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Derek Kessler
Derek Kessler is Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He's been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm (the old one), and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.
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Cyber Monday deals are in full swing, and if you're looking for the best up to the minute deal tracking available, we have you covered!
All of Black Friday's biggest and best deals — all in one place
Black Friday deals are in full swing, and if you're looking for the best up to the minute deal tracking available, we have you covered!
Hello darkness, my old friend 🌑
Say hello to Dark Mode on Android Central!
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You asked us to turn out the lights, so we made a light switch. Now the only thing that'll be blinding you is our beautiful prose and not the blog itself! We're thrilled to introduce dark mode to the site, and even more excited that it will match the settings on your phone and computer.
WhistleOut Test
WhistleOut button embed: Native CTA button: The Note 8 is still a solid phone that's more than capable for what most people need to do at the end of 2018. And it still has the same software as the Note 9 — and now that the Note 9 is out and the Note 10 on the way, the Note 8 is more affordable than ever. Whip out that S Pen for the best pen experience on a smartphone that you can...
Folding up the taxonomy
Innie or outie? How to define the first generation of foldable phones
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Does your tablet fold in, does your phone fold out? Do you have a single screen, or multiples to tout?
What are you doing, LG?
The LG V50 adds 5G and a folding screen to the V40 and it's not great
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Take an LG V40. Give it more battery and a 5G radio, questionable computational depth blurring video, and a case that adds a second screen faux-foldable, and what you get is the LG V50. The question is... why?
the very best
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Expectations beget disappointment
Palm is coming back in the most disappointing way possible
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Ever since HP completely botched their acquisition of Palm and webOS, I've longed for a return of the excellent user interface and brand. TCL's resurrection of Palm as a tiny, underpowered, basic phone just crushes my soul.
Assistant, AI, Android, and more!
Google I/O 2018: All the big announcements!
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Google's I/O 2018 developer conference kicked off with a bang with a huge keynote revealing the latest projects coming out of Mountain View.
Giving away the farm
Facebook never earned your trust and now we're all paying the price
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No laws were broken when Cambridge Analytica collected the data of 50 million Facebook users and used it to influence the election for president of the United States. There was no leak and no breach; just gross negligence — and that's terrifying.
Knee-jerk reactions to business as usual
A government-owned 5G network? Not gonna happen
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A new report claims the US government has a proposal to create a government-owned 5G network. This... seems very unlikely to actually happen for so many reasons. (Updated with comment from the FCC Commissioner.)
Why are these things... things?
Fingers-on with the new and weird Vital and Keyboard Moto Mods
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Motorola is offering both a blood pressure cuff and a slide-out keyboard as Moto Mods. The question, though, is why?
The dream... maybe
Razer's Project Linda turns your phone into a laptop
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So many companies have tried and failed to make a dockable phone that turns into a usable laptop. Has Razer cracked the formula with its newest concept?
Paying the toll
Net neutrality, consolidation, monopolies, and you
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A fair and open internet is vital to the national and global interest. It promotes our democracy and economy. Recent moves at the FCC threaten to undo rules supporting "net neutrality", which would unfairly tilt the playing field in favor of ISPs.
Manual video with LOG format? Oh yes.
LG's focus on the V30 cameras is great for pros and amateurs
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There's no substitute for a quality camera. And while many of us will take every photo and video on full auto, there's a place for manual camera controls, RAW and LOG files, Hi-Fi audio, focus peaking, and everything else the pros love.
Pick up your lightsaber, young padawan
The Star Wars Jedi Challenge is AR-awesome and all I want is more
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They say that greed and desire are the path to the dark side. I don't care. I want to get my hands on the Star Wars Jedi Challenge that Lenovo and Disney have cooked up. Now.
G6 + GS8 = V30 ❤️
The LG V30 is the phone the G6 should've been from the start
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Is the LG V30 a successor to the V20, a true G6+, the phone the G6 should've been, or the stylish lovechild of a G6 and a Samsung Galaxy S8? Maybe it's all of the above.
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