Used phones are finally worth serious consideration

Used phones are finally worth serious consideration If you are somebody who cares about using the latest software releases as soon as possible, your options were historically rather limited in the Android universe. You could either buy the newest flagship from Samsung, LG, Motorola, HTC, or the usual suspects and hope that they wouldn’t abandon their flagships within the next few months, or you basically had to go with Google’s Nexus and later Pixel phones....

May 14, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Michael Moore

Weekend poll: What would it take to get you to subscribe to YouTube Premium?

Weekend poll: What would it take to get you to subscribe to YouTube Premium? It’s been a week since thesudden demise of YouTube Vancedtook the internet by storm. The app enhanced the typical mobile YouTube experience, removing ads, allowing background play, and even bringing back dislikes after being removed from the site last year. And although Vanced offered a handful of features that the standard Android app doesn’t, it also made it possible to bypass a Premium subscription....

May 14, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Maurice Davis

What's old is new again as old G Pay app becomes Google Wallet, arriving now

What’s old is new again as old G Pay app becomes Google Wallet, arriving now Google might be trying its best to keep its house in order — eliminating redundant messaging and reminders apps, combining Duo and Meet into… well, Meet — but sometimes, the company just can’t help itself. At this year’s I/O,Google announced Wallet, marking the return of a once-defunct app to Android with an all-new purpose.After two months of waiting and preparations, Wallet is finally rolling out to users, and as expected, it’s taking the space left by the legacy Google Pay app on the Play Store....

May 14, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Kendra Harris

Cast off with Spiritfarer on Android, along with two more Netflix Games for October

Cast off with Spiritfarer on Android, along with two more Netflix Games for October In recent months, Netflix hasadded plenty of titlesto its catalog of subscriber-exclusive mobile games on Android and iOS. All of them may not be fan favorites, but some of them are quality games, and since they are tied to your Netflix subscription, they spare you from annoying s and in-app purchases. Now, October is upon us, and Netflix is adding three more games to its catalog....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Kayla Morris

Does Screen Size Matter When Sim Racing?

Does Screen Size Matter When Sim Racing? Whether you’re into competitive sim racing or just do it for the thrill, the thought of getting a bigger screen for your racing sim game might have crossed your mind. And while larger monitors deliver a ton of benefits, you can also still make the most out of your current, smaller screen. So, is a more expansive display really necessary when it comes to sim racing?...

May 13, 2025 · 4 min · 837 words · Chad Villarreal

Files by Google could soon open your documents independently

Files by Google could soon open your documents independently Android devices are powerful tools because the Google Play Store usually has an app for every imaginable requirement. To handle documents on the go, we usually rely on thebest PDF editor apps, but Google has a few provisions pre-installed on Android to help you out in a pinch, including the Drive PDF Viewer. However, a new sighting suggests the Files by Google app may soon reduce its dependency on this app in favor of an integrated PDF editing suite....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Amanda Powell

How your phone can help you prepare for emergency weather

How your phone can help you prepare for emergency weather We’ve made a lot of progress in science and technology, but we’re far from stopping or changing the course of natural calamities like hurricanes, forest fires, tornadoes, and flash floods. What we can do is anticipate them and mitigate their impact. Your phone is a handy tool that you can use to prepare for emergency weather events. Here are some tips on how you can use your phone to prepare for inclement weather....

May 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1083 words · Beth Fuller

Motorola's next affordable smartphones get a full reveal in latest leak

Motorola’s next affordable smartphones get a full reveal in latest leak Last month,Motorola’s launch roadmap leaked, revealing the company’s plans to release four more Edge phones this year. One of the possibilities was the vanilla Motorola Edge 30 (codenamed Dubai). We’ve already seen some of the phone’s suspected specifications, but now we get to see the device — alongside the Moto G 5G (2022) — in all its glory, courtesy of leaked official images....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Zachary Edwards

NYT decides to preemptively ruin Wordle ahead of it running out of 5-letter words

NYT decides to preemptively ruin Wordle ahead of it running out of 5-letter words If you’ve been on social media for the last month, you knowWordlehas been inescapable. The word game went viral late in 2021, just weeks after its initial launch in November, and it’s managed to keep players coming back again and again with its once-a-day puzzles and easily shared results. It seemed like only a matter of time before a larger corporation would come around and scoop up the beloved game, and indeed, that day has finally come....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Jason Cuevas

T-Mobile and SpaceX want to turn your smartphone into a satellite phone

T-Mobile and SpaceX want to turn your smartphone into a satellite phone Even as cell service keeps evolving, offering faster speeds in more areas across the country, dead zones are far from a thing of the past. Iif anything, they continue to frustrate and confound users, who expect their smartphones to “just work.” T-Mobile is teaming up with SpaceX to try and end dead zones for good, but plenty of technical challenges could stand in their way....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Rhonda Brown

Telegram: How to delete your account

Telegram: How to delete your account Telegram is a widely used social platform. It is available on all Android devices, iPhones, Windows PCs, laptops, Macs, andChromebooks. After learning aboutTelegram CEO Pavel Durav’s arreston August 25, 2024, you might be interested in leaving Telegram. The Telegram CEO was arrested for allowingTelegram to be used for criminal activity, soliciting crimes related to child sexual abuse images, drug trafficking, and fraudulent transactions. That’s concerning news for a privacy-focused app....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Michael Roach

Tesla's latest product is a $300 wireless phone charger

Tesla’s latest product is a $300 wireless phone charger Thebest wireless chargers for Google, Samsung, and OnePlus phones are made by Anker, Belkin, iOttie, and other renowned accessory makers. Some wireless chargers even let you charge multiple devices at once, making them ideal for users looking to wirelessly charge their smartphone, earbuds, and other accessories simultaneously. Tesla, the company known for its electric cars and CEO Elon Musk, has announced the Tesla Wireless Charging Platform, a wireless charger inspired by the “angular design and metallic styling of Cybertruck....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Tiffany Burke

XPPen Launches Exciting New Products at Global Event

XPPen Launches Exciting New Products at Global Event Digital artists and designers will be pleased to hear that XPPen is launching a range of exciting new products. To be in the know, we have an invitation for you to attend the live launch event so you can stay up to date with the new series of products coming your way. The launch event starts on May 10, 2023, at 10 AM (PDT)....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Scott Robinson