Amazon’s day (and a half) of deals may be less than a month away. According to a new leak, Amazon Prime Day starts July 16. The date was shown in a reportedly leaked Prime Day promo banner on Amazon’s UK site, and spotted by TechRadar. It seems like the banner was taken down sometime after. Amazon …
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How to get Microsoft News for iOS, Android and Windows 10
On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft News, a news engine that curates articles from across the web and delivers them to your Microsoft feed. You can experience Microsoft News for yourself right away. To start using Microsoft News on your phone, download the Microsoft News app. The app is currently available for both iOS and Android. On Windows 10 devices, Microsoft News …
Read More »Moto Z3 Play brings the battery back for $500, or $450 with Amazon Prime
If you’ve been craving a phone with a beefy battery pack, the Moto Z3 Play might be the ticket — it comes with a magnetic modular battery pack that promises a combined 40 hours on a charge. And though we haven’t reviewed it yet, it’s now available for preorder through Best Buy, B&H Photo and Motorola.com for $500. Or, if you’re an Amazon …
Read More »Oppo Find X is an all
When phone maker Oppo says that the Oppo Find X is almost all screen, it really means it. The Android handset is arresting to look at, mostly because its 6.4-inch display really does stretch across the entire phone face — there isn’t even a camera for taking selfies. Or rather, there is, but you won’t see it until you open …
Read More »LG G7 ThinQ and V35 ThinQ available for preorder on Google’s Project Fi
You can now preorder the LG G7 ThinQ and LG V35 ThinQ on Google’s Project Fi wireless network. Through Project Fi, the LG G7 ThinQ costs $749 (or $31.21 per month for 24 months) and the LG V35 ThinQ costs $899 (or $37.46 per month for 24 months). If you preorder either LG phone between now and July 7, Google …
Read More »Samsung’s foldable Galaxy phone hopefully won’t look anything like its ugly prototype
Alleged pictures of a 3-year-old foldable Samsung Galaxy phone prototype recently appeared online. And let’s just say we’re glad it stayed a prototype. The pictures were posted on Twitter by MMDJ, who has posted photos of rumored Samsung devices in the past. He claims that the device is a canceled Samsung Project V prototype. Project V (aka Project Valley) was reportedly …
Read More »Apple’s iWork update now lets you record, edit and play audio
Apple on Thursday updated its iWork office software for Mac and iOS devices, 9to5Mac notes. So if you’re a fan of Apple apps such as Pages, Keynote or Numbers, you may notice some welcome changes. Some specifics include the ability to record, edit and play audio files within the apps, added Apple Pencil functions for iOS and new designs for …
Read More »The iPhone 3GS is going on sale, and no, it isn’t 2009
The iPhone 3GS is making a comeback — nine years after it originally went on sale. South Korean wireless carrier SK Telink will start selling the iPhone 3GS by the end of the month, ETNews reports (via AppleInsider). It won’t be a dusty refurbished heap of junk either. SK Telink somehow got its hands on pristine, untouched 2009 iPhones in their original packaging, …
Read More »Samsung may unveil the Gear S4 with the Galaxy Note 9 in August
The Galaxy Note 9 might not be the only Samsung product right around the corner. Samsung will reportedly launch the Gear S4 smartwatch in August, according to Korean news outlet ETnews (via SamMobile). Since the Galaxy Note 9 is rumored to arrive Aug. 9, Samsung could well launch the two devices at the same time. The Samsung Gear S4 would be …
Read More »Microsoft Office update brings simplified design, better search
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel have a few changes in store. Microsoft on Wednesday said it’s bringing a design update to Microsoft Office. The update is for Office.com and Office 365 users, and will begin rolling out to business customers and consumers in June. The most recent version of Office is Microsoft Office 2016, which was actually released in 2015. Some changes …
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