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Google is Reportedly Looking to Sell the Zagat Brand and Website Before Yelp , OpenTable , and the plethora of online communities devoted to restaurant reviews, there was Zagat , a curated, for-pay collation of restaurant reviews and scores from around the country. At the service’s  peak in 2011, when Google acquired it for $151 million, it was a privilege to be featured in a Zagat guide. But the platform’s development has stagnated, and a new report claims that Google’s looking to offload the brand in the near future. While a sale is certainly not guaranteed, Google’s had informal talks with potential acquirers over the last few months, according to Reuters. The transaction would reportedly include the Zagat brand name, along with its website. Google’s acquisition was an interesting move for the Mountain View-based tech giant. At that time, it was believed that Google had big plans for the brand, and while that may have been true, things didn’t turn...

OnePlus Switch Makes Migrating to a OnePlus Device Super Simple Generally speaking, OEMs want to make transferring data from old devices quick and easy. To that end, OnePlus announced a new data migration application this week called OnePlus Switch. OnePlus says the application simplifies the process of transferring files to a new OnePlus device. Setting it up is as simple as installing it on your old phone and new phone and scanning the auto-generated QR code, which pairs them. You’ll be immediately greeted by a list of items that you can transfer, including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos, audio, and applications. OnePlus Switch is a bit bare bones right now, but the team says that it’ll add support for Wi-Fi history, camera settings, app data, and other types of data transfer in the coming months. Future versions will also gain support for more devices, including iOS. OnePlus Switch is a welcome addition to OnePlus’s software portfolio, but it certai...

Samsung Responds to Alleged Battery Issues on the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8+ If you have been following various Samsung Galaxy Note 8 communities like /r/GalaxyNote8 on Reddit, you probably know by now of a battery issue which is affecting some users of the latest flagship by Samsung. Unlike battery issues on its predecessor , the Galaxy Note 7 , this issue doesn’t pose a threat to your personal safety, but it may potentially burn a hole through your wallet as it is being reported that some Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 + units are refusing to boot up or even charge after the battery has been completely discharged. While this issue is commonly known as “deep discharge” and is known to affect devices with lithium-ion batteries, a great majority of these devices eventually recover after charging them for a while, but this doesn’t seem to be the case for some units of the latest Samsung flagships. As such, this has recently become a source of worry for many Note 8...