Scrappy Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus isn’t waiting until next year to unleash its next major Android smartphone.
Less than six months after launching the highly-rated OnePlus 5, the company that’s built its reputation delivering premium phones wi…
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OnePlus adds a six-inch screen and face unlock for the 5T
OnePlus has carved out a nice niche for itself over the past couple of years. The company’s never been too preoccupied with the rush toward bleeding-edge tech. Instead, it’s worked to provide consumers with one of the best deals in smartphones. And the newly announced 5T is firmly inline with that mission statement. Read More
The OnePlus 5T delivers a huge screen with slim bezels starting at $499
After weeks of rumors, OnePlus’s latest flagship phone, the OnePlus 5T, is now official.
The young and growing Chinese phone maker’s 5T is a direct jab at Samsung and Google’s flagship Android phones. Why pay $650 for a Pixel 2 or even $1,000 for a N…
Is this the world’s best travel jacket? Its Kickstarter fans seem to think so.
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Imagine seeking $20,000 through Kickstarter to fund your new idea. Imagine meeting that goal in five hours. Imagine raising a casual $9.2…
Super creepy Thanksgiving study comes with extra helping of smartphone surveillance
It’s that time of the year again when Americans come together with friends and relatives to share a hearty meal and not think about the world falling apart around them. Or, alternatively, to argue about the different politicians responsible for the c…
View More Super creepy Thanksgiving study comes with extra helping of smartphone surveillanceNo one agrees on whether or not a dead body will unlock a smartphone
From fingerprints, to facescans, to possibly even sweat analysis, biometrics have become the default way many of us secure our data and unlock our smart devices. But with that ubiquity also comes risk, as security researchers have demonstrated time a…
View More No one agrees on whether or not a dead body will unlock a smartphoneThis alarming study just sparked a fierce debate about screen time and teen mental health
Being a teen today means wrestling with how social media and screens shape the very essence of your identity. The anecdotal truth is that both can tear you down as quickly as they build you up; friends and followers can turn into enemies while the pr…
View More This alarming study just sparked a fierce debate about screen time and teen mental healthEssential offers up an Android Oreo beta for the Essential Phone
Android smartphone maker Essential promised that it would be releasing an update to Android 8.0 Oreo for its devices soon, and now there’s a beta version of the update available through its developer portal. This is just a beta, as mentioned, but it’s broadly available for anyone interested enough in the Oreo update to try out pre-release software. Read More
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 could fix one of the worst things about the Galaxy S8
Samsung’s next flagship phone, tentatively dubbed the Galaxy S9, isn’t expected until early next year, but we may already know a few things about it.
As is often the case, the rumor mill has started to leak out snippets on the phone. And from the sou…
How your body stank could be the future of smartphone security
Thumbprints can be replicated, facescans can be faked, but your sweat? It’s one of a kind. Or at least unique enough, as far as smartphone security goes. That’s the takeaway from a group of researchers claiming to have found a more secure form of bio…
View More How your body stank could be the future of smartphone securityYou probably don’t need to worry about someone hacking your iPhone X’s Face ID with a mask
Touted as the iPhone X’s new flagship form of device security, Face ID is a natural target for hackers. Just a week after the device’s release, Vietnamese research team Bkav claims to have cracked Apple’s facial recognition system using a replica face mask that combines printed 2D images with three-dimensional features. No one really knows how legitimate this purported hack is. Read More
Essential Phone can now stream live to Facebook from the 360 camera add-on
The Essential Phone just got a camera software update that will allow owners of the device to broadcast live, 360-degree video right from the native camera app, provided they have the Essential 360 Camera, too. The update requires no extra softwa…
View More Essential Phone can now stream live to Facebook from the 360 camera add-on