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With a little under a month until the Galaxy S10 lineup is officially unveiled, it's not surprising that we're seeing more and more leaks. About a week ago, an employee's phone was spotted being used on the bus, and we just saw a photo of an S10 with an apparent "Blockchain KeyStore" yesterday. However, today's leak is the most comprehensive, showcasing all angles of both the S10 and S10+.
Google introduced its smart file manager back in November 2017 as "Files Go," though the Go moniker has since been dropped in favor of a more simple "Files by Google." In a little over 14 months, Files by Google has managed to get over 100 million downloads on the Play Store, which is pretty impressive for a file manager.
If you've never heard of speed limits popping up in Google Maps, we can't blame you. As of July 2017, Maps' speed limit feature was only confirmed to work in two areas: the San Francisco Bay Area in California and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There's been little news since then, but tonight we received three tips from different parts of the US showing that speed limits were live in Maps.
The Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones are some of the best in the biz. They sound good and the active noise cancellation is top-notch, but the $350 MSRP puts it out of reach for many. Luckily, Rakuten is currently offering them to members for just 4.95, so you may be in luck if you've been waiting for a deal on these.
It turns out that public transportation is useful not just to get from A to B, but also for spotting unreleased devices. A photo of an alleged Galaxy S10 with a hole-punch display was posted on r/Samsung several hours ago, with a claimed Samsung employee joining the comments section with some more information and even an impromptu AMA.
Remember LG's ill-fated Friends modules — you know, that one camera grip thing and the other DAC add-on that never came to the US for the poorly-made G5? The company apparently didn't learn its lesson, as CNET is now reporting that it could be unveiling a phone with a second-screen add-on at MWC next month.
Hot on the heels of the Android Pie update from earlier this month, HMD Global has released the kernel source code for the Nokia 8 Sirocco. Of course, most people won't be able to do much with this, though it might be good news for the few who've unlocked their bootloaders (yes, it's possible).
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- The same headphones are now available for a very low at Focus Camera. Gunmetal, Red, and Clear are all at that price, but White/Silver hasn't been discounted for whatever reason.
Less than a month ago, we posted about V-MODA's Crossfade Wireless headphones dropping to $99 in refurbished guise. Today's deal is slightly pricier at 4.99, but I'm sure that many of you would rather pony up an extra $16 to get a brand-new set. I know I would, at least.This is a great set of headphones for 4.99. Back in 2016, we recommended it even at its rather high MSRP of $299.99 for its multipoint device pairing, 50mm drivers, and 12-hour battery life. We liked the sound, volume, and isolation, though you should note that these are a bit bass-heavy. For what it's worth, these also have swappable "shields" if you want to mix things up.4.99 matches the all-time low Amazon price for these headphones. All four colors — Clear, Red, Gunmetal, and White/Silver — are available at this price. Hit the source link below to pick a set up; they'd probably make for pretty good Christmas gifts.
In today's $350 wireless, ANC-equipped over-ear headphones space, there are two primary competitors: Bose's QuietComfort 35 II and Sony's WH-1000XM3. Bose has long been championed as the king of the segment by many, but it seems impossible to talk about the QC35 II these days without someone butting in about how the identically-priced 1000XM3 is superior. After some time with the 1000XM3, I understand why everyone has been talking about it.
For those who juggle around a lot of credit and debit cards, keeping track of them can be tedious. Google Pay, for instance, only showed the company name and the last four digits of the card — until now. Much to our (read: big boss Artem's) pleasure, Google Pay has finally added the ability to assign names to your cards.
Scosche already announced a nifty wireless charging in-car mount, the MagicMount Charge3, at CES yesterday, but the new MagicGrip Charge is pretty interesting as well. This Qi-powered mount actually grabs your phone from you with motorized arms — something I've never seen on a car mount before.
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- The 3GB RAM / 32GB storage version is available for 4.99 with the same clip coupon, so if you don't need all of those gee-bees, this might be more your speed.
There are a ton of competitors in the budget phone bracket nowadays, but Moto G phones are always a reliable bet. The Moto G6 is the latest offering in a long line of Motorola's mid-rangers, and we concluded that it's a "predictably good value" in our review. B&H is currently offering the 64GB version of the Moto G6 for 4.99, which is $105 off MSRP.
5G is all the rage right now, with AT&T already rushing to plaster "5G Evolution" (read: enhanced 4G LTE) indicators on its current phones. Some carriers are waiting out for real 5G, though, and Sprint is one of them. The company today confirmed that it's planning to sell a 5G phone from Samsung by summer 2019.
Android Auto hasn't changed much since last year, which means that the revised double-DIN head unit models being revealed by car electronics companies this year won't be all that interesting. Case in point: Kenwood's three new Android Auto head units, which are being revealed at CES, are pretty uninteresting. One thing, however, is rather intriguing: the flagship model's stunning $1,599.95 MSRP.Let's start with the two cheaper models: the $599.95 eXcelon DMX7706S and the $649.95 eXcelon DMX706S. Both have 6.95-inch resistive touchscreens, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support (no wireless functionality is mentioned), 1.5A USB outputs, and two camera connections. Audio-wise, the duo each has three sets of 4V, low-level outputs for amps, internal amplification of 22x4 watts RMS for speakers, support for FLAC and WAV files up to 192kHz/24-bit, and a 13-band equalizer with something called Digital Time Alignment. The $50 extra you pay for the DMX706S gets you "tuned audiophile-grade components," as well as an adjustable 3-way crossover. These two will be available in April.
Most of you are probably familiar with AT&T's very misleading initiative to dub an enhanced version of 4G LTE "5G Evolution." As the top comment on that post predicted, the "5G E" icon has begun to roll out very quickly, already hitting both the LG V30 and Samsung Galaxy S8 active less than two weeks after the announcement.
Back at I/O '17, Google announced that Volvo and Audi would be the first manufacturers to introduce a standalone, more deeply integrated version of Android Auto. One year later, at I/O '18, Google actually showed off several cars with prototypes of what it now called "Android Automotive." Now that Volvo has revealed that its all-electric Polestar 2 will be the first car with Android Automotive onboard, we finally have a more concrete arrival date for Google's long-awaited infotainment system.
Flagship phones with just one rear camera are becoming rare, and apparently two sensors on the back isn't enough either. Nokia's upcoming flagship, the Nokia 9 PureView, has previously been rendered with a whopping five cameras on the back, and this latest leak from Evan Blass confirms the camera setup.
For most people, the 64GB or so of storage that comes standard on higher-end phones these days is more than enough. However, for the select few that require tremendous amounts of local storage, microSD support is a godsend. Earlier this year, PNY introduced a 512GB microSD card, pricing it at a princely $349.99. That price has been slashed to 9.99, $110 off, for today only on Amazon.Using this PNY Elite 512GB with the right phone, like a 512GB Galaxy Note9, could result in a full terabyte of local storage on one phone. That's pretty crazy to think about. Unfortunately, this card only supports maximum sequential write speeds of 10MB/s, which is a bit disappointing. Nonetheless, this is basically your only option if you want this much additional storage stateside.
With phones, laptops, and audio devices all beginning to switch to USB Type-C, there's never been a better time to pick up batteries and chargers. However, there are an awful lot out there, and it can get difficult to choose between them. We've rounded up our favorites, along with some other accessories that we think you might like, into this list for your perusal.
An Amazon Prime subscription comes with a ton of perks, and one of those is Prime Video. In my experience, it doesn't have nearly as much selection as Netflix or Hulu, and I personally only really use it to watch The Grand Tour. But back to the topic at hand: Prime Video now has over 100 million installs on the Play Store.