Author: Clinton

The Microsoft Band app, the Android app which supports the company’s now defunct fitness tracker, has received a surprise update today that owners of the Band 2 will certainly appreciate.

Sync problems have plagued the Band 2 for a couple of months now and while Microsoft did say they found the source of the issue early on, it has taken them a long time to address it both in the Android app and in their Windows 10 app.  The new update for Android is build 2.3.31002.0 for those keeping score at home and it is rolling out to the Play Store now.

Multiple Project Fi subscribers have reported receiving an erroneous error message telling them that their data was being throttled.  The message indicated that because of high data usage, that their date would be throttled until the end of their billing cycle.

It turns out this was an error on the Project Fi side and was not actually the case.

You may have received a data management notification in error earlier today. We’re working on a fix. Details here → https://t.co/ZvgFYHk31d

— Project Fi (@projectfi) October 4, 2017

Google’s MVNO service acknowledged that a test that was suppose to be internal only leaked to the public.  Based on the Reddit account for Fi, it appears that it was related to SIM authorization.

The much anticipated Google event to launch the next generation of Pixel phones, the new Pixelbook, the new Google Home Mini and many other things happens tomorrow.  The event kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific here in the US.  That’s 12 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. London time.  The event is being held in San Francisco.

As they have done with previous events, Google will be streaming the event live on YouTube.

You can go to YouTube and watch it there or you can simply watch it below.  Either way, you can set yourself a reminder to tune in for the event.

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Today’s Deal is on the beefy AUKEY 20000mAh Power Bank.  Designed to allow you to charge your phone multiple times, you can now pick up the external pack for $33.99 on Amazon.  To get the special price, you need to use the coupon code AUKEYPP2 when you check out.

This Power Bank comes with three ports.  It has two USB-A ports that have outputs of 5V/2.4A while there is a single USB-C port that outputs at 5V/3A.  You can charge up to three devices at once with the AUKEY Power Bank but charging times do take longer.  All three ports are protected by the company’s AiPower technology to assure consistent and safe charging of devices.

The new Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL will be launched tomorrow but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the device’s new wallpaper today.  The new wallpaper has been added to the Wallpaper page here on the site and it ready for you to download along with the hundreds of others.

The wallpaper is designed for phones with a 1440 x 2880 resolution.  I have added it to this post after the break so those who aren’t interested won’t have to wait for it to load.

HMD Global, the company that owns the rights to the Nokia name, has confirmed that all of their current devices will be getting updated to Android P when it is available in 2018.  It is a bold statement given that the company is just now starting to roll out Android Oreo to the Nokia 8, their flagship.

The announcement came during the Nokia 8 launch event held in the Philippines yesterday and it was made clear it would be not just for the 8, but for the Nokia 3, 5 and 6 too.