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[ad_1] When we first wrote about Hooch, it offered a fun, straightforward deal — for $9.99 per month, you could claim one free drink per day from participating bars and restaurants. Since then, the company launched Hooch Black, a pricier subscription that includes perks like hotel discounts and concierge service. ...

[ad_1] Gaming phones have gone from a strange niche to a commonplace release in the last year. The first Razer Phone arrived with good specs and an amazing display, and it was quickly joined by the Honor Play and the Red Magic Phone. Even Samsung started marketing the Galaxy Note ...

[ad_1] Announced at last year’s WWDC, Apple’s been firing up Siri Shortcuts at a fairly steady clip. The company says there are now “thousands” of apps integrating the iOS 12 feature, which bring all sorts of third-party functionality to the smart assistant. There are five new Shortcuts available starting today. ...

[ad_1] The line between activity trackers and full-featured smartwatches keeps getting blurrier, thanks in no small part to Samsung’s excellent Galaxy wearables. The latest Galaxy Watch is one of our favorite Android wearables, and the even newer Galaxy Watch Active is now available for pre-order with a nice bonus — ...

[ad_1] The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. FTC ruling sees Musical.ly (TikTok) fined $5.7M for violating children’s privacy law, app updated with ...

[ad_1] Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends So you got your hands on the limited edition Nokia 9 PureView — congratulations! It’s a phone meant for photography enthusiasts because there’s a lot that can be done to the images this five-camera system produces. If you’re looking to learn how to fully explore the ...

[ad_1] Facebook has changed its story after initially trying to downplay how it targeted teens with its Research program that a TechCrunch investigation revealed was paying them gift cards to monitor all their mobile app usage and browser traffic. “Less than 5 percent of the people who chose to participate ...

[ad_1] I’m in Lisbon, Portugal for vacation, and I have several phones at my disposal — the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Google Pixel 3 XL, Apple iPhone XS Max, and Nokia 9 PureView. I’ve spent enough time with each phone to know what I like ...

[ad_1] This year’s Mobile World Congress — the CES for Android device makers — was awash with 5G handsets. The world’s No.1 smartphone seller by marketshare, Samsung, got out ahead with a standalone launch event in San Francisco, showing off two 5G devices, just before fast-following Android rivals popped out ...

[ad_1] Our smartphones command our attention several times every day. Some people even check their phones in the middle of the night. Why do we allow this endless torrent of incoming notifications, which are often unimportant, or worse, email spam, to interrupt us? If you can’t resist that blinking LED ...