Sean Riley
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Middleton, WI, United States
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EarFun Air Pro review: ANC just got affordable –
True wireless earbuds are the standard these days with the 3.5mm headphone jack fading into memory for most smartphone users and now active noise-canceling (ANC) is finally falling into the realm of affordability. Not too long ago ANC was strictly for headphones in the $300 and up range, but today we are taking a look at the EarFun Air Pro, a pair of true wireless headphones with ANC that cost… → Read More
EarFun Air review: Affordable true wireless done right
After spending a few weeks with the EarFun Air here's an in-depth look at what you can expect if you decide to pick up the EarFun Air for yourself. → Read More
Best fitness trackers in 2020
Wear OS is showing signs of life again in 2020 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform possibly delivering the performance and efficiency that has been missing, but for many of us, a fitness → Read More
Doogee S95 Review: Indestructible and affordable
The Doogee S95 is part of a new brand of rugged smartphone that doesn't give up on specs in favor of durability, here's how it holds up to the competition. → Read More
Amazon's newest Fire HD 8 tablets get a massive $30 price cut today only
Today only the price on both the Amazon Fire HD8 and the Amazon Fire HD8 Plus are being slashed by $30, bringing them to just $59.99 and $79.99 respectively. → Read More
Five new iOS 14 features we'd love to see on Android
Apple's iOS presentation at WWDC seemed to be a cover album of Android's greatest hits of the last decade, but Android could possibly borrow a few in return. → Read More
Amazfit T-Rex smartwatch review: Rugged fitness companion
The Amazfit T-Rex features a traditional watch design, excellent battery life, comprehensive fitness data, and all at an affordable price point. → Read More
Best Android Phones of 2020 (Q1 Update)
While smartphone releases and events are among the obviously less critical things that have been disrupted by the ongoing health crisis, we've still seen a number of new devices released this yea → Read More
Best fitness trackers in 2020
While Wear OS is showing signs of life again in 2020, for many of us a fitness tracker is still the better wearable option to pair with our Android phones. Fitness trackers can deliver the features → Read More
Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Review: A powerful do-it-all option
Lenovo has been one of the most dominant players in the 2-in-1 space with its Yoga line for years, with the Yoga C940 as the latest iteration. While I've had coworkers that used them and I had a → Read More
Nexus 6P settlement payments of up to $400 will be made by March 11th
Nexus 6P owners that put in a claim last year should finally be getting their money in the next couple of months according to the latest status report from the court in the class-action lawsuit. For → Read More
ZTE Blade 10 Prime review: Impressive option below $200
Like a lot of us, I have a tendency to focus on the high end of the smartphone market, but keeping our best budget smartphones and best budget flagship smartphone lists up-to-date in 2019 helped → Read More
Steam support is in the pipeline for Chrome OS
In an interview with Android Police last week at CES, Google's Director of Product Management for Chrome OS, Kan Liu indicated that the Chrome team has been working on Steam support. Now before y → Read More
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Hands-On: A high-end Chrome OS contender
One of the few surprises of CES 2020 for me was the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, I'll freely concede it isn't a groundbreaking new innovation, but it is a step forward for Chromebooks that I d → Read More
New Huawei P40 render reveals additional camera details
We know that the Huawei P40 is due out early this year, so little surprise that the leaks should start picking up momentum. Today we have another series of renders courtesy of 91mobiles. These → Read More
Huawei nova 5T first impressions
The Huawei nova 5T isn't brand new, the phone first hit the market back in October, but given the state of Huawei in the U.S. this was our first opportunity to get our hands on the device at CES. → Read More
Amazfit's true wireless PowerBuds stand out with clever design at under $100
Walking the halls of CES this year the endless sea of true wireless earbuds is a bit overwhelming and the vast majority completely fail to stand out. Having spent the day seeings dozens (it felt like → Read More
Best Budget Flagship Smartphones
Some of our favorite devices of 2019 fell into a mid-tier that is often ignored, these budget flagships match many top tier smartphone specs for less than $600. → Read More
Best Android Phones of 2019 (September Update)
Another month and a few updates to our lists of the best Android phones across a number of categories. And the debut of our best budget flagships list. → Read More
Best Android Smartphones Update! (August 2019)
Our series on the best Android phones overall and the best smartphones in a number of different categories have all finally been updated this month. → Read More