Remains of the Day: Google's Project Fi Gets More Coverage With US Cellular

As you may know, Google’s Project Fi cellular service is actually an MVNO that piggybacks on existing networks to bring service to your cell. Now they’re working with US Cellular to bring you more coverage and speed.

US Cellular is the fifth largest mobile network in the country and is available in 23 states, so their addition to Project Fi’s coverage could be a substantial improvement for some users. Project Fi already works on the backbones of T-Mobile and Sprint and adding US Cellular as a third carrier should help fill some coverage gaps. [Android Blog via Droid Life]

In other news, Airbnb now has “collaborative wish lists” that you can use to vote on locations with your friends when you’re planning a trip. Keeping with that train of thought are new multi-party reviews that enable the Airbnb host to rate entire groups, rather than just the person who made the reservation. And if you use Airbnb for work, a third party can now make reservations for you through Airbnb for Business. [Airbnb]

Opera’s battery-saving feature is now out of beta and available on latest stable build of the browser. Enable battery-saving mode along with their ad-blocker and Opera claims that you’ll get almost 50 percent longer battery life compared to similar usage on Chrome. Their tests are based on a Windows 10 laptop, so if you’re on a Mac, you should probably stick to Safari if battery life is your main priority. [TechCrunch]

Pebble has a new mood-tracking app called Happiness. You can use it with your Pebble smartwatch to keep track of the variations in your immense despair. Just kidding! I’m fine! Stop asking. They’re also publishing the details of their fitness-tracking algorithms in conjunction with a Stanford partnership to “encourage the use of a standard set of measures” among wearables. [The Verge]