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DEALS: Best Buy Hosting Sale on Lots of Smart Home Stuff

Tim April 7, 2017 25

For a limited time, Best Buy is hosting a deal on select Smart Home items, such as an ecobee 3 smart thermostat, Luma mesh WiFi system, and even a Canary security system. The savings range, but there are four items in particular that caught our eye. For the...

Friday Poll: Do You Use a Case on Your Phone?

Tim April 7, 2017 224

With phones coming out with nothing but glass and super minimal bezels, we won't blame anyone for wanting to protect their investment from a destructive fall. Cases can be a very good thing, and case makers are probably loving the idea of smartphones becoming...

Samsung Pushes Update to Gear S3, Offers Enhanced UI and Workout Features

Tim April 7, 2017 11

An update is rolling out from Samsung for the Gear S3, with mention that one is also available for the Gear S2. Samsung labels it as a "comprehensive value pack" update, and honestly, I have no idea what that means. Samsung does list quite a few changes, such...

#TBT: The Top 5 Android Phones of 2013 as Declared by Us

Tim April 6, 2017 69

Each year we enjoy ranking the top Android devices. There's nothing scientific about it, it's just us providing our opinion, and each person has their own thoughts as to what device is best. This is the beauty of Android. Anyway, 2013 was an awesome year, one...

Yes, You Can Remap the Galaxy S8’s Bixby Button to Google Assistant or Whatever Else You Want (Updated)

Tim April 6, 2017 84

Future Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ owners, fear not, remapping the dedicated Bixby button to whatever you want is doable! In fact, it's so easy to do that all you need is a single app from Google Play - no unlocking, rooting, or hacking required. Ah, Android, it'...

Latest Pebble Update Removes Dependency on Cloud Services

Tim April 6, 2017 19

When Fitbit announced it was acquiring Pebble, many Pebble owners likely had questions about what would happen to the hardware on their wrists. Once Pebble's servers go dark at the end of this year, will the watches just stop working? Well, an update from...

Honor Beta Hits the US, Test Software and Maybe Even Devices

Tim April 5, 2017 6

Honor is looking for a few brave folks to enter into the Honor Beta program, now available for customers in the US. With the Honor Beta program, Honor will be shipping out software that is not quite ready for public rollout. If and once your device receives...

NFL, Amazon Ink Thursday Night Football Streaming Deal for Prime Members

Tim April 5, 2017 26

The NFL and Amazon have inked a deal for Thursday Night Football streaming rights, one that will benefit every single Amazon Prime member in over 200 countries across the globe. Starting with this upcoming season, Prime members can watch 10 TNF games from the...