It’s been years since Samsung smartphones were found to have infringed several Apple iPhone patents, but some folks are still sore. “It was blatantly ripped off. They tried to steal the essential flavor of the iPhone,” said Richard Howarth, a senior director of Apple’s design team and one of two lead iPhone designers, testifying at …
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HTC’s newest phone, the HTC Exodus, is one you’ll probably never see vying for shelf space alongside the Galaxy S9, LG G7 or iPhone X. Unveiled on Tuesday, the HTC Exodus is instead the first phone by a major brand that’s dedicated to blockchain encryption, the security technology that forms the base of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. HTC …
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Still resisting the notch fever sweeping phone designs these days? Give it up. Google has. The Android P beta, a build meant for app developers that anyone is free to download and use, supports not one, but three different notch designs. There’s the central Cycloptic notch we find in phones like the iPhone X, Huawei P20, LG G7 and Essential …
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This is going to sound pretty silly, but bear with me a sec. There’s a new “Voice Remote” feature for the YouTube TV app that — get this — lets you ask for exactly what you want to watch. But only on phones, according to 9to5Google. Not on Rokus or Android TVs or other YouTube TV-equipped bigscreen devices where you’d likely …
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A few years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find an elegant, premium phone that was also waterproof. Aside from Sony’s Xperia phones, most waterproof phones were clunky-looking with midtier specs. These days though, most high-end flagships come with some level of protection against water. In addition to the LG G7, Samsung, Apple and Google all have waterproof marquee handsets that satisfy …
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Google and Qualcomm are working on a next generation of smartwatches that should be arriving this fall, and more possible details continue to arrive during this year’s Google developer conference. Google is expected to finally make its own watch through its internal hardware division — or its own watches, according to the latest report from German tech site Winfuture.de. The …
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Microsoft Build 2018 started Tuesday and is still ongoing, but now Google is competing for your future attention with its own annual Google I/O developers conference. Unlike the hardware-centric announcements of last October, I/O focuses mostly on software and how to to get the most out of those devices. Before the conference started, Google announced it had rebranded its Google …
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Since it launched a year ago, Hulu’s live TV service has had its share of complaints about the interface. In particular, it’s been tough to find what’s actually on now. Today the company introduces a new tab that should be familiar to anyone used to a cable TV or satellite box. Hulu calls it a live guide, and it’s basically a …
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The TVs of 2018 just started to hit store shelves, and Netflix has already blessed a few of them. According to Netflix, the following 2018 televisions are officially “Netflix Recommended.” LG 4K UHD TVs with WebOS 4.0 Sony W800F- and WF800-series Android TVs Yep, it’s a short list. In fairness, the first line actually encompasses the vast majority of LG’s 2018 TVs, …
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Update: Watch live coverage of Google I/O here. Google I/O starts next Tuesday, May 8 and — like always — we’ll be there to bring you all the latest from the company as it’s announced. Just like last year it will take place at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, and we’ll hear what Google has planned for developers as …
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