Love it or hate it, the launcher on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus features unread notification badges on app icons. In case you’re unfamiliar, we’re referring to the little numbered bubbles next to app icons that designate how many unread notifications that app currently has. If you’re not a fan of these badges (which many people aren’t), luckily there are a couple different ways to remove them from your app icons.
The problem with making laptops is keeping them fresh and competitive each year is more than a little difficult. The 2-in-1 design changed the landscape, but manufacturers still need to come up with new ways to entice customers into purchasing their latest products.
Google also helped change the landscape with the introduction of Chrome OS, promising fast performance for affordable prices with the platform’s lightweight design. The education sector ate them up, and now they’ve become popular alternatives to Windows- and macOS-based PCs.
Lenovo Moto X4The Moto X4 brings the Android One Program and Project Fi into a simple package with very little frills. While it may not sound like the most exciting device on paper, the Moto X4's true appeal is its affordable price, timely updates, and how it will make Project Fi more easily accessible to consumers.
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The Moto X4 revives the Moto X name, but it’s no longer the Moto X we once knew.
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LG has announced that three phones will receive Android 12 in Korea in Q2 2022. These phones are the Q92 5G, V50, and V50S. Several more devices will receive security patches in the quarter too. LG announced its exit from the smartphone industry almost a year ago, following a years-long presence in the segment. The company promised that it would still release updates for recent devices, and it’s now announced a brief list of phones that will be updated to Android 12 in Q2 2022.
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Google has released Chrome OS 88 with a screen saver that turns Chromebooks into smart displays. You can get personalized weather, music controls, and your choice of art. The update also lets you sign into websites with your fingerprint or PIN code. You might not need to buy a device like the Nest Hub Max to put a smart display in your home — at least, not if you have a Chromebook.
Fortnite has taken the world by storm over the past few years. It’s a wildly popular sensation among the younger generation and easy to play with friends. Even some in the older generation have gotten into the game as well. But the question on a lot of people’s minds is: Can you play Fortnite on a Nintendo Switch?
Read next: Fortnite compatible Android phones: It’s not too late to play!
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Fitbit recently found itself in the thick of a lawsuit alleging most of its wearables have a tendency to overheat. Court documents included pictures of users with burns caused due to Fitbits and the complaint deemed the devices “unreasonably dangerous” fire hazards.
Back in March, Fitbit recalled over a million units of its Ionic smartwatch after reports of overheating and burn injuries. The new lawsuit alleges that most of the devices from the Google-owned brand share the same overheating flaw.
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To that end, we have collected 10 tips that can help both old-school Android fans and new users alike. You might not need or want every tip you see here, but you’ll probably find at least one of them useful.
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1.) Speed Up TouchWiz There are two kinds of people: those who don’t want to sacrifice features for speed, and those who will do anything for a slight speed increase.
As processors get faster and companies throw more RAM into each and every phone, the differences between all of these devices become so much smaller. Nowhere is this more obvious than with performance, as the specs list of almost all flagships in 2017 reads very similar, and usually entails the Snapdragon 835 processor (which powers 8 devices on our list), with between 4GB and 8GB of RAM.
In order to quantify these decreasing differences, we’ve turned to a series of industry-recognized benchmarks to help us determine which phone has the best performance.
BlackBerry KEYoneThe BlackBerry KEYone is a smartphone that gets stuff done. The physical keyboard is just fantastic, there are tons of useful software features on board, and it's built like a rock. While the rear-facing camera and performance could use some tweaking, this is one of the most interesting and productivity-focused phones we've ever used.
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BlackBerry has taken many different forms over the years, the most recent being an Android smartphone manufacturer.