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We’ve just gotten word that Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place this coming Monday, May 12, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. It is a virtual event, however, which will be livestreamed in the Samsung Newsroom on the company’s website and on Samsung’s YouTube channel, for all that would like check out the...
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The upcoming Pixel 10 handset might arrive to user's eyes with an upgraded display with less flicker than the existing models in the lineup. The suggestion comes from Android Central's Nicholas Sutrich, who's been spearheading efforts to raise awareness of this issue for a while now.
Here's an oversimplified...
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After making the decision to exit the smartphone market back in 2021, LG is preparing to sunset its Android update servers for good. This move comes as no surprise to those following the phone market, but it's no less disheartening, particularly to those still rocking an LG handset.
The kill switch will be pulled...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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MediaTek has a new flagship chip for Android phones, the Dimensity 9400+. The plus-designated chip arrives six months after MediaTek unveiled its non-plus Dimensity 9400 silicon and is mostly an iterative upgrade with a clock speed boost, though it does also boast a couple of noteworthy features that can purportedly...
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Plex is finally rolling out its new user experience on mobile devices after it went into the testing phase towards the end of last year. Although, the move to this new interface hasn’t gone as smoothly as most users would’ve liked. The company ended up having to cut a wildly popular feature as it made this app upgrade...
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Google is making a big shift in how it manages the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which it has been maintaining for over a decade, alongside its internal branch. AOSP has allowed for a lot of flexibility with how third parties could make use of the operating system. Moreover, it took in code from outside...
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Seeing smartphone makers trip over themselves in a suddenly emerging race to claim the title of world's thinnest handset reminds us of the classic Saturday Night Live skit, the one where Will Ferrell pulls out a ridiculously tiny flip phone, much to the glee of Jimmy Fallon and guest host Sean Hayes, both of which...
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So you've gone and preordered Apple's newest addition to the iPhone family, the iPhone 16e. With prices starting at $599, the iPhone 16e ascends past the budget category and into midrange territory. As such, it's a good idea to protect your purchase (which is true even for budget phones), and you can do that by...
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Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as popular as Google's own Play Store anyway, but it does mean one less officially vetted (and generally safe, though not...
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We're about a month removed from the most recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event in Las Vegas, where Acer made a splash with a bunch of product announcements. Apparently it had even more on tap. Announced today, Acer is expanding its Predator Helios Neo lineup with a couple of brand new gaming laptop lines...
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AMD is gearing up to launch its RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9000 series, but if you're a Red Team faithful hoping for new Radeon GPUs in gaming laptops, you might be waiting a while. The company officially announced the first desktop GPUs in the lineup—the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT—at CES 2025, but conspicuously absent...
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Well, what do we have here? An overseas product listing has seemingly revealed an as-yet unannounced mobile GeForce RTX 50 series GPU for budget gaming gaming laptops, the GeForce RTX 5050. Assuming the listing is legitimate—and it certainly appears to be real, with a caveat (more on that in a moment)—the budget GPU...
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NVIDIA did gamers a solid by unveiling its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs in both desktop and mobile form, rather than just announcing desktop parts and then waiting weeks or months to unveil the mobile lineup. And according to NVIDIA, gaming laptops rocking its newest generation mobile GPUs will be available in March...
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There has been a ton of talk about NVIDIA's upcoming GPU launch, which we're expecting when company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers an opening keynote. Most of the talk has centered on NVIDIA's desktop GeForce RTX 50 series that is inbound, including the GeForce RTX 5090 that will supplant the GeForce RTX...
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2025 is calling and if you need a new smartphone to ring in a brand new year, we have good news—there are lot of good options out there. Granted, there will be new models coming out next year too, but there is always something newer, faster, and shinier on the horizon, no matter when you're ready to pull the trigger...
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There's been so much attention placed on NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 50 series for the desktop that it can be easy to forget we'll also see a mobile GPU refresh at some point. Serving as a reminder that laptop gaming is an important segment as well, multiple retail listings for next-gen notebooks rocking unreleased...
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Apple is abandoning a hardware subscription service that it had been working on, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The idea was spawned as the company was looking for ways to tempt customers into owning more of its flagship iPhone models. However, the company encountered numerous stumbling blocks, one of which was...
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Intel has gone and quietly unveiled several Core 200H series processors for laptops, which we were not expecting to officially surface until the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month. Perhaps in an effort to get ahead of the leaks, the newest non-Ultra models are here now, and they arrive without any...
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OnePlus Pad 2: Currently 13% off for $479.99 (MSRP: $549.99) The OnePlus Pad 2 is a worthwhile successor to the original, which offers plenty of performance and a vibrant 12.1" display at a more affordable price point than the competition. Premium Build Quality Bright, Vibrant 3K display All Day Battery Life Excellent Performance,...
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Google has rolled out an update that makes it easier than ever to share TV shows and movies while using the Google TV mobile app, perfect for users who like to recommend media to friends and family. This feature is available on both Android and iOS. It works by generating a link to the content that users want to...
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Don't you hate it when companies skimp on storage? We're looking at you, Apple, but not only you. Part of the reason (beyond greed) is a balance between cost and capacity, with whatever storage options are available at any given moment. In a move that could see manufacturers beef up the baseline storage on future...
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