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Pie Update Officially Arrives for OnePlus 3, 3T

Tim May 22, 2019

OxygenOS 9.0.2, based on Android Pie, is now publicly available for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. This launch comes after what feels like a few months of beta testing, and the fact that it's here so relatively quickly is a great achievement on OnePlus' part....

Tuesday Poll: Do You Rock a Case on Your Phone or No?

Tim May 21, 2019

A little over a year ago, we asked you about cases. Since then, Google launched two phones made of plastic, the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. I don't know why you'd put your plastic phone in a plastic case, but it's certainly a possibility, so now I'm curious to...

We Hope Samsung’s New 5x Optical Zoom Lens Ships With the Galaxy Note 10

Tim May 21, 2019

A new lens from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a 5x optical zoom lens to be exact, is now being mass produced and is ready to be placed inside of smartphones. Currently on the market we have a variety of optical zoom lenses, like the 3x lens found in the OnePlus 7...

Call of Duty: Mobile Has a Battle Royale Mode

Tim May 21, 2019

Call of Duty fans were likely already stoked about the impending launch of Call of Duty: Mobile. Well, to get fans even more pumped, Activision has gone ahead and announced an additional game mode for the title: Battle Royale. CoD's first go at Battle Royale...

Mmm: Here’s the Galaxy S10 in Cardinal Red

Tim May 21, 2019

Mmm, get a load of this, it's the Galaxy S10 in a new color that's supposedly dropping soon -- Cardinal Red. Thanks to Roland Quandt on Twitter, we now have an idea of how Samsung intends to keep Galaxy S10 sales chugging along, and honestly, you can never go...

Verizon Galaxy S10 Family Gets May Security Patch, Camera Enhancements

Tim May 21, 2019

A new update is rolling out to the Galaxy S10 family on Verizon, which includes the S10, S10+, and S10e. According to the changelog, each phone is getting the May security patch, as well as "camera enhancements." Software Versions Following UpdateS10: PPR1....

Google Calendar and Keep Get Dark Modes

Tim May 20, 2019

Via its G Suite blog, Google announced the official arrival of Dark Mode for Google Calendar and Google Keep. I don't think I need to explain what Dark Mode is, but in case you don't know, it will darken the UI of these apps when enabled. This makes for easier...

Some Pixel 3a, 3a XL Owners Running Into ‘Random Shutdown’ Issue

Tim May 20, 2019

Over on reddit, numerous Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL owners are reporting a random shutdown bug that is causing them to seek replacement devices from their original place of purchase. The shutdown event appears to happen very randomly with no particular cause...