In late 2017, Google announced that it had entered a cooperation agreement with HTC to acquire the talent who worked on the early HTC-made Pixel devices. At the time, HTC was struggling financially, so many on the outside saw it as more of a helpful gesture from Google to keep HTC’s mobile business afloat. As … Continued Read the original post: This Week 6 Years Ago, Google Paid $1B for... Read more ›
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Google pushed out a new Android 14 QPR2 beta update today, but don’t get too excited just yet. This new build, labeled as QPR2 3.2, is only for the Pixel 5a. After reading through the fix list, it sure sounds like the 3.1 update caused all sorts of havoc on the little guy. The release … Continued Read the original post: Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Released for Pixel 5a Read more ›
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It looks like Samsung is about to unveil a new Galaxy Fit wearable, which should be exciting for those who task Samsung and its ecosystem with keeping track of their health and wellness. Called the Galaxy Fit 3, leaked promotional material show off very updated hardware, so let’s take a look. Thanks to @evleaks, there’s … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Fit 3 Leaked in Full With Upgraded Hardware,... Read more ›
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When Google first announced its new Circle to Search feature, they did so alongside the launch of the Galaxy S24. At that time, they said for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro owners to expect access to it as well, only they’d have to wait until January 31 when the Galaxy S24 hit store shelves. … Continued Read the original post: Circle to Search Finally Rolling Out to Pixel 8... Read more ›
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In the middle of last year, Google began its assault on the password by introducing passkeys. These passkeys were brought in as the future of logging into things, as they utilize other devices around you to confirm you are you, instead of asking you to rely on passwords that aren’t quite as secure. Today, Google announced that … Continued Read the original post: Google is Helping Pixel Phones Easily Upgrade... Read more ›
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Early last year, it was first reported that Google would bring Material You’s dynamic colors to Wear OS. Google’s own code pointed to this happening, but the code obviously didn’t tell us when it would get implemented. This week, it’s more of the same, with newly discovered code detailing not just dynamic colors for Wear … Continued Read the original post: That Wear OS Material You Upgrade is Very Close Read more ›
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For what will be a limited time, the good people over at Woot! are selling a new, unlocked Pixel 8 for only $539. That’s a discount of $160. That’s below Black Friday pricing, just to be clear. You could sometimes see that there’d be a drawback with those high of savings, such as the phone … Continued Read the original post: DEAL: Brand New Unlocked Pixel 8 for Only $539... Read more ›
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Every couple of years, we appear to bring back our begging for Samsung to give us what we need. Since they haven’t listened, for the launch of the Galaxy S24, we’ll go ahead and do it again. We’ll then do it again in another couple of years until our requests are finally met. Give me … Continued Read the original post: Samsung, Seriously, I Need a Vertical App Drawer With... Read more ›
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Since launch, even though there’s been a positive reception from most, we can’t help but feel there’s a dark and potentially ominous cloud over Galaxy AI. While its features are exciting and useful, we learned shortly after unveiling that even though it launches as free to use on the Galaxy S24 lineup, that may not … Continued Read the original post: Samsung Thinks Plenty of People Would Pay for Galaxy... Read more ›
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The Galaxy S24 Series was announced almost two weeks ago now, which means pre-orders and all of their special bonuses are about to come to an end. To get max value out of the gate on a new phone, now would be the time to save as much as you can on the Galaxy S24 … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S24 Ultra Pre-Orders at $870 Off Almost Done Read more ›
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Need more AI in your life? No, you don’t. You absolutely do not, even if tech execs will try and tell you for the next several years, at everyone opportunity, that you do. However, you could always use more toys to play with that can create the goofiest of imagery and so we’re here to … Continued Read the original post: Google Arts & Culture App Uses AI to Make... Read more ›
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Wear OS has officially lost one of its biggest partners – Fossil is calling it quits on smartwatches powered by Google’s wearable platform. Surprised to hear that? While no official word arrived until recent days, rumors have circulated for some time in the depths of reddit that Fossil may be planning an exit. The sources … Continued Read the original post: Fossil is Done Making Wear OS Watches Read more ›
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The minute I saw the supposed renders of the upcoming Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, I joked with Tim that if these turned out to be real, Google’s next phone would be phone of the decade. My second thought was that Android purists were going to absolutely hate its iPhone-esque design and completely dump … Continued Read the original post: Early Reactions to the Pixel 9 Design: Love or... Read more ›
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We’re back at the top of the year cycle in 2024, meaning we have new Samsung Galaxy devices to play with. Fittingly, it’s the Galaxy S24 series and in-house we have the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The cream of the crop. The pièce de résistance. The flagship. For Samsung phones, the Ultra has it all. It … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: Such a Good Phone Read more ›
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There’s a chance that you missed out on the breaking news last week and are finding out yesterday for the first time, thanks to a Verizon email that landed in your inbox. Yes, Verizon is raising rates on some of its best unlimited data plans. Again, this news first hit last week, but Verizon has … Continued Read the original post: Yep, Verizon is Raising Rates on Unlimited Plans and... Read more ›
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The new T Life app from T-Mobile is starting to rollout to devices as the replacement for T-Mobile Tuesdays. The teases for this big app change showed up earlier in the month, so we knew this was coming and yet it still seems like a worthy item to point out. RIP, T-Mobile Tuesdays. What is … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile Tuesdays App Officially Switches to “T Life” Read more ›
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When pre-orders for the Galaxy S24 Series opened on January 17, shortly after Unpacked wrapped, Samsung told us that orders should arrive by the in-store launch date of January 31. If that triggered your eyes to look at a calendar, then you know that we are still a full week from that date, yet I’m … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S24 Pre-Orders are Shipping Super Early Read more ›
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We don’t typically see Pixel Feature Drops unless we have reached time for a quarterly Android update to hit Pixel devices. As an example, we received the December Feature Drop with a big quarterly update and then immediately started testing the upcoming March quarterly update, where we assumed the next Feature Drop would land alongside … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Phones Get Surprise January Feature Drop: Here’s Everything... Read more ›
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This release is no longer much of a surprise, so we’ll keep it short and let you get to shopping – the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro now come in a Mint colorway. You’ve seen it, thanks to the usual leaks, but here are both phones in the crispiest imagery yet. Both the Pixel … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in Mint Color... Read more ›
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It’s apparently Pixel week, folks. Google is now pushing out Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 to supported Pixel devices. This is a bug squasher update, but after looking at the changelog, there was apparently a lot of bugs that needed fixing. Google specifically lists the update as “minor,” but inside you’ll find fixes for Quick … Continued Read the original post: Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 Released for Pixel Phones! Read more ›
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