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Hot Wheels brings its NFC-enabled stat-tracker to even more toys this year
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Huawei’s Richard Yu confirms P40 Pro to launch in March next year without Google apps
It’s just a couple of months since Huawei launched the Mate 30 Pro in Munich, Germany, a phone that was pretty much universally accepted as being outstanding with a single, fatal flaw – the conspicuous lack of Google apps and services thanks to the ongoing US ban. In a show of resolve, or perhaps just […]
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Android TV 10 on track for later this year with new hardware in 2020
Though it has not seen the level of adoption of Android’s primary mobile OS, Android TV remains the most popular home media OS and its next update is coming soon, with new hardware a bit later. Following Android 10’s launch on Google’s Pixels, Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone, and Xiaomi’s Redmi K20 Pro earlier this month […]
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After a year of Epic Games exclusivity, ‘Hades’ heads to Steam Early Access
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London’s Tube will finally offer 4G coverage from next year
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Lenovo’s brand new Moto Z4 won’t even get one year of updates
Since Google’s sale of Motorola to Lenovo in 2014, the Motorola brand has swiftly fallen from amongst the best Android updaters to perhaps the worst, a trend to officially worsen with their brand new Moto Z4. Lenovo‘s latest flagship from their Moto brand – which they acquired from Google in 2014 – released only days […]
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‘Doom’ will be streaming on iOS later this year
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Samsung’s first-quarter profits took a nosedive, down 60% from last year
Samsung had already issued a warning that the first quarter of the year was not going to be very kind to their bottom line, and the results are in. They weren’t wrong, either; revenue for the company fell about 13%, while profits were down a painful 60%. There’s a multitude of things going wrong for […]
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Nintendo has ‘no plans’ to reveal a new Switch at E3 this year
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Disney’s Netflix killer is coming later this year, and it’s cheap
Disney has announced some details about its upcoming streaming service, Disney+, and it looks like it’s as close to a Netflix killer as The Mouse could possibly hope for. There’s an absolute ton of stuff here, ranging from all of Disney’s signature kid’s programming, Marvel and Star Wars movies, and more, plus some other stuff […]
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Is the Pixel Watch really real and launching this year??
We’ve heard plenty of rumours for a Google Pixel Watch dating back well into last year, however newly uncovered patents suggest the new wearable could actually exist and be launching this year. Ever since Google announced Android Wear way back in 2014 there have been murmurs of the company releasing their own exemplary smartwatch, however […]
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Nintendo could launch two new Switch consoles this year
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Essential brings Newton mail app back from the dead, still costs $50 per year
2019 is gearing up to be a pretty weird year, and Essential is here to help. After purchasing CloudMagic a few months ago for some reason, the phone maker has revived CloudMagic’s failing email app, Newton, after the company shut down the app in September. They’ve changed basically nothing, they’re still charging a ton of money […]
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Samsung announces 2018 earnings with a painful drop at the end of the year
Samsung has announced their 2018 earnings, and things aren’t so perfect for the top dog in the Android space. We were already expecting this from a warning directly from Samsung, but now it’s official: Q4 of 2018 saw Samsung take a sharp hit to revenue and profit for what’s typically the best quarter of the […]
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Nintendo Switch outsold every other console in the US last year
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New gaming platform will debut one short game each day of the year
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2018 is the year AI got its eyes
Computer scientists have spent more than two decades teaching, training and developing machines to see the world around them. Only recently have the artificial eyes begun to match (and occasionally exceed) their biological predecessors. 2018 has seen…
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2018: The year Amazon became even harder to avoid
It's been ages since Amazon was just a place to buy books. But even now, it's still easy to think of the company as a big online store. Resist that urge. Amazon's size and scale mean it's almost preternaturally good at selling and delivering things,…
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Barnes & Noble releases their second tablet of the year with the Nook 7″
Barnes & Noble hopped back into the tablet game almost exactly one month ago with their brand new 10-inch Nook tab, and now they’re followed it up almost immediately with a smaller, 7-inch version of the Nook. It still fundamentally works the same, allowing you to access your B&N digital book library while still keeping […]
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Volocopter will test its autonomous air taxis in Singapore next year
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Huawei hints at a trendy foldable, 5G phone for next year
Huawei knows that two major upcoming trends in smartphones will be folding screens and 5G connectivity, and they want to jump on that bandwagon ASAP. That’s why they’re planning on releasing a phone that does sometime in 2019 in what will certainly be an expensive, mediocre device that will only be worth it to extremely […]
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From the weekend: Google confirms no Pixel Watch coming this year
We’ve been hearing rumors about a Pixel Watch for a while, which originated as rumors of a Nexus Watch way, way back. But up to this point, Google has never actually made their own smartwatch like they’ve done with phones and tablets. They’ve left Wear OS to third-party partners, for better or worse. Unfortunately for […]
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Bethesda brings the Elder Scrolls Blades to your smartphone, launches later this year
Bethesda has had a very busy e3 conference, and in the middle of their announcements was a plan to bring their famous Elder Scrolls franchise to mobile in the best way possible. The newest installment in the Elder Scrolls family is titled Elder Scrolls Blades, and it’s coming to your smartphone later this year. The […]
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Evan Blass hints that HTC will be adopting a notched display this year
Notched screens are all the rage, whether or not you actually like it, and pretty much every major manufacturer is using a notched screen at this point. HTC seemed like one of the few exceptions with the leaks of the HTC U12, but nope, apparently they’re still going to work a notch into that line […]
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Samsung is still preparing a Bixby speaker for later this year
Bixby honestly isn’t that great, but Samsung loves it all the same. And with Google offering several Google Assistant speakers, Apple pushing their own HomePod, and even Microsoft taking misguided stabs at the market with a Cortana speaker, of course Samsung has to try their hand at things. We’d heard rumblings of a Bixby speaker […]
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2017 was Amazon’s best year for new Prime subscriptions so far
Amazon's fourth quarterly earnings results has just come in and, as expected, it was a pretty great holiday season for the online retail giant. According to the release, the company made $ 60.5 billion in the last few months, which is close to a 36 pe…
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Samsung might start building its mythical Galaxy X folding smartphone this year
Rumors of a bendable, foldable smartphone from Samsung have been floating around for years. There are more questions than answers at this point, but it’s looking (slightly) more likely that Samsung will indeed start manufacturing the so-called Galaxy X folding smartphone this year. The company has already publicly stated that the phone would launch in […]
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Motorola’s entire 2018 lineup has leaked two weeks into the year
We’re just over two weeks into January of 2018, and to put it bluntly, someone at Motorola or Lenovo seriously screwed up. The company’s entire phone lineup for this year has supposedly leaked to Droid Life, including the Moto Z lineup, Moto G lineup, and the next Moto X. The only thing that’s missing is […]
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Samsung is adding Dolby Atmos to the Galaxy S8 this year
Good news, movie junkies; Samsung wants to add Dolby Atmos to your Galaxy S8. At least, if a leaked build of Android Oreo for the Galaxy S8 is accurate, that’s the plan. The update is an incremental build from Samsung’s beta program for the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8, so that’s a […]
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Google and Amazon likely lost money on smart speakers this year
Amazon and Google were extremely aggressive with their small smart speakers this holiday season, cutting the price on both the Echo Dot and Google Home Mini to just $ 29 for months. That was down from a $ 50 price point on both units before Q4. That move was great for customers, and I’m sure both Google […]
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YouTube Ads Leaderboard: The top ads you watched and shared this year
Snoop Dogg and Desiigner rock out to Frank Sinatra, Melissa McCarthy saves the whales, and two very dedicated Samsung servicemen trek through Chandu’s sheep to help the most amazing kids ever. As 2017 comes to an end, these are the best moments from the top ads of the year.
In our annual year-end edition of the YouTube Ads Leaderboard, we’re celebrating the ads that got the most views, shares, and all around love from YouTube audiences across the globe. Together, they generated 539 million views, 14 million hours of watch time and 3.6 million likes (with an impressive 3 million of those going to YouTube’s Dude Perfect).
While each ad stood out for its own unique reason, inclusion, diversity and empowerment were the popular themes in this year’s list. Brands like adidas showed us a new generation of Originals, Budweiser told the inspiring story of founders Anheuser and Busch, and Samsung claimed the number one spot with a video that got 100 million views in its first seven weeks.
And we’ve got more. Starting today, you can vote for your favorite ads at #TheYouTubeAd of 2017. Tell us which ads made you laugh the hardest, cry the most, or inspired you to take a stand.
And now, we present the top ads of 2017.
- Samsung India Service (SVC) – We’ll take care of you, wherever you are. #SamsungService
- Clash Royale: The Last Second (Official Commercial)
- Ping Pong Trick Shots 3 | Dude Perfect
- MISS DIOR – The new Eau de Parfum
- Budweiser 2017 Super Bowl Commercial | “Born The Hard Way”
- 2017 Kia Niro | “Hero’s Journey” Starring Melissa McCarthy
- adidas Originals | ORIGINAL is never finished
- iPhone 7 — The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day — Apple
- Levi’s® “Circles” Commercial l Full
- Mr. Clean | 2017 Super Bowl Ad | Cleaner of Your Dreams
Posted by Laura McClung, Head of Product Marketing, B2B YouTube
BBC to stream 1,000 extra hours of live sport each year
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Google’s pop-up stores will sell Pixels and Google Homes this year
Google occasionally does pop-up locations in big cities to show off their products and give people a chance to test them out before buying them. The “stores” don’t really sell anything, but the hands-on experience is unique for Google since they don’t really have a physical retail presence in the US like Apple or Microsoft. […]
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‘Eve Online’ is going mobile next year with ‘Project Aurora’
Popular space MMO Eve Online has been doing pretty well lately, bringing a massive map, galactic trade economies and the vastness of space to players over its 14-year history. It's made several moves to keep folks interested in its PC-based game titl…
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Mercedes-Benz is giving all its customers a year of Tidal HiFi
Tidal has had a rough few months, what with Kanye leaving in a huff, having to find a third CEO in two years and exclusives like Jay-Z's 4:44 being held back from new subscribers. The streaming service continues to stay relevant, though, perhaps thro…
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Huawei set to launch a flagship device with AT&T next year
Huawei is one of the world’s biggest handset manufacturers, behind only Apple and Samsung. If you live in the US, though, you’d probably have no idea, as the company has consistently struggled to develop a meaningful relationship with any of the big four carriers. Part of the reason for Huawei’s struggles in the US has […]
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T-Mobile plans to revamp smartphone installment plans later this year
T-Mobile was the first major carriers to completely ditch two year contracts for its customers and introduce more transparent installment plans, and it’s going to be the first to shake up that industry standard one more time. A new leak suggests that we can expect some serious changes to T-Mobile’s installment billing in the later […]
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Old drug gets an absurd price hike to $89,000 per year
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Instagram nabs 400 million daily active users less than a year since its previous milestone
Instagram now has 400 million daily active users. The photo-sharing app’s unabated growth has seen it add an extra 100 million new daily users to its already impressive tally in just over seven months.
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Energous will bring true wireless charging to the masses later this year
The Energous Miniature WattUp is a reference design for wearables and other small electronics. It delivers truly wireless charging and is scheduled to ship from a number of manufacturing partners later this year.
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Lenovo working on a Yoga Book running Chrome OS for next year
Chromebooks are growing in popularity, which means we’re bound to start seeing different form factors for the Chrome-powered laptops. We’ve already seen some small desktops and high-end laptops in addition to the standard low-cost Chromebooks, with mixed success. But that potential market is going to attract more and more manufacturers, and Lenovo is next in […]
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Updated Ski Utah app tracks all the fresh snow you shred this year
Updated for the 2016-2017 season, the Ski Utah app is compatible with Snocru to keep track of the amount of vert and fresh powder you ski this season, as well as the number of total runs, best speed, and more.
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IMAX VR is coming to Manchester this year
IMAX is teaming up with Odeon to launch a pilot "VR centre" in the UK. The new facility, based in Manchester, will house modular "pods" that can be adapted for different experiences. So whatever you want to do — whether that's a solo viewing of a fi…
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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might go Exynos-only next year
Lately there’s been a ton of buzz over Apple’s incredibly impressive A10 Fusion CPU in the iPhone 7, and an appropriate head scratching over why we don’t see blistering edge processors like that on Android’s side of the fence, especially from Qualcomm, especially since Qualcomm is the de facto flagship CPU manufacturer. Samsung is wondering […]
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Leaked Honor 6X shows everyone is dual-lens camera crazy this year
Honor, Huawei’s tech-sharing spin-off brand, may have another smartphone with a dual-lens camera in the works. Called the Honor 6X, it may combine the best parts of the Honor 8 and the Honor 5X into one phone.
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Samsung’s electronics sales decline in China and Europe for third consecutive year
For the third straight year, Samsung’s revenues from phone sales in China decreased. Because of the likes of Huawei and Xiaomi now controlling the Chinese market, Samsung might have to rethink its strategy in the country.
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Google reportedly ships its first non-Nexus phone this year
You might not have to wait long to see whether or not rumors of Google having more say over phone designs are true. Sources speaking to the Telegraph claim that Google will release a smartphone with tighter controls over "design, manufacturing and…
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Chinese startup Moxi Group could release the first flexible smartphone this year
Flexible displays are being developed by a number of big companies, but so far we have yet to see a truly flexible device in stores. That could change later this year, however, with the release of such a device by Moxi Group.
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Google could launch an Amazon Echo competitor later this year called ‘Chirp’
It’s been a question asked by many, and for quite some time – “Why hasn’t Google developed a product yet to compete with Amazon’s Echo device?“. Well, it looks like someone at Google is finally listening, and such a device could be unveiled sometime this year. According to Recode, Google has a team working on […]
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Happy New Year from Talk Android!
Happy New Year from all of us here at Talk Android! Cheers!
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