Fossil Intros Gen 6 Hybrid, an Improved Combo of Timepiece and Digital Goodies

Fossil introduced its latest wearable this week, the Gen 6 Hybrid, a combo of a traditional timepiece and a few of the fitness tracking/digital notifications we enjoy about smartwatches. Basically, it’s for those who don’t want a smartwatch, but appreciate a few of the features that only a smartwatch can offer. Available in a variety of styles, the...

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Expect a Much Brighter Display on the Pixel 7 Pro

I’m not sure that any Google device has been known for having an overly bright display. It’s simply not been a characteristic of Pixel or Nexus devices in the past, but if a new discovery concerning Google’s upcoming phones is accurate, then we could be looking at quite a change with the Pixel 7 Pro. Thanks to code digging by XDA’s Mishaal Rahman,...

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OSOM’s First Phone is Called Solana Saga, a $1,000 Crypto Phone

Oh man, I guess we’re going to have to revisit a previous pledge we made about the first phone from OSOM, previously referred to as OV1. I said back in December that if the privacy-focused OV1 launched with the word “crypto” anywhere near it, we’d never talk about it again. Well, folks, it’s a crypto phone. God dammit, man. The OSOM phone has been...

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Only 147 People Bid on the 100 Numbered Nothing Phone (1)s

The Nothing Phone (1) has had an up and down couple of weeks. We first got a look at the phone days ago before a full hands-on video tour showed off its neatly-integrated LED lights that have been included on its backside. Positive tours aside, the design has also been mocked a bit as an iPhone 12 clone, even if some of us (Tim and I) happen to like...

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Reported Galaxy Watch 5 Prices Confirm Suspicions: Devices Won’t Be Free

Thanks to a recent leak, we can now confirm that the upcoming wearables from Samsung, the Galaxy Watch 5 lineup, will indeed cost money upon release. How much money? Well, that’s the actual reason for this post. Please, don’t hit me. According to Roland Quandt of WinFuture (European tech publication with a long history of accurate early intel), the...

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Twitter Hates Its Own Character Limit, Intros ‘Notes’ for Legit Writers

Twitter introduced Notes this week, a place for real writers, not lame bloggers like me, to write a ton of words and not have to worry about silly character limits. To my trained eye, it’s essentially a Twitter-based blogging platform, capable of pulling in tweets and photos, and once you’re done, becomes easily shareable to your timeline. Twitter...

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Fitbit Owners Get New Premium Sleep Profiles

Fitbit announced premium sleep profiles for select device owners this week, allowing you to get deeper insights into your sleep. If you own a Sense, Versa 3, Versa 2, Charge 5, Luxe, or Inspire 2 device you should begin seeing these new profiles starting in early July or then receive updated details around the first of each month. To break it down,...

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Google News Gets Redesign on Desktop With More Local News, More Fact Checking

A redesigned version of Google News is rolling out to desktop users, complete with more emphasis on local news, fact checking, and personalized topics. Speaking on the redesign, Google says that, “Our new look for Google News on desktop was inspired by feedback we received from readers. We’ve made it easier to catch up on the most important news by...

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Montblanc Summit 3 is Official and It Runs Wear OS 3!

Another new smartwatch is upon us, one that Google told us was on the horizon – Montblanc has announced the Summit 3, a high-end Wear OS watch that runs Qualcomm’s latest chip and also happens to have Wear OS 3. This one is noteworthy, even if the price is (likely) out of the range for most of us. At the time of this posting, a lot about this watch...

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Nothing Phone (1) US Availability Now Being Questioned (Updated: Confirmed)

With more information being made available for the Nothing Phone (1) via the company’s auction of the first 100 units, US availability and support for the device is now being questioned. This is an unsettling development to say the very least, so let’s go over what has happened. The new information comes straight from Nothing on its StockX listing...

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