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SHIELD TV Experience Upgrade 6.3 Brings Monthly Security Update, Accessory Firmware Updates

Tim January 31, 2018 6

NVIDIA is pushing Experience Upgrade 6.3 to SHIELD TV owners, full of new apps support, firmware upgrades for the SHIELD Remote and SHIELD Controller, as well as the latest Android security patch that includes mitigations for the Spectre vulnerability. On top...

OnePlus Pushing Stable Oreo Update to OnePlus 5T

Tim January 31, 2018 2

OnePlus is pushing its first stable Oreo OTA update to the OnePlus 5T, otherwise known as OxygenOS 5.0.2. The changelog isn't extremely detailed, but we do see a new design for Quick Settings, general bug fixes, as well as an applied CPU security patch....

Android Users Can Now Use Alexa to Send SMS Messages

Tim January 30, 2018 16

Android users who utilize Amazon Alexa can now send SMS messages to others. That's right, real text messages! Using nothing but your voice, you can tell Alexa which contact to send a text message to. By default, Alexa will use its previously-launched Alexa...

Business Profiles on Instagram Can Now Schedule Posts

Tim January 30, 2018

Starting now, business profiles on Instagram can begin scheduling posts, allowing for better management of their "organic presence." To get started, let's say you manage a company's Instagram account. Via marketing partners, you can view a schedule of sorts...

Unlocked Huawei Mate 9 for US Receiving Oreo

Tim January 30, 2018 17

While Huawei may be off to a rough start this year in terms of launching phones through US carriers, current Mate 9 owners can at least smile a little bit this week, because their phones are now receiving the official Oreo update. The new Oreo update should be...

Report: Verizon Won’t Sell Huawei Devices Either

Tim January 30, 2018 19

You've undoubtedly been following Huawei's rough beginning to 2018, starting with AT&T's decision not to offer the China-based OEM's devices to its customers here in the US. That news broke during CES earlier this month and was followed by a report that...

Adult Swim App Gains Chromecast Support

Tim January 29, 2018 6

Somehow, the official Adult Swim app for Android never picked up Chromecast support. This week, that all changed. In a recent update that is now available to all users, the app supports Chromecast, meaning the streamable episodes from within the app can now be...

Razer Phone Getting Updated With January Security Patch, Camera Improvements, and HDR Content Playback Support

Tim January 29, 2018 12

At CES earlier this month, Razer announced that an upcoming update would bring access to Netflix HDR and Dolby Plus 5.1 to the Razer Phone. Well, that update is apparently rolling out right now to all owners, weighing in at 249MB. Listed under "Netflix...