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Tuesday Poll: Are You an Amazon Echo or Google Home Household?

Tim July 17, 2018 80

Last year in May, we asked our readers if they owned either an Echo or Google Home device for their home. Surprisingly, Neither was the winner in that poll, with 34% of voters saying they didn't have either device in their house. Second place in that poll went...

Google Brings Back Blob Emoji, Available as Stickers for Gboard and Android Messages

Tim July 17, 2018 11

Google killed off its blob emoji as the native emoji for Android last year, but to celebrate World Emoji Day, the company has announced that its bringing them back to live inside of Gboard and Android Messages. If you want to be technical, you could still...

Netflix’s FAST.com Now Shows Connection Latency and Upload Speed

Tim July 17, 2018 14

Netflix's internet speed testing site, FAST, is getting updated to show upload speeds and connection latency. This is clutch, simply because the service only ever detailed download speeds before this change. While we can all understand the basic principles...

Alto’s Odyssey Confirmed to Launch July 26 for Android

Tim July 17, 2018 2

Alto's Odyssey launched February 22 for iOS. Since then, I've been a mess. I can't eat, can't sleep. All I can think about is how iOS users are having more fun than me, and frankly, I can't take it anymore! Thankfully, the developers behind the game have...

OxygenOS 5.1.9 Said to do Wonders for OnePlus 6 Camera, Includes Google Lens Inside

Tim July 17, 2018 14

If OnePlus' changelog is to be believed, the cameras found on the backside of the OnePlus 6 are about to get a whole lot better. Thanks to an OxygenOS update labeled as version 5.1.9, many camera improvements are inside the update, as well as a new Google-made...

Amazon Prime Day 2018: Best Deals and Biggest Discounts (Updated)

Tim July 16, 2018 19

Amazon Prime Day 2018 has officially kicked off! Whether you're looking to score savings on tech stuff or regular household items, Prime Day 2018 can benefit everyone in your home. We already know Amazon is hosting savings on its own Echo devices, such as $100...

Fortnite, PUBG, Far Cry 5, Realm Royale, and More Come to Android Through NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Tim July 16, 2018 14

Ready for Fortnite on Android? In a round-about way, it's now available. Over the weekend, the new GeForce NOW service hit SHIELD TV devices across the US. With it comes access to an extended range of AAA gaming titles running on an NVIDIA supercomputer in the...

Smart-Ass CARROT Weather App Launches on Android, Backed by Dark Sky’s Data

Tim July 12, 2018 15

CARROT Weather, apparently a very popular weather app on iOS, is finally on Android! Backed by Dark Sky's weather data, which is my go-to weather app, users can get highly accurate weather data and forecasts. From what I can see, the only thing it's missing is...