TL;DR Clubhouse has started testing a ‘rough’ beta version of its Android app. The team hinted at a wider launch in the coming weeks. Audio chatroom app Clubhouse has made waves over the past few months, but one of the biggest downsides to the service is that it’s an iOS-only app. The Clubhouse team has already confirmed that an Android version is in the works, but it now looks like a beta version is on the way too.

The Disney Plus streaming service has landed in the Netherlands before its official November 12 launch. The Disney Plus app is now reportedly (viaThe Verge) available on the Dutch Google Play Store and trials are apparently free for now. The Play Store listing of the new streaming service confirms that this free trial is currently only available in the Netherlands. The free trial will remain open in the country until the official November 12 launch of the service.

Fitbit has been focusing on form over functionality lately, with the recent launch of the Blaze and Alta earlier this year. Now Fitbit is back with two new activity trackers that aim to bring more features and style to the company’s growing lineup. The Charge 2, which is the successor to the extremely popular Charge HR, is Fitbit’s new flagship activity tracker that sports some new software features and interchangeable bands. The Flex 2, which is the successor to 2013’s Flex, brings a swim-proof design and a focus on fashion.

For all you Motorola fans out there, the company could release a new mid-range, camera-centric device by the end of the month. The handset in question is the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and it is expected to hit shelves as soon as October 24. According to WinFuture, the Moto G8 Plus will launch with an impressive three-camera setup. It will feature a 48MP primary shooter, a 16MP 117-degree ultra-wide sensor, and a 5MP depth sensor.

Reverse parking might be something of a skill, but parking sensors have made it a breeze. Even if they do take some of the sport out of parking, they’re a useful tool. Most older cars don’t have them though, and it’s not worth upgrading your vehicle for a parking aid. FenSens is changing the game. It’s the world’s first smart parking sensor, and you can fit it to your car license plate in just a few minutes.

MWC 2019 has kicked off and it’s looking like the most exciting iteration in years, in large part due to the presence of foldable phones. The two leading devices are undoubtedly the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X, representing a new phase in the war for Android supremacy. The nascent nature of this device segment means that we’re also seeing a variety of unique form factors, as evident by Huawei and Samsung’s.

Screen tearing and stuttering in PC games just suck. We both know it and VSync really isn’t a great solution. Nvidia acknowledged the issue by introducing Adaptive VSync to help eradicate visual artifacts. But that was only a temporary fix. Nvidia’s current answer is a hardware-based method called G-Sync requiring a specific display and discrete GeForce graphics chip. Is G-Sync worth it? We dig in to find out. The reasons why we need VSync, G-Sync, and similar technologies are already explained in a separate article, “What is VSync“.

TL;DR The OnePlus 6 teardown from iFixit reveals a lot of waterproofing is inside the device. While the phone has no IP rating and shouldn’t go in the water, it’s nice to know it would likely survive OK if it gets wet. The overall iFixit repairability score seems a bit harsh for the device. Venerable repair site iFixit just published its OnePlus 6 teardown. Despite giving it a mediocre repairability score of 5 out of 10 (more on that in a minute), the teardown did reveal that OnePlus took multiple steps to make the OnePlus 6 pretty water-resistant.

A few members of the OnePlus team took took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) yesterday where they commented on a range of topics. Among them, was the status of the Android O update for the OnePlus 3 and 3T. OnePlus representative Robin Z (OxygenOS Product) stated that this would roll out before the end of the year, meaning the company has put another December 31 deadline in place as it did last year with the Android Nougat rollout (and it only just made it.

Qualcomm has announced a new robotics platform based around a variant of its Snapdragon 865 processor. The Robotics RB5 uses the QRB5165 processor with the same CPU, GPU, ISP, and DSP as the Snapdragon 865, but this time with support for industrial-grade temperate ranges from -40°C to 105°C, plus some nice enhancements around computer vision. If you think Qualcomm only makes chips for smartphones, think again. Ingenuity, A.K.A. the Mars Helicopter, is a clever device that will be launched towards Mars this summer.