Connect it all
Samsung's Connect Home mesh Wi-Fi system will be available July 2
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Samsung has introduced yet another smart home mesh Wi-Fi solution for you to consider.
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Keyboard time
Where to buy the BlackBerry KEYone
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The BlackBerry KEYone is finally going on sale in the U.S., coming to Amazon and Best Buy for $549 a couple weeks after pre-orders started to open up in some other markets.
Get Fit
Samsung updating Gear Fit 2 with new and improved workout features
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Samsung has just pushed out an update to the Gear Fit 2 right around a year after launch that makes a few solid upgrades to its fitness tracking and reporting after your workout.
🗝
You can now buy an unlocked Galaxy S8 in the U.S.
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After a few weeks of pre-orders, Samsung has fully opened sales for the U.S. unlocked versions of the Galaxy S8 and S8+.
The future is here
The unlocked HTC U11 supports Verizon without a CDMA radio — yes, really
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Not having CDMA isn't the end of the world, nor does it preclude HTC from legitimately stating that the U11 supports Verizon — let us explain.
More information
Essential Phone will have near-stock Android, expand to U.S. carriers soon
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The Essential Phone isn't even properly for sale yet, but we're getting new details about how the software will work and what Essential's plans are for sales in the future.
Essential viewing
Watch Andy Rubin talk about the new Essential Phone at the Code Conference
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Coinciding with the launch of the Essential Phone today, founder Andy Rubin will be on stage for an interview at the Code Conference.
Fresh
YouTube has changed its app interface yet again
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YouTube is once again tweaking its Android app interface, aiming to hopefully clean things up and make the most-used YouTube functions easier to quickly reach.
Ambient
Essential is making a Google Home and Amazon Echo competitor, too
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Alongside its first phone, Essential is also unveiling the Essential Home — a clear direct competitor to the likes of Google Home and Amazon Echo.
classy
Huawei Watch 2 Classic now on sale in the U.S. for $369
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Huawei's higher-end Android Wear 2.0-powered Watch 2 Classic is now widely available in the U.S. from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, B&H and more.
Can prediction work?
Another look at Yahoo's Aviate Launcher
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Can Aviate take on Android launcher mainstays like Nova and Action? Let's fly!
Trying to turn it around
HTC U11 review: Back in the running
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With the big improvements, not only does the U11 make you wonder why the U Ultra exists — but it also makes you start considering it right alongside the flagship competition of 2017.
Essentially teased
Andy Rubin expected to show off Essential's first phone on May 30
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Essential, the phone brand founded by Andy Rubin, is building up the hype to making an announcement next week.
Full circle
Google finally matching in-store purchases to online activity for ads
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Google is finally figuring out how to close the most precious link in the loop of online advertising: knowing when someone makes an in-store purchase in response to an online ad.
Jam on
Google's $5000 Jamboard collaborative whiteboard is now available
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Google's enterprise-focused smart whiteboard, called the Jamboard, is now available for those in the U.S. who are ready to increase collaboration and move beyond smelly dry erase markers.
Don't panic
Galaxy S8 iris scanner bypassed with picture of an eye and a little time
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The Galaxy S8's iris scanner is fast and accurate, but doesn't offer the same level of protection you may have expected.
Keep it tight
A huge number Android phones are using encryption and lock screen security
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It was extremely encouraging to hear some of the security metrics announced at Google I/O 2017, showing both encryption and lock screen usage increasing with each new version of Android.
Going all in
Google Assistant's new features turn it into a true cross-device platform
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A full year on from Google Assistant's launch at Google I/O 2016, the product has added dozens of new features that truly reposition it as a platform rather than a product.
Catch-up time
Google Home just leapfrogged Amazon Echo at I/O 2017
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Google I/O 2017 marked a massive improvement in Google Home's capabilities, the importance of which should not be underestimated. Amazon should take note.
The big tent
Google I/O 2017 keynote — live at 10:00 a.m. PT!
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, along with plenty of other influential members of the company, will be on stage at the Shoreline Amphitheater right in Google's backyard to unveil the latest the company has to offer.