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DEAL: Huawei Hosting Holiday Sale on Phones, Wearables, and Tablets

Tim December 13, 2017 17

Huawei is hosting deals across the web this week, making it easy to get a bit of last minute holiday shopping done. Deals can be found for Huawei's smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets. To give you an idea of what's out there, you can save $100 on a Mate 9,...

Question of the Day: How Much is Too Much for a Smartphone?

Tim December 12, 2017 142

We're still seeing smartphone prices tick up at a consistent rate. If it continues, the Galaxy Note 9 (not a confirmed name) could easily cost $1,000+, making it one hell of an expensive Android device. For iPhone buyers, Apple's next iPhone lineup might also...

Under-Display Fingerprint Reader Will be Showcased by “Top Five” OEM Next Month

Tim December 12, 2017 24

Big news from Synaptics today, with the company announcing that we will finally get a look at under-display fingerprint reading technology next month at CES. Not only will Synaptics be demoing Clear ID Optical Sensors for all to see, but according to them, it...

Twitter Makes It Much Easier to Create Threads

Tim December 12, 2017 2

If the character count increase wasn't already enough, and you still need to make a thread to share your sometimes esoteric views with others, Twitter is making it very easy to create threads. Before this change, users would simply reply to their previous...

You Can Now Follow Hashtags on Instagram

Tim December 12, 2017 8

Instagram introduced the ability of following a hashtag this morning, which is major news for #slime lovers and #nofilter connoisseurs. Just like you'd follow an actual person, whenever you follow a hashtag, you'll see the top results for that particular...

Google Launches Two New Experimental Photography Apps for Android

Tim December 11, 2017 12

Google launched three new photography applications this week, two of which are available for Android, with the third being exclusive to iOS. The apps are called Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies (iOS exclusive). As Google puts it in a recent blog post, "...

Apple Confirms Purchase of Shazam, Price Estimated at $400 Million

Tim December 11, 2017 21

It was reported late last week that Apple made a move to acquire Shazam, the song recognition service. Well, unlike many of Apple's other acquisitions, the company actually came forward and publicly confirmed that this one is indeed a reality, but that...

DEAL: Verizon LG V30 is $300 Off, No Trade-In Required

Tim December 11, 2017 15

Much like Verizon was doing with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, buyers can get an LG V30 at $300 off its regular price, so long as you don't plan on leaving Verizon anytime soon. Detailed on Big Red's website, the $300 credit is applied over the course of 24...