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Android’s best deal

Google Pixel 3a

$370 at Amazon

Pros

Fantastic camera
OLED display looks great
Performance is fast and fluid
Clean, up-to-date software
Has a 3.5mm headphone jack

Cons

64GB is the only storage option
Guaranteed updates stop in May 2022

The Pixel 3a wowed us back in May 2019 when it was released, and all this time later, it continues to be one of the best Android deals around. Just about everything about the Pixel 3a is as strong as ever, including its excellent camera, colorful display, and smooth performance. Oh, and it’s also the only phone here with a headphone jack.

The phone for everyone

iPhone SE (2020)

From $400 at Best Buy

Pros

Insanely fast performance
Reliable camera
Wireless charging
Multiple storage options
Backed by years of software updates

Cons

Screen may be too small for some people
Camera lacks a night mode

Believe it or not, we live in a world where Apple has created a phone that’s a better value that almost all of…

The pair strongly rebuffed calls to support centralized contact tracing technology.

What you need to know

An EU official has said that Apple and Google are holding EU states hostage.
That’s after they rebuffed calls from France and Germany to back their contact tracing solutions.
Apple and Google will not accommodate solutions that involve holding personal data on a central server.

An EU official has said that Apple and Google are holding EU states hostage after they rebuffed further calls to support contact tracing solutions offered by France and Germany.

As Reuters reports:

A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google rebuffed demands by France and Germany to back their approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections.

Countries are rushing to develop apps to assess the risk that one person can infect another with the coronavirus, helping to isolate those who could s…

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While no one is accessing airport lounges right now (let alone airports in general) due to a global pandemic, travel will return in the months ahead. Airport lounge access is crucial for many travelers, either to relax before a journey ahead or to stay productive and get work done.

American’s Admirals Club lounges are currently either shut down or open with significantly reduced service, depending on the location. However, when people start taking to the skies again, the best ways to access Admirals Clubs is through one specific credit card — the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®.

In fact, this is the only card that can get you into Admirals Clubs. While it does come with …

While most major sporting events have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, football fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the league’s next season this fall. Before then though, the general managers and other NFL team officials will have a chance to choose which college players will join their ranks in the league’s first ever virtual draft.

Up until 2015, New York City was the home of the NFL Draft for 50 years, then the league decided to begin holding the event in a new location each year. This year’s draft was originally scheduled to be held in Las Vegas before the decision was made to implement a virtual selection instead. Now the general managers of all 32 teams will make their picks either online or over the phone from their homes.

To make its virtual draft a reality, the NFL is working with its longtime partner Microsoft who has created a modified version of its Microsoft Teams application which will be used for most of the communication between the league and its t…

It’s accompanied by an automated message to ensure the participants’ privacy.

What you need to know

Live Caption will soon work with phone calls.
Code found in the third Android 11 Developer Preview shows Google is actively working on the feature.
Turning it on will be accompanied by an automated message informing other participants that the call is being transcribed.

When it launched with Android 10 last year, Live Caption was one of the most exciting new features to come out of the Mountain View giant’s labs. Since then, it’s been extremely popular with users, and Google has been hard at work expanding its availability. Once a Pixel 4 exclusive, the feature was soon ported to older Pixel devices and is now even available on OnePlus and Samsung phones.

However, one of the most significant limitations of the feature, alongside its sparse availability, has been the inability to use the feature with phone calls and video calls, a natural use case for an audio accessibility featur…

It’s a part of “normal restructuring” for the company.

What you need to know

Some OnePlus offices in Europe have been laid off by up to 80%.
The layoffs have occurred in the UK, France, and Germany.
These are part of “strategic restructuring.”

Not too long ago, OnePlus found itself in headlines for launching its new OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro devices. The company is making waves yet again, but this time for a much different reason. According to a report from Engadget, the phone manufacturer has gone ahead with substantial layoffs across various offices in Europe.

Per the report:

According to sources close to the matter, many regional offices — namely UK, France and Germany — have been downsized by as much as 80 percent, leaving skeletal teams of around three people in some countries. Last summer, the teams in Spain and Italy went through the same phase, before being completely laid off eventually. This was followed by a large turnover of UK staff soon afterward.

OnePlus conf…

RuPaul is about to put a whole new spin on the drag race you know and love. Beginning tonight, April 24 on VH1, RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is set to premiere the first of a four-part spin-off series of the popular competition show. However, this time, it won’t be just anyone struttin’ their stuff down the runway.

Celebrities from TV, music, and more will be making their drag debut, but you’ll have to watch to see who shows up. Each episode will feature three celebries undergoing a drag transformation, mentored by some of your favorite Drag Race alumni. As of now, only Nico Tortorella from Lifetime’s Younger has been announced as a guest celeb, with Bob The Drag Queen, Monét X Change and Trixie Mattel set to be mentors during the first episode.

RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race: When & where

This new spin-off mini-series airs on Friday nights, and will make its debut on April 24 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. The show airs on VH1 and will only be four episodes long, so don’t miss t…

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In the past few weeks, you’ve probably had to cancel your spring break getaway — or maybe even dream trip to Tahiti or Colombia — due to the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 has caused airlines to cancel flights and end routes. Cruise lines around the globe have suspended operations, and hotels are vacant. The outbreak is also forcing the closure of many businesses and the cancellation of major festivals and events worldwide.

You’re likely working from home and physically distancing yourself from others. You’ve probably checked your investments and been … disappointed.

While now is certainly not the time for nonessential travel, it might be a perfect opportunity to think about how you can save …

Oculus Quest is Facebook’s last piece of hardware in its first generation of VR devices. It has six degrees of freedom, movement tracking so you can game throughout an area and two Touch Controllers, which facilitate a wide range of gameplay. The Oculus Quest now has over 100 games available, ranging from first-person shooters to musical saber swinging titles. We marked the latest titles with “new,” and at the top of the list, so you can keep track of all the latest games.

New titles
Available now
Supported Oculus Go games
Confirmed future titles
Teased future titles

New

Old meets new

Pixel Ripped 1995

New

You can play old-fashion pixel-style games within VR in this title. In it, you need to restore balance to a dimension by playing 16-bit and 32-bit style games.

$20 at Oculus Store

Full fitness

Supernatural

New

This game will get you a full-body workout set to music. You’ll be able to compete with friends and leaderboards using a partner smartphone app as well…

The iPhone SE deals are flowing already, and in typical fashion Mint Mobile is here to knock the socks off all the other options out there. For a limited time, new customers can get the iPhone SE with service for just $30 per month. That’s right, it’s the phone, financed over 24 months, plus Mint Mobile’s 3GB data plan. You can move to the 8GB plan for $5 more per month, or up to the 12GB one for $10 more per month, making the prices $35 or $40 per month total respectively.

We’ve seen Mint Mobile offer some pretty great deals in the past, and this one is definitely in line with those. It does only apply to new customers, but existing customers can purchase the device and finance it from Mint Mobile instead if they wish.

iPhone SE + Mint Mobile service

From $30 at Mint Mobile

This limited-time promotion scores you Apple’s newest (and most affordable) iPhone paired with Mint Mobile’s great service for one low monthly cost.

For those who prefer to prepay for everything, Mint ha…