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Now you can install custom ROMs on the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018)

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After Amazon released an updated Fire HD 8 tablet last September, it didn’t take long for folks to figure out that you could install the Google Play Store on the 8 inch tablet. A few months later, folks figured out two methods for unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device (1)(2). While that theoretically opened […]

BenQ’s new monitors have an “ePaper” mode

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Monitors with E-Ink displays are expensive… like really expensive. But BenQ has a simpler, cheaper solution: some of the company’s latest monitors have an “ePaper mode” that lets you switch to a black and white view for a distraction-free reading experience. Sure, you don’t get most of the benefits of a true E Ink display, […]

Daily Deals (6-14-2019)

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The HP Chromebook x2 is a 12.3 inch Chrome OS tablet with a touchscreen display, a digital pen, and a detachable keyboard. While it has a list price of $600, it’s been on sale quite a bit recently… and today Best Buy is offering the best price to date. For $349 you can pick up […]

Huawei Mate X foldable phone set to launch in September (maybe)

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Chinese electronics company Huawei unveiled its first smartphone with a flexible OLED display in February, and the company had planned to release the Huawei Mate X in June. But now CNBC reports that the launch date has been pushed back to September. Is this because of the company’s widely-reported difficulties in face of a US […]

Daily Deals (6-13-2019)

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The Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II wireless noise-cancelling headphones may not be the best noise-cancelling headphones around anymore. Heck, they’re not even the best option from Bose. But they’re still a lot better than most other noise-cancelling headphones on the market… and they’re also a lot more expensive than most. But today you can save $100 […]

AT&T and Best Buy cancel Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold was originally scheduled to hit stores on April 26th, but Samsung postponed the launch after multiple reviewers reported that the screens were easy to damage on their demo units. At the time the company said it would announce a new release date “in the coming weeks,” at this point it’s not […]



Moto Z4 supports the Surface Pen (and other styluses)

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The key thing that sets the recently launched Moto Z4 smartphone apart is its support for Moto Mods that can add features like speakers, batteries, or 360-degree cameras. But it turns out there’s at least one other unusual thing about Motorola’s latest phone: it’s compatible with any stylus that supports the Microsoft active pen protocol. In […]