Nvidia and MediaTek join forces for RTX GPUs you can actually buy (in a Chromebook)

Reference designs are being made for laptop manufacturers Nvidia hasn't exactly set the world on fire with its Tegra line of Arm-based mobile processors. Outside of its own excellent SHIELD hardware (and notably the Nintendo Switch), it's basically dead. But the company is hoping to breathe new life into its Arm ambitions by doubling down on what...

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The OnePlus Watch is out — and out of stock

Giving you extra time to wait for our review OnePlus managed to scrounge up a lot of excitement for its first smartwatch last month at its official unveiling. With included fitness tracking and up to two weeks of battery, it seemed like a great deal at $159, even before taking the $20 voucher offered for the watch into account. Launch day has arrived,...

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Square Enix has another really expensive, really old RPG coming to Android

You'll have to cough up $25 if you want to play this 23-year-old game Latest update SaGa Frontier Remastered arrives a day early Square Enix recently revealed that the classic PS1-era RPG SaGa Frontier is coming to a plethora of platforms as a remaster in the summer of 2021. The...

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The Google Assistant can now find iPhones and pay for your takeout order, plus some new routine triggers and recommendations

Some of those are old, but Google's making them official now Update Last-minute Oscar announcement Google has just announced four "new" features for the Google Assistant, including some new Routine functionality, the ability to pay for takeout orders via a little Duplex magic, and...

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Google Chrome is testing a clipboard for your recently closed tabs

Live in Chrome Canary If you've ever spent time on the web, you know how annoying it is to accidentally close open tabs — more so when you forget which ones were open. Google is now looking to ease this problem by introducing a "recently closed tabs" section. This new feature — spotted on Chromium Gerrit — is currently live only in the Chrome...

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Amazon's new Echo Buds fix the biggest problem with the last pair

They add ANC, wireless charging, and (wait for it) USB-C, with a price cut Amazon introduced its self-branded true wireless earbuds, the Echo Buds, a year and a half ago. The big deal at the time was its direct integration with Alexa, but for the company's second go-round, they're piling on the extra features to make the headphones more competitive...

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OnePlus concludes its comically late Android 11 rollout for the 7 Pro, now on T-Mobile models

Don't expect a new security patch, though OxygenOS received quite the visual overhaul last year with version 11, borrowing some design elements from One UI to improve one-handed use. The OnePlus 7 series was late to the Android 11 party, only getting the update in March — six months after Google released it for Pixel devices. Despite the wait, there...

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Ultra-premium wireless earbuds from Master & Dynamic are part of a big sale this week

Big discounts on some premium audio gear Master & Dynamic make some great sounding audio equipment, including wireless headphones and earbuds, to replace the missing 3.5mm jack on your phone. We see a lot of sales on headphones around here, but it's not often that a company's entire lineup gets a substantial discount. If you're looking to grab...

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21 temporarily free and 43 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday

Don't miss out on the sales for Despotism 3k, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, and The Sequence 2 Welcome to Wednesday, everyone. We have a sizeable list today, along with a few standouts I'd like to highlight. First up is Despotism 3k, a challenging management game that's easily worth the current sale price. Next is DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, an enjoyable...

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TCL's newest smartphones show a brand struggling to stand out

Playing the wrong numbers games TCL's presence in the mobile world may be understated compared to the Samsungs or Xiaomis, but having only put out phones under its own name for the past couple of years, the company has definitely has its foot on the gas pedal. Today, three new phones are joining the TCL 20 series, bringing this year's catalogue...

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