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Google Home Essentials: How does the Ecobee Smart Thermostat stack up in the Nest world?

If you’ve already bought into the Google Home ecosystem, it’s easy to think that Google’s own Nest thermostats are the only way to go. However, Ecobee’s line of smart thermostats offer full integration with the Google Assistant, but how do they stack up against Nest? Before you buy As with all other smart thermostats, the first thing you need to consider is whether or not your system is…
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This week’s top stories: Google Messages w/ One UI, April Chromecast update, more

In this week’s top stories: Google Messages gains an alternate One UI-inspired design, the Chromecast with Google TV gets an April update, Samsung begins rolling out its May 2021 patch, and more. Early this week, Google began rolling out a One UI themed alternate design of their Messages app, exclusively in the special build intended for Galaxy S21 series phones outside of the US. With a bit…
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Exclusive: This is the Honor Play 5

Honor recently announced its Play 5T Youth and now we have exclusive images of another device from the series called the Play 5. The phone will feature a flat frame design instead of the round corners found on more recent Honor phones. The front will house a waterdrop notch while the back features a quad cam setup with a 64MP main cam. The Honor Play 5 will support fast 66W charging and is…
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Realme Buds Q2 are official with new design

Realme launched without much fanfare its latest audio wearable – the Buds Q2. The true wireless earphones retain the design as the first Buds Q but come with improved game mode, IPX4 water resistance, fancy design and a so-called Environmental Noise Cancellation (ENC) feature. The latter only works for calls and is not the much saught-after active noise cancelation. The Realme Buds Q2 kept…
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