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Cost to Manufacture Pixel Watch LTE? About $123

Tim March 3, 2023 8

We don't usually think about estimated manufacturing costs for devices these days, but an analysis from Counterpoint was released this week that estimates the cost to produce a Pixel Watch (LTE) is around $123. That's neat to think about, right? In a handy...

Google Reminds Us That Our YouTube Premium Family Price is Going Up

Kellen March 2, 2023 43

With only a month to go, YouTube casually reminded everyone today that their YouTube Premium family plan's price is increasing in April. You've got one final month at that old, wonderfully reasonable price, my friends. Back in October of last year, Google...

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If Buying a Phone Today, Who Makes It?

Kellen March 1, 2023 91

About a year ago I shared an opinion I had about the state of Android smartphones and how so many of you seemed uninterested in any device not made by Samsung. The title was "You Dislike Every Phone Unless Samsung Makes It," and it ran through all of the...

Pixel Buds Pro, A Series Getting New Color Option

Tim March 1, 2023 1

It looks like a new color option is inbound for the Pixel Buds Pro and Pixel Buds A Series earbuds, joining the existing options already available via retailers. The new color has leaked to be Sky Blue for the Pixel Buds A Series, and if the below image is...

Google Has New Design Rules for Wear OS Apps

Tim March 1, 2023 2

The Android Developers team at Google released new design rules for Wear OS app developers this week, set to take effect on August 31, 2023. That should be plenty of time for developers to ensure their apps aren't breaking any rules, as Google is looking to...

Use Your Wear OS Watch to Pay With Google Pay in New Countries

Tim February 28, 2023 2

Google announced this week that users in additional countries can use their Wear OS-powered smartwatch to pay for items with Google Pay. The addition of these markets brings the list of total supported countries for this method of payment to 60. That's a solid...

Pixel Watch Gets Fall Detection

Tim February 28, 2023 8

I'm not exactly sure who was asking for this, but your Pixel Watch can now detect the fall season. The changing of the leaves, the slight chill in the morning air. It's a beautiful time of year, and now, your Pixel Watch can detect it. *checks notes* Wait a...

New Google Phone Stops Through the FCC – Pixel 7a?

Kellen February 27, 2023 4

A new Google phone stopped through the FCC today, leaving us with a lot of questions and plenty of guesses. We don't know for sure what this device is yet, but I'd lean towards it being a Pixel 7a over the Pixel Fold. Let's talk about what we know. A device...