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Samsung's mobile internet browser, if you ask its users, is pretty great. A lot of folks even say it's better than Chrome. That appreciation has manifested in the app hitting a very exclusive Play Store milestone: Samsung Internet Browser now has more than one billion installs.
We know you love them deals. Frankly, though, there are just too many for us to report on each one individually. Here are a handful of sales from the past few days we didn't get the chance to tell you about.
Epix is the latest cable network to get hip to its industry dying. As such, it's launched Epix Now, a standalone streaming service that offers access to its library of content on demand for a pretty fair price: $5.99 per month.
At Android Police, we keep an eye out for great deals on tech goodies so we can let you know when the time to buy is right. But there are a lot of deals out there; too many to highlight each in its own story. With that in mind, here are some bargains you may have missed over the past few days.
Looking for a Chromebook to last you years? The Pixelbook is a good bet — it's light, sleek, and a great performer. The base model is undoubtedly fine for most users, but if you're really trying to future-proof, you can spec it all the way up to an Intel Core i7 processor and a bunch of other fancy internals, and that top-of-the-line model is available for more than $400 off MSRP right now on Amazon.Originally $1,649 (and still that much direct from Google), this variety of Pixelbook has the previously mentioned Core i7 processor along with 16 gigs of RAM and 512 gigs of internal storage. Those are pretty beefy specs for any laptop, but given Chrome OS's comparatively low system requirements, this thing will be screaming for years to come. Students could get one of these puppies for a little less in December, but this is the lowest price we've seen without any kind of conditional pricing.
It's a bummer, but wireless audio gadget manufacturers seem reluctant to adopt the USB-C charging port found on most new phones, tablets, and even laptops. Otherwise exciting earbuds like the Soundcore Liberty Air and Jaybird Tarah Pro are still shipping with increasingly outdated microUSB ports — or worse, proprietary charging solutions. So it's great to see that Aukey's affordable B60 buds — significantly cheaper than both former sets — feature the one port to rule them all, especially since so many other things about them are so darn good.
If you've been waiting to jump on either the YouTube Music or Sonos bandwagon until the two were compatible, today's your day. YouTube has announced that its Music service is now available to stream on all Sonos speakers.
The Moto X4 launched in late 2017 for $400. That was too much money. Now, though, Google Fi is offering the device for next to nothing with activation — $149, or $6.20 a month — and throwing in 50 bucks of Fi service credit along with it. It's hard to argue with that.
You don't have to spend a lot to get a decent pair of headphones. Case in point: Aukey's B60 Bluetooth earbuds. They've got all sorts of niceties, like Bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C charging, and they're a bargain at their usual $60. Right now, though, Aukey's offering a $15 discount with an Amazon coupon code.In addition to their modern connectivity standards, the B60 have a magnet in each bud that can hold the two ends together when they're out of your ears. That's also how you turn the headset on and off: snap the buds together and they power off; pull 'em apart and they'll be on and connected to your phone before you get them in your ears. They sound pretty nice, to boot.
Imagine: you've plopped down on the couch and fired up Hulu on your phone, ready to watch your stories on the big screen using a Chromecast. But as the show starts, you're struck with a deafening wall of sound — you left the volume on blast the last time you were watching TV. Where's the remote? You have no idea.
Hulu is rejiggering its pricing model next month. Beginning February 26, the streaming provider's entry-level on-demand package — the one that shows ads with each video — is going down in price by a couple bucks, while the cost of adding live TV to your plan will go up. Hulu's ad-free on-demand plan will stay the same price.
Have you heard about this new Chromecast thing? That's a little joke. Google's streaming dongle has become so prolific that the platform it runs on is built into all kinds of stuff. If you've got one of the last few TVs that can't already receive Chromecasted content, now's a great time to get in on the phenomenon. You can currently scoop a third-generation Chromecast up at Rakuten for about 30 bucks, shipped.
Surveillance cameras can get pricey, with higher-end models going for hundreds of dollars a pop. Xiaomi-owned Yi offers a pretty affordable option in its 1080p home security camera. Normally $30.99, it's even cheaper right now with a couple of discounts on Amazon.
A couple of weeks ago, shortly after we received news of the Chromecast Audio's untimely demise, Amazon put its most similar product, the Amazon Echo Input, on sale for an attention-grabbing 20 bucks. Now, Belk has a similarly sweet deal: the third-generation Echo Dot, which does everything the Input does and more, is just .99 at the retailer's online store. If you're looking for fuller sound, the regular Echo is on sale there, too.
Media giant Viacom announced yesterday that it's come to an agreement with free streaming TV provider Pluto TV to purchase the service for the seemingly absurd sum of $340 million in cash. Viacom sees the platform as a way to attract customers to its paid streaming platforms, including such offerings as Comedy Central Now and Noggin.
Gmail is getting a few quality of life improvements in the near future. Over the next couple of days, G Suite Gmail accounts will see the addition of undo and redo buttons in the compose window, along with a button to strike text through (like this). Emails will also soon be downloadable as .EML files.
Holy cow, 4K TVs are getting cheap. Over the weekend, we spotted a 43-inch 4K Fire TV at Best Buy for $200. The retailer is back at it: right now, you can pick up a 55-inch 4K Hisense TV with Roku built in for a double-take-inspiring $300.
Ahead of the anticipated announcement of the company's new Galaxy S10 phones, Samsung has announced that it's developed a fresh camera sensor that could make its debut in the devices. The new ISOCELL Slim 3T2 is a 20-megapixel sensor that sports "the smallest form factor in the industry," purpose-built for use in devices with minimal bezels.
There are a lot of good options for hub-free smart lighting solutions today. Earlier, we shared a deal on TP-Link smart bulbs, but if you're looking for a more vibrant option, LIFX's full-color bulbs are on sale for 6.78 for a four-pack — almost 40 bucks off their normal price tag of $195.96.The bulbs can be adjusted to just about any color you can imagine (16 million, LIFX says), and get as bright as a traditional 75-watt bulb. These puppies are good to go without any hub hardware; they connect right to your Wi-Fi network. The price is good on regular old omnidirectional A19 bulbs, as well as more focused BR30s (although you can't mix and match; it's four of one or the other).
Philips Hue is the first name in smart lighting as far as a lot of consumers are concerned, but TP-Link quietly makes several quality smart home options, including smart light bulbs. The LB120 bulb is already reasonably priced, going for between $23 and $30 apiece, depending on the retailer, and it's currently even cheaper at B&H. You can grab a two-pack for just $30.