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Sundar Pichai Now CEO of Both Google and Alphabet

Tim December 3, 2019

Sundar Pichai was already CEO of Google before today, taking that role on in 2015. However, the man who basically oversees everything Google has now also been made the CEO of Alphabet, the company that oversees the company that oversees everything. It's a lot...

Qualcomm’s New In-Screen Fingerprint Reader is 17x Bigger, Allows for Dual Finger Authentication

Tim December 3, 2019

Besides new Snapdragon 865 processor hype, Qualcomm also announced new in-display fingerprint reader tech this week. The new sensor is a lot larger, 17x larger to be exact, allowing for dual fingerprint authentication. That, of course, leads to better security...

Google Names the Play Store’s Best of 2019

Tim December 3, 2019

The votes are in and everything's been tallied -- Google Play's Best of 2019 have been crowned! For those who haven't noticed, every year Google holds a user vote on the best app, game, movie, and ebook of the year. That vote is separate from Google's own...

US Android Market Lacks Diversity, Dominated by Samsung Phones

Tim December 3, 2019

PC Mag published an article this week that gave us high hopes for an intriguing read on the currently-most-popular Android phones across the US. As it turns out, there couldn't be a more bland story, simply because Samsung and a total of just three phones...

Last Minute Anker, Aukey Cyber Monday Deals: 30% Off Power Banks and 40% Off NC Headphones

Tim December 2, 2019

Anker and Aukey are back for Cyber Monday, so if you have any money left over, check out the following last minute deals before this "holiday" officially ends -- these are the best deals both companies are currently offering. The highlights include 30% off of...

EVE Echoes Open Beta Now Available for Android Users

Tim December 2, 2019

Fans of EVE, it's coming! An open beta for EVE Echoes is now available to Android users in select regions, US included, so now is your chance to get in on the spaceship sandbox MMO for mobile devices. Whether you were a part of the game's alpha or not, you'll...

You’ll Soon be Able to Transfer Photos, Videos From Facebook Directly to Google Photos

Tim December 2, 2019

Because no one would blame you if you want to completely ditch Facebook these days, an upcoming tool (developed by Facebook), will allow you to quickly transfer all of your photos and videos from Facebook's servers into your Google Photos account. Currently,...

RIP, “OG” Pixel: For Real This Time

Tim December 2, 2019

We learned in early November, shortly after the November security patch rolled out, that the original Pixel and Pixel XL would receive one final update -- December's patch. That patch is now rolling out, and with it, comes the end for the OG Pixel devices. As...