After insisting for months that the company preferred to continue relying on Google’s Android mobile operating system in its handsets, despite a lingering US ban that precludes Google from allowing that to happen, Huawei appears to have finally succumbed to the inevitable.

According to a new report from the Chinese state media outlet Global Times, Huawei is pressing ahead with testing for a handset powered by the company’s own proprietary Hongmeng OS ahead of launching the device as soon as the fourth quarter. It would target low- and medium-end buyers, and be priced at 2,000 yuan (or a little more than $288).

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If you have a PlayStation 4 video game console and you’re looking to spice things up again with some new games, right now is the perfect time to do it. Amazon has some great deals going on several of the best-selling PS4 games out there! First and foremost, Marvel’s Spider-Man is the #1 best-selling PS4 game out right now, and you can pick up a copy for just $19.99 instead of $40. God of War can also be had for $19.99, and Days Gone is down to $39 instead of $60. Finally, if you don’t already have it, pick up a copy for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for $29 instead of $60 — it’s still the #6 best-selling game on Amazon!

Marvel’s Spider-Man

• Marvel’s spider man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web slinging that the wall crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never before seen in a spider man game
• From traversing with parkour and unique environmental interactions, to new combat and blockbuster action, it’s spider man unlike any you’ve played before;Number of Players: 1 player; Genre: Action / Adventure
• Sony interactive entertainment, insomniac games, and Marvel have teamed up to create a brand new and Authentic spider man adventure
• Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Content Description: Blood, drug reference, language, violence

Marvel’s Spider-Man – PlayStation 4: $19.99

God of War

• A New Beginning: His vengeance against the gods of Olympus far behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the lands of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive and teach his son to do the same
• Second Chances: As mentor and protector to a son determined to earn his respect, Kratos is faced with an unexpected opportunity to master the rage that has long defined him. Questioning the dark lineage he’s passed on to his son, he hopes to make amends for the shortcomings of his past;Number of Players: 1 player; ESRB Content: Blood and gore|Intense violence|Strong language; Genre: Action / Adventure
• Midgard and Beyond: Set within the untamed forests, mountains, and realms of Norse lore, God of War features a distinctly new setting with its own pantheon of creatures, monsters, and gods
• Vicious, Physical Combat, With an intimate, over the shoulder free camera that brings the action closer than ever, combat in God of War is up close, frenetic, and unflinching. Kratos’ axe: powerful, magic and multi-faceted is a brutal weapon as well as a versatile tool for exploration

God of War – Playstation 4: $19.99

Days Gone

• Harsh Open World: Using the power of PlayStation 4 and Unreal Engine 4, Days Gone offers an incredibly realistic and detailed open-world experience. But be careful— day and night cycles, all affect gameplay and enemy behavior
• Brutal Sandbox Combat: Perfect your gameplay with an endless combination of strategy and play in every situation. Craft customized items using pieces and parts found in the field, from brutal melee weapons to traps and more
• Compelling Story: At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love— and hope. It’s about how hope never dies
• Play as Deacon St. John, a bounty hunter facing a brutal struggle for survival while searching for a reason to live

Days Gone – Playstation 4: $38.96

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

• The most thrilling multiplayer experience offers tactical, grounded gameplay and player choice
• The biggest Day 1 Zombies offering ever with three full experiences at launch
• In Blackout, Black Ops comes to life in a massive battle royale experience

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – PlayStation 4 Standard Edition: $29.00

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The Apple Watch Series 4 is obviously the best Apple Watch model the company has ever made. It’s lightning fast compared to earlier versions, and it also has a hot new OLED display that takes up even more of the phone’s face. It’s definitely worth every penny of its retail price, but why pay retail when you don’t have to? Amazon has been running a big sale that slashed $50+ off a bunch of different models, but that sale has ended. The good news, however, is that there’s one remaining model on sale and it’s our favorite one! Hurry and you can pick up an Apple Watch Series 4 in Space Gray Aluminum with a Black Sport Loop for just $345 instead of $400, which is a fantastic price!

Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS, 40mm) – Space Gray Aluminium Case with Black Sport Loop: $245.02

Here’s more info from the product page:

• GPS
• Over 30% larger display
• Electrical and optical heart sensors
• ECG app
• Digital Crown with haptic feedback
• 50% louder speaker
• S4 Sip with faster 64-bit dual-core processor
• Improved accelerometer and gyroscope for fall detection
• Swimproof
• Watch OS 5

Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS, 40mm) – Space Gray Aluminium Case with Black Sport Loop: $245.02

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With just days to go until Samsung takes the wraps off of its last big flagship smartphone launch of 2019, the higher-end version of the company’s new Galaxy Note 10 just leaked on video for the first time. Before we get to that, though, the answer is no, we haven’t forgotten about the Galaxy Fold that will finally be released in September. So why did we say this is the “last big flagship smartphone launch of 2019”? Because if you’re smart, you’ll forget that the Galaxy Fold ever existed. Even if Samsung managed to fix everything that was wrong with the phone’s display design, the shoddy work was only part of the Galaxy Fold’s problem. It’s got an awful design with massive bezels and a huge notch bitten out of the corner of the main display, it’s too thick, you can still see the crease at the center of the screen when you use it, the aspect ratio is horrible, and it’s insanely overpriced at $2,000. Samsung is absolutely horrible when it comes to first-generation products, as we’ve explained time and time again. If you want a foldable smartphone, do yourself a favor and wait until the Galaxy Fold 3 or Galaxy Fold 4 is released.

With that out of the way, we can turn our attention back to a Samsung smartphone that is worthy of your interest and of your hard-earned money. Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ are finally set to be made official later this week, putting an end to the constant barrage of leaks and rumors we’ve seen for the past few months. We already know practically everything there is to know about the new phones, of course, but there was one more big leak that had to happen before the announcement on Wednesday. That’s right, Samsung fans: A Galaxy Note 10 being used in the wild has finally been captured on video.

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AirPods? What are AirPods? You’ll forget that Apple’s true wireless earbuds ever existed the moment you try the hot new Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds. Sony’s over-ear noise canceling headphones are best-in-class by a wide margin, and now the company can make the same claim about its new noise canceling earbuds. These cord-free earphones offer killer sound quality in addition to industry-leading noise canceling tech, and they tout battery life of up to 24 hours including the charging case. On top of that, they support fast charging so you can add 90 min of play time with just a 10-minute charge! They’re available right now on Amazon and you have to hear them to believe them.

Sony WF-1000XM3 Industry Leading Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds, Black: $228.00

Here’s more info from the product page:

• Industry-leading noise canceling with HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1e
• 24bit audio signal processing delivers dramatically improved sound quality
• Battery life up to 24 hours with carrying case (with 10min quick charge for 90min of play time
• Truly wireless design with uninterrupted L/R simultaneous Bluetooth transmission
• Smart Listening by Adaptive Sound Control automatically switches to ambient sound mode based on your activity
• Quick Attention Mode and Wearing Detection make conversations effortless
• Sony | Headphones Connect app for Android /iOS to use Smart Listening technology to control your ambient sound settings
• Easy and clear hands-free calling. Leave your phone where it is, just speak with a double tap to the earbud.
• Activate your smartphone’s voice assistant with a simple touch
• In the box: Charging Case, Triple Comfort Earbuds (S, M, L × 2) Long Hybrid silicone rubber earbuds (SS, S, M, L × 2), Card, Operating Instruction, Reference Guide, USB Type-C cable (Approx. 20cm

Sony WF-1000XM3 Industry Leading Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds, Black: $228.00

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Apple shocked some fans in 2017 when it launched the first iPhone without a Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The iPhone X was also the first iPhone ever to feature 3D face recognition technology, a biometric authentication solution that’s far superior to Touch ID. The competition, meanwhile, wasn’t able to copy Apple’s Face ID, and Android device makers went a different route, adopting screen panels with integrated fingerprint sensors. Google just confirmed that its iPhone 11 rival will have its own Face ID alternative this year, suggesting the Pixel 4 would lack an in-display fingerprint sensor. But Apple is already working on combining the two sensors into a single device. An Apple insider who provided several accurate reports about unreleased Apple hardware says the company will have both Touch ID and Face ID on the iPhone come 2021.

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This is it, Galaxy Note fans, this is the week you’ve been waiting for. The Note 10 will be shown to the world on Wednesday, a phone that doesn’t really have any meaningful surprises left. We saw everything leak in the past few months, and we know everything there is to know about the handset. The Note 10 will look a lot better than its predecessor, featuring a design that’s nearly identical to the Galaxy S10.

We’re looking at a slightly updated Infinity-O screen with the hole-punch camera placed centrally rather than on the side, curved edges and thin top and bottom bezels. On the back, there’s a triple-lens camera or better, featuring a vertical alignment. The specs, meanwhile, are almost on par with other 2019 Android flagships, although the phone will get you a new Exynos chip, more storage and RAM, and better battery tech. When it comes to the latter, both the Note 10 and Note 10+ should deliver faster wired and wireless charging speeds, with the emphasis on wired. And Samsung has already confirmed the feature in anticipation of its August 7th press event.

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At a Television Critics Association event in Beverly Hills, Showtime president Gary Levine unveiled the network’s new addition to the growing plethora of subscription streaming services, named Showtime Maxi+ Plus.

It was a joke, of course, as well as a dig against rivals like HBO and Disney and their forthcoming HBO Max and Disney+ streamers that the Showtime boss ripped apart while speaking to attendees gathered in a Beverly Hilton ballroom. For that matter, you can also lump Netflix — to a degree — into the targets of his ire, and in his insistence that amid all of that change and those new players, Showtime represents “an island of stability.”

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Although the latest month of Netflix releases technically kicked off a few days ago, this feels like the first real week of August, as we are getting a brand new season of GLOW, which is one of the most underrated original series on the entire streaming platform. It’s clearly popular enough to have lasted this long (unlike Tuca and Bertie, RIP), but no matter how many people are watching, more should be. So if you haven’t, catch up already!

Other highlights include the fifth season of iZombie (which kind of went off the rails a couple seasons ago, but was a stellar procedural in its prime), the fifth season of Jane the Virgin, and a Rocko’s Modern Life movie, because ’90s nostalgia will literally never die, no matter how hard anyone tries to kill it.

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You read that headline correctly, boys and girls: the Hyquadio Waterproof Hydro-Powered Bluetooth 4.0 Shower Speaker doesn’t use any batteries and it never needs to be charged. Instead, this brilliant shower speaker installs behind your shower head and it’s powered by the water that runs through it on the way to the shower head. The sound quality isn’t quite on par with Bose, of course, but it’s definitely just as good as similarly priced shower speakers powered by batteries. Check it out!

Hyquadio Water Hydro-Powered Bluetooth 4.0 Shower Speaker Waterproof – No Recharging Required: $44.99

Here’s the key info from the product page:

• Never has to be recharged – Hyquadio has a micro hydroelectric generator that powers the speaker whenever you are showering.
• Turns on automatically – When you start your shower Hyquadio automatically turns on and connects to your phone.
• Better sound quality than the competition – Hyquadio features a Passive Bass Radiator which improves the bass response and audio quality.
• Multi User support – Any previously paired phone can reconnect to Hyquadio without having to be re-paired.
• Easy to install – Simply remove your current shower head and attach it to Hyquadio and then twist Hyquadio onto the shower arm.

Hyquadio Water Hydro-Powered Bluetooth 4.0 Shower Speaker Waterproof – No Recharging Required: $44.99

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