New $90 Amazon Kindle has front light, pre-orders open now

The Amazon Kindle is, without a doubt. the best e-reader money can buy. However, to get a great experience with an Amazon Kindle you have to spend a good amount of cash — the new Kindle Paperwhite will set you back $130, and that’s the discounted price with special offers (without special offer ads appearing on the device, it will cost you $150). Luckily, Amazon is updating the cheapest entry in the Kindle lineup to include one of the best features of the Kindle Paperwhite, which is a front light.

New Razer Hammerhead USB Type-C earbuds now available, but currently out of stock

Razer has been full of surprises this last week. First, the company launched the Razer Phone early in the US, and now we’re getting another surprise: a pair of USB Type-C earbuds. Dubbed the Razer Hammerhead, the USB Type-C earbuds are up for sale on Razer’s website. Read up more on the Razer Phone! Related Read up more on the Razer Phone! Related Razer boasts some decent features for the Hammerhead.

Paint the town with Splash Cars on Android

Craneballs studios is following up their massively popular Overkill series with a quirky driving game. Splash Cars is something of a departure for this game development company, which is more well known for its action games like those in the Gun Master series. However, although Splash Cars starts out relaxing, upgrades and more challenging maps quickly escalate it into a twitch-happy whirlwind of frenetic, paint-splattered action. You are… meh, it doesn’t really matter who you are.

Rovio releases first gameplay trailer for ‘Angry Birds Go’

As soon as you read Angry Birds in the title, some of you were probably thinking “no, not another one!” The good news is that this time around, Rovio has something dramatically different in store for us. The new Angry Birds Go! ditches the bird-flinging action in favor of a kart racing experience that seems somewhat reminiscent of popular karting series like Sonic Racing and Mario Kart. As you’ll see in the video, there’s quite a few different bird/pig characters to choose from, as well as all sorts of exciting power-ups and even the ability to customize your kart.

Samsung explains the Galaxy S7's Always On Display (AOD)

Let there be LIGHT…in the darkness. But make sure it’s ambient and not draining the battery. When Samsung launched its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge last month, it brought forth a fortitude of features. Some were a triumphant return to form such as the inclusion of water resistance (from the Galaxy S5) and microSD card support. Others were entirely new, such as the Always On Display feature. Indeed it is this last in the list that Samsung has taken to talking about today.

Telegram's latest update makes unlimited video calls/live streams a reality

Scott Adam Gordon / Android Authority TL;DR Telegram’s latest update has brought unlimited participants to video-calling and live streams. It also brings improved forwarding controls and the ability to quickly jump to the next unread channel. The Telegram team has been hard at work on bringing various features to the service in 2021. Some of the more notable features arriving this year include improved video messages, group video calls, Clubhouse-style voice chats, and improved multimedia tools.

Undock, resize, or split your keyboard with Swiftkey 4.3 beta

Swiftkey, the uber popular keyboard replacement app, today received a consistent update to version 4.3 beta that unifies the phone and tablet versions into one flexible app. The main new feature of the unified app is the ability to resize, move, and even split the keyboard layout to suit your device and typing preferences. The new app features three modes, poetically called Layouts for Living: If you need to type fast in landscape mode, you can use the Thumb mode, which splits the keys into two groups that you can use with just your thumbs.

Verizon's cheaper unlimited plan adds coverage in Mexico and Canada

TL;DR Starting Jan 25th Go Unlimited users will be able to use their phone and get unlimited talk, text and data in Mexico/Canada. This feature was previously just for the more expensive Beyond Unlimited plan. 4G data speeds are limited to 500 MB per day in Mexico and Canada. Verizon Wireless is giving people who sign up for its less expensive Go Unlimited plan a new perk. Starting on Jan.

We asked, you told us: Google Pixel Buds are a hit compared to the AirPods Pro

I was a true wireless earbuds hater for a long time. I understood the convenience, but they seemed far too easy to lose. Once I bought my first pair, though, I was a believer. Now I don’t go anywhere without my Jaybird Vistas. (Well, I’m mostly at home nowadays, but you get the idea.) Now that Google seemingly delivered a solid pair of true wireless earbuds, I wanted to gauge your interest on which pair of true wireless earbuds stands out to you.

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Apple is planning to launch its first augmented reality (AR) product sometime in 2022. According to a report from The Information, citing sources attending an internal Apple presentation, Cupertino wants to release an augmented reality headset in 2022 and a pair of AR glasses by 2023. These “Apple Glasses” have popped up in previous rumors with an earlier launch date in 2020, but this new report reveals a far more concrete plan than previous accounts.