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News roundup: PinePhone keyboard, mainline Linux kernel, and Waydroid

Development of the PinePhone keyboard has just about wrapped up, and this accessory for the $150 Linux-friendly phone should be available soon for around $50. The hardware has been finalized and sent out to a number of folks for testing, and megi has created open source firmware for the keyboard that will be loaded at […]

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Ubuntu Touch OTA-15 brings bug fixes and support for more phones

The latest release of Ubuntu Touch for smartphones and tablets is starting to roll out and for the most part this release focuses on stability, bug fixes, and adding support for more devices. But Ubuntu Touch OTA-15 also paves the way for the next few releases, which will bring much bigger changes. Probably the most interesting […]

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Daily Deals (6-22-2020)

The Google Pixel 4a may or may not ever arrive, but retailers continue to offer the Pixel 3a for as much as $120 off the list price. Meanwhile there are sales on TCL’s new 10-series smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S20, and various laptops, tablets, and accessories. Here are some of the day’s best deals. Smartphones […]

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Daily Deals (1-24-2020)

The Google Pixel 4 may have gotten mixed reviews, but the Pixel 3a has been widely praised for offering a good blend of price and performance — it costs about half as much as a Pixel 4, but has a camera that’s nearly as good and a processor that’s fast enough for most tasks. And […]

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Google doubles Pixel sales after launching the Pixel 3a mid-range smartphone

Google’s Pixel smartphones get a lot of attention from the tech press, since they’re first-party hardware from the company that makes the world’s most widely-used smartphone operating system. But Google has never actually cracked any list of top smartphone makers in terms of units shipped or sold, suggesting that Pixel smartphones haven’t made much of […]

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Daily Deals (5-08-2019)

Google’s new Pixel 3a smartphones offer some of the best features of the Pixel 3 at half the price. They have the same stellar cameras and the same 3-years of guaranteed software updates. Sure, the processors aren’t as powerful, the phones aren’t waterproof, and they don’t support Daydream VR. But they do have headphone jacks. And […]

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Google unveils Pixel 3a smartphones, priced at $399 and up

As expected, Google is launching a line of mid-range phones with many of the same features available on the company’s Pixel flagships. The Google Pixel 3a is available starting today for $399 and up. While the phones lack some of the premium design features of their pricier siblings, they have the same high-quality cameras, unlimited Google […]