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Epic 33% discount at Amazon makes the JBL PartyBox 310 a must-have for any party

The JBL PartyBox 310 is $170 off at Amazon $170 off (33%) Amazon launches an epic JBL PartyBox 310 deal. Slashing it by a whopping $170. While this isn't the first time we've seen that generous discount, it makes the party speaker a real delight. It has a booming audio output, party lights, built-in mic and guitar ports, and more! This offer is not available in your area.

Planning a big party soon? Well, now's the perfect time to ensure a booming soundstage — Amazon has slashed $170 off the JBL PartyBox 310. That brings the big-sized portable Bluetooth speaker to about $350 from its $520 original price, a deal you can't be fair. This isn't the first time we've encountered this huge price drop. However, it hasn't been available in over a month, making Amazon's discount quite tempting. By the way, the unit is available at the same price over at Walmart. If you prefer that seller, you can grab the $170 discount its huge 240W audio output, this is the ideal party speaker. It gives you powerful JBL Pro Sound with excellent bass and Bass Boost elements, but that's not all! To truly transform the soundstage, this large-sized fella comes with built-in lights that sync to the rhythm of your favorite song. Turning any party into a lasting your friends like to karaoke? With the PartyBox 310, they can karaoke the night away. It has dual mic and guitar inputs on deck for your convenience. What about battery life? Well, it's just as good! , you can get up to 18 hours of juice from this unit. Not enough? Don't worry — you can also plug it into an outlet and keep the party going all this is a huge party speaker. It's not very lightweight. This buddy weighs some lbs ( kg), so you certainly can't carry it around for long. That stated, it has a telescopic handle and wheels, so you can wheel it to any gathering and. Pump up the heat without breaking a sweat. Ultimately, we know not every user needs such a large music companion. But if you really want to stand out, the JBL PartyBox 310 is the perfect choice. Get yours and save 33% with Amazon's tempting deal.

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I don’t think the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra is ‘Ultra,’ but it’s a fine smartwatch nonetheless

What does the word “Ultra” mean to you? In the tech world, I think most can agree that it’s come to mean “the absolute best.” The Galaxy S25 Ultra is the best phone Samsung makes and one of the very best Android phones you can get. For example. Similar things could be expressed about other Ultra-branded products, like the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Which is easily one of the best smartwatches on the market. You’ve also got things like the Roku Ultra and Intel Core Ultra processors. Generally, when you see “Ultra” in the name of something, you expect it to be top-of-the-line.

I expected that when I went hands-on with the new HONOR Watch 5 Ultra. However, I’m not so sure “Ultra” should apply to this watch. Don’t get me wrong: it’s got a lot of great things going for it, and. People in the market for a new smartwatch should give it a look. But is it really Ultra?

Based solely on construction, the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra is a very premium smartwatch. It’s beautifully designed with an enormous AMOLED display housed in an octagonal Grade 5 titanium case. The display is covered in sapphire crystal glass, which makes it much more scratch-resistant than your standard smartphone display (but also makes it more prone to cracks, so be careful just the same).

Based on looks alone. I would definitely consider the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra to earn the 'Ultra' name.

At the top right of the case is a grippy crown with a classy red stripe going around it. You can use that to navigate through the UI (complete with haptic feedback) or press it to bring up the app launcher. Under that is a flat button that is set to launch the activity tracker app by default but can be configured to do other things if you like.

The display also gets pretty bright. With a typical brightness of 700 nits and a peak brightness of 1,500 nits. That’s not quite as bright as the Google Pixel Watch 3 (that has a peak of 2,000 nits), but I had no issues with seeing the display even under the California midday sun.

The HONOR Watch 5 Ultra is also. In a word, massive. The case measures x x , which makes it only a bit smaller than the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra. I realize many of our readers like big smartwatches, but I’m not in that camp. To me, the Pixel Watch 3 in its 45mm size is perfect, and that watch is significantly smaller (not to mention lighter) than this one. The Watch 5 Ultra clocks in at a hefty 52g, almost 30% more than the 45mm Pixel Watch 3. In other words, if you like big watches and you cannot lie, you’re going to love this. If you don’t, buyer beware.

This is a really big smartwatch — almost as big as the Galaxy Watch Ultra.

If it’s not too big for you to go for a swim with it, you’ll be fine underwater. Too. The watch has an IP68 rating and supports up to 5ATM of water resistance. It’s not safe to go scuba diving with, but it will be perfectly safe on your pool dives.

Finally. There are two color variants on offer. The black model comes with a black fluoroelastomer strap, which you can see throughout this article. There’s also a brown model with a leather strap. The straps can be easily swapped out, though, using any standard 22mm band.

Ultimately, I was impressed by the look and feel of this watch. It feels like a tank, would go with any outfit, from a tuxedo to mechanic’s overalls, and that display is absolutely stunning. Throw in that terrific digital crown and you’ve got a real winner for design.

Generally, when you think of a top-of-the-line smartwatch, you think of one that has a powerful, well-supported operating system with tons of apps. aspects, and settings tweaks. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra. In place of something like Wear OS 5, it has a much more simplistic operating system that HONOR calls Magic OS (not to be confused with its Android skin of the same name). There’s no app store, for example, so the apps the watch comes with are the only ones you’ll get.

The HONOR Watch 5 Ultra doesn't have Wear OS 5. It doesn't even have an app store.

Granted, there are plenty of cool apps on here. For health, you have a standard activity-tracking app that can track over 100 exercises, an SpO2 tracker that takes manual readings, a sleep tracker. And a heart rate monitor. For tools, there’s a flashlight, alarm clock, and timer. You can also see notifications from your phone and control your phone’s music playback. It’s also possible to load songs onto the watch itself and play them back on Bluetooth headphones (it supports Bluetooth , allowing you to go out for a run, leave your phone behind. And still have your favorite jams. Just be sure to compress those songs to 128kbps, as there’s only 8GB of storage here.

However, if you want to do more complicated things with your smartwatch, such as chat on WhatsApp, control your smart home. Talk with a digital assistant, etc., that won’t be possible with the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra. It’s not out of the question that HONOR could push more apps and services to the watch in the future, but for now, what you get when you take it out of the box is all you’ll have.

Thankfully. The HONOR Watch 5 Ultra's battery life is astounding.

The trade-off here, though, is battery life. Since the Watch 5 Ultra is relatively simple compared to other smartwatches, it sips on power. When you combine this with the gigantic 480mAh battery in the watch, you have a battery life behemoth. HONOR indicates you can get up to 15 days out of it without a charge, which seems unlikely in real-world usage, but judging from my limited time with it, I wouldn’t be surprised if you could max out all display settings and still get a week of life before needing to charge.

When you do need to charge, it supports wireless charging at up to It comes with a magnetic charging puck in the box, but you can drop it onto any charger — or even the back of your phone if it supports reverse wireless charging — to top it up.

Finally. Although Android clients (on Android 9 Pie or higher) are the obvious target market for the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra, iPhone owners can use it, too. As long as your iPhone supports iOS 13 or higher, you’ll be good to go.

HONOR Watch 5 Ultra hands-on review: Not Ultra, but. OK.

During my time with the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra, I couldn’t get the word “Ultra” out of my head. Sure, this watch looks great, performs great, and has a battery that just won’t quit. But it’s exceptionally deficient in key areas that, in my opinion, prevents it from earning its name.

For example, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 comes with 64GB of storage. Which is eight times as much as what we have here. The Watch Ultra 2 can also go on a SCUBA dive or even to the top of Mount Everest. Thanks to its durability going way beyond a standard IP68 rating or 5 ATM of water resistance. It also has an app store, more robust health-tracking functions, and is getting more effective all the time thanks to continuous software updates from Apple. You could say similar things about the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, even if that watch came out of the gate a bit shaky for various reasons.

The HONOR Watch 5 Ultra, in comparison. Is just a basic smartwatch with a premium build. Slapping “Ultra” in the name is, at best, wishful thinking and, at worst, misleading.

I don't think this is an 'Ultra' watch, but you can probably look past that because of its low price.

The ace in the hole. Though, is the price. While the Apple Watch Ultra 2 ($ at eBay) and Galaxy Watch Ultra ($ at Amazon) both properly earn their names, they are far more expensive than the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra (on the product's website) that costs €279 (~$ So you might be losing out on the ultra performance, but. At least you’re not paying the ultra price.

Regardless, I enjoyed my limited time with the HONOR Watch 5 Ultra. If you’re looking for something that looks nice on your wrist, nails the basics, and. Won’t need to be charged every night, this is a good option. If you really want something “Ultra,” though, stick with the big name competitors.

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Google Play Store is making it easy to install apps with long listings (Update: Rolling out)

This header will include key app details, such as the icon, name, developer’s name, average rating, and more. It would also include the Install button.

This change would make it easier to install the app from any position of the app listing.

upgrade, March 1. 2025 (5:19 PM ET): Last fall, we spotted Google’s work towards giving the Play Store a floating install button that would persist at the top of your screen when scrolling through even the longest app listings. When you finally made up your mind about whether to install or not, the button would be right there, ready to tap, rather than forcing you to scroll all the way back up — a pretty easy to appreciate quality-of-life improvement.

It’s been a few months now, but. We’re finally starting to get reports of this change showing in the Play Store for regular consumers (thanks: Rob on Discord). We’re not immediately seeing this on our own devices, so Google may be in the process of slowly flipping it on. Be on the lookout for it hitting yours soon. Original article, October 14, 2024 (12:37 AM ET): Most Android flagships ship with the Google Play Store out of the box, so it is natural for the platform to evolve into the premier destination for exploring apps and. Games on these devices. Google does a lot of work to protect consumers on the Play Store while balancing the interests of app developers who choose to list their apps on the platform. App developers are advised to create detailed and rich app listings to give the user as much information as possible before a download. However, the trade-off is that the app listing becomes too long, and the Install button is no longer in sight. An upcoming Google Play Store change could fix this by making the Install button a permanent part of the app listing.

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Google Play Store includes code that indicates Google is working on fixing the header in place on an app listing. We managed to activate the feature, so here’s a advanced look at it.

As you can see in the video above, a future improvement to the Google Play Store will affix the header at the top of the screen while you scroll the app listing.

The header consists of several key app details, such as the app icon and name, the developer name. Its Play Store average rating, and whether it contains ads (mentioned twice for some reason). There’s also an Install button to quickly install the app on the device you are viewing the listing on and. A dropdown to let you install that app on your other devices. This header remains visible and accessible at all times.

This header also stays in place for app updates where some details are not present (and don’t need to be). The key detail here is that the improvement button remains visible and accessible at all times, irrespective of your scroll position.

Why this change. Though, you ask? We can offer a possible theory for this. For one, app store listings are long, and informed individuals do end up sifting through a lot of details, like reviews, data safety, etc., before downloading an app. Especially if it is a paid app or if they are comparing multiple alternatives.

It’s no secret that if you want great conversion (converting a “potential customer” to a “customer”), your call-to-action should remain easily accessible at all times. A long app store listing is great for informing the user about the app, but in a way, it penalizes the app developer for being transparent and proactive. As the call-to-action (the Install button, in this case) is left behind at the very top of the app listing. The more you have to scroll, the more potential consumers the developer would lose, as consumers would find it easier to navigate away from the app listing than to scroll back to the top of the listing for the Install button.

A fixed header for the Install button would thus make it easier for a user to install the app after checking out its details and consequently improve conversion for developers who take the pains for a detailed and. Rich app listing.

We don’t know when Google will roll out this change to all people. We’ll keep you informed when we learn more.

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