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Sure Thing, Guys: Google and Sonos Say Again That Google Assistant Support is Coming

Kellen January 8, 2019

At CES today, Sonos and Google are back together, announcing that Google Assistant support is finally coming. They've been saying this off and on for a year and a half now, and this comes after the previous update on the situation from Sonos at the end of 2018...

Google Assistant Comes to Your Car With New Cigarette Lighter Plugs

Kellen January 8, 2019

Google Assistant really is almost everywhere at this point - it's in smart mirrors, for example - but Google has not yet fully entered the older car scene on any great scale. That will change some this year, thanks to new products from companies like Anker and...

Verizon, With Its Own Non-Standards 5G, Warns Industry to be “Clear and Consistent” With 5G

Kellen January 8, 2019

Verizon took a minute to stand on a soapbox this morning and warn the wireless industry that they shouldn't over sell 5G. Verizon is worried that some will "over-hype and under-deliver" as temptation slides in for the awesomeness that is the future of 5G. They...

Your AT&T Phone Does Not Have 5G Now

Kellen January 7, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, AT&T confirmed that it would soon update a number of its phones to show a "5G E" logo in place of the 4G LTE logo when those phones were connected to specific network towers. We mocked them for it then and will continue to do so, but...

NextRadio Shuts Down Live Streams (Updated)

Kellen January 7, 2019

At the beginning of 2018, NextRadio announced that they would make a big push to get FM chips and live FM radio in your next phone. Most new Samsung phones were going to have them, the company announced. A year later, NextRadio might be done and will no longer...

RIP, Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X

Kellen January 7, 2019

It looks like the end has finally come - the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X did not receive the January 2019 Android security patch. That's not super surprising, since they were no longer guaranteed to pick-up updates past November 2018, but they did manage to (...

January 2019 Android Security Update Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen January 7, 2019

Google just released the January 2019 Android security patch for Pixel devices. It appears that we already have both factory image and OTA files ready to be downloaded for those willing to do some manual labor, or as always, you can sit back and wait for the...

Jabra’s Elite 85h Headphones Have Google Assistant and Alexa, Look Hot

Kellen January 7, 2019

Jabra announced new Bluetooth headphones this week at CES that have a couple of standout features worth noting. The Elite 85h are over-ear headphones with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, active noise cancelling, and more. They look pretty nice too. The...