The ideal gaming experience requires a great headset to ensure you don’t miss a footstep. That can mean a hefty price tag, but Tech Deals can help out today. For a limited time, you can save over $80 on an HCG1 Pro Gaming Headset. The HCG1 offers versatile connection, a detachable microphone, and a comfortable design to keep you focused on the game. When you want to win, you have to be able to hear every gunshot or Creeper noise, and TV speakers often can’t compete.

Motorola aims to close the gap between ultra-affordable and flagship with a slew of unique mid-range phones. One such device was the Motorola One Zoom from 2019, with its quad-camera setup to entice shutterbugs. If you’ve grabbed one of your own and want to keep it safe, here are the best Motorola One Zoom cases you can get right now. The KWMobile TPU case is one of the best and simplest Motorola One Zoom cases you can buy.

Today was the day that the OnePlus 2 was scheduled to go on sale without an invite for a full hour, giving would-be buyers the opportunity to skip the virtual waiting list and jump right in. Too little surprise, things haven’t exactly gone according to plan for the “flagship killer”. Just like we saw with the early attempts to sell the OnePlus One without invite, the company’s website has encountered server issues due to the huge traffic surge seen during the OnePlus 2 sale.

We first heard about the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha in the Fall of last year. However, Xiaomi has been pretty possessive of the device since revealing its stunning wraparound display. Now, though, YouTuber MKBHD has created a hands-on video with the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha. In the video, which we’ve embedded below, you can see the nearly 360-degree display on the prototype smartphone in all its glory. The specs of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha are also impressive, with it having a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset, 512GB of UFS 3.

Huawei’s reintroduction of the 40MP smartphone camera was a surprisingly impressive revelation back with the Huawei P20 Pro. The company improved on the formula’s low-light performance in the Huawei P30 Pro, setting a new bar for high-res mobile photography. Now there’s a new champion of the pixel count in town – the 64MP Realme XT. These two smartphone cameras are in many ways quite different, with different sensor sizes, lenses, and image post-processing.

When it rains, it pours, and such is the collection of confectionery confetti that is flowing down from the Mountain View candy land. Released in October, Android 5.0 landed with the Nexus 9, yet just a few weeks later 5.0.1 was already on its way, a small update to address bugs, but which also included fast and slow-motion video recording. LRX22G has just been released by Google, which brings the hard candy’s teeth-talking tally to 5.

Original post (10/21): It’s official, following a soak test in Brazil recently, the first two smartphones in the world to officially receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update (after Nexuses) are the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. Lenovo posted the release notes for the update on its Indian customer service portal. Get Google Assistant on your Nougat device News We’ll keep our eyes peeled for similar announcements on Lenovo’s other regional portals, but now that the update gates have opened it shouldn’t be long before it reaches other markets.

Last week, hardware specifications for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4 leaked via the AnTuTu benchmark database. The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that something important was missing – the actual benchmark scores. Fortunately, the full array of CPU and GPU scores have now been posted, shedding light on the performance we can expect from the new Snapdragon 805 and Exynos 5433 SoCs. For a quick recap, the benchmark listing suggests that the Galaxy Note 4 will come with a QHD (2560×1400) display, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, and a 16 megapixel rear facing camera in both models, with either a 2.

“It’s really important for us to acknowledge that Android is in fact, a large global brand,” said Sydney Thomashow, Google’s lead for brand and creative for Android. “In thinking about the brand, we wanted to make sure that we are as accessible and inclusive as possible.” Sydney Thomashow, Google’s lead for brand and creative for Android Thomashow told this to me a couple of weeks ago at Google’s New York City office, where her team has been working on a completely new brand identity for Android.

Chase Bernath / Android Authority TL;DR The Nothing Ear 1 are noise-cancelling true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2. The USB-C case supports wireless charging and efficiently fast charges the stemmed earphones. The Ear 1 buds are now available to buy in the UK and US. They are also on pre-order in India. Update: August 17, 2021 (7 AM ET): We have updated this article to include sale details of the Nothing Ear 1 earbuds.