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Samsung Geek Report - Note 8 Gets Android 9 In February

Samsung Provides Different Pie Update Roadmap, Galaxy Note 9 and Note 8 Bumped Up a Month %u2013 Droid Life. While my Essential Phone is rocking the latest, greatest Android version 9, my trusty Note 8, the best phone I have ever owned or used, is stuck on Android Version 8. It has the December, 2018 security update; but, we tech heads want it all, and we want it now. Good news is that I only have to wait until next month, as the Note 8 is scheduled for the update in February. The phone is still the best; but, you know how that goes.

#CES2019 Let's Communicate Like It's 1999

The Cosmo Communicator brought the PDA phone dream back to CES 2019 - CNET. Ah, the good old days. Smartphones had real keyboards, and the clamshell design made them look like tiny computers. Fast forward to CES 2019, and everything old is new again. The Cosmo Communicator, an upgrade from last year's clamshell phone, adds modern phone tech to a design that is definitely old school. If this is your thing, you want this phone.

App That Locks Teen Phones Until They Answer Your Texts -Wow!

Dad makes app that locks your teen's phone until they answer your text messages | firstcoastnews.com. Why didn't I have this app when I needed it? As creepy and controlling as it sounds, every parent of a teen these days wants it. I remember threatening to take away the phones if they didn't respond; and, if they misbehaved, I could go online and suspend the phone for a while. But, SWMBO was a kind hearted woman, and threatened to kill me if I didn't turn them back on. You know the end of that story. If you want this app, let me know. I suspect it is a hit.

On What Planet Do Samsung And Apple Look The Same?

Samsung is losing ground in China and India, and it has itself to blame | Android Central. I'm not talking about design, as the Big Two's flagship phones all look alike. But, on Earth, in India, an iPhone XS Max costs $1,570. Yes, for the price of a high end 2 in 1 ultrabook notebook computer, you get a phone that doesn't even measure up to Samsung's S10. Heavy Indian import duties make the Apple phone an afterthought in one of the biggest tech markets in the world. Our market, while still large, is saturated, and the big phone makers are turning their focus to the huge China and India markets. This is truly a world economy. Get used to it.

Essential Phone - Pretty Lively For A Zombie

Essential Phone isn't dead yet, picks up January update mere hour after Pixels. While Andy Rubin's team has announced the demise of the Essential phone, it is keeping its promise to keep the phone current, and my PH-1 is getting the January, 2019 Google update now. It was released by Essential only an hour after Google updated the Pixel line, and is months ahead of all of the carrier phones in the world. This phone is now my designated backup, and my go to camera, paired with the PicTar handle. Old phones never die; at least as long as they get OS updates.

Spam Text Messages - Is Nothing Sacred?

How to enable/disable Spam Protection in Google's Messages app. Just when email spam was brought under control by Google, the text messaging spam has started. Are you sick of getting spam texts all day long? I am. GMail has, for a long time, figured out how to identify and destroy spam email. Now, all the penis enlargement mail goes to a spam folder before I see it and open it. It is then easy to one click send it all to oblivion. However, now I am getting annoying text messages that offer me a good price on a car, or other stuff. Thanks to Google, we will soon have the same spam protection on our text messages. I haven't got the update yet; but, I hope it is soon.  

Essential PH-1 Is Dead - Long Live Essential PH-1

Essential PH-1 discontinued, company reportedly working on its %u201Cnext mobile product%u201D | Digit.in. The fact that Essential has discontinued the PH-1 to work on a new product is just another reason to buy the best camera for the price available. Of course, the problem is that you have to find one. The phone has a great camera, and I bought it because it had the latest version of Android, was small and compact, and had an edge to edge screen and 126 GB of storage. It has been my backup phone for a while now; but, lately, it is my go to digital camera. It marries well with the Pictar camera handle, and makes a great adjunct to my Canon T6 SLR. When I don't need the long lens, and am out and about, the Essential PH-1 - Pictar combo is the only camera I need. If you can find one, buy it. Andy Rubin has promised it will even be upgraded to Android Q when available. Not bad for an orphan phone.

The Essential Phone Has Left The Building

It Looks Like the End has Finally Come to the Essential Phone (Updated: Yep) %u2013 Droid Life. I suppose it was too good to be true. No consumer ever was accused of being intelligent about buying decisions. At less than $500, the Essential phone was as good as any other phone on the market, and got updates faster. It is my principal backup phone; but, it is now an orphan. However, the FutureLawyer always has a Plan B. By marrying to my Pictar photo grip, I have a small, light dedicated camera to carry around while my Note 8 remains comfortably in my pocket or belt case. The camera you have in your hand is the best one, and this package is a great one to have all the time.

Google Messages - Do One Thing. Do It Well.

Google%u2019s Messages app now getting spam protection | Android and Me. In our short attention span, always busy, society, text messaging is ideal for communication. No long telephone calls that always require minutes of small talk. No wasted space. Short, simple, to the point. Of course, all software tends to turn into bloatware as features are added. Choosing from GIFs, Emojis, and other attachments can make texting bloated. However, Google has always kept it simple and straightforward, while adding efficiency features along with the bells and whistles. Now, in a nod to our world of annoying sales pitches and admen, Messages is getting spam protection. Can't happen too soon for me.

Google Chrome - New UI - Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Google Chrome's new UI is ugly, and people are very angry | ZDNet. Seriously, people. Are you really getting angry over the look of the new Google Chrome UI? (User Interface, for the uninitiated). Does the interface give you the option of opening the apps and sites you want to use? End of discussion. If you darling little snowflakes are this upset about a computer interface, you might perhaps need a swift kick in the A**. Jeez.