Plantronics Plantronics BackBeat Fit 3100Swimmers and runners in the market for true wireless earbuds should consider the Plantronics BackBeat 3100. Adorned with flat, holographic panels, the earbuds are as functional as they are eye-catching. While connectivity could be improved, it's par for the course with true wireless technology. There are a few salient categories of true wireless earbuds: the AirPods wannabes, the cheap but good stuff, and the sporty variants. The Plantronics BackBeat Fit 3100 falls into the third division and includes IP57-certified earbuds with a 740mAh charging case.

Garmin watches are among the best you can buy for running and multisport, but did you know you can also use them as alarm clocks? It’s easy to use your smartwatch to set daily reminders or wake you up on time every morning. Below, we explain how you can set alarms on your Garmin watch. QUICK ANSWER You can easily set the alarm on your Garmin watch using the Garmin Connect app.

It’s the end of an era for Windows on smartphones. Today is the final day Microsoft will officially support Windows Phone 8.1, which was made generally available to consumers on July 15, 2014. The end of the OS also signals what most people have accepted for several years. There are only two mobile operating systems now — Android and iOS. Some of you might be saying, “What about Windows 10 Mobile?

Earlier this week Android 5.1 finally became official, and the first factory images hit the web as well. The OTA is beginning to rollout too, but, as always, it could take at least a few days or more for the update to reach your device. For those that don’t want to flash a factory image and start over from scratch, but also don’t want to wait for the OTA — there’s only one thing to do: wait for the OTA links to hit the web.

After testing its app on some 7-inch tablets, The New York Times has relaunched its dedicated application for Android devices. The app, which is now available for download through the Play Store features a responsive design and support for a wide range of tablets as well as smartphones. Having experimented by releasing the app for a limited number of tablets, the NYTimes’s Director of Mobile Products Alex Hardiman said that testing was fruitful in getting “helpful learnings.

Samsung Experience Shops will be opened in Best Buy locations across the US – no less than 1400 of them. Namely, there will be no fewer than 1,400 Samsung Experience Shops, and 900 of them are opening early next month, right on time for the Samsung Galaxy S4’s arrival, reports The Verge, that managed to pay a visit to one of the new stores. Mobile products in the center Samsung will focus the new shops on its mobile products.

[update 1 – prices updated as of November 1, 2013] The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is one of the most-highly anticipated smartphones of 2013. Apart from boasting top specifications, Samsung also changed the build material this time around, favoring a soft, leather-like back cover, even though the design aesthetics of the smartphone remain similar to the rest of the smartphones the company released this year. See Also: The smartphone, and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch accessory were officially launched yesterday, making India one of the first countries to receive the smartphone.

The Amazfit brand offers some slick fitness trackers and smartwatches at affordable prices, making it the brand of choice for those on a budget. Today only, you can stretch that budget a little further, with 30% off pretty much every wearable the brand has to offer.  Read more: The best fitness tracker deals One of the most eye-catching price drops is on the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro. This premium smartwatch sits above the refreshed GTR 3 in the Amazfit lineup.

Eric Zeman / Android Authority Plastic was used extensively in smartphone design just a few years ago but has since been usurped by glass on many modern devices. Now that phones regularly cross the $1,000 barrier, most buyers have grown used to expecting the premium feel of glass on these expensive devices. Now, this isn’t quite the case with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20. While the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra does use an extensive amount of glass in its design, the $1,000 Galaxy Note 20 uses glasstic, a supposedly glass-like plastic that Samsung is hoping offers a better look and feel than traditional plastic.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Android 13 codename is “Tiramisu.” Unlike the past three versions of Android, Google’s putting the codename right in Android settings. Don’t get your hopes up, though: it is unlikely the OS would publically land as Android 13 Tiramisu. The last time Google publically and officially labeled an Android version with a “sweet treat” moniker was 2018’s Android 9 Pie. Android 10 was the first no-nonsense release, with Android 11 and Android 12 also going without any formally acknowledged treat name.