download March of Empires from Google Play" url="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftGHHM" size="medium" align="center" nofollow="0" color="0" ]
Original post (8/6): There are plenty of strategy war games to choose from in the Google Play Store, but I must accept most of them offer nothing unique. Those looking for a more immersive and complex experience will soon have a new major option.