AtmoTube Pro portable air quality monitor review

What is AtmoTube Pro? Originally conceived as an Indiegogo-funded product, the Atmotube's series of personal air pollution monitors give you insight on key air parameters in your immediate vicinity - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), as well as Particulate Matter pollutants in sizes of PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 micrometers. The gadget also monitors ambient temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and can also serve as an altimeter. The temperature, humidity and pressure readings are interesting as well It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth LE 5.0 and is equipped with...

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This Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e commercial actually makes a pretty good case for a home tablet

Samsung just released a TV commercial for the new Galaxy Tab S5e and its hard to deny that it paints a really pretty image of having a "home tablet" device. Naturally, this comes as no surprise, since the utility of a capable, big-screen device around the house is pretty undeniable and self-evident. Still, Samsung's marketing team arguably did an excellent job at reminding us just why we liked the tablet form-factor, back when it was relevant. If there was ever a list of official "tablet pros", we are fairly certain the short clip would tick each and every one off. Clearly Samsung is...

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Here's the next batch of smartphones getting EMUI 9 update

Chinese phone maker Huawei recently announced Android Pie-based EMUI 9.1 beta for its Mate 20 lineup. But in addition to that, the company also announced the next batch of smartphones getting its latest custom skin. This batch consists of six smartphones which include the Honor 7X, Honor 9 Youth Edition, Honor 9i, Huawei Enjoy 7S, Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus, and Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus. EMUI 9 is available for all these smartphones, except the Enjoy 9 Plus which is slated to get it starting April 17. You can get EMUI 9 on these smartphones through the member services app by selecting the...

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Microsoft Xbox One S All Digital leak shows a new disk-less console is on the way

The leak at hand is fairly substantial and the Microsoft Xbox One S All Digital does seem fairly straight-forward and self-explanatory of a device. At least on the surface that is. Promo materials, renders, as well as an alleged price point and release date have all surfaced online on what clearly looks to be an Xbox One S without a disk drive. Frankly, if the info wasn't quite as abundant we would have shrugged the whole thing off as a quick Photoshop joke. However, this step might just make some sense considering the current gaming climate and recent developments. But more on that in a...

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Here's what Samsung Galaxy A80 cases look like

Regardless of personal thoughts and sympathies towards notches, punch-holes, foldable panels or any of the other current solutions to expanding mobile phone screen real estate, we are undoubtedly amidst a rather cool and way overdue smartphone design "renaissance". But even though shiny new devices, like the Samsung Galaxy A80 might embody the experimental design spirit, they still rely heavily on the preferred "glass sandwich" styling of the day and thus require a certain level of care and protection to stay "mint". Understandably, designing cases for these devices is a whole new...

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Honor 8S specs and images surface

Chinese phone maker Honor announced the Honor 8A Pro yesterday, and soon after, images and specs of the Honor 8S surfaced. The Honor 8S is built around a 5.71-inch waterdrop notch display that has a resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels. The screen is surrounded by tiny bezels, with a comparatively thicker chin. The back of the Honor 8S has a dual finish and is home to a 13MP camera. For selfies and video calls, there's a 5MP camera on the front which resides inside the notch. Talking about the innards, the Honor 8S comes with Helio A22 SoC which is coupled with 2GB RAM. It has 32GB of...

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Samsung Galaxy M40 shows up in Wi-Fi alliance certification database

Keeping up with Samsung's latest wave of device announcements has been challenging, to say the least. After officially unveiling the eagerly-anticipated Galaxy A80 and the Galaxy 20e a few days ago, the Korean giant is now up to a whopping eight, or nine, if you decide to count the Galaxy A2 Core, phones in its new Galaxy A lineup. A bit overwhelming, for sure, but also pretty logical seeing how the Galaxy J series is now officially defunct and will be merged with the A lineup. Even further down the budget spectrum there is the Galaxy M family. It currently has a trio of devices in...

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Honor Magic UI 2.1 will bring GPU Turbo 3.0 to the View 20 and Magic 2

Hot on the heels of Huawei's EMUI 9.1 beta announcements, sister company Honor has also revealed its recent software development. It comes in the shape of Magic UI 2.1. The latest version of Honor's custom Android ROM promises a multitude of improvements, chief among which is GPU Turbo 3.0. GPU Turbo is a pretty interesting and powerful graphics intermediary layer, which smooths out performance and improves power efficiency with the supported game titles. Huawei has been working really hard to get to this latest 3rd iteration of the tech. You can read up on GPU Turbo...

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Honor 8 Pro finally gets Android Pie-based EMUI 9 stable update

The Honor 8 Pro that debuted back in March 2017 with Android Nougat-based EMUI 5.1 is receiving the much-awaited Android Pie-based EMUI 9 update. The update is currently rolling out in India with build number 9.0.1.163(C675E6R1P5). It weighs a whopping 3.49GB in size, but those who are enrolled in the beta program get a smaller file weighing just over 340MB. This EMUI 9 update brings simplified UI, AI object recognition, Huawei Share 3.0, faster app launch times, and ViLTE support to the Honor 8 Pro. It also brings along Android security patch that's dated March 1, 2019. You can check...

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Nokia 7.1 gets a price cut in India

HMD Global slashed the price of Nokia 1, Nokia 2.1, and Nokia 6.1 Plus 6GB in India last week. Now its the Nokia 7.1 that's got a price cut in the country. The Nokia 7.1 was launched in India last November with a price tag of INR19,999 ($289) and is now down to INR17,999 ($260) in the country. You can purchase it at the new price from the company's online store, Flipkart, as well as brick-and-mortar stores across the country. The Nokia 7.1 has Snapdragon 636 SoC under the hood which is coupled with 4GB RAM. It sports a 5.84-inch FHD+ display and boasts a dual camera setup (12MP +...

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FCC announces it will hold largest spectrum auction to accelerate 5G development in US

On Friday, the United States FCC has announced that it will take a couple of measures to expedite the development of 5G in the US. The race to lead the 5G race is one that President Trump fully intends to win, especially with the economic boosts and jobs that come with bringing high-speed internet to customers in rural parts of the US. It's a race our great companies are now involved in. According to some estimates, the wireless industry plans to invest $275 billion in 5G networks, creating 3 million American jobs quickly, and adding $500 billion to our economy. - Donald Trump The...

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