Gordon Gottsegen

Spotify for Wear OS lets you play music from your wrist

Now you can control your Spotify music from your wrist. Spotify on Wednesday announced its new app for Wear OS smartwatches. The app lets you pick a song or playlist, and pause, play or skip tracks on your smartwatch. That way you won’t have to pull out your phone in the middle of a jog …

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Hulu adds a Night Mode to go easy on your eyes

Hulu on Wednesday announced that it’s launching a Night Mode on its website. The feature gives Hulu watchers the option of turning on a dark theme to suit their viewing preference. The TV-streaming company says Night Mode reduces eye strain and glare in low light, which may create a better TV-watching experience. It also gives a more cinematic feel, almost like …

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Sony’s Xperia XZ3 is available for purchase now for $900

It’s been a busy fall for premium phone releases with the unveiling of the iPhone XS, Google Pixel 3, LG V40 ThinQ and more. And now yet another phone has entered the fray to compete for space in your pocket. As of Oct. 17 the Sony Xperia XZ3 is available for purchase in the US. You can buy it unlocked …

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Pixel 3 to finally let you use external mic when recording video

The camera tends to be a major selling point for Google’s Pixel phones, and this year’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are no different. And now, Google appears to be listening to fans that’ve been requesting a certain camera feature. Google said in a forum post on Friday that it’ll be adding support for external microphones to the Pixel …

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro may bring in

Huawei is set to unveil the Mate 20 Pro on Oct. 16, but we may already have an idea of what’s to come. Details and renders of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro have apparently leaked online, courtesy of German site WinFuture. You can check out pictures of the rumored phone below: As I have been asked a few times: here …

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LG V40 ThinQ preorders are open now, begins to ship Oct. 16

LG unveiled its LG V40 ThinQ on Oct. 3, and you can preorder it right now. The phone is available through a handful of carriers and retail locations. Here are some of the places you can preorder it and how much it’ll cost: AT&T ($950 or $31.67/month for 30 months) Sprint ($960 or $20/month lease for 18 months) T-Mobile ($920 or …

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Fortnite for Android is now open to all, no invite necessary

It just got easier to start playing Fortnite on your Android phone. On Thursday, Epic Games announced that it’s opening up the Fortnite beta to all compatible Android devices, no more invites needed. No invite needed – download the Fortnite Beta now on any compatible Android device 📱 Time to squad up: https://t.co/lH95t8qkwd pic.twitter.com/9UZNG7oFXd — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 11, 2018 …

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A bigger phone could help you win that esports tournament

Looking for a way to step up your competitive mobile gaming? The answer could be simple: Get a bigger phone. Mobile esports company Skillz announced today that it’s conducted an analysis of over 800 million tournaments and found that people competing with larger phones won significantly more often than people using smaller phones. Skillz hosts a mobile esports platform on which …

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Essential developing phone that’ll use AI to send texts and emails for you, says report

Essential may be working on a phone that’s unlike any other on the market. The company is reportedly working on a phone that uses AI to mimic the user and automatically respond to messages for them, according to Bloomberg. This device would be different than your standard smartphone. It reportedly has a small screen, but will mainly be operated through …

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Samsung phone with four rear cameras leaks ahead of Galaxy event

In September Samsung released its new Galaxy A7, the first Samsung phone with three rear cameras. But why stop there? It seems like a Samsung phone with four cameras could be just around the corner. A picture of a four-camera phone was posted by Evan Blass on Twitter. For what it’s worth, Blass has a long track record of leaking unreleased …

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