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OnePlus Buds Pro 3 Review: Price Might be the Star

Kellen September 20, 2024 4

The announcement may have flown under the radar some because of all of Google's Pixel fun in August, but OnePlus dropped a new pair of "Pro" earbuds on us a couple of weeks ago. The OnePlus Buds Pro 3 are official and you can buy them at a pretty good launch...

Pixel Watch 3 Performance Loop Band Shows Up Again and We Hope It’s Close

Kellen September 19, 2024 4

The day after Google announced the Pixel Watch 3 in two sizes and with band options to fit each, an unannounced "Performance Loop Band" was discovered in an Amazon listing that was quickly pulled. The band grabbed our attention because it was something new to...

Google Passkeys Now Sync Across Devices

Kellen September 19, 2024 3

A little over a year ago, Google began pushing passkeys on us through Google Password Manager on Android. The big idea around passkeys is that passwords aren't necessarily safe enough, but a passkey could be and they should be the future of securely logging...

RCS Encryption Between Android and iPhones is Hopefully Next

Kellen September 18, 2024 11

The big news of the week for Android users who want to send messages to their friends with iPhones involves the big update to iOS 18 that was just released by Apple. With this update, iPhone owners can send RCS messages over to Android users, meaning big...

New Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) Gets Update to Help With Low Brightness

Kellen September 18, 2024 2

The new Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) sure is a thing of beauty on the wall. The elegant design, big new display, and improved feature set have all made for a nice upgrade to my old Nest Thermostat E during testing. However, since setting up, the brightness on the...

Disney Freaks Out Verizon Customers With Included Disney+ Bundle, But All Should Be OK

Kellen September 17, 2024 6

Disney+ announced back in August that they were raising prices on almost every single plan they offer, from stand-alone Disney+ to their various bundles, including those with Hulu and ESPN+. The news wasn't shocking, as we can't seem to go more than a couple...

Pixel 10 Series Codenames Have Leaked

Kellen September 17, 2024 6

It may seem weird to care so much, but when we start the story of the next round of Pixel devices, the codenames are almost always where it all begins. And guys, we have those, reportedly. The Pixel 10 series codenames have arrived for you to keep track of, if...

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Android Automotive’s Android 15 Update Brings Much Needed Improvements

Kellen September 16, 2024 3

Google is preparing a big Android Automotive update that appears to introduce several major changes to the platform. They haven't announced the details in a typically way, but release notes for the newest build were spotted and they talk through what we can...