Update, October 19, 2018 (11:37AM EST): The Verizon version of the LG V40 ThinQ became available yesterday, and now it’s available from most other retailers. One of those retailers is B&H Photo which is already selling the device at a $200 discount for a final price of $750. Click the button below to take advantage of that deal, or read on to find pricing and availability from other vendors.
LG officially announced the V40 ThinQ on October 3, 2018.
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Skagen has announced a new Falster smartwatch at IFA 2018. The Falster 2 comes with a heart rate sensor, built-in GPS, and NFC for payments. Basically, it fixes all our complaints with the original Skagen Falster. When Skagen launched the original Falster smartwatch at CES earlier this year, I was enamored, then torn. It was, in my opinion, the prettiest Wear OS watch on the market, but it came with some huge caveats: no NFC for on-the-go payments, no built-in GPS, and no heart rate sensor.
Android gamers have been waiting patiently for Telltale Games to launch its highly anticipated Batman episodic series on their platform. Today, Telltale finally launched episode one of Batman: The Telltale Series, and it can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store.
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Fans of the Dark Knight superhero will be able to check out the action-adventure series starting with episode one, Realm of Shadows. The series puts a lot of emphasis on Batman’s alter-ego, billionaire Bruce Wayne, and the player has to make choices as both Batman and Wayne that could have far-reaching consequences in later episodes as he fights crime in Gotham City.
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An annoying, and somewhat humorous issue landed on Android phones this week: wallpapers that can soft-brick your phone. That’s right, a problem that has been around for years was brought to light and has made big headlines — considering it is near impossible to recover from the bug, we can understand the hype.
The issue has to do with the colorspace of an image. It’s not as simple as saying something like phones can handle .
Your tech news digest, by way of the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Wednesday, 11 November 2020.
1. Apple’s M1 chip, and new M1 Macs Apple’s event yesterday introduced its Arm-based M1 chip as its new Apple silicon chipset, and announced three new Macs that will sport the no-longer-Intel hardware: the 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and a surprise, the Mac Mini. The new Macs look just about identical, with some keyboard changes, and the main promise is more battery life right now.
It’s getting cold out there and there are deadly viruses about, so why not treat yourself? That’s the idea behind the Best Buy Treat Yourself sale. There’s a smattering of varied products on offer to brighten up your life. It’s worth noting though that this sale is only on today, which means it ends at 11:59 PM CT.
These deals are separate from Best Buy’s early Black Friday deals, which you can see here, or save yourself some scrolling with the highlights of that particular sale on our early Black Friday hub.
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A Redditor has posted more images of the apparent Pixel Watch. One of the images compares the watch to Apple and Samsung’s watches. A strange story emerged over the weekend, as the upcoming Google Pixel Watch was purportedly left behind in a Chicago restaurant and obtained by a Redditor. The Redditor sent images of the watch to Android Central, and it looks like the user has now posted more images and info about the wearable.
Update, February 13, 2019 (01:31 PM ET): The source of the original Sony Xperia XA3 renders below (WinFuture) just posted a new set of renders depicting what appears to be a larger sibling to the XA3. It’s possible these new renders could be a Sony Xperia XA3 Plus, or something similar.
Outside of the difference in sizing, the two phones look nearly identical. See for yourself:
As tall as the regular Xperia XA3 looks, the Plus variant looks even taller.
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There’s one main reason why the Apple Watch continues to dominate the smartwatch scene — it’s simply that good. It only works with iPhones, but the Apple Watch remains a long way ahead of the competition. Because it’s so popular, the smartwatch is backed up by a large accessory ecosystem. Here’s a list of the best Apple Watch accessories you can buy right now.
The best Apple Watch accessories Choosing the right Apple Watch accessories can be a difficult task; there’s just so much out there to choose from!
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Google will soon expand Android 11’s permission auto-reset feature for apps to older devices. This feature will be added to phones running Android 6.0 or higher starting in December. It will finish its rollout to those devices by the first quarter of 2022. Usually, if you own an older Android phone or tablet, updates to those phones end after a few years. However, Google has just announced it will add a nice security feature that it launched with Android 11 for any device with Google Play Services that runs on Android 6.