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Claure's now serving the company as Executive Chairman. In late April, T-Mobile and Sprint announced the two brands were merging together to form one new company to spearhead the 5G revolution. Current T-Mobile CEO John Legere will act as CEO of the new venture, but as part of the deal, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure will be stepping down from his existing role. May 30, 2018, was officially Claure's last day. His new position within the company will be Executive Chairman and Sprint CFO Michel Combes is being promoted as the company's new CEO — at least until the merger is officially completed. Claure became CEO in 2014, and in a thread on Twitter , highlighted the transformed company culture, Sprint Says Thanks initiative, the Hulu partnership, and more as some of his most memorable accomplishments. As for Michel Combes, he joined Sprint just a few months back in January as a replacement for former CFO Tarek Robbiati. Prior to his time at Sprint, Combes was acti

With the next billion users expected to come online from developing countries in Asia, Google has a specialized team focused on creating products suited for those consumers and available devices. The latest is called Neighbourly, a social network of sorts for querying your neighbors. Nintendo Switch Similar to Nextdoor, the service, according to Google, is designed to be a communal way for users to "ask your neighbours questions, share local expertise, and keep up with your neighbourhood." This local and direct querying of people around you is born out of how "it's getting harder to get good answers to these questions because cities keep changing." In a sense, this is really a product meant to augment areas where Google Search might fail to surface relevant content. People nearby often have the exact information you need, but they're too busy these days to stop and chat on the street or in the park. And group chats keep

We've been playing with the HTC U12+ quite a bit since our unboxing . The phone is fast and sleek, but we know that most of you are interested about its camera performance. So, we headed to the pool, recorded video and snapped pictures with the phone to give you a peek at how the HTC U12+ and its cameras perform in the real world. All the images in the gallery were uploaded without any edits. The video below also gives you a look at the video and audio quality you can expect with the front and rear cameras on HTC's new phone. We'll be doing side-by-side comparisons between the HTC U12+ and other flagship devices from this year to show you how it compares.  VIDEO [/one_half_last] Tech enthusiast, Android user and founder of the first HTC blog – Nick Gray has been blogging about HTC phones before most people knew what a smartphone even was. Over the years Nick has owned and tested dozens HTC devices and is constantly flashing new ROMs to his Android ph

Upgrade your kitchen gear! Amazon Prime Day brings a ton of great deals along with it, and this year should be no exception. Since its inception a few years ago, Prime Day has evolved into quite a shopping event, with big discounts on popular name brand items in a variety of product categories. There's no denying that small kitchen appliances and accessories can be quite pricey, but we hope to help you save some money on your purchase. Whether you're looking for an Instant Pot to join the craze or a Vitamix blender, Keurig coffee maker, or even a Roomba iRobot RoboVac to clean up after you, we expect to see them all on sale at some point during the event. Amazon has yet to officially announce the deals that we will see, but based on what we've seen during previous year's and this past Black Friday, we've put together some predictions to help you figure out how to maximize your savings on Prime Day. Instant Pot The Instant Pot craze doesn't seem

Let's find out the price, specifications, and features of the Xiaomi Mi 8 and OnePlus 6 and how they compare against each other. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Uber has been locked in a bitter dispute with the traditional Istanbul taxi cabs who accuse the app of taking away business without a proper legal basis for its work. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, lining up for a $10 billion IPO, held a rock concert-style launch on Thursday. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

"The launch of Quora Hindi is an expansion of our mission to share knowledge," Gautam Shewakramani, India Country Manager at Quora, told IANS. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia ordered Apple to remove the service from its stores. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Kimbho App is a "swadeshi" messaging app is apparently riddled with bugs and security issues, and has been taken down from Google Play app marketplace. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

The new bill payments feature is available in the latest BHIM app update (version 1.5). #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

MIUI 10 was unveiled by Xiaomi at its annual launch event on Thursday, which also saw the launch of the Mi 8. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 comes with a price tag of CNY 169 (approximately Rs. 1,800). #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with the fingerprint scanner located at the back, face unlock, and the new Snapdragon 710 processor. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Samsung has also updated the security patch level in Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ to May 2018. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Smartphone makers have been at a war on bezels for the past couple of years, but because some other technologies haven't quite caught up, many have had to make compromises to still make a usable device. Now, though, Lenovo is officially confirming that it will launch a device without those compromises on June 5th. The best gifts for Android users The Lenovo Z5 was first teased earlier this month through some cryptic renders, but not a whole lot has really been known about the device. Now, Lenovo is officially confirming that we'll see the Z5 unveiled on June 5th (via The Verge ). An event will be held in Beijing to launch this new device which, according to Lenovo, will have a whopping 95% screen-to-body ratio which will have no notch of any kind. It's still largely unclear what Lenovo plans to do with things like the front-facing camera, but there will undoubtedly be some creative solutions on board with the Z5. Along with confirming the

Wear OS hasn't been getting a ton of new hardware in recent months, but through everything, Huawei has remained a decent option for many users with its Huawei Watch 2 lineup . Today, the company has officially debuted a refreshed version of that hardware for the Chinese market. The best gifts for Android users After leaking a couple of weeks ago , the Huawei Watch 2 (2018) is now on sale in China at Vmall  (via GSMArena ). The new watch doesn't change much about Huawei's current Wear OS offering, keeping the same overall design, pricing, and features. You're getting a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, 768MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, and Wear OS. Since this watch is on sale in China, its built-in NFC is used for Ali Pay, Huawei Pay, and even WeChat's payment system instead of Google Pay. Wear OS itself also gets some changes for the Chinese market, but all in all, this is pretty much the same watch. As previously noted, the biggest

With our OnePlus 6 review done and our First 10 Things video too, we're wrapping up our initial OnePlus 6 post series today with a massive tips and tricks video. That's not an understatement either – this video is long and covers almost every little tip or trick to do with your OnePlus 6. In this video, we'll go over the best and most important lock screen settings to setup, some of the best tweaks to make to your home screen, which sound settings to dive into and customize, the various display settings worth adjusting, how to free up storage space, which battery settings to optimize, etc. It really is all here, hence the reason this video is 24 minutes long. Everyone enjoying those OnePlus 6 devices? Which color did you go with? (Please tell me you went Midnight Black) #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Dads. They're like you, only they think they're really good at tech stuff but are perpetually 10 years behind the curve. That's OK, because this gift guide can go a long way to making sure he's at least partially caught up to 2018 ... and beyond. Google Pixel 2 The Pixel 2 is our favorite phone on the market, and a perfect present for the dad who wants a fast, reliable Android phone. Not only does it have an amazing camera, but it's mercifully easy to set up and use. For a dad coming from an older Android, or even an iPhone, this is the best option. $649 Buy now Moto G6 Buying a phone shouldn't be complicated, the Moto G6 just works. It's compatible with all four major U.S. carriers, and at $249 or less, it's super giftable. The beauty of Motorola's Moto G line is that it imitates flagships so well that you'll never get FOMO. from $235 Buy Now Spigen phone cases Whatever phone your dad ends up using, Spigen has