Much to the dismay of some of its customers, Verizon initially denied that it planned to carry the HTC One, suggesting that the Droid DNA would have to do for the moment. In early June, however, Big Red made a U-turn and announced that the aluminum masterpiece will finally grace its networks “later this summer”. We’re in the middle of the summer already, so surely the One should be close, right?

If Amazon’s ability to follow you across the internet and remind you of things you briefly considered buying three years ago is any indication, big data is the commodity of the future. There aren’t many other resources in the world more commercially valuable than huge data sets, be it personal information, browsing habits, viewing habits, spending habits, or even the absence of specific habits. Hadoop is the premier open source tool for analyzing big data.

Update (5/24): It's time to close up those gates and keep those inmates in line. As promised, Prison Architect: Mobile has been released for Android in the Google Play Store from developers Introversion Software and Tag Gamese. Keep in mind that while this version of the game is free to play, there are in-app items to buy ranging in price from $0.99 to $13.99. Original post (5/12): Following a soft-launch in the Netherlands a few weeks ago, Prison Architect: Mobile has now been confirmed for a spring launch and has received a brand new trailer.

One of the most intuitive reasons one would want to own smart speakers is to be able to place hands-free phone calls. With Google’s line of Google Home hardware, it’s easy enough to say “OK, Google, call dad,” and the smart speaker takes care of everything (assuming you live in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K.). However, there are a lot of third-party smart speakers out there with Google Assistant integration, and some of them can’t make phone calls.

OnePlus has announced free standard shipping on all orders exceeding $100 from oneplus.net. Priority shipping will also be offered at a reduced price. As the company notes in a blog post, “a change of this size will naturally have a negative impact on our bottom-line. However, if we’re to survive in this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it business we need to be able to offer our users the level of service they’ve come to expect when shopping online.

TL;DR OnePlus has launched its OnePlus Store app in North America. The app is a pocket version of the firm’s online store. A number of specials are available ahead of the OnePlus 9 series launch. We’re just days away from the OnePlus 9 series launch, so it makes sense that the company wants to give users an easy way to buy one. To this end, the firm has launched its OnePlus Store Android app in Canada and the US.

It’s that time of year again! The holiday festivities are gearing up, and even under lockdown, we’re all feeling that ever-present crunch of time. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. Time is everyone’s most valuable and finite resource, so this year, why not give someone the gift of time or get some time back for yourself? Robot vacuum cleaners, like those from Roborock, aim to do just that: they spend the time doing the menial cleanup so you don’t have to.

TL;DR Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 “official” renders have leaked showing four colorways. The lineup includes an attractive new green option. The design of the earbuds and their case is slightly different from the Galaxy Buds Pro. Renders of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 have appeared in a new leak courtesy of folks over at 91Mobiles. The images show that Samsung’s next true wireless earbuds will look a lot like the Galaxy Buds Pro, albeit with slightly tweaked aesthetics.

TL;DR Samsung has published a white paper regarding 6G technology. It foresees user-experienced download speeds of 1Gbps and latency under ten milliseconds. Samsung thinks 6G networks could arrive as soon as 2028. 5G has launched in many markets, although there are still several major countries that have yet to receive the new connectivity standard. However, Samsung isn’t waiting around. Last year we heard the company was expanding its research into 6G and now it’s just published a white paper to discuss its vision for 6G connectivity.

While Square-Enix has long offered many classic Square games on Android, including earlier Final Fantasy games, it looks like they’re about to bring many modern titles to our phones and tablets as well. Recently Square-Enix announced Dive In, a new streaming platform for Android and iOS. The new service will launch on October 9th in Japan with three titles: Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 13 and the Cherry Blossom Murders.Square-Enix will also add several new titles in the months to come such as FF8 and the Last Remnant in November, and FF 13-2, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 in December.