The iPhone SE is a compelling affordable smartphone not just for its price, but because it brings along flagship-tier performance too. Apple’s iPhone processors have long had an edge on its Android rivals in both sheer CPU and GPU grunt. In fact, Apple is so convinced in the performance of its custom-Arm chipsets that it’s preparing to drop Intel from its laptop lineup.
Android performance junkies long for a competitive CPU and SoC, and they might just have their answer in the Arm Cortex-X1.
Hit the pavement with empty pockets. Wear OS users can finally download Spotify music directly to their devices. With Spotify’s latest app refresh, paid subscribers can now download albums, playlists, and podcasts to their Wear OS smartwatch.
All in all, Spotify is finally bringing a much-needed music feature to Wear OS users. Before now, Wear OS did not have support for offline music playback from any of the popular music services, including Apple Music, Pandora, or even YouTube Music.
The LG G2 was just made official at a press event in New York what it calls the “most ambitious phone ever”, so we now have the LG G2 official specs and features. To summarize, most of the rumors we’ve heard leading up to today’s unveiling were accurate.
Display5.2-inch IPS LCD, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 424 ppi, 2.65mm bezelProcessor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974, quad-core Krait 400 @ 2.26GHz, Adreno 330 GPU
The best phone out there is nothing without some serious marketing muscle behind it, and luckily for Motorola, parent company Google has the deep pockets required to finance a great ad campaign for the Moto X.
Personally, I loved the first commercials in the Lazy Phone campaign – they are fun, relatable, and unique enough to be memorable. Other Android manufacturers should watch and learn (HTC, LG, I am looking at you).
Samsung's latest flagships all sport the formidable Mali-T760 GPU Update (6/5): T-Mobile's @askdes has confirmed that Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge has been approved. The big update should start rolling out to T-Mobile-branded S6 and S6 Edge handsets within the week.
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Fresh from introducing the Tasker App Factory, Tasker gets a new companion app that makes it an even powerful and smarter tool. The AutoRemote app lets you gain full control over your phone – even when it’s sitting miles away.
We’re pretty sure you know what an awesome app Tasker is in providing that extra boost of intelligence. From something simple as setting your phone to automatically switch from 4G to 2G or WiFi when the screen is off, to something more elaborate, it’s all within reach.
Original story, Feb. 27, 2019 – Earlier this year the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 launched in China. Now it’s India’s turn, with the official launch taking place tomorrow. If the launch in China is any indication, the Redmi Note 7 is going to be an excellent value with great hardware. During MWC 2019 we had the opportunity to spend a little hands-on time with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.
Easily the star feature on the Redmi Note 7 is the camera, consisting of a 48MP f/1.
OnePlus Buds Z2The OnePlus Buds Z2 deliver a lot for less than a Benjamin. With water resistance and solid noise-cancelling, these affordable earbuds are a strong travel companion. They're especially good if you already have a OnePlus device, but some ecosystem-exclusive features mean you may want to consider another option if you're tied to a different phone brand.
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OnePlus is no stranger to the budget smartphone game. Now, it’s hoping to push even further into the budget audio market, too.
Critical Ops, a team-based shooter which borrows heavily from the Counter-Strike series, has now entered a free beta in the Google Play Store.
The game features short, 5v5 rounds where you must eliminate all of your opponents or plant/defuse a bomb (depending on which team you choose) to win. Getting kills and winning the round will provide you with extra money so that you can purchase better equipment in subsequent games, increasing your chances of victory.
With T-Mobile and AT&T offering at least some of its customers free Netflix and HBO subscriptions, respectively, it was only a matter of time until Sprint joined the fray. Today, the Now Network did just that by announcing that, starting November 17, its Unlimited Freedom plan will include a free subscription to Hulu‘s Limited Commercials option.
Existing customers need not worry – the perk applies to them as well. As for newcomers, Sprint’s Unlimited Freedom costs $60 each month, with a maximum of five lines going for $100 each month until January 31, 2019.