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Google Ditches the Android Wear Brand
Android Wear is failing, and Google is getting rid of the Android Wear brand this week. The company is introducing […]

Samsung Galaxy S9+: First Impressions
My Samsung Galaxy S9+ arrived yesterday afternoon, and I’ve spent the time since setting it up and, most crucially, doing […]

Microsoft is in Talks to Join Movies Anywhere
As you may know, Microsoft’s Movies & TV service was left out in the cold when Disney expanded Movies Anywhere […]

The Promise of Google Assistant Routines Remains Unmet (Premium)
Routines represent the second-generation of the digital assistant era, where we move past simple command/response interactions. To access this post, […]

Essential Phone Gets Android Oreo After All
It’s been roughly 5 months since Essential started working to bring Android Oreo to its PH-1 smartphone. After testing Android […]

Android Wear is Google’s Windows Phone Moment (Premium)
Google controls the dominant personal computing platform. So why isn’t Android Wear even remotely successful? To access this post, you […]

Amazon Brings Calling and Messaging to Alexa on Tablets
Amazon is expanding Alexa’s abilities on your tablets by bringing new communication features. The company first added the ability to […]

Android 8.1 Beta Comes to OnePlus 5, 5T
Over the weekend, OnePlus shipped open beta releases of Android 8.1 for the OnePlus 5 and 5T. This addresses one […]