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Read the original post: DEAL: Microsoft Surface Duo Down to $1199 ($200 Off), But Meh Microsoft has its Surface Duo on sale for $200 off the usual price, bringing it down to $1,199. The only issue we have with that is… meh, that’s still too much. Read : Surface Duo Review ! Now, in all seriousness, if the Surface Duo is the device you want, so be it, but do note that we aren’t the only publication who didn’t really care for the device. Furthermore, those who have kept using the device have run into some serious first-gen hardware issues such as cracked USB ports and bloating displays. It’s almost embarrassing that the device is running into so many issues. For the specs, you have a Snapdragon 855 (2019) with 6GB RAM, 128GB+ storage, two 5.6″ AMOLED displays, 3577mAh battery (18W fast charging), single 11MP camera, fingerprint reader, Android 10, and support for Surface Slim Pen. There’s no headphone jack, no NFC, and only a single mono speaker. Meh. Microsoft Store Link ...

New Montblanc Summit Watch Stops Through FCC Lookin’ “Lite”

Read the original post: New Montblanc Summit Watch Stops Through FCC Lookin’ “Lite” A new Montblanc smartwatch stopped through the FCC this week as the Montblanc “Summit Lite,” giving us hope that Mobvoi and Fossil aren’t the only companies still making Wear OS watches. There isn’t any evidence that this watch will run the Snapdragon Wear 4100, but we do know a couple of other things. For one, the Montblanc Summit Lite also passed through Bluetooth SIG a month ago with “smartwatch” as its product category and SXL20 as its model number. We know it has 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth LE and that you’ll access its e-label in the same way you did on the Montblanc Summit 2 , which suggests this watch runs Wear OS. READ : Montblanc Summit 2 review On its e-label page, the documents mention a 500mAh battery, but that spec was wrong on the same document for the Summit 2+. In other words, it could mean that we’ll get a really big battery or the page could be suggesting something else. Let’s h...

OnePlus Buds for $59 Ain’t Bad ($20 Off)

Read the original post: OnePlus Buds for $59 Ain’t Bad ($20 Off) OnePlus Buds , the ones Kellen is always using during the Droid Life Show, are on sale for $20 off, bringing them down to $59. Not bad! If you’re interested in these buds, be sure to read our review , but in my eyes, the fact that Kellen is still using them is quite telling. That means they must not be terrible. For battery life, you can expect 7 hours of listening (30 with included case), with a 13.4mm driver powering your tunes. As for sound quality, Kellen said in his review, “I think for the most part, these OnePlus Buds can give you a quality audio experience as a cheapish pair of true wireless buds. I didn’t find a lot of depth to the sound they gave, but they sort of nail what I think a lot of people want, which is highlighting your favorite artists’ voices and surrounding them with decent bass. For $59, this makes for a great holiday gift to yourself or someone you know who loves OnePlus. Have at it. OnePlus...

Verizon Updates Another 10 Devices, S20 for 2nd Time in Week

Read the original post: Verizon Updates Another 10 Devices, S20 for 2nd Time in Week To kick off the week, Verizon sent out a bunch of updates to its Samsung phones that added a 5G icon to their status bar , since the carrier now has nationwide 5G coverage. To finish out the week, they are sending another round of updates (a 2nd for the S20 line) to at least 10 different phones. For the most part, the majority here are getting the October Android security patch and not much else. That list includes the Galaxy S20 line (not sure why they didn’t get it earlier this week), Galaxy S10 line, LG V50, and LG G8. The Galaxy S20 FE and Motorola One 5G are getting a bit more. Each of these phones is seeing the new 5G icon for nationwide 5G support, performance improvements, and the October patch. Galaxy S20 : QP1A.190711.020.G981VSQS1BTJ5 Galaxy S20+ : QP1A.190711.020.G986USQS1BTJ5 Galaxy S20 Ultra : QP1A.190711.020.G988USQS1BTJ5 Galaxy S20 FE : QP1A.190711.020.G781VSQU1BTJ5 Gala...

It’s OnePlus 8T Launch Day!

Read the original post: It’s OnePlus 8T Launch Day! It’s an easy decision, folks. If you like OnePlus phones, Kellen has already proclaimed the OnePlus 8T to be the company’s best phone yet, so don’t beat yourself up over the decision. Just do it. READ : OnePlus 8T Review ! Should you order today, the OnePlus website says your order will ship within 3 days, meaning you might have your shiny new device in time for Halloween, ahead of all those suckers who ordered the Pixel 5. Just kidding, Pixel 5 friends, but you do have to admit that waiting a month for your phone is super lame. The phone is priced at $750, though, do note that OnePlus has its very own trade-in system that can save you some cash. You know us, we’re all about the trade-in programs around these parts. If you haven’t already, read our review of the OnePlus 8T and then hit that buy button below. You probably won’t regret it. Buy OnePlus 8T

Google Fi Offering $15/Month Pixel 4a Subscription, Includes Device Protection and 2-Year Upgrade

Read the original post: Google Fi Offering $15/Month Pixel 4a Subscription, Includes Device Protection and 2-Year Upgrade Google Fi is launching a new way for people to get a new Pixel 4a at a reasonable monthly price. Separate from the cost of cell service, which is still starting at $20/month, customers can get a Pixel 4a for as low as $15/month and that includes device protection and an “upgrade” after two years. Google Fi says this will save people $133 over the course of two years. Related : Pixel 4a Review Subscribing is straightforward enough, though, a credit check is required. You select your plan, select the phone subscription option, have your credit check, and if you are approved, you’re getting the phone, device protection, and service for as low as $35/month. Not awful. Subscription Pricing Breakdown As for the device upgrade, it’s not as awesome as it might sound. After the two years is up, users are allowed to keep their Pixel 4a and then automatically enter in...

Google Pixel 5 Review: Simple Kind of Works

Read the original post: Google Pixel 5 Review: Simple Kind of Works In the rumor and hype period leading up to the Google Pixel 5 launch, I argued that Google may as well get weird with their next phone because their previous approach was clearly not working. The Pixel 4 was a disaster of a phone that Google killed off only a few months after introducing it, but we also know that the Pixel 3 wasn’t much of a success either. It was time for Google to change it up, a lot . They actually did just that with the Pixel 5 by offering up a phone that isn’t trying to compete with Samsung or Apple’s best, and instead falls somewhere a step below both in specs and pricing. Google went kind of weird , and over the past couple of weeks I’ve been trying to figure out if that was the right play. Here’s our Pixel 5 review. ALSO READ : Pixel 4a 5G review What’s good about the Pixel 5? Design . It has taken some time to get used to the size of the Pixel 5, because for today’s standards it is ...

T-Mobile Schedules Next Uncarrier Move for October 27

Read the original post: T-Mobile Schedules Next Uncarrier Move for October 27 T-Mobile’s Mike Sievert announced this morning that a new Uncarrier move is inbound, scheduled to take place on October 27. There’s no exact telling what this announcement will be about, but the little video has actress Rashida Jones getting mad about fees. Hard to imagine Hollywood starts getting mad about fees, but hey, it’s relatable! October 27. Mark your calendars. Stream Announcement on Oct. 27 at 8:30AM PT It’s time to do something about this… #Uncarrier pic.twitter.com/tgrhgA5xnc — Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) October 22, 2020

Google Play Music Starts Shutting Down Like Google Said It Would

Read the original post: Google Play Music Starts Shutting Down Like Google Said It Would When Google laid out the timeline for the end of Google Play Music a couple of months back, they told us that users would start to lose access as early as September in select countries. They also told us that once October hit, the general shutdown would begin for everyone else, and well, we’re closing in on the end of October, so that’s now happening. Waves of shutdowns appear to be happening, with users no longer being able to play music within the Play Music app or on its web portal. Google suggested on a support page that your end date might be tied to your billing date, so if you have a billing date coming up, be worried. I can tell you that Tim and I still have access to Play Music in all of our accounts, so the service clearly isn’t fully dead yet. That said, the end is coming. Google told us to expect Play Music to fully shutdown at some point in December and we are getting closer to t...

Quibi Didn’t Make It

Read the original post: Quibi Didn’t Make It We’ve written three stories about Quibi , a streaming service that somehow took in over $1 billion dollars even though it had no chance of ever succeeding. The first of those three stories went up in April of this year, where I admitted that I had no idea what in the hell Quibi was. Today, just six months after attempting to describe to you this weird streaming service destined for failure, we likely write our last about it. Quibi is reportedly shutting down. That’s it. I have nothing else to add. // Wall Street Journal

Verizon’s LG Velvet and V60 Next Up to Get Nationwide 5G Access

Read the original post: Verizon’s LG Velvet and V60 Next Up to Get Nationwide 5G Access Earlier this week, Verizon and Samsung began pushing updates to a number of devices that enabled access to the carrier’s new nationwide 5G network. Today, LG tells us that it’ll add support through an update over the “next few days.” If you own an LG Velvet or V60, be on the lookout for an update. Once you get it and reboot, you should then start to see a 5G logo when connected to a Verizon tower that pushes a 5G signal. Again, we are talking about low-band 5G here, not Verizon’s 5G mmW. These two phones can already access 5G mmW and will show a 5G UWB or 5G UW icon when that level of connectivity is active. Once the updates and their changelogs go live, we’ll let you know.

Google Pixel 4a 5G Review: Excellent Phone, But Missing a Few Creature Comforts

Read the original post: Google Pixel 4a 5G Review: Excellent Phone, But Missing a Few Creature Comforts Earlier this year, Google released the Pixel 4a, a relatively cheap device at $349 with no real interesting characteristics besides from it being a cheap Google phone with a good camera. For some, maybe that’s good enough. Now, we have a beefed up version of that device called the Pixel 4a 5G , which does a bit more than just bring 5G connectivity for an extra $150 at $499. Versus the Pixel 4a, the 4a 5G is a bit larger, has a faster processor, bigger battery, an additional camera lens, plus the 5G connectivity. For $150 more, that’s a solid little list. But is it the new Pixel phone you should get over the $699 Pixel 5? Let’s take a closer look. This is our Pixel 4a 5G review! What’s good about the Pixel 4a 5G? Specs – For its $499 price, the Pixel 4a 5G packs some decent specs, though, this section of affordable devices is becoming crowded with phones that pack better specs...

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