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Hybrid smartwatches feel like a dying race, making the Withings ScanWatch 2 a rare breed. Fossil is no longer in the game after exiting the smartwatch market in 2024. Aside from Garmin’s more sporty hybrids, Withings remains the only company worth looking at in the hybrid space for classic style. Both Wearables lead Michael Hicks … Read more

Look, there’s no shortage of choices if you’re looking to upgrade your earbuds, and there’s a new option that’s intriguing. Korea-based Astell&Kern launched the AK UW100MKII at the end of 2023, and they’re now making their way to India. The lengthy wait comes with a distinct advantage though, as the earbuds are now being sold … Read more

What you need to know A U.S. law will take effect Jan. 19, 2025 that bans TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. TikTok is already showing messages to users on the Android app that the platform is no longer available. The message states that President Trump may work with TikTok to return service in … Read more

Well, here’s a surprise – last week’s poll revealed which is the best-liked model in the Redmi Note 14 series and it isn’t the Pro+ with its fancy curved display and 200MP camera. No, that one came in second. The most preferred of the series is actually the vanilla Redmi Note 14 5G. Yes, specifically … Read more

Last week, we looked at the launch of the OnePlus 13 and 13R. Next week, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 series. This week, we will look at what Google has to offer. The Google Pixel 9 Pro is a rare small-ish Android with high-end cameras – a 1/1.31” 50MP main, 48MP 113mm periscope and … Read more

Beyond the Alphabet (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) Beyond the Alphabet is a weekly column that focuses on the tech world both inside and out of the confines of Mountain View. I was recently asked to give some reasons why someone might want to move from iOS to Android, under the pretense that … Read more

The OnePlus 13R is pretty durable, but that doesn’t mean its 6.78-inch AMOLED panel is infallible. Nicks, bumps, and scrapes can spell disaster for your phone unless you get one of the best OnePlus 13R screen protectors. Even something as negligible as your car keys could scratch or crack the screen at a bad angle. … Read more

News Weekly (Image credit: Android Central) News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s top stories so you can catch up on the latest tech news. This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a concise roundup of the week’s most significant tech stories. This is where … Read more

A spicy new leak just came out of fpt.’s latest YouTube video revealing major changes to the iOS 19 Camera app and potentially a major shift for the OS. The Camera app will become much cleaner with fewer distractions around the viewfinder but also integrate some of the settings that are currently available outside the … Read more

Galaxy Unpacked is right around the corner and we expect to see Samsung show us the goodies it will have for sale in the coming year. We know the Galaxy S25 is coming, and that usually means three models ranging from regular to Ultra, but there are also some other variants said to be locked … Read more