Palm's Weird New Tiny Smartphone Sidekick Says Something Sad About Our Phones

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It's back Monday with something truly weird: The Palm, a tiny Android-powered smartphone that's meant to supplement, not replace, your current handset. "Palm isn't a replacement for your primary smartphone, it's a fully connected companion that is in-sync with your primary device, making mobile truly mobile again," reads Palm's website. Still, the Palm's very existence underscores a sad reality of today's smartphone industry. Companies like Apple and Samsung are making bigger and bigger devices because they tend to sell well. So Palm's entire raison d'etre stems from the mainline smartphone makers' abandonment of the comparatively small-handed, or just people who prefer smaller devices.

OnePlus Partners With T-Mobile on New 6T Smartphone

OnePlus announced its new smartphone in New York on Monday, and that the company is partnering with the U.S.-based carrier T-Mobile for the first time. The new OnePlus 6T is a smartphone that can keep up with Apple and Samsung products, according to reviews. The company's partnership with T-Mobile will likely only help OnePlus compete with the bigger smartphone companies. In a press release, the company explained its decision to partner with T-Mobile for direct sales, instead of only providing customers with the option to purchase the device online. "We found a kindred spirit with T-Mobile," the company said in the press release, reported by TechCrunch.

LG's New Smartphone Has an Impressive 5 Cameras for Influencers

according to This explains why the LG V40 ThinQ has five cameras, yes 5! According to LG, the V40 ThinQ has been designed from the ground up with an all-encompassing smartphone camera experience. For LG addressing this particular segment, as well as regular consumers who want quality cameras on their smartphone was the goal. "The LG V40 ThinQ was designed with the main goal to deliver an uncompromised experience for users to create, consume and share high-quality content. The LG Hybrid WatchIn the same release, LG also announced the LG Watch W7.