Earlier this year, we received word from OnePlus that they planned to get Nougat onto the OnePlus 3 and 3T before the end of the year. As we quickly approached the New Year, many became skeptical that this deadline would be met. Now, on the last day of 2016, Carl Pei, Co-founder of OnePlus, has announced that they will begin rolling out a stable build of OxygenOS 4.0 (Nougat) later tonight…
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In this week’s top stories: We review the Samsung Gear S3 and ASUS ZenWatch 3 smartwatches. Details on upcoming phones from LG, Samsung and others. We give you some tips and tricks for Google Home as Amazon Echo plays catch-up, and much more
December 30
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We once looked on wearables as the future, but now that they’re actually here, we haven’t been quite as enthused. Things started off well with various smartwatches from a variety of OEMs, but one-by-one those companies are either pulling out of the smartwatch market temporarily, shifting focus to other platforms or form factors, or closing their doors entirely. However, there is still hope.
We’ve long recommended Google’s Android Wear as one of the best wearable platforms, but sometimes it’s easy to forget it’s not the only one, nor is it for everyone. I’m here to tell you that Samsung’s Tizen has quietly grown into a fantastic option. Last year we saw it make a splash with the unique Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic, but this year, we have the Gear S3 and, spoiler alert, it’s fantastic…
Urban Armor Gear has been a popular case maker in the world of Android and iOS for a while, but it isn’t always quick to release cases for new devices. That’s what happened with Google’s new Pixel smartphones, but now the company has confirmed new cases for the Pixel and Pixel XL.