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Video: Huawei P9 – A Week With the New Flagship

Kellen May 5, 2016 68

For the better part of the last week, I have had the Huawei P9 in house for testing. That may sound odd, since we don't typically give much coverage to phones that will never arrive in the US, but with Huawei seemingly on the verge of making a big splash here,...

Samsung Confirms Wireless Gear IconX Buds, Gear Fit 2 on S Health Site

Kellen May 5, 2016 29

Last week, we saw the first photos of two new Samsung wearables dubbed Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX. Neither has been announced, but Samsung did us a favor and confirmed each device by listing them as available supported accessories for their S Health app. The S...

Netflix Now Offers Cellular Data Controls for Quality

Kellen May 5, 2016 35

After admitting that it had been purposely throttling the hell out of video streams to AT&T and Verizon customers without their knowledge as a way to save them from themselves and the overpriced, data lame plans they had been forced into in recent years,...

Question of the Day: Do You Own a Fitness Band, Tracker, or Wearable?

Kellen May 5, 2016 150

Yesterday, Fitbit reported earnings that beat analysts expectations while announcing that the wearable company sold close to 5 million devices. Sure, their stock is getting hammered today because their outlook isn't great, but with those kinds of sales figures...

HTC Says That HTC 10 Pre-Orders are Now Shipping – has Yours?

Kellen May 4, 2016 98

According to HTC's US Twitter account, pre-orders for the HTC 10 have begun to ship in the order that they were received on HTC's site. In other words, this is the unlocked HTC 10 sold through htc.com, not the pre-ordered Verizon model, which may have begun to...

Google Voice Just Received an Update!

Kellen May 4, 2016 80

But it seems to be nothing other than bug fixes. The icon hasn't changed nor has the UI. It's still ugly and retro and in need of some love. It is v0.4.7.10, though, which is a bump up from 0.4.7.7. Play Link | Download Link (.apk)

Dumb Article Says No One Cares About Android Updates

Kellen May 4, 2016 132

Each month, Google updates the Android distribution numbers to show developers which versions of Android are the most popular and help them prioritize compatibility of their apps. But because media exists and there are clicks to be had, each month's update is...

Timely Little Google Play Pop-Up Tells Users That “The Force Awakens” is Available for Rent

Kellen May 4, 2016 15

Anyone else seeing these cute little pop-ups inside Google Play with a notice that "The Force Awakens" is available for rent? Of course, the timing makes sense since today is May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day, but Google could do this for other movies, TV shows,...