Gordon Gottsegen

Huawei Honor Band 4 and Band 3 Pro appear with heartrate, color screens

Looking for a new fitness tracker? Huawei may have up to three of them on the way. The first is the Huawei Honor Band 4. Huawei announced the Honor Band 4 at an event on Sept. 5 in China. The wearable has an AMOLED display, tracks your heartrate, is water resistant down to 50 meters, …

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Google Pixel 3 XL’s latest leak is in the back of this guy’s car

The Google Pixel 3 XL is everywhere these days. That is, everywhere except in stores. The unreleased Google phone has shown up on trains in Toronto, all over Russia, on the Ukrainian black market and now in the backseat of someone’s car. An anonymous Lyft driver reportedly found a preproduction Pixel 3 XL in the back of his car after …

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OnePlus 6T may have an in

The OnePlus 6T is expected to launch in October, and we’re already hearing rumors about the phone’s flagship new feature: an in-display fingerprint sensor. Pictures of an alleged OnePlus 6T retail box showed up on Chinese social media site Weibo. The box includes the OnePlus 6T logo and a sketch that may show the design of the phone. In the …

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AptX Adaptive wants to fix Bluetooth audio quirks, starting in Android P

As new phones ditch the headphone jack, more people are depending on Bluetooth headphones. And Qualcomm is working to ensure that Bluetooth audio connection is just as stable as the wired alternative. On Friday, Qualcomm announced aptX Adaptive, a technology that dynamically changes the bit rate (think the file size of the audio that is being sent to your headphones) …

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Step aside, Super Soaker, the Spyra One shoots water bullets

If you were a kid in the ’90s you probably remember the reign of the Super Soaker. The plastic neon water guns would bring incredible joy (or fear, depending on the wielder) on hot days. But that was two decades ago, and water guns haven’t changed too much since.  With the Spyra One, they could get the upgrade they deserve. …

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Motorola One and One Power look like iPhone X copycats, but cost much less

Looks like Lenovo hopped on the bandwagon of releasing iPhone X lookalikes. The company announced the Motorola One and Motorola One Power on Friday at IFA 2018. The two phones feature a notched display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. They’re also both Android One phones, which means they’ll run a stock version of Android and be among the first phones …

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Net neutrality fight gets ugly with robocalls spreading false claims

As if robocalls weren’t annoying enough, now they’re reportedly spreading misinformation in a fight against net neutrality. This includes falsely saying that an upcoming California net neutrality bill may raise their cell phone bill by $30 if passed. One of the robocalls, which are likely targeting senior citizens, was transcribed in a report by Motherboard, it states: “Your Assembly member …

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Yeti Nano is a mini version of Blue’s popular mic

Blue’s already sizable lineup of podcaster-friendly microphones is a tiny bit larger today, thanks to the addition of the new Yeti Nano. Like the name implies, the Yeti Nano is a smaller version of Blue’s Yeti microphone. According to Blue, the Yeti is the brand’s best-selling microphone and the Yeti Nano brings the same audio quality in a new compact design.  Enlarge …

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Just as critics feared, Fortnite for Android came with an epic security risk

After watching friends play Fortnite on their iPhones for months, you may have downloaded the game the second it became available for your Android phone. I get it. But doing so could have put you at risk. As spotted by Android Central, Google has disclosed a huge vulnerability in Epic Games’ original Fortnite installer for Android, one that could have taken …

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Facebook vows to use 100% renewable energy by the end of 2020

Facebook is doubling down on being an eco-friendly company. In a blog post on Tuesday, Facebook said it aims to use 100 percent renewable energy to power its global operations, including its data centers, by the end of 2020. It also vowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent. In 2015 Facebook set a goal of supporting 50 percent …

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