Google Pixel Watch leak shows off round, all-glass design
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OnePlus announces the Nord N20: $282 price, 18-month-old OS
These Nord phones are actually OnePlus' best-selling phone line.
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Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes
The app and servers are dead. The CEO scrubbed his LinkedIn page. No one is responding.
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OnePlus 10 Pro review: There’s not much left of the original OnePlus appeal
Janky software and lacking updates mean there's too much compromise for $900.
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Before Google kills free G Suite accounts, why not offer a family email plan?
Apple and Microsoft sell custom domain email to consumers, but Google doesn't.
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Report: Samsung.com’s exploitative chat system makes employees work for free
Samsung's chat team is actually just salespeople, and they only get paid commission.
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The Pixel 6a lands at the FCC with four different models
MmWave is optional, and four models point to a wide rollout, unlike the Pixel 5a.
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Vivo X Fold turns up the heat on Samsung’s foldables line
BBK is pumping out phones with Samsung's foldable displays and ultra-thin glass.
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Google Fi unlimited plans get lower prices, higher data limits
With the per-line costs dropping $5-$10, family plans can save a lot.
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Google and iFixit team up to offer Pixel parts online
Following the lead of Samsung and Apple, Google is supporting DIY repairs.
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Google Maps brings traffic-light and stop-sign icons to navigation
Dramatically more detailed maps are coming to the navigation mode.
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Google will soon hide neglected apps in the Play Store
Starting in November, apps that haven't been updated in two years will be hidden.
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Fixing Dirty Pipe: Samsung rolls out Google code faster than Google
Samsung and third-party devs have all beaten Google to fixing the high-profile bug.
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Google Play crackdown makes Amazon, Barnes & Noble pull digital purchases
Digital goods vendors would rather have no purchases than Google Play purchases.
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Boston Dynamics’ “Stretch” robot hits production, and it’s already sold out
Stretch is out of the prototype phase and ready for warehouse duty.
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Google Workspace tracking changes are delayed until May [Updated]
Plus, administrators are being stripped of organization-wide privacy controls.
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Chrome’s “Topics” advertising system is here, whether you want it or not
Nightly Chrome canary builds can now track user interests and run ad auctions.
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Google’s next US antitrust issue: Google Maps
The DOJ investigates if Google Maps' various bundling schemes are anticompetitive.
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Motorola takes the #3 US smartphone spot now that LG is gone
Motorola is now up to 10 percent market share while LG flatlines.
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New Google Calendar feature takes the back-and-forth out of scheduling
Calendar can now generate a webpage of available time slots for a user to pick from.
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Google’s next smart display rumored to be a detachable tablet
But which of Google's three smart display OSes will it run? Cast OS? Android? Fuchsia?
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Google Play’s billing crackdown arrives soon, but Spotify has a special deal
Spotify's sweetheart deal for payments comes after years of ignoring the rules.
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Google Play is stripped of movie and TV show sales
The Play Store used to sell tons of content, but now it offers only apps and books.
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Android’s Google app can now delete the last 15 minutes of search history
The Google Search app gets an easy "delete history" shortcut.
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Firefox will efficiently play AV1 video—if you have a brand-new GPU
Support arrives in May 2022.
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: The slab phone retirement plan
Samsung stands still while the competition is better than ever.
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Android 13 preview locks down notifications, adds more to the tablet taskbar
Tablets get an apps button in the taskbar and what sounds like a smart-display mode.
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Google Play Store will promote tablet apps with “quality” ranking
The next part of Google's tablet push is easier app discovery.
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Google buys Micro LED startup Raxium, wants to make AR displays
Everyone in AR wants to buy some Micro LED tech.
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Google Domains is out of beta after seven years
Domains launched in 2015 as a simple way to get a domain through Google.
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Stadia’s pivot to a Google Cloud product is official
Stadia failed as a consumer platform, but maybe businesses will pay for it?
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Google shuts down YouTube Vanced, a popular ad-blocking Android app
YouTube Vanced was a mod of the official YouTube Android app, and now it's dead.
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To help Ukraine, Google rolls out “Air Raid Alerts” system for Android
Google is building a client into the OS for the government's air raid alert system.
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“Android 12 QPR3 Beta 1” brings a new level of complication to Android betas
Android 12L (QPR2) is stable, QPR3 is in beta, and Android 13 is the dev channel.
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Google makes second-largest acquisition ever: $5.4 billion for Mandiant
Besides bulking up in-house security, Mandiant can offer on-premises consulting.
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Android 12L is official as “Android 12.1,” rolling out now to Pixel phones
Google says actual 12L tablet hardware will be out by the end of the year.
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