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Latest $295 Fossil smartwatches offer always-on display, better iPhone support

If you’ve been holding out on a new Apple Watch, waiting for an always-on display, a new Fossil smartwatch available for pre-order today might make for an interesting alternative. Fossil claims the watch can make it through a full day in this mode. Alternatively, you can opt for a lower-power mode which promises multi-day battery life… Classic design. Modern tech.
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HP Omen X 2S review: A dual-screen curio

A dual-screen gaming notebook sounds like a smart idea at first — who wouldn’t want another display to keep an eye on Twitch streams and Discord chats? But is worth taking a gamble on unproven tech? That’s what I’ve been asking myself as I’ve tested…
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 goes official with digital bezel, ECG sensor

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 drops the physical rotating bezel in favor of a digital one. The revamped OneUI now uses a virtual bezel on the Super AMOLED display, a design that maximizes the screen real estate on your wrist. For comparison, the 44mm version has a larger screen than the 46mm Galaxy Watch. The Watch Active2 comes in two sizes – 40mm and 44mm – and two styles. You can have a…
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Galaxy Watch Active 2 hands-on: Samsung’s balancing act

Samsung released the Galaxy Watch Active less than six months ago, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to move on to bigger and better things. Case in point: The Galaxy Watch Active 2, which the company is unveiling today. It’s a slightly more premium…
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US LG V35 ThinQ now receiving Android Pie update

LG still isn’t doing so good with software updates but with that said, if you’re a US-based LG V35 ThinQ owner, you’ll be pleased to hear that the Android Pie update is now rolling out. The LG V35 ThinQ was originally exclusive to Google Fi and AT&T subscribers — although it has subsequently been pulled from the Google Fi store. Despite that, nearly a year after the release of…
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MobileNews

The Asus Zenfone 6 goes up for preorder in the US for $499

The Asus Zenfone 6 with its flippy camera and jacked spec sheet is now available for pre order in the US for a pretty enticing $499 price tag. B&HPhoto has the unlocked Asus Zenfone 6 available for preorder, with devices set to ship hopefully pretty soon. The phone…
AI & RoboticsNews

The Morning After: Google Assistant can read out your WhatsApp replies for you

Welcome to your Monday! This week, we’ve got Samsung’s big Unpacked event (Galaxy Note incoming), as well as Disney reporting on how its expansion is faring so far. Over the weekend, you might have missed an E3 data breach that leaked thousands of registered journalists’ phone numbers and addresses (including mine, yay), and StockX suffered a major data breach, too, neglecting to…
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