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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Google Pixelbook i7/512GB model is $1,199 ($451 off) from Amazon and Walmart
Not many people require a ton of power and storage with their Chromebooks, but for those who do, Google offers a Pixelbook with a Core i7, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. With an MSRP of $1,650, it's no surprise that this spec is frequently discounted. It's currently down to $1,199 on Amazon and Walmart (well, it's a dollar more), which equates to a ~$450 discount.
This model of the Pixelbook is equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD in a 3:2 aspect ratio, a 7th-gen Core i7, 16GB of RAM, and a very fast 512GB NVMe SSD.
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Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
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Instagram Stories camera will get makeover, influencers will be able to tag products for you to buy
Instagram has announced new features that are intended to enhance the experiences for the 500 million daily active users of its Stories feature — one of these features is available right now while the other may take some time and adjustment to get used to. The social media platform is also building a new way for users to browse and buy the clothes their favorite influencers are wearing.
The first new feature for Stories is the Donation Sticker, a way for story makers to call to their follower base for action.
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North West Under-17s v Pakistan Women
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Latest OnePlus 5/5T Open Beta adds new system update UI, Quick Reply improvements, and more
What's this, another update from OnePlus for the 5/5T? And a decently-sized one at that. This is Open Beta 31 and 29, respectively, which brings some nice improvements to the UX and overall.
Here's the changelog:
- System
- Display overheating device warning
- New UI for system update
- Quick reply
- Supported more IM APPs for Quick Reply in landscape
- Apps don't get paused when using quick reply in landscape
- Community
- Optimized search experience by adding search field, and grouping search results in different categories
- Improved the UI of Social page
- Optimized Log recording in Bug Report section
A new UI for anything always draws my attention, even one as basic as the system update.
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Moto Z3 Play kernel source code for Android 9 Pie update now available
In our review of the Moto Z3 Play from last year, we said it carried "an unacceptable price for a decent phone." In the event that you did pony up the $500 for it, or maybe just bought it on sale, you should be excited that development for its Android 9 Pie firmware is coming soon. Motorola has just published the Z3 Play's Pie kernel source code on GitHub.
With this source code, developers will be able to create custom software for the Z3 Play, codenamed "beckham," on Pie, such as ROMs and recoveries.
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Facebook Messenger app redesign and desktop clients coming later this year
Facebook's Messenger app has gotten pretty hefty over the years, now weighing in at over 100MB. Some phones can't even run it properly, hence the need for a Lite version. Today at its F8 conference, Facebook announced a bunch of improvements coming Messenger's way, including a much lighter mobile app and a desktop client.
The Messenger app has been a sore point for Android users for years, so it's nice to see that Facebook will be doing something about it.
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Huawei's insane growth in China should have Samsung and Apple worried
The worldwide smartphone market hasn't just slowed, it's been in decline for the last year or so. Whatever you attribute that to — rising prices, longer-lasting devices, fewer necessary improvements — many major OEMs including Samsung and Apple have seen sales weaken. In comparison, though, Huawei continues to see explosive growth, especially in China.
Yesterday Huawei published its annual financial report for 2018, revealing just over 107 billion dollars in revenue for the year, with around 8.8 billion of that being profit.
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Android TV exec talks new hardware, app numbers, and future plans
Many, including us here at Android Police, have felt that Android TV is languishing as a platform, especially considering some of its best standalone hardware is coming up on four years old — admittedly, it has aged gracefully. According to a recent interview from TechHive, Google's commitment to the platform is only increasing, though, and both big changes and new hardware are planned.
The biggest takeaway from the interview is that more hardware reveals should coming "in the next couple of weeks," presumably indicating they'll be announced at or around Google's upcoming I/O developer conference, with devices set to arrive in the fall.
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Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi begin 5G battle in Switzerland with new phones from May 1
Chinese manufacturers Huawei, OPPO, and Xiaomi are about to bring their first 5G phones to one of Europe's frontier battlegrounds for the new network technology: Switzerland. Swisscom is to launch sales of the OPPO Reno 5G from May 1 while Sunrise will sell the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G starting May 2.
For context, two versions of the Reno launched in greater Europe on April 24 — one of them being the Reno 10x with its 10x "hybrid" zoom that we got to test.
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[Update: A few more stragglers] Google Pay now available with 49 more banks and credit unions in the US
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Facebook Portal coming to Europe, will soon support WhatsApp
Facebook's totally-not-a-surveillance-device, the Portal smart display, was released in October of last year. Despite the company's abhorrent record with user privacy, the Portal seems to be fairly popular, and now Facebook is bringing it to more regions and adding new features.
Both the Portal and Portal+ are currently only sold in the United States and Canda, but Facebook announced today that both models will come to Europe this fall. As part of the expansion, WhatsApp calling will be supported.
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Ingress comes to Netflix with debut of new animated series
Niantic has officially announced the global release of Ingress: The Animation on Netflix, which is clearly themed around the developer's hit augmented reality game Ingress Prime. We first learned about the CG-animated series back in July of 2018, and that the show had a planned launch for October of that year. Well, that loose release date came and went, so if you had been wondering when the show would actually arrive, today's the day.
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YouTube snags 13 exclusive MLB games this season
According to a report today by Variety, Google has just made a deal with Major League Baseball to offer 13 games from the 2nd half of the 2019 season on YouTube. The games will even be exclusives to YouTube in the US/Puerto Rico and Canada. Fret not sports fans, they'll be aired for free via the MLB YouTube account, as well as a dedicated channel via YouTube TV.
Precise dates and details for which games and when aren't known yet. The games will include pre- and post-game content, and some popular YouTube creators will be participating in the broadcasts via an undisclosed means.
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Nokia 4.2 available for pre-order in the US for $189, ships May 14
Nokia unveiled a few new devices at Mobile World Congress 2019 including the somewhat disappointing Nokia 9 PureView. It also had a few budget offerings that got less press, including the Nokia 4.2. That phone is now available for pre-order in the US for a mere $189.
The Nokia 4.2 packs a Snapdragon 439, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Up front, it has a 5.7-inch 1080p LCD with a small notch at the top.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is coming to Android on May 30, and you can pre-register right now
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is a remake of the 1989 Master System platformer Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. The developer Lizardcube has announced that the title will be coming to Android on May 30th. Once the game is launched, you'll be able to pick it up for $8.99, though if you'd like to save 30% off the retail price, you can pre-register on the Play Store to receive that discount.
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Anki, maker of Cozmo and other toy robots, is shutting down
Anki has been one of the leading companies in this new age of smartphone-connected toys, alongside Sphero. Sadly, Anki has run out of money and is shutting its doors.
Anki has made a few different toys over the past few years, including 'Overdrive' race cars, the adorable Pixar-like Cozmo robot (we reviewed the Collectors Edition), and the internet-connected Vector. The company also released licensed versions of their products, like the Fast & Furious Overdrive set.
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Superbook Kickstarter runs out of money after shipping 75% of phone-to-laptop pre-orders
Some of you may remember as far back as 2016, when a little project called the Superbook hit Kickstarter, aiming to turn our smartphones into laptops for a mere $100. It was a tremendously ambitious dream that didn't really work out in practice, and sadly Sentio, the company behind the Superbook, has recently announced that it ran out of money after shipping only 75% of pre-orders.
The news was revealed in a very long announcement via the Kickstarter project published a few days ago.
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LG reports lagging profits and continued mobile losses in Q1 2019
LG has released its latest quarterly results, and you're never going to guess what happened. It's getting to be an old story at this point: LG makes money, but the smartphone segment drags it down. That's the case with LG's latest Q1 2019 results.
The headlining number is an operating profit of KRW 900.6 billion (USD 801.25 million) on sales of KRW 14.92 trillion (USD 13.27 billion). That's not bad, but it's a 20% drop from last year at this time.
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Enter the GRID Autosport race early, private beta sign-ups now live
The Android port of GRID Autosport has been a long time coming. Back at the tail end of 2017, we learned that the Android version would be delayed until 2018, but then at the end of that year, Feral Interactive announced that GRID Autosport would officially land on the Play Store sometime in 2019. Well, this most recent time frame appears to be holding true since the developer recently announced a private beta program, and if you would like to take part, you can sign-up through a Google Form for consideration.
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The HP Chromebook x360 14 G1 is pricey, flawed, and a joy to use
Premium Chromebooks are a niche product category; most Chromebooks in any price range can do pretty much all the same things. The difference comes in how well a particular device handles those tasks — and while HP's Chromebook x360 14 G1 is unlikely to convert anyone already against high-end Chrome OS devices on principle, it's an extremely competent laptop that's worth a look for anybody interested in a quality Chrome machine.
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Google Maps can suggest the most bustling, interesting, or popular neighborhoods around you
Whether you're momentarily traveling to or have recently moved to a new country or city, you'll probably look at Google Maps or other travel and discovery apps to find places to visit nearby. The same can be true if you're just planning a trip, or if you've been living somewhere for a while but still want to discover new locations around you. Maps' Explore tab serves that purpose well, and has received a small update now to improve discovery of not just places, but also nearby areas or districts.
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That ridiculous Energizer 18,000mAh battery/phone raised just 1% of its Indiegogo goal (unsurprisingly)
You may remember that back in February at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, Energizer unveiled a boatload of phones. The most bizarre of the lot had a humungous 18,000mAh battery, dual pop-up front cameras, and it could seemingly also be used to break through glass in an emergency. In news that will shock nobody, it has spectacularly failed to reach its lofty Indiegogo crowdfunding target.
Built by French company Avenir Telecom who license the Energizer brand for use on phones, the P18K managed just 1% (£11,551) of its £923,791 goal.
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Google Pay rolls out in Switzerland with support for Cornèrcard, Swiss Bankers, and more
Switzerland is known for many things, such as its beautiful mountains, lovely villages, and high living expenses. To make it easier for the Swiss to spend their hard-earned cash, Google is launching its mobile payment system in the country today. Google Pay's support documents speak of a rollout for customers of Cornèrcard, Bonuscard, Swiss Bankers, Revolut, and boon. As usual, only credit or debit cards are supported as payment methods.
Just as in other countries with Pay, Swiss Android users can now pay contactless in shops and use the service online as an alternative to PayPal and others.
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Google's struggling Pixel sales invite comparison with Microsoft's smartphone failures
Alphabet — Google's parent company — had its Q1 earnings call yesterday amid its slowest growth in 3 years. A 17% year-on-year revenue increase has some investors concerned and Google CEO Sundar Pichai had to answer some tough questions about the company's hardware prospects. One analyst even went as far as to compare the Pixel phones with Microsoft's unsuccessful smartphone lineup.
According to Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat, "recent pressures in the premium smartphone market" were to blame for lower than expected Pixel sales.
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The Galaxy S10 sold well, says Samsung, despite the company's plummeting profits in Q1
Samsung has just released its first-quarter earning calls today, and its previously released profit warnings turned out to be true. The company made a total of KRW 6.2 trillion ($5.3 billion), which is about 60 percent less than last year's first quarter. However, Samsung says that its Galaxy S10 series still sold very well.
The first two quarters of a year are traditionally weaker in the tech industry than the last two, but this drop is significant – the company made this little money back in Q1 of 2016, and that number is only slightly bigger than 2016 Q3's Note 7 debacle.
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The Dual-SIM Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ are respectively $596, $675, and $775 on eBay
Despite new flagships coming out, the Galaxy S10 is still one of the hottest phones around. Even though its price could have been a roadblock when it was announced back in February, you don't need to spend as much now. Indeed, thanks to a a promotion on the device's international version on eBay, you can pay as low as $596 for the S10, $675 for the S10, and $775 for the S10+ in their 128GB versions.
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Trump Sues Banks to Stop Them From Complying With House Subpoenas
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Official TWRP support now available for Exynos Galaxy S10+
When the Galaxy S9 and S9+ debuted last year, TWRP support for Exynos models became available that same day. Things have taken a little longer for the Galaxy S10, but the recovery is now officially available for the Exynos S10+ model. Owners of the regular S10 and the S10e will have to sit tight.
The TWRP file weighs in at 64.5MB, and it can be downloaded at the source link below.
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TCL's best 4K HDR 55" TV is just $450 right now if you buy with an Amazon credit card
While we're not usually fans of "cash back" discount schemes as stand-ins for real sales, when making a big ticket purchase, they can be huge motivators to get products off shelves. Today is definitely such an occasion, with TCL's well-reviewed and range-topping R617 55" 4K HDR TV available for effectively $450 after rewards are taken into account when you using a qualifying Amazon credit card to make your purchase.
The TV is already on sale for its lowest price on Amazon ever ($530), but Amazon is offering an additional 10% in rewards cash back (on top of the standard 5% for the Prime Visa) on this specific model, meaning once those rewards points hit your account, you'll get back nearly $80 in Amazon Rewards.
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