While older phones like the Galaxy S5 managed to combine a removable battery cover with an IP67 water-resistant rating, LG clearly felt the risk was not worth it with the LG V34. The V34 is a smaller, water-resistant version of the LG V20. But it does not follow in its larger counterpart’s footsteps – nor those laid down by the likes of the Galaxy S5 – by offering a removable battery.

TL;DR To celebrate the release of Ready Player One, Google is offering a ton of discounts at the Google Play Store. Movies, books, and games related to Ready Player One in some way are getting large price cuts. Google doesn’t say how long the discounts will last, so it’d be smart to get on the price drops quickly. The latest film from blockbuster auteur Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One, hit theatres yesterday.

Those currently looking for a Chromebook may have a bit of trouble finding the right one. There is really only one premium Chromebook right now, and it costs a fortune (yes, it’s the Pixel). Almost every other laptop running Google’s svelte OS is affordable, which is great, but most come with significant sacrifices. Where are the Chromebooks that offer both quality and value? Enter the new Dell Chromebook 13, a laptop with a reasonable price point, powerful specs, great performance and a design worthy of envy.

TL;DR A new ZTE – Taboola partnership could put a newsfeed app on smartphones that is filled with clickbait articles. Taboola is one of the more prominent companies that uses clickbait content marketing to drive traffic. Little is known about the ZTE – Taboola partnership for now, but it’s likely a move to increase profit margins on budget smartphones. Taboola announced today that it has partnered with smartphone maker ZTE to put a Taboola news feed on upcoming ZTE devices.

In today’s app update roundup, popular Twitter client Falcon Pro gets updated to include full offline mode, the eBay for Android app now features eBay shopping cart, and the newly released BBC iPlayer Radio takes care of your BBC Radio needs on the go. Let’s take a look at what’s new and what has changed. Falcon Pro (for Twitter)There are numerous Twitter clients available on the Google Play Store, but Falcon Pro is easily one of the most popular around.

On Wednesday at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, CA, Samsung announced an all-new take on its Samsung Experience software. The new, revamped software design is called One UI, and it’s focused on three major things: simplification, ease of use, and making everything more visually appealing. Samsung says One UI is “a new approach to content and controls.” The redesign is meant to highlight things that matter, and hide things that don’t.

Songza, founded in 2007, is one of the smaller players in the highly competitive music streaming industry, with about 5.5 million active users, a part of whom are paying $0.99 per week for the premium ad-free service. The tiny user base – compared to giants like Pandora and Spotify – explains the relatively small price that Google is reported to have paid for the startup, $15 million. However, TechCrunch reports that Songza was in discussions with other suitors besides Google, which may have inflated its price to some extent.

HTC has announced that the Desire 516, one of HTC’s budget handsets, is coming to Europe. Previously only available in China and India, the device is a dual SIM, 5 inch device powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor.The screen resolution of the Desire 516 is quite low at just 540 x 960, which means it has a pixel density of just 220 ppi. The Desire 516 only comes with 4GB of internal flash, however it does have a micro SD card slot, which allows you to add an additional 32GB of storage.

We usually see Android phones with typically big touchscreens and virtual keyboards. It is not typical for us to see Android phones with QWERTY keyboards. This makes the two Android phones we are comparing today unique. The Motorola Charm and the Huawei U8300 are two of the unique Android phones in the market today that sport a QWERTY keyboard. Let’s go ahead and dissect these two Android devices so we’ll see what makes them unique.

Update, May 2, 2019 (1:24PM EST): On a Reddit thread, users commented that they’re already seeing the new Tiles feature on their Wear OS devices. Reddit users are seeing the feature on the Huawei Watch 2 Classic, Movado Connect, Misfit Vapor 2, Fossil Q Founder Gen 2, Montblanc Summit 2, TicWatch E, E2, S, and S2, and Fossil Sport. Users also reported seeing Tiles on other smartwatches, but keep in mind that this is a server-side switch.