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Google Testing 6DoF Controllers, Ability to Run Any Android App in Daydream VR

Tim September 21, 2018

Google wants to keep improving the Daydream virtual reality experience for mobile users, and to do so, it's currently experimenting with new hardware and software features that are already in the hands of select developers. For hardware, Google is testing 6DoF...

RED Hydrogen One in Titanium Passes Through FCC, Has Fantastic Model Number

Tim September 21, 2018

RED's $1,595 Titanium model of Hydrogen One has passed through the FCC. It appears RED's request of confidentiality did not include external and internal photos of the device, so because of that, we get to see it from a whole bunch of outside angles and its...

Here are More Pixel 3 XL Photos

Tim September 21, 2018

As we inch closer to Google's set unveiling date for Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, we're getting more photos of the device courtesy of another leak. By now, you're either feeling this device or despise it, and frankly, that's understandable. As for me, I'm hoping...

Verizon LG V30, G6 Updated With September Security Patch

Tim September 20, 2018

Verizon is pushing September's security patch to LG V30 and G6 owners. The V30 update is labeled as software version VS99620f, while G6 folk will see VS98820d. Verizon's changelogs don't mention anything else and we also aren't sure how large the updates are....

Amazon Announces Ton of New Echo Products, Including an Echo-Controlled Microwave

Tim September 20, 2018

Amazon just announced a slew of new products, enough to fill your entire house and take the entirety of multiple paychecks. We've got an Alexa-powered wall clock, microwave, receivers, as well as updated an Echo Dot. And that's just the start. Below you can...

Samsung Testing Triple Rear Camera Gimmick in Asia, Europe With Galaxy A7

Tim September 20, 2018

Samsung introduced its first smartphone with a triple rear camera setup this week, Galaxy A7 for Europe and Asia markets. Back when seeing three rear-facing cameras on a smartphone was new, I believe we all assumed more was better. Having a variety of...

Emergency Location Service Announced for US Android Owners, Provides Better GPS Data to 911 Centers

Tim September 19, 2018

Should you ever need it, placing a call to 911 on your Android phone will now let responders on the other line know much more about your location. Announced today, Google is launching ELS (Emergency Location Service) in the US with RapidSOS, T-Mobile, and West...

Latest Essential AMA: Software Update Speed, DAC Whereabouts, and Camera Improvements

Tim September 19, 2018

Essential continues its stellar record of transparency with yet another installment of monthly AMA over on its subreddit. This month, folks are still being impatient over the launch of Essential's DAC (Audio Adapter HD), people want to know how Essential is so...