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Oreo Update for Galaxy S8, S8+ Under Development at Samsung

Tim September 11, 2017 19

Here's some news you can file under not-so-surprising, with it being reported by SamMobile that Samsung has begun development on the Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. While this news is indeed exciting for anyone carrying a Galaxy S8 around, here's...

My 5 Favorite Galaxy Note 8 Themes

Tim September 11, 2017 24

For the past few flagships, Samsung has built in its Theme service that allows owners to change up the overall software look of their Galaxy device. Considering I'm still not a massive fan of Samsung's custom UI look, the theming has been lovely, and I wanted...

BlackBerry Priv Won’t Receive Update to Nougat

Tim September 11, 2017 16

According to BlackBerry's GM Alex Thurber, the Priv will not be receiving an update to Nougat. Womp womp. The Priv launched with Lollipop in 2015, then received its Marshmallow update in April, 2016. And even though Nougat launched last year and Oreo has...

Latest Nova Launcher Beta Includes Adaptive Icons for All

Tim September 11, 2017 6

While many Android device owners won't see an Oreo update for quite some time, custom launcher developers are always bringing renditions of the latest features straight to devices, without the need for an OTA. That's the story for the latest beta update to...

Galaxy Note 8: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim September 8, 2017 51

We know many of you who pre-ordered the Galaxy Note 8 are already receiving your new device, so now seems like a good time to bring you this -- the first 10 things to do with the Galaxy Note 8! As you'd expect, the Galaxy Note 8 is packed full of features, and...

Weekly Recap: The Essential Phone Isn’t Exactly ‘Essential’

Tim September 8, 2017 5

We capped off this week by posting our Essential Phone review, and if you want a quick recap of our findings, it's some of the best hardware we've ever seen, but is coupled with one of the worst camera/software performance issues ever experienced. Kellen's...

A Lot of People Pre-Ordered the Galaxy Note 8

Tim September 8, 2017 115

According to Samsung, the Galaxy Note 8 has been pre-ordered by a lot of people. While no specific figures were shared, the company says that it's the most pre-ordered device in the Note lineup's history, which must be quite impressive. Now, we can ballpark an...

Huawei Band 2 Pro Available on Amazon for $70, Features 5ATM and Standalone GPS

Tim September 8, 2017 15

Huawei launched its new Band 2 Pro wearable in the US this week, priced at only $69.99. For being priced pretty inexpensively, this little wearable has quite a little set of features and specs. The marquee things that Huawei lists are standalone GPS, 5ATM...