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The Galaxy S8 in Burgundy Red is Pretty Hot

Tim November 28, 2017 27

Samsung announced a new color for the Galaxy S8 this week, with initial availability starting today in South Korea. The color is named Burgundy Red, and to us, it looks pretty nice. The front side of the phone is the same, but we have a dark red color on the...

Samsung’s Balls Will Make Battery Charging 5x Faster

Kellen November 28, 2017 27

Their graphene balls, guys. It's true, though - Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) has developed a graphene ball that will not only increase capacity of batteries in your phones (and electric vehicles too), they'll charge insanely fast too. After...

NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, Tablet K1 Updated With KRACK Patch

Tim November 28, 2017 27

The SHIELD Tablet and SHIELD Tablet K1 from NVIDIA are receiving updates this week, patching the KRACK vulnerability and including the November security update. If you're unfamiliar with KRACK and would like to read up on it, you can head here and here. The...

Verizon Galaxy Note 8 Update Brings Live Focus Camera Improvements, KRACK Patch

Kellen November 28, 2017 27

The Galaxy Note 8 on Verizon is receiving an update this week that should improve the Live Focus feature in the camera. It'll also include the KRACK security patch that has affected almost all Android phones. After the update, which is software version ...

OnePlus 5T: First 10 Things to Do!

Kellen November 28, 2017 27

We're almost a full week into our testing of the OnePlus 5T, so yeah, that means our full review is right around the corner, maybe even this week. Before we get there, though, we realize that a number of you may have the phone already or one that should arrive...

Dead Zebra Now Selling Ginger Gene Android Mini for $12

Tim November 27, 2017 27

A new special edition Android Mini is available to add to your collection this week, right in time for the holiday season. This is Ginger Gene, and according to the product listing, he features a "yummy stink!" That's right. Apparently, this cookie-textured...

Razer Phone Lacks Headphone Jack, But We Got a Much Bigger Battery Because of It

Tim November 27, 2017 27

In our review of the Razer Phone, I mentioned that this device surely has enough room for a 3.5mm headphone jack, but for some reason, Razer decided against it. Well, Razer's CEO took to Facebook recently, going into detail why the smartphone lacks a headphone...

Amazon’s 25 Best Cyber Monday Deals

Kellen November 27, 2017 27

We're well into Cyber Monday 2017 at this point and I'm sure you've done some shopping or cruised through the wild world of Amazon. If you became overwhelmed or just need some suggestions, we've got that for you with our 25 best Amazon Cyber Monday deals. In...