Andy Rubin, the creator of Google‘s Android OS, teased us back in March with a mysterious new company, called Essential. Thursday it teased us more on Twitter. In the first tweet posted on its account, Essential said “something big is coming May 30”. Could this be the Essential phone we saw pictured in Andy Rubin’s …

If Snapchat is known for one thing, it’s filters. Thursday the company added five more filter themes to its popular custom geofilter maker. Snapchat’s On-Demand geofilters are aimed at both people and businesses. So whether it’s a wedding, a coffee shop or a birthday party, you can easily share messages to other friends there using these geofilters. Previously, the company …

If you want a Kodak Ektra, your time has come. The camera-centric phone aimed at those with an artsy side is now on sale. The Ektra is a GSM unlocked phone (that works on AT&T and T-Mobile but not on CDMA networks like Verizon) and is available from Kodak and third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy for $400 or …

Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant is your new bartender 1:35 After three days of I/O, Google‘s developers conference has come to an end. During that time, there were several announcements including Google Lens and updates to Android O and Tango/Daydream. But there were several other pieces of news that might have flown under your radar. Read on to check …

Now playing: Watch this: ZenFone AR scores a first 1:35 This summer, Verizon will be the only carrier to sell the Asus ZenFone AR, the first phone with both of Google’s reality-altering features. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you …

It’s official, you can now use Google Assistant on the iPhone. And it looks and works pretty much just as it does on Android. At Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, it was announced that there is now an iOS version of Google Assistant available for the iPhone. Starting today, we’re bringing the #GoogleAssistant to iPhones. Whether at home …

Today Google announced a brand-new feature for Gmail called Smart Reply. It’s basically like predictive typing for email and message replies. Smart Reply works pretty straightforwardly. It uses Google machine learning to suggest three responses to the emails and messages you receive. You can ignore them, or you can pick one and then hit send, or you can add additional …

Nike released a series of iPhone 7 cases made out of sneaker soles, complete with the treads. Each is based on an iconic sneaker’s outsole, are made out of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and are purported to be capable of protecting your iPhone 7 from most drops and scratches. There are two outsole iPhone cases: the Nike Air Force 1 case …

Apple released Control Center in 2013 as part of iOS 7. It gives iPhone and iPad users quick access to settings for airplane mode, wifi, bluetooth, screen brightness among other things. But sometimes errant swipes inside apps and games can launch Control Center accidentally — which can be annoying. If you leave your iPhone lying around pretty much anyone including …

If you are a Galaxy S8 owner, you have one of the most beautiful phones ever made. But all that beauty comes with one flaw — and no, it’s not the placement of the fingerprint sensor. Some owners are experiencing audio problems with their handsets On Samsung’s community discussion forums, many users have complained about audio cutting out on their …