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Pixel Fold’s Secret Sauce is in the Hinge

Kellen May 31, 2023 32

The Pixel Fold will arrive on doorsteps in only a few weeks, so to get you even more ready for that folding action, Google wants to talk about its hinge. As a foldable, the hinge is arguably the most important piece of engineering outside of the display being...

Verizon Expands Its Best 5G Throughout Pennsylvania, Arizona, Ohio, and More

Kellen May 31, 2023 5

Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband network continues to expand and the company is making sure we know where to. Like the old days of 4G LTE rollouts, Verizon has spent a good chunk of the year providing updates around the cities that have seen recent "major" 5G...

Standalone New Google Weather App Looks in the Works

Kellen May 30, 2023 17

Checking the weather on your Android phone is a simple task. Most phone makers include their own app or a shortcut to see a built-in weather app through a widget. OnePlus has a weather app, Samsung lets you access it via widget, and Apple recently released a...

Google Rumored to Switch to Snapdragon Chip in Pixel Watch 2

Kellen May 30, 2023 14

I'll probably keep saying this until device renders leak or Google shows it off before that happens, but a Pixel Watch 2 release this year was not something I expected. Google took years upon years to release the first Pixel Watch, so to be able to turn around...

Twitch Increases Turbo Price by $3 in the US

Kellen May 25, 2023 6

Regular viewers of Twitch should know about Twitch Turbo. The subscription plan from Twitch that allows you to experience streams without all of the ads is as important to happiness in life as YouTube Premium is. And because of that importance, Twitch will...

Android 14 Beta 2.1: New Pixel Update Dropped, Fixes 8 Big Bugs

Kellen May 25, 2023 6

Fresh off the Android 14 Beta 2 hitting Pixel phones at I/O a couple of weeks back, Google is now pushing out Android 14 Beta 2.1. This beta update is all about the bug fixes as we continue this push toward a stable update at the end of the summer. Google is...

Friendly Reminder That Motorola is the Worst at Updating Its Phones

Kellen May 25, 2023 21

Motorola is in headlines as I type this because they've launched a new phone called the Motorola Edge+ (2023) in the US. The early reviews of it all have mostly good things to say, which is awesome in a space that is desperately in need of some old-yet-fresh...

Pixel Watch Gets Its Own Factory Image, OTA File Pages

Kellen May 25, 2023 2

Google has kept up with Pixel Watch updates since the wearable launched last year. If anything, they have held to a monthly release cadence better than actual Pixel phones, hitting their monthly mark on-time just about every time. But as Google pushes out...