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Google Stadia was announced last week. It presents an intriguing vision for the future of video games: on-demand streaming from almost any device, seamless integration with YouTube, and even help from Google Assistant. And it works well, at least in controlled conditions demonstrated at GDC. There are some advantages and disadvantages to Google's model . Balanced against convenience and accessibility, are concerns about Stadia and game streaming in general such as connectivity for areas without good broadband, input latency for competitive games, and the loss of the modding community for PC games. But as it often the case, the bottom line trumps all. If a service strikes the right balance of affordable and convenient, it can usually be a success. So we put it to you: in a hypothetical scenario where Google Stadia just works and uses a subscription model, how much would you pay per month? Here are the results. All the games you can play for 10 bucks? / © AndroidPIT Is

Best answer: Purely from an activity tracking perspective, the Gear Fit2 Pro is still a great fitness band and the Galaxy Watch Active isn't dramatically better. But if you want that tracking to happen on a larger screen that's easier to use and in a form factor that's a bit more traditional, this is a nice upgrade. Switch to smartwatch: Galaxy Watch Active ($200 at Amazon) The Galaxy Watch Active improves on the Fit2 Pro Since the Gear Fit2 Pro was released, Samsung has realized there's room in its wearable lineup for something in between the fitness band and a full-fledged smartwatch like the Galaxy Watch . Not everyone wants a big smartwatch, but at the same time a "fitness band" type device can feel a bit restricting with a small rectangular screen and limited functionality beyond activity tracking. The capabilities don't change much, but a larger screen and new design could be just what you're looking for. The Galaxy Wa

The SanDisk 256GB Extreme MicroSD Card has fallen in price from $69 down to $52.99 at Amazon. This deal is good for one day only, so don't miss out if you're interested. We've never seen it drop lower in price before. Small but mighty SanDisk 256GB Extreme MicroSD Card Whether you're adding storage to your phone or your tablet, your action camera or your console, good luck finding a better deal on a microSD card this rugged. The sale ends tonight, so don't miss out! $52.99 $69 24% Off See at Amazon This well-rated microSD card features read speeds up to 160MB/s and write speeds up to 90MB/s. The card is thoroughly tested and built to withstand harsh conditions. You can easily store 256GB of your personal files, favorite movies, music, videos, and more on it. It comes with a full-sized SD card adapter, so you can use it in a laptop or digital camera with ease, and the card can easily record all of your adventures in stunning 4K without a proble

Huawei's cameras have become exceptional over the past few years, and earlier this month, the company unveiled more phones with excellent camera performance . While the P30 and P30 Pro have already turned heads with its 5x optical zoom, its low-light performance appears to beat the Pixel's Night Sight in certain cases. Both phones were only announced a few days ago, so in-depth reviews aren't available yet. However, sample shots have been making their way to social media and YouTube, and some are seriously impressive. So Pixel 3 without Night Sight (what the eye sees) Pixel 3 with Night Sight P30 Pro full auto (the F kind of sorcery is this?) pic.twitter.com/pCBSWBbT1e — Vlad Savov (@vladsavov) March 30, 2019 The above tweet from Vlad Savov, a senior editor at The Verge, shows that the P30 Pro is able to pull far more detail from total darkness than the Pixel 3 . While the Pixel's photo is still impressive given the complete darkness, the P30 Pro's

It's World Backup Day today, and Amazon is discounting a number of hard drives, SSDs, SD cards and so much more, so you can back up all of your digital files and make sure that they are safe at all times. This sale runs today only and will expire at midnight PST tonight. So you're going to want to act quickly before they are gone. As part of today's sale, you can save big on a SanDisk 256GB Extreme micro SD card, which is just $52.99. There is also the Samsung T5 2TB Portable SSD for just $329. Need something with a lower price tag? The WD My Passport 2TB is on sale for $63. This is a hard drive so it is going to be slower, but it is a whole lot cheaper too. If you're looking for some internal hard drives, the Toshiba x300 4TB hard drive is on sale for $89.99. Which is a crazy good price for a 4TB drive, but this is also a hard drive and not an SSD, hence the much lower price, for so much space. There are all kinds of hard drives, SSDs, micro SD cards and much more

One of the new features that Google introduced to its Gmail email platform is Smart Compose. This is an AI-powered feature where it learns your typing habits and can make predictions on sentences you want to complete. While it does make typing your emails faster, we get it that some of you might find it a bit disconcerting that with every email, Google is getting you to know you better. While you can easily ignore Smart Compose and can opt not to use it, here's how to you can just disable it completely. Turn off Smart Compose on Android Launch the Gmail app on your Android phone Tap the three lines icon at the top left corner of the app Scroll down and look for Settings Select the Gmail account you want to edit Uncheck the Smart Compose box You can follow these steps again to turn it back on. Turn off Smart Compose on your computer Open Gmail in your web browser Click the Settings icon Select Settings Under the General tab, scroll down a

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android games that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today we have the early access release of The Elder Scrolls: Blades, the official launch of the beautiful skiing game Grand Mountain Adventure, and a console-quality rally racer. So without further ado, here are the most notable games released this week. Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the widgets, which include ratings and pricing info. Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here . Games The Elder Scrolls: Blades Android Police coverage : Bethesda's next mobile title, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, has entered early access on Android The Elder Scrolls: Blades has had a bit of a journey over the last few months. After Bethesda absolutely screwed up the launch of Fallout 76 , The Elder Scrolls: Blades was delayed . Now that the studio has opened up early access for those who registered,