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Google Pays HTC $1.1 Billion to Acquire the Pixel Team, Not Own Their Smartphone Business

Kellen September 20, 2017 78

It's now official - Google is buying into HTC. Well, sort of. The deal is an odd one that is being called a "cooperation agreement" and will cost Google $1.1 billion to essentially acquire the talent from HTC who worked on the last couple of Pixel phones. The...

Google Launches Project Fi Device Trade-In Program, Will Likely do the Same for Google Store (Updated)

Kellen September 20, 2017 63

You may be Google'd out after we revealed a whole bunch of Google's upcoming devices yesterday, like the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google Home Mini, Google Pixelbook, and new Daydream View headset, but there is more to discuss. And for those of you who are...

September’s Android Security Update (Finally) Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel

Kellen September 13, 2017 26

Google just posted the Android security update for September 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. So far, we are seeing 8.0.0 files for Pixel and Pixel XL (OPR1.170623.026, OPR3.170623.007), Pixel C (OPR1.170623....

Pixel and Nexus September Security Patches Have Started, We Think (Updated)

Kellen September 12, 2017 36

Ever since Android Oreo dropped, Google has pushed the update out in manner best described as, "Who knows wtf Google is doing." From betas to stable to images and now into our first security patch, I'm not sure anyone knows if the typical rollout pattern has...

Android 8.0 Factory Images and OTA Files are Ready for Nexus and Pixel

Kellen August 30, 2017 38

Yesterday afternoon, only a few hours after Verizon told us to expect the Android 8.0 "Oreo" update to reach its Pixel and Pixel XL phones, Google posted factory image and OTA .zip files to the standard factory image page we've all utilized for the past...

Verizon Says Its Pixel and Pixel XL Units are Getting Android 8.0 Oreo Update Today

Kellen August 29, 2017 94

Android 8.0 "Oreo" may have gone stable last week for Pixel and Nexus devices, but it sure seems like only those enrolled in the Android Beta program actually received a notice to update to it. That could change here today, according to Verizon. Big Red's...

DOWNLOAD: Android Oreo “OPR6” Update for Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, More (Updated)

Kellen August 21, 2017 178

OK, then! Moments after posting up news that Google wasn't quite ready to push out Android Oreo updates to the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C, and Nexus Player, they went ahead and not only posted up factory images for each, they are pushing out...

Android Oreo Hits AOSP Today, Pixel and Nexus Devices “Soon” (Updated)

Kellen August 21, 2017 50

Android O is officially Android Oreo, which is fun and all, but we really all just want to know when it's coming to our Nexus and Pixel phones, right? We've got news on that front! According to Google, it's coming soon. I know, I know, that's not what you were...