Joe has been writing and making videos about mobile tech since 2012 when he worked under the alias of, “MobileCupOfJoe.” After retiring his personal channel, Joe worked for a number of different sites before finding his way to 9to5Google. When he isn’t writing or making videos, Joe can be found flying drones and channeling his inner white girl at Starbucks.
We’re just about a month away from the launch of the Google Pixel 2, and while there’s certainly plenty of reasons to get excited about Google’s latest smartphone offerings, owners of the smaller Google Pixel probably shouldn’t make the upgrade to this year’s model. Let me explain.
Last week, T-Mobile teased that it would be hosting an Un-Carrier Next event to introduce the latest addition to its popular Un-Carrier movement. That event took place today in the form of a livestream where T-Mobile revealed that it’s now including Netflix for free with certain T-Mobile One plans.
At the beginning of August, a report from Canalys indicated that Huawei was on its way to take Apple’s title as the second largest smartphone brand in the world. Q2 of this year saw Huawei at 38 million shipments and Apple at 41 million, and just a little more than a month after those numbers came out, we can now officially say that Huawei has beaten Apple at its own game.
If you’re a business-owner, chances are good your company is listed in Google Search results giving better visibility to existing and potential customers. Today, Google announced that it’s revamping the way that these business listings are edited — allowing users to make changes and updates directly within Google Search.
With Galaxy Note 8 units shipping out now to customers that pre-ordered the handset, a lot of people will soon have their hands on Samsung’s latest and greatest. The Note 8 is packed to the gills with various features and settings to mess around with, and we now have confirmation that Google’s Daydream VR platform will be supported on the phone out of the box.
As Bob Dylan once said, “The times they are a changin’.” Jobs and careers in the Information Technology industry are growing more and more popular with every passing day, and while this creates a lot of open positions, it also means even more competition. Today, Google announced its Mobile Web Specialist Certification to help web developers stick out from the crowd.
One trend that’s been consistent this year is the use of tall, narrow displays with minimal bezels. Devices like the LG V30, Note 8, and Essential Phone are prime examples, but one device that’s apparently foregoing this trend and opting for something different is the ZTE Axon Multy.
Samsung’s unveiling of the Galaxy Note 8 came with a lot of fanfare and hype, and carriers and retailers are pushing the phone to consumers as much as possible with pre-order bonuses galore. The Note 8 was originally slated for a release on September 15, but according to someone familiar with Note 8 shipments at AT&T, the device will start shipping out to customers as early as today.
Although factory images for Android 8.0 Oreo were released over two weeks ago, OTA updates for unlocked and Verizon Pixels just started rolling out early last week. While it’s great that more people are finally getting their hands on the latest that Android has to offer, a new bug has popped up that could cause some serious headaches with your data plan.
Huawei’s Honor sub-brand recently held its third fan/consumer meet-up of the year in Delhi to talk with its audience about what it can do to improve its smartphones, and along with this event, we also received confirmation on Android 8.0 Oreo plans for the Honor 6X and 8 Pro.
This past Friday, Xiaomi announced that it would be holding an event to unveil a new global smartphone series. That event took place earlier today in India, and the star of the show was Xiaomi’s first ever Android One device — the Xiaomi Mi A1.
Just a day after the announcement of the Galaxy Note 8, promotional images for the Galaxy J7+ popped up online. The Galaxy J7+ was reported to be the second dual-camera phone from Samsung following the Note 8, and today the handset has become official.
Between Samsung’s event in New York City a couple weeks back and all of the device announcements from IFA, there’s been a flood of new Android phones and other gadgets to keep track of. The Galaxy Note 8 and Sony Xperia XZ1 are two of the bigger phones to come out of these past two weeks, and both are officially supported for Netflix HDR streaming.
A host of new features were discovered in a recent teardown of version 9.60 of Google Maps — including picture-in-picture for navigation, the ability for local guides to publish videos, food reviews, and more. Picture-in-picture (PiP) functionality is currently only been available after first entering a key code, but it looks like the full public rollout is coming soon.
At the end of June, Google started rolling out the version 2.0 update to its YouTube app for Android TV. This update ushered in a much-needed design refresh, and while it was an improvement in most areas, it quickly received backlash for dropping support for brand channels and the ability to switch channels. Thankfully, this is changing with the latest 2.01 update.
Google Search is an immensely powerful tool. You can use it to check movie times, self-diagnose what that rash on your arm is, learn how to cut an onion without crying, and virtually anything else that comes to mind. Among everything that we use Google Search for, one of the most popular search types are “how to” questions. Google recently looked further into the “how to” queries on its search engine, and the results are quite interesting.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 is shaping up to be a very fine phone, but it’s also an extremely expensive phone. The device costs a whopping $930 if purchased outright, and while it is one of the most powerful Android smartphones of the year, that’s still an awfully large chunk of change to part with for a new gadget. Thankfully, T-Mobile is making the Note 8 a lot more affordable with its latest promotion.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 is a fairly modest upgrade from the Galaxy S8/S8+ and deceased Note 7. While the dual-camera system is a nice addition to Samsung’s product lineup, the truly interesting tidbits for the Note 8 lie within its software. Thanks to a new app called “Split-Screen Creator”, you can now get one of the Galaxy Note 8’s most interesting features on any Android phone.
Xiaomi — one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world — has announced that it will be holding an event on September 5 for an all-new smartphone series that will see a global launch. The company’s teaser video doesn’t reveal much about the upcoming event, but current rumors suggest this is where we’ll potentially see the announcement of Google’s latest Android One device.
The V30 was the star of the show for LG’s press conference at IFA yesterday, but alongside it the company also announced another phone in the form of the V30+. Thanks to an announcement from Sprint’s CEO, we now have confirmation that the V30+ will indeed be making its way to the United States.
If you’re in the market for a music streaming service, your options are far from limited. The likes of Spotify, Pandora, and Google Play Music might be the obvious choices, but if you live in and surround yourself with Google’s ecosystem, Deezer has recently been turning into one of your better options — and this point is reinforced even more with the company’s latest announcement.
T-Mobile has proven itself to be one of the most disruptive forces when its comes to MVNOs, and the company has achieved this with its popular “Un-Carrier” movement that’s been going on over the past few years. Today, T-Mobile announced that it’ll be holding an event on September 6 to talk about the what’s coming next to the service.
Although IFA 2017 doesn’t technically start until tomorrow, there have already been a ton of announcements coming out of Germany leading up to the event’s official start. JBL just introduced a new line of wireless speakers with its JBL LINK series, and all three of the new entries come with the Google Assistant built into them.
Exactly two weeks ago, YouTube TV was expanded to 14 additional areas throughout the United States. This made the service available in 29 different markets throughout the US, and today, YouTube TV is being added to 12 more popular locations.
