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Two of Anker's portable Nebula projectors are on sale at Amazon today only, with prices starting as low as $221. The most notable of the products on sale is the Nebula Mars II Portable Projector , and today's price of $329.99 is its best ever. Considering it regularly sells for $500, this is not a deal worth passing up if you've been on the hunt for something like it. This projector is capable of creating an HD picture with up to 1280 x 720 resolution and features 300 ANSI lm brightness and 720p DLP IntelliBright technology for an improved image. Its integrated dual 10W audio drivers offer powerful sound, and there's even an autofocus feature which will enhance the picture automatically whenever the projector is moved to a new location. Best of all, it has Android 7.1 built-in so you can easily stream content from services like Netflix, Hulu and YouTube without needing a separate streaming device like the Amazon Fire TV Stick . Plus, it's compact enough t

Those on the Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta program are already enjoying both the new One UI features and the security that the December 2018 security patch provides. Those still on Oreo have to wait a while for Android Pie , but the latest security patch is now available in a number of countries around the world. We first saw the Galaxy Note 9 December update released in Hong Kong , and it's now rolling out to Switzerland, the Nordic countries, Afghanistan, South Africa and a few other markets. Galaxy Note 9 December patch out in more markets The new update comes with software version N960FXXS2ARL3 for some and N960FXXS2ARL4 for others. The contents remain the same, though. You get the December security patch, which fixes some serious vulnerabilities that affect Samsung's software. One of those vulnerabilities could grant someone access to your gallery files inside Secure Folder without needing your authentication, and when something like Secure Folder loses its secu

The end of 2018 is upon us and if you didn't download any new apps, then you're missing out. I know — it's sometimes surprising that 10 years into the App Store, there are still enough fresh ideas to make it worth downloading an unfamiliar name.  But, from apps that gave us new ways to edit photos and video to games we just couldn't put down, developers still managed to find new ways to surprise and delight us in 2018. SEE ALSO: The best tech of 2018 Here's a look back at some of our favorites. We've listed the download links and prices, but as always take "free" with a grain of salt since most apps these days rely on subscriptions and in-app purchases to make money. Read more... More about Tech , Iphone , Android , Apps And Software , and End Of Year 2018 #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Amazon is discounting the NVIDIA SHIELD TV once again, dropping $30 off of both models. That brings the standard model with just the remote down to $149, and the "gaming edition" which includes the controller to just $169. These are back down to all-time lows, which were last seen on Black Friday. So this is definitely a good time to pick one up and bring Android TV into your home. This is in stock and will definitely arrive before Christmas. It is also offering up free shipping on all orders, but if you want it a bit faster, you'll want to get Amazon Prime and you can sign up for a 30-day trial here . The NVIDIA SHIELD TV is an Android TV set-top box that is really the only Android TV option out there, besides the newly launched Xiaomi Mi Box S. But it also doubles as a gaming console, thanks to GeFORCE NOW, you can play your favorite steam games on the SHIELD TV on the big screen. Of course, with Android TV, you also get a number of great apps included. Like YouTube, Go

Our first glimpse of the Honor Magic 2 was back in August over at IFA 2018. Huawei's sub-brand teased the phone with super slim bezels, a Kirin 980 processor, and a slide-out selfie camera. We knew it was coming soon and as a video teaser showed, it arrived with a slider camera design. It was teased several times before the official launch a couple of months ago, making an impression with a total of six cameras and that slide-out mechanism as revealed by a teardown analysis. The Honor Magic 2 appeared almost two years after the first-gen Honor Magic was unveiled. If you may remember, that one was introduced by Huawei with artificial intelligence . We've got our hands-on feature and we thought it was impressive with AI and curved glass. The phone came with no camera bulge. As for the new-gen Honor Magic phone, this one was announced almost the same time as the Huawei Mate 20 series. We can agree this is the "future generation of flagship positioning", thank

The TCL 6-Series Roku TV is one of our top picks, so we're giving away two of them, and speakers to go with! The TCL 6-Series is one of those products that hits that sweet spot between performance and price. It's easy to set up. It's easy to use. Its Roku software should be updated for years to come. It has access to just about all the streaming TV content you could possibly wanted has a built-in tuner so you can watch TV via an over-the-air antenna. It's got enough ports to keep most users happy should they need another box or game console. All around it's a great product, at a great price, and one we happily recommend to our readers . Pair one of the 6-Series TVs with the new Roku Wireless Speakers and you have a pretty great set-up for almost any room in your home. We are such fans of these products, we're giving them away! Keep reading to enter! Enter to win! THE PRIZE: Two readers that enter will win a 55-inch TCL 6-Series Roku TV and a pa

Recently, Tencent's Blade Team published some notes about a bug that they call Magellan. The underlying flaw is in SQLite and its handling of full-text search "shadow tables" (FTS3, FTS4, etc.). An attacker that can either execute arbitrary SQL or give you an arbitrary database to use might be able to write arbitrary content to files via this bug. If that "arbitrary content" represents executable code, the attacker might be able to execute it. Hence, this is characterized by Tencent as a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. Most Android apps should not be affected by this. Here are some categories of development techniques that might be at risk. You Execute Arbitrary SQL from Arbitrary Sources Many places are going to describe this as a Chromium (or Chrome) bug, rather than a SQLite bug. That is because Chromium offers WebSQL, allowing Web pages to create and manipulate relational databases on the client side… and Chromium's WebSQL is implemente

Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day today consists of two of Anker's popular projectors and a soundbar , making it an easy way to upgrade your home theater. The Nebula Mars II projector is currently sitting at a price of $329, and that is down from its regular price of $499, for about 34-percent off of its regular price. The Nebula Mars Lite projector is about $79 off, sitting at $220 right now. And finally, the Soundcore Infini soundbar is currently sitting at a price of $69.99. These are all really great deals for those looking to grab a new projector or sound bar and step up their game in the home theater department without spending a ton of money. These are all in stock and will definitely arrive before Christmas. It is also offering up free shipping on all orders, but if you want it a bit faster, you'll want to get Amazon Prime and you can sign up for a 30-day trial here . These will also make for some really great stocking stuffers this year, so if you are looking fo

Best answer: This wall clock is an understated and almost elegant timepiece that might not be as "smart" as the rest of the smart home tech we see, but what it does it does well: keep accurate time and display your Alexa timer. The automatic adjustment for Daylight Saving Time is almost worth $30 on its own, just so Grandma doesn't have to get on a stepstool to wind the clocks back. Amazon: Amazon Echo Wall Clock ($30) Time for a new era of wall clock I'll admit it: when I got out of college, I didn't think I needed a wall clock. After all, there are clocks on everything else in my home: my phones, my computers, my microwaves and ovens, my watches — both smart and traditional — and even the Chromecast's Daydream shows the time in the bottom corner. That said, I missed having a wall clock. Yeah, I can ask my Amazon Echo what the time is, or how much time is left on one of my many daily timers, but it's still not nearly as easy as being a

The first signs that WhatsApp is serious about bringing picture-in-picture mode to Android phones surfaced about two months ago when a beta version of the Android app included the fabled feature.  While iPhone users benefit from the PiP mode since the beginning of 2018, it looks like Android fans had to wait almost one year to get it. Oh, well, better late than never, so we're happy to report that if you run the latest version of WhatsApp on your Android phone, you'll be able to watch YouTube videos directly within the app. The same goes for Facebook and Instagram ... #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Want to know what's going on with Kingdom Hearts 3? Here's everything we know so far. In the early years of gaming, there were quite a few swings taken at the creation of a game utilizing Disney properties. Most of those games ranged anywhere from unplayable to mediocre as far as quality goes. Then in 2002, Square Enix released Kingdom Hearts onto the PlayStation 2. Disney fans and gamers rejoiced as they finally had a significant video game with Disney characters. Thus far, there have been a total of nine Kingdom Hearts games, and here in 2018, Square Enix stands poised to release a new entry to the gaming public. We have been hearing rumblings about Kingdom Hearts 3 for years now, but there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for fans of the series. As it stands now, we should see a release toward the end of 2018. However, what do we know about Kingdom Hearts 3 right now? Let's take a look. What's new with Kingdom Hearts 3? December 14 - Pre-Or

Before we get into things, we feel that we should preface this news by saying that when you're the likes of Apple, lawsuits are a pretty common occurrence and come in a wide scale of severity. This particular case seems to be airing more on the amusing side in terms of scope and potential repercussions. Still, given enough traction it could lead to some interesting changes in product marketing on a grander scale. A lawsuit was filed on Friday in the US District Court of Northern California by a couple of plaintiffs who accuse Apple of falsely advertising certain hardware aspects of the iPhone X , XS and XS Max (oddly not the iPhone XR ). The particular issues are related to advertising and specific specs for the notched Retina displays. And the two plaintiffs are hoping to reach class action status. We definitely urge you to go through the document for yourself, as if lays out an odd mixture of sometimes logical arguments, mixed in with some odd math and failure to ad

For reasons unknown to me, most Chromebooks larger than 13 inches usually have extremely low-end hardware. The 14-inch Asus Chromebook C423 has a dreadful Intel Celeron N3350 processor, and the Acer Chromebook 15 has a slightly better Pentium N4200 CPU. If you've been waiting for a big Chromebook with decent hardware, Dell might have the laptop for you. The 'Inspiron Chromebook 14 2-in-1' is pricier than most other large Chrome OS laptops, with an MSRP of $599, but it also has the hardware to justify that price — a latest-gen Intel Core i3 processor, a 14-inch 1080p IPS screen, 4GB of memory, and a backlit keyboard. Overall, the Inspiron Chromebook 14 is a great laptop, as long as you're okay with the extra heft. Design and hardware When I took the Inspiron Chromebook 14 out of its box, I was immediately surprised by how heavy it was. At nearly four pounds (1.81 kg), this is definitely not an ultrabook. It's heavier than the Google Pixelbook (2.4

Your smartphone's virtual keyboard is probably your most used app since most of the time you type on the different messaging and social apps that you use. One of the most popular third-party keyboard apps is Gboard as it offers a lot of features to make your typing life more exciting and even more functional. The latest beta version for the app is rolling out new gradient themes in both light and dark colors so your keyboard will look prettier or just plain nicer. The beta version 7.8.8 is introducing these new themes. There's nothing really extra special about them but the various gradient colors really look nice and at least you have a lot to choose from, depending on which are your favorite colors or what you're in the mood to see on your virtual keyboard. There are 25 Light gradient themes and 29 Dark gradient themes ranging from pink, blue, orange, yellow, purple, violet, and various other color combinations. The availability of these Gboard themes don'