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Pandora has been one of the longer-standing streaming options on Google Home, but it's been limited to just automated radio stations until now. Google has today announced that Pandora Premium, the web radio company's on-demand streaming service, is now available on Google Home devices. Deal: Get Pixelbook at 25% off: $750! Pandora Premium support is just like what you've likely already experienced with Spotify or Google Play Music, but with Pandora Premium. You can easily use your voice to search and play songs, albums, and playlists, simply by asking for them by name. Pandora Premium will work on Google Home, Google Home Mini, Google Home Max, Smart Displays, and any other new Assistant products that are available or might be coming. Pandora Premium costs $10 per month, but Google Home owners can easily try out a Pandora Premium trial free for 90 days by heading to the Google Home offers page in their Chrome web browser. Deezer, another p

With new hardware and software options that continue to get better and better, there's no time like now to buy a smartwatch. While iOS users are pretty limited in what they  could  buy, Android users have too many choices to count. Not sure where to start looking? Let's go over some of the best options… The best gifts for Android users A note of caution: The smartwatch market was pretty much silent for  months , but recently it's come back to life. While I love seeing new hardware as much as the next guy, there's a lot to consider if you're buying a smartwatch right now. As great as all this new hardware, and even older hardware, may be, there's something big on the horizon. Qualcomm is preparing to launch a new generation of wearable processors at an event in September. That's likely going to mean new hardware (possibly from Google) and maybe even new capabilities within wearable operating systems. So at least for the next f

Whether you're looking for new tech gear or household items, we've got you covered. We found plenty of great deals today that include big discounts on these Cooler Master keyboard and mice combos, Nintendo Switch games, SanDisk microSD cards and more! Most of these prices will be gone when the day ends, so don't miss your chance to save big! View the rest of the deals If you want to know about the deals as soon as they are happening, you'll want to follow Thrifter on Twitter , and sign up for the newsletter , because missing out on a great deal stinks! #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

YouTube TV added three new markets today to reach its 100th service area. Those new markets are Kingsport, TN, Johnson City, TN, and Bristol, TN/VA. Cool. In case you were wondering, both Tim and I are still using YouTube TV and also still think it's awesome. Assuming you have a decent internet connection and don't need Food Network, HGTV, or Travel Channel, it's kind of a no-brainer TV option. The hell with Comcast. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

All Google Assistant-powered devices from Google, as well as Assistant-powered Smart Display models are getting support for two new music streaming services this week, Pandora Premium and Deezer . To get started, all you'll need to do is add your respective service account to your Google account inside the Google Home app, then you're off to the races. Once your account is linked, all you have to say is, "Hey Google, play my Chill Vibes playlist on Deezer," or "Hey Google, play my Chill playlist on Pandora." Very chill. To celebrate, it appears that Google has partnered with these services to offer 90-day trials. To try out Pandora Premium for free, look here . To listen to Deezer for 90 days at the price of only $1, go here . // Google #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Aug 14 AT 11:51 AM Evan Selleck 0 Comments Way back in August of last year, you might remember that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 earned DisplayMate's highest ever A+ grade for its OLED display . Well, Samsung's back at it again this year. The Galaxy Note 9 was just announced last week , and the smartphone has already started earning its accolades. Testing performed by DisplayMate has revealed that the upcoming phablet has an amazing display. It's so good, in fact, that it has earned DisplayMate's A+ grade and is the best-performing display the group has tested to date. The tests show that the Galaxy Note 9 "matches or sets many new Smartphone Display Performance Records", and notes that the phablet's color accuracy is "visually indistinguishable from perfect". The "Absolute Picture Quality" was also improved over the Galaxy Note 8 from last year. The Galaxy Note 9 also has the lowest Screen Reflecta

Everyone interested in mobile phones knows that Samsung makes one of the best - if not the best - OLED panels. Every Samsung flagship for years has offered great viewing experience, so no wonder every OEM wants to get its hands on the Korean firm's crisp OLED displays. But how good is the recently announced Galaxy Note9 's panel? Well, according to DisplayMate , it's the best so far. Just like every Samsung flagship since the Note 4 . For yet another year the Korean company has managed to outdo itself. As always, the Note9 went under extensive testing and broke a few records along the way. Well, "a few" is an understatement. One of the key findings in the review says that the panel reaches a maximum brightness of 710 nits in manual mode and 1,050 nits in automatic mode. It also covers 113% DCI-P3 and 142% of the sRGB color space and has the highest absolute color accuracy. Interestingly, the Note9's display offers the lowest reflectance (4.4%) eve

... Every carrier now has a robust and mature 4G LTE network, so it's almost time to start rolling out a new wireless standard. 5G service will start popping up at the end of this year, but there won't be phones until 2019. Sprint and LG had partnered to launch what they claim will be the first 5G phone in the US. The unnamed device will reportedly arrive in the first half of 2019. We don't know what this mysterious device will be called or what it'll look like. However, Sprint is keen to point out that it's a "truly integrated smartphone." The 5G Moto Mod may very well make the Moto Z3 the first 5G-capable phone, but there's no 5G modem inside the phone itself. The phone hardware is already done, according to Sprint. That means it won't have the universal 4G/5G modem in the upcoming Snapdragon 855 chipset. So, we can expect the phone to have a secondary X50 5G modem in addition to the SoC's 4G modem. Sprint wo

Whether you use your phone for navigation or music while driving, this is an essential accessory to keep you as safe as can be. In an ideal world, nobody would use their phone while driving. In the real world, this simply isn't the case. While there's never any excuse for checking Twitter, texting, or watching YouTube videos while on the road, you might need to use your phone for turn-by-turn directions, answering an incoming call, or controlling your music while you drive. To help make these quick interactions as safe as possible, there's the iOttie Easy One Touch 4. Dashboard mounts for phones aren't anything new, but if you're in the market for one and want something that'll just work while keeping you your phone as safe as can be, iOttie's option should be at the very top of your shopping list. iOttie Easy One Touch 4 Price: $24.95 Bottom line: A simple accessory that does a fantastic job at keeping you (and your phone) safe wh

Despite how much I love my Shield TV and how often we use it in my household for streaming videos and playing games, I can't help but scratch my head a little at what NVIDIA is doing here. The company is rehashing its streaming box for the umpteenth time with another bundle and no price incentive to make anyone want to jump on board. The new 2017 Shield TV, which was more or less a rehashed version of the older one, already comes in three versions: a $299 Pro with 500GB of storage and some hardware enhancements, a $179 16GB version with just the remote, and a $199 16GB with the remote and the game controller. Now there's another bundle with the addition of a SmartThings Link hub. This new Smart Home Edition costs $219.99, which is $1 more than what you get by adding $179 for the regular version with remote and  $39.99 for the Link . That makes no sense. You're actually slightly better off buying the items separately than together. And if you're patient eno

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Last week, Google pushed out the newest version of Android called Pie. The update brings plenty of exciting new features and updates to play with, so naturally, users are quite eager to try them out for themselves. But the big question following almost every major Android release each year is: will my phone get it? And when? Well to cut through some of the speculation and uncertainty, some OEMs have already released statements promising the Android 9.0 Pie update for some of their devices. You can already get Android Pie if you have one of Google's own Pixel phones or the Essential PH-1 . But the new update is also coming to a number of other handsets in the near feature. Check the list below to see which devices will be part of the first wave getting the Pie treatment. HTC HTC was among the first Android manufacturer to provide a statement regarding plans to release the Pie update for some of its handsets. We're pleased as pie to confirm updates to

Google is currently testing a software fix that will fully restore the fast-charge functionality of its 2016 Pixel smartphones after users reported slower charging speeds following the recent upgrade to Android 9 Pie. Some third-party charging plugs no longer rapidly charge the Pixel XL in the same way that they did prior to Pie's release; Google says its own bundled charger (and others certified for USB Power Delivery) should still be delivering rapid charging. An update containing the fix should be available "in the coming weeks." "We're aware of an issue where non-Power Delivery (PD) USB-C chargers no longer rapidly charge the 2016 Pixel and Pixel XL after the upgrade to Android 9 Pie," a Google spokesperson told The Verge by email. "The 18W rapid charger included in-box is a PD charger and does not exhibit this behavior. We are verifying a fix for non-PD USB-C chargers and will roll it out in the coming weeks." Most reports about th

Vivo has grown to become a significant force in the smartphone industry, and its latest phone, the Vivo NEX S highlights how the company is not afraid to do things a little different to the rest. As while the Vivo NEX S look like a standard smartphone on the surface, it's one which boasts a less than orthodox camera setup. Due to the Vivo NEX S sporting a pop-up front-facing camera. Not only does this add a novelty and futuristic element to the design, but it also means the front panel has been freed of the constraints of a stationary camera. In other words, even more of a bezel-less design than you will find on any other smartphone currently on the market. If all that was not enough, this phone also includes an in-display fingerprint sensor, and now you have the chance to win a Vivo NEX S for free, courtesy of AndroidHeadlines . Besides its bezel-less design, the Vivo NEX S is not short on display real estate due to the inclusion of a 6.59-inch Super AMOLED display along with