Android 8.0 is Oreo! (Updated)

It's official, Android 8.0 is Oreo. After many rumors and teases, Google made the name official this morning, following the solar eclipse excitement. We don't know about availability quite yet, but we will post up all of that information once it's available....
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DEAL: Amazon Echo is $80 Off Today, Echo Dot $5 Off

Amazon is hosting another mega-sale on many of their Echo devices today, an event that seems to happen at least once a month at this point. You can grab an Amazon Echo for $99.99 ($80 off), Amazon Echo Dot for $44.99 ($5 off), or the Amazon Tap for $99.99 ($30...

Render of Possible Nest Lite Hits the Web

Back in March, a report stated that Nest was working on a sub-$200 smart thermostat. Since then, we haven't heard a peep. Last Friday, though, as we were all closing up shop, @evleaks posted what appears to be a render of Nest's upcoming thermostat, one that...
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Moto X4 and Its Shiny Self Gets a Hands-on Preview

The Moto X4, a phone thought to be a Q4 release to fill a void I'm not sure needed filling, found its way into the hands of a tester with an itchy camera finger. It posed for two pictures that give us the cleanest live shots of the mid-range-but-not-quite-mid-...
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Weekly Recap: Next Week is Gonna be Awesome

There's a lot in store for next week. We've got a solar eclipse on Monday, with Google ready to deliver Android O's official name following that event, then it's Samsung on Wednesday who will unveil the Galaxy Note 8. Yup, next week is going to be fun. This...