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• The Canon Rebel t6i DSLR camera is down to a great low price refurbished
  

  Canon’s “Pumpkin Spice Sale” is discounting already discounted refurbs by up to $450!

  Please stop pretending your smartphone photos are awesome just because you tilted the screen and put a sepia filter on them. Step up your photography game with a real camera – a digital SLR. Canon’s refurb store regularly has some of the best deals on DSLRs along with a full one-year warranty and great customer service. Right now Canon is having a “Pumpkin Spice Sale” discounting already refurbished cameras and lenses, similar to the Labor Day sale we shared a few weeks ago.

  The best deal in this sale is the Rebel EOS t6i camera, including one with the body and a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM starter lens for $498.99. That’s a $95 drop compared to other refurbs and an almost $250 drop off a new kit.

  Learn everything there is to learn about the Canon t6i through DPReview.com’s in-depth break down of the camera. Too long, didn’t read: “The camera is an evolutionary follow-up to the T5i, adding a higher …

• How to use multi window mode on the Galaxy Note 8
  

  Multitask using two apps on one screen with multi-window mode on the Galaxy Note 8!

  The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 delivers the tallest screen yet in this line of phones. This, of course, means that using multi-window mode is more awesome than ever before. We’ve got the details on how to use multiple windows with your Note 8 so that you never miss an email or a message!

  How to open multi window mode
  How to close multiple window mode
  How to rotate window placement

  How to open multi window mode

  Multi-window mode lets you have two apps open and available for use at the same time. There isn’t any need to set anything up, you just need to know how to launch multi window mode in order to get started.

  Open the first app you want to use.
  Press and hold the return button.

  Tap the multi window icon.
  Tap to select a recent app to open in multi window mode.

  How to close multi window mode

  While multi window mode can be handy in a lot of cases, you may want to close it when you don’t nee…

• Moto G5S Plus coming to the U.S. Sept 29 for $230
  

  The best of Motorola’s mid-range product line is coming to the U.S. at the end of September.

  Back in August, Motorola quietly unveiled revamped “special edition” versions of its popular Moto G5 and G5 Plus smartphones, aptly titled Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus.

  Today, the larger and more expensive of those two phones goes up for pre-order at a number of U.S. retailers prior to its release September 29.

  Available in Lunar Gray or Blush Gold, and in 32GB ($229.99) or 64GB ($299.99) variants, the phone sports a larger 5.5-inch 1080p panel than the regular G5 Plus, and has more metal (this one is called an all-metal body) and an upgraded dual camera system, with two 13MP sensors. Keep in mind that both variants are $50 until September 28, after which time they’ll rise to $279.99 and $349.99 respectively.

  The phone still runs the same Snapdragon 625 processor as its Moto G5 Plus counterpart, but the $229 32GB entry level model comes with 3GB of RAM instead of 2GB, while the 64GB variant…

• Try out DirecTV Now for a month at absolutely no cost to you
  

  If you’ve been looking to make the move to streaming all of your media, including your television shows, this may be the promotion for you. Right now, DirecTV is offering a free one-month trial of its DirecTV Now service when you use the coupon code RULESFREE9. The normal free trial period is only 7 days. You can sign up for any of the packages, including the most expensive options, and still get the first month for free.

  DirecTV Now plans start at $35 a month for 60+ live channels and go as much as $70 a month for $120+ live channels. You can also add other premium channels, like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz. If you’re looking for local channels, make sure you pick up an OTA HD antenna.

  Be sure to set a reminder for when your one month is coming to an end so that you can change your lineup selection or cancel before you get billed again.

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• A year and a day: The short history of Google’s Allo
  

  

  Allo was released on Google Play just over a year ago, on September 20th. It suffered a bit at the hands of hype between its early announcement at 2016’s I/O and the actual release, which didn’t come for months. But since then it has been a major part of the conversation when it comes to Android. Google made a big decision and faced a lot of criticism when it resolved to launch another messaging service.

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  A year and a day: The short history of Google’s Allo was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Capcom has ported ‘Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice’ to Android, and you can grab it today for $19.99
  

  

  Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice is the newest game in the mainline series. While it originally released for the Nintendo 3DS back in 2016, it was only just published to the Play Store as of last night. While some people may scoff at the $19.99 price tag, I think it is worth remembering that this is a premium title that contains at least 35 hours of content.

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  Capcom has ported ‘Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice’ to Android, and you can grab it today for $19.99 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Google announces Android ‘zero-touch enrollment,’ makes rolling out Android devices in organizations easier
  

  Usually when a company purchases smartphones (or computers) for use by employees, there’s a long setup process involved. Taking every phone out of the box, setting everything up, and installing management software can eat up a lot of time. Google is t…

• KeySmart Pro review: Tile tracking on a great key organizer is invaluable
  

  If you lose your keys — or if you even think you might lose your keys — then this is a no-brainer.

  I can’t say that I’ve ever really lost my keys. I tend to put them in the same place every time I return home. And I keep them in the same spot in my bag when I travel.

  Keys, they say, are pretty important.

  Having written that, I now fully expect to lose my keys in the coming days.

  That brings me to a new version of an old toy. I’ve long been a fan of KeySmart — sort of a Swiss Army Knife sort of thing for your keys, so you’re not stuck with a mangled mess of metal, stabbing you in the pocket when you least expect it. And now KeySmart has gotten even smarter, teaming up with the Tile tracking service. So you can use your phone to find your keys. No extra dongles — it’s just all built in.

  Let’s take a quick look.

  See at KeySmart   See at Amazon

  The keys, please — what is KeySmart Pro?

  First things first: KeySmart is one of …

• Samsung Gear Sport vs. Gear S3: What’s the difference?
  

  The wearable landscape is heading toward fitness, and there are plenty of choices.

  Samsung offers a nice three-pronged approach to wearables, starting at the bottom with the fitness-driven Gear Fit 2 Pro, notching up to the fence-sitting Gear Sport and impressing at the top with the all-around performer Gear S3. For someone who wants comprehensive fitness tracking but also a bigger screen that can handle more traditional smartwatch functions, they will instantly narrow down to just the Gear Sport and the larger Gear S3.

  So which of these two Tizen-powered smartwatches is right for you? We’re here to lay out the details and help you decide.

  What’s the same

  Despite a few spec and size differences, Samsung uses the same software and interface paradigm across its Gear S2, Gear Sport, and Gear S3. It’s the same Tizen OS we’ve been using for a couple of years now, with an emphasis on maximizing its circular interface and rotating bezel (plus a couple side buttons) for navigation.

  B…

• Bose’s Google Assistant-optimized QuietComfort 35 II headphones are now official
  

  

  It’s been known for some time that Google was planning to release its own Google Assistant headphones (Bisto), and we also knew that third parties would be releasing headphones with similar functionality. Thanks to a couple of leaks, we knew that Bose would be launching the QuietComfort 35 II with the Assistant built-in, and today that news has been officially announced by both Google and Bose.

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  Bose’s Google Assistant-optimized QuietComfort 35 II headphones are now official was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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