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Garmin is one of the most well-known names in the wearable world and rightfully so. The Venu is one of its latest releases and it’s quite a beauty. It’s compatible with 20mm quick release bands, so you’ll have an abundance of options when it comes to finding the right one for your needs. We’ve rounded some of the best picks to help you narrow it down.

For fitness enthusiasts

BIGTANG Soft Silicone Fitness Band

Staff Pick

If you’re planning to take advantage of all the wonderful fitness features on the Garmin Venu, you need a band that can handle your active lifestyle. These BIGTANG silicone bands are designed to be both strong and comfortable. The soft silicone has a unique textured finish and comes in seven cool colors.

$7 at Amazon

Best of both worlds

Ritche Premium Nylon Watch Band

These Ritche bands are made of a fine blend of premium nylon and leather. They’re built to be tough yet comfortable on the wrist. Not to mention they’re water-resistant, so you won’t ha…

If you’re looking for more ways to stay entertained in self-isolation, then you can’t go wrong with Amazon Kindle Unlimited. Especially if you can try it out for free. A two-month trial of the all-you-can-read eBook service is yours for the low, low price of $0 for a limited time giving you endless reading material for the next several weeks stuck indoors. The deal is only available for new Kindle Unlimited users and expires at the end of the month.

The subscription service normally costs $9.99 a month, so you’re saving $20 with this deal. Last July, Amazon gave away three months of the service to its Prime members but unlike that offer, this deal does not require you to be a Prime subscriber so anyone can get in on it.

Kindle Unlimited gives you access to over a million titles, spanning from technical documents to cookbooks to fantasy novels to nonfiction. Even some audiobooks are included. Need a self-help book? Want to re-read the Harry Potter books for the seventeenth time? It’…

The update is available from the App Store and WhatsApp’s website for Android.

What you need to know

WhatsApp now lets you video call with up to 8 people.
The feature is being released to the public after some beta testing.
It’s available to both iOS and Android Users.

WhatsApp is now rolling out group video and voice chats for up to eight people across both iOS and Android.

WhatsApp expanded group calling to eight people in its beta on April 21, after previously announcing support for up to four people.

Now, group video and voice calling for you and seven friends has been released to the general public on both iOS and Android. According to the app’s iOS release notes for version 2.20.50:

Group video and voice calls now support up to 8 participants. All participants need to be on the latest version of WhatsApp.
Visual improvements for iOS 13 users including updated message action menu.

The iOS update is available now from the App Store, and will likely show up as…

Xiaomi is going to start rolling out MIUI 12 from June. Here’s when your phone will receive the update.

MIUI 12 is now official, with Xiaomi’s latest skin offering an array of new features. Some of those features include an improved system-wide dark mode, AI-assisted calling features, Dynamic Always-on Display, new visual design, tweaks to system animations, and much-needed privacy fixes.

The stable build of MIUI 12 will begin rolling out from next month in China, with the global models picking up the update later in the year. Here’s when your Xiaomi, Redmi, or POCO phone will receive the MIUI 12 update.

MIUI 12 update: When it is rolling out?

A tentative MIUI 12 update schedule has been shared by the MIUI team on Weibo, and this gives us an indication as to when your phone will likely receive the update. Based on the release notes, the MIUI 12 update will start rolling out to Xiaomi phones in China sometime in June.

The update schedule is primarily aimed at MIUI’s Chinese audie…

Xiaomi continued to lead the Indian smartphone market with 30.6% share in Q1 2020.

What you need to know

BBK-owned smartphone maker Vivo overtook Samsung to emerge as the second largest smartphone vendor in India in Q1 2020.
Vivo shipped 6.7 million smartphones in India during the first quarter, while Samsung shipped 6.3 million units.
Xiaomi remained the top smartphone vendor in the country, shipping 10.3 million units in Q1 2020.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, Xiaomi passed Samsung to become the top smartphone vendor in India. Since then, Samsung has been the second largest smartphone vendor in the country. As per the latest data from Canalys, however, Vivo overtook Samsung in the Indian market to take the second position in the first quarter of 2020.

The BBK-owned smartphone maker saw shipments rise by nearly 50% during the quarter, allowing it to capture 19.9% of the market. Samsung’s shipments, on the other hand, dropped by almost 14% during the quarter. While Vivo shipped…

The phone is set to make its global debut at an online launch event on May 7.

What you need to know

LG has officially revealed the Velvet ahead of its May 7 launch.
It features a 6.8-inch Cinema FullVision display and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765 chipset.
The smartphone will go on sale in South Korea starting May 15.

LG had announced last week that it will be taking the wraps off its new Velvet smartphone at an online event on May 7. Surprisingly, however, the company today officially revealed the mid-range smartphone and confirmed that it will go on sale in South Korea from May 15.

The LG Velvet comes with a large 6.8-inch Cinema FullVision display with a tall 20.5:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by Qualcomm’s 7nm Snapdragon 765 processor and offers 5G support as well. At the back of the phone is a triple-lens camera system with a “Raindrop” design. You get a 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide shooter, and a 5MP depth sensor. LG Velvet also comes with an impressive “Voice O…

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California may be closed for the time being, but that actually just gives you more opportunity to check out select exhibits and public programs that are now being released for free online. From intimate discussions and performances with artists like Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Brandi Carlisle, or X Ambassadors, to music education courses on production, music careers, and more, this selection of content has never been made available for free to the public until now, and new content continues to be released.

Public Programs

The Grammy Museum’s Public Programs digital series consists of intimate sit-down discussions with a selection of top artists in the industry. These have never-been-released digitally until now, and there’s no telling how long the Grammy Museum website will continue to show them for free. At this time, you can watch discussions with artists like:

Alice Merton
Ben Platt
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
Brandi Carlisle
Common
Greta Van Fle…

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Did you know you can earn rewards just from going to the gym, your favorite fitness club, or even on equipment for your own workout studio at home?

As people adapt to stay at home orders across the country, many are beginning to search for ways to continue their workout routines while at home. From yoga mats and dumbbells to kettlebells and treadmills, at-home workout equipment is highly sought after.

If you’re wondering how you can earn the most rewards while working out at home, and how to keep earning rewards when you are able to head back to the gym, these are some of the best credit cards on the market for getting rewarded on gym memberships, fitness clubs, and workout equipment.

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Fast Pair’s updates make the wireless earbuds experience on Android so much better.

What you need to know

Google has updated Android’s Fast Pair with new features as it launches new true wireless earbuds.
These include find my device, battery notifications, and personalization updates.
The new Fast Pair features will be enabled on the Pixel Buds first, with other devices receiving them in the coming months.

Google just launched the Pixel Buds 2 today, and they’re very good — albeit expensive true wireless earbuds. As part of that launch, it’s also improving Android’s Fast Pair (think: super Bluetooth).

Here’s what’s new with today’s update:

Find my device: Lose your earbuds? You’ll now be able to call them with Google’s “find device” setting. Later the company will add a new option that lets you check their last known location if you keep Location History enabled. it won’t help if you’ve lost it in your house and need a precise location (that’s what the ringing is for), but…

The OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro are here, and my goodness, these phones are beautiful with their matte glass backs and all their purdy new colors and color-changing finishes. But guess what? They’re still glass backed phones, and glass-backed phones get cases before they face the big, bad world outside. It always takes a little longer for the case market to get fired up for the latest OnePlus phones, but we don’t have to worry about that because OnePlus makes some of the best first-party cases of any manufacturer around, both from a quality and affordability perspective. These are the ones OnePlus is offering up for the 8 and 8 Pro.

New colors

OnePlus 8 Sandstone Bumper Case

Sandstone is the tried and true first-party case for OnePlus, but this year they’ve branched out into some new shades: a bright, bold Cyan to match the Glacial Green 8 or a softer, prettier purple that should mesh with the Interstellar Glow.

$25 at OnePlus

Classic carbon fiber

OnePlus 8 Karbon Bumper …