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Sprint to Give 1 Million Devices With Service to Disadvantaged Students

Tim October 11, 2016 19

My Brother's Keeper, an initiative began by President Obama in 2014 to help minority males, is getting a boost from Sprint this week. Announced this morning, Sprint is donating one million Internet-connected devices, plus service for these devices, to youth...

Humble Bundle 21 Offers Goat Simulator, Door Kickers and More in the Name of Charity

Tim October 10, 2016 2

It's been quite some time since we last wrote up a Humble Bundle, but #21 was recently made available, this time helping out the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child's Play Charity. If you aren't familiar with Humble Bundle, it's very simply to understand....

Facebook at Work is Now Workplace, a Social Network for the Office

Tim October 10, 2016 8

In an attempt to bring coworkers closer together, and maybe spawn a few more collaborative efforts, Facebook is making Workplace (formerly Facebook at Work), available to all. Essentially, Workplace will be a social network for the office, one which won't be...

HTC, Under Armour Apparently Making a Smartwatch Running Android Wear

Tim October 10, 2016 10

According to two leaked images, HTC and Under Armour have teamed up again, working to produce a fitness-focused smartwatch running Android Wear. In case you missed it, this wouldn't be HTC's first time working with Under Armour, as earlier this year they...

Google Will No Longer Require Hangouts to be Bundled on New Hardware

Tim October 7, 2016 40

According to an email from Google to Google Mobile Services partners, reported by Android Police, Hangouts is getting a gentle kick out of the door. Set to begin this December 1, Google will no longer require Hangouts to be preinstalled on new hardware from...

Facebook to Soon Launch Dedicated ‘Events’ App for Android, Available Today on iOS

Tim October 7, 2016 18

Facebook announced a new app this week, breaking yet another piece of the main Facebook mobile experience off into its own tangent. This time, it's for Events, providing a new area for users to find all of the latest happenings in their area. With Events, you...

Sprint, AT&T Accepting Exchanges of Replacement Galaxy Note 7 Devices (Updated: T-Mobile and Verizon Too)

Tim October 7, 2016 164

While no body of our government or Samsung has confirmed the recent report that a replacement Galaxy Note 7 up and exploded on a domestic Southwest airplane, AT&T and Sprint seem to wish it was just over already. Recently confirmed by Engadget, both...

ASUS ZenWatch 3 Launches Next Month, Priced at $229

Tim October 6, 2016 58

The ZenWatch 3, which may be the only anticipated Android Wear smartwatch release for the end of 2016, launches next month in November. This watch was unveiled in late August, but at the time, ASUS stated it would launch in October. Apparently, that is no...