Tom Westrick
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How to hide 'Apps are running in the background' notification on Oreo
By Tom Westrick last updated
Oreo has a useful but annoying feature where you will be notified of every app running in the background. This app fixes that.

Over 15% of all Android phones now run Nougat
By Tom Westrick last updated
Nougat is now on more and more devices, but it's still too early for Oreo.

Deal: Early Pixelbook owners can get a $100 credit from certain retailers
By Tom Westrick last updated
If you were one of the first customers to buy a Google Pixelbook, you can get $100 back and a free Google Home.

Anker announces Alexa speaker with one neat trick
By Tom Westrick last updated
One more competitor in the smart speaker field.

ASUS Zenfone 4 Max now available in Canada and the U.S.
By Tom Westrick last updated
ASUS's latest flagship is now available to purchase in Canada and the U.S.

Blocks modular smartwatch is finally available to purchase, but will anyone bite?
By Tom Westrick last updated
The Blocks modular smartwatch launched on Kickstarter in 2015 and is now available to purchase.

Deal: Get the Moto E4 on Verizon for only $40
By Tom Westrick last updated
The Moto E4 is available to Verizon prepaid customers for only $40.

Google Calendar is soon getting a Material Design overhaul on the desktop
By Tom Westrick last updated
Google continues the long roll out of Material Design, this time to the Calendar website.

OnePlus and DJI team up with back to school bundles
By Tom Westrick last updated
OnePlus and DJI have teamed up top offer their products at a discount just in time for the new school year.

New G Suite features let you work together and apart more efficiently
By Tom Westrick last updated
Google has announced new features for Docs, Sheets, and Slides to make collaboration even easier.

Google Maps beta adds news features, including Android O's picture-in-picture support
By Tom Westrick last updated
New features to get ready for Android 8.0.

This is Fitbit's upcoming smartwatch
By Tom Westrick last updated
Fitbit promised a smartwatch for later this year and this is what it looks like.

AT&T's new Primetime tablet is a perfect match for DIRECTV
By Tom Westrick last updated
AT&T has announced a new tablet that plugs into its DIRECTV service.

Huawei has four new inexpensive MediaPad tablets coming to the U.S.
By Tom Westrick last updated
Huawei has four new inexpensive tablets launching this month.

Android Oreo's picture-in-picture feature now usable in Google Maps
By Tom Westrick last updated
The latest version of Google Maps makes Picture-in Picture actually usable and adds other news features.

Android distribution numbers show Nougat climb, Oreo make an appearance
By Tom Westrick last updated
The latest distribution numbers for Android are out, and Oreo makes its first appearance.

Razer is shutting down the cloud storage for the Nextbit Robin
By Tom Westrick last updated
The Nextbit Robin's Smart Storage will be shutting down on March 1st.

Action Launcher 27 brings more color and transparency options to your Android home screen
By Tom Westrick last updated
The latest version of Action Launcher will bring even more color options for App Shortcuts and Notification Dots.

ASUS commits to Android O, less bloat for the Zenfone 3 and 4 series
By Tom Westrick last updated
ASUS's 2016 and 2017 lineup will receive Android 8.0...eventually.

Google says Oreo will roll out to some partner devices by the end of the year
By Tom Westrick last updated
Google has been working with its partners to get the Oreo update out by the end of the year.

Instant Apps now on 500 million Android devices
By Tom Westrick last updated
Instant Apps now available on 500 million Android devices.

How to enable spoken announcements in Google Fit
By Tom Westrick last updated
It's reasonable to want to keep track of your progress. With Google Fit, you don't even need to open your phone to keep things in track!

How to measure calories or kilojoules burned in Google Fit
By Tom Westrick last updated
Knowing how much energy you're burning is an important component of losing weight. Google Fit makes that super easy to track!
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