- Asus announces new Lyra Trio mesh WiFi system

The wireless connectivity veterans at Asus announced a new mesh WiFi system today called Lyra Trio. The white-and-blue devices are pretty functionally similar to last year’s Lyra system: Lyra Trio comes as a three-pack (obviously), the three individual routers working in concert to blanket a large area in WiFi coverage. This year’s model is cheaper, though: the Lyra Trio will retail for $299.99, as opposed to the 2017 model, which went for $399.99 at launch.
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- Where to buy a used PlayStation VR headset
VR is expensive. Buying used might be the solution.
What to consider before buying a used VR headset
Do you have everything that’s required?
Cleanliness
Let’s just get right to it: Buying a used VR headset is somewhat akin to buying a used pair of headphones. It’s been tight against someone’s face and they’ve likely sweat into it with perhaps an eye goober or two has slipped into the mix. So, firstly, you need to be OK with that.
What you should then consider is perhaps replacing the foam face pads on your VR headset of choice. In the case of some headsets, like the HTC Vive, you can even replace the nose rest, that is, whenever they decide to ship spare parts.
Working condition
Is the used VR headset that you’re considering in working condition? If at all possible, test it to make sure. This will be nigh-impossible if you’re buying online, so you should ask for photos of the hardware working and more detailed photos of the hardware (ports and all) to make sure it’s not damaged….
- Alphabet reports $31.15 billion in revenue for Q1 2018, a 26% increase over last year
Google parent company Alphabet just announced financial results for the first quarter of 2018, and the news is good across the board. The company took in a whopping $31.15 billion over the three-month period ending March 31st, which is a 26% increase …
- T-Mobile subscribers will be able get $4 ‘Deadpool 2’ tickets on May 15

T-Mobile subscribers will be able to grab one $4 ticket each to “Deadpool 2” in the carrier’s T-Mobile Tuesdays app on Tuesday, May 15. The vouchers can be redeemed on Atom Tickets starting on May 18, the day the movie releases in theaters. The “un-carrier” also announced two Deadpool-themed contests in which entrants can win a trip to New York for an advance screening of the film or free movie tickets for a year.
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- Alphabet Q1 2018 earnings: $31 billion revenue leads to $7 billion income
First quarter sees strong double-digit growth overall, with advertising driving a bulk of the business.
Alphabet, the parent company comprised of Google and various other subsidiaries, has just released its Q1 2018 earnings. The top-level numbers are strong: $31.1 billion in revenue, leading to $7 billion in operating income for the three months. Those numbers are increases of 26% and 22% over the previous year, respectively, and earnings per share were $13.53. In short, Alphabet continues to have amazingly large growth for a company of its size.
Alphabet’s stock quickly spiked after the earnings release, but quickly leveled off to about $1070, just shy of where it last closed before the earnings release.
Unsurprisingly, Google’s advertising business is roughly 85% of its revenue.
The “Google” part of the business obviously continues to be the primary driver of revenue and income for the company, with the “Other bets” segment — a combination of small, speculative endeav…
- Amazon might sell an Alexa robot in 2019
Employees are said to begin testing the robot later this year.
In just four short years, Amazon’s turned Alexa into a household staple for millions of people across the world. The virtual assistant can already help users out with various questions and commands in its current form, but now it’s reported that Amazon will be taking things a step further by creating an in-home robot.
According to Bloomberg, Amazon’s Lab 126 – the same team behind Echo speakers, Fire TV, Fire tablets, etc. – has begun development of a robot codenamed “Vesta” (the Roman goddess of the home and family). Vesta is still very much in its early days, but it’s said that Amazon plans on testing it in employees homes at some point this year before selling it to the public in 2019.
Did anyone think Amazon wouldn’t make an Alexa robot?
Although specifics on Vesta are still few and far between, one Amazon employee says that it’s supposed to act as a portable version of Alexa that can travel to dif…
- Today’s best deals you won’t want to miss
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- T-Mobile halted the Note 8 Oreo update 3 weeks ago, and it’s still not available
Samsung’s Oreo updates have been slow to appear, but what else is new? The company promised it was almost done with Oreo updates a few weeks back, and T-Mobile said its Note 8 update was all set. However, you might have noticed your Tmo Note 8 is stil…
- Moto G6 Play hands-on: a strong competitor
Motorola has recently launched its latest G family, including the G6 Play, Plus and the standard version. We’ve already got our hands on all three versions, and in this review we bring you our first impressions of the Moto G6 Play, the cheapest of the …
- 10 new and notable Android apps from the last week (4/17/18 – 4/23/18)
Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so.
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