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Google is reportedly killing off its future Pixelbook plans

Google is reportedly killing off its future Pixelbook plans

September 12, 2022
You probably should not expect Google to release a new Pixelbook-branded laptop at all. A new report from The Verge says the company has decided to cancel the follow-up to the 2019 Pixelbook Go and has also moved the team that was making it to other parts inside Google's internal operations. The move apparently is a...
Google’s unannounced “felix” and “lynx” devices show up in Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1

Google’s unannounced “felix” and “lynx” devices show up in Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1

September 9, 2022
Google is working hard, already bringing improvements to Android 13 with today's QPR1 Beta 1 release. While numerous fixes are outlined in the notes, it appears that a developer has discovered some hidden gems scattered throughout the code that could give us clues about upcoming and unannounced devices codenamed "felix" and "lynx." According to Kuba Wojciechowski on Twitter,...
Google’s Pixel Watch might have the next-gen Assistant and an Exynos chip

Google’s Pixel Watch might have the next-gen Assistant and an Exynos chip

December 23, 2021
We've been hearing a lot of rumours about the long-rumored Google Pixel Watch, which may finally launch sometime next year. Google has been developing its own Wear OS software platform since 2014, but in all that time, the company has never sold a Google-branded smartwatch with the software. There have been rumors of a smartwatch...
Google Camera update brings some Pixel 6 features to older Pixel phones

Google Camera update brings some Pixel 6 features to older Pixel phones

November 13, 2021
The Google Pixel 6 pioneered a number of camera features such as Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, and Action Pan. Those features are Pixel 6 exclusive as far as we can tell, but there was some other quality of life improvements too. Features such as the ability to modify exposure and "Timer Light" were also added,...
Google Pixel 6 series may get Android 16 and an additional year of security patches

Google Pixel 6 series may get Android 16 and an additional year of security patches

October 13, 2021
The Google Pixel 6 series is set to be launched on October 19th, which the company only just officially confirmed. We’ve seen the number of leaks intensify over the past month too. We’ve seen a hands-on, some photo samples, and even potential pricing. We've seen a ton of different leaked renders, and we know basically everything there...
Massive Google Pixel 6 leak confirms everything we’ve been saying for a while

Massive Google Pixel 6 leak confirms everything we’ve been saying for a while

October 9, 2021
The Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro are the next set of flagships from Google. The Pixel line as a whole has prioritized the experience over just hardware, so everyone is indeed excited about Google finally bumping up the hardware in all the right ways. While Google will be officially launching the devices...
Smartphones are getting boring every year, and that’s good for you

Smartphones are getting boring every year, and that’s good for you

October 3, 2021
If there's one thing that the recent release of the iPhone 13 series highlighted for me, it's that yearly phone upgrades are slowing down. Gone are the days of major year-on-year innovation -- instead, each year in smartphones is more or less a pledge to stability with one or two smaller changes or improvements. The...
This week in Chrome OS: Chrome OS 92 hits stable

This week in Chrome OS: Chrome OS 92 hits stable

August 8, 2021
It's been quite a busy week for Chrome OS and Google in general. Google kicked off the week by officially previewing the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. While that's not Chrome OS news directly, the Google-made Tensor chip could have future implications for Chromebooks. In the middle of the week, Chrome OS...
How to enable Always On Display on any Android smartphone

How to enable Always On Display on any Android smartphone

June 24, 2021
The "Always On Display" feature has been a staple of Android devices for years. It was first introduced by Samsung and took advantage of their phones' AMOLED display. The concept behind it is pretty simple -- it keeps a part of your screen constantly turned on with a clock or useful widgets, while keeping the...
Google Pixel’s Now Playing feature has been ported to other Android devices

Google Pixel’s Now Playing feature has been ported to other Android devices

April 19, 2021
Google debuted the Now Playing feature with the Pixel 2 series back in 2018, and it has remained an integral part of the Pixel lineup ever since. The feature employs a combination of onboard hardware, software, and Google’s machine learning magic to identify songs playing in the background. Now Playing was intended to be a...
Google Pixel 4a leaked renders show off punch hole display and headphone jack

Google Pixel 4a leaked renders show off punch hole display and headphone jack

December 28, 2019
At Google I/O 2019, Google announced the Google Pixel 3a and Google Pixel 3a XL, the first non-flagship device in the Pixel lineup. Despite being a mid-range device at best, the Pixel 3a carried forth a lot of the camera magic from the flagship Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, making it one of the...
How to enable Android 10’s Rules feature on any Pixel smartphone

How to enable Android 10’s Rules feature on any Pixel smartphone

November 13, 2019
A new Android version is released every year, and Google takes the stage at I/O to highlight some of the most prominent changes to the OS. But there are always many features that are not covered on stage due to paucity of time, and these end up being discovered later on. "Rules" is one such...