Google did away with headphone jacks in its flagship Pixel smartphones a few years ago, encouraging users to opt for Bluetooth headphones or use a USB-C adapter instead. But the company’s mid-range phones continue to have them. The Pixel 3a has a headphone jack. So does the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a 5G. And the […]
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Google Pixel 5a packs a bigger battery and IP67 water resistance for just $449
The Pixel 5a finally checked in at the FCC last month, and today Google’s pre-order page is live! Early impressions of the Pixel 5a are that it’s not a huge change from the Pixel 4a 5G, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The Pixel 4a 5G was already a very good budget phone. Google […]
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Lilbits: Pixel 5a, Kindle vulnerability patched, and Super Duper Secure Mode for Microsoft Edge
3 Comments on Lilbits: Pixel 5a, Kindle vulnerability patched, and Super Duper Secure Mode for Microsoft EdgeGoogle has already confirmed that it will launch Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones this fall, and they’ll be the company’s first phones to feature a new Google Tensor system-on-a-chip rather than a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. But they’ll also be expensive phones designed to compete with other flagships. The company isn’t giving up on the […]
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Google Pixel 5a hits the FCC ahead of launch
Device makers don’t typically like to talk about products that haven’t been officially announced yet. But Google made an exception in April when it confirmed that a Pixel 5a was on the way by responding to rumors that the unannounced phone had been cancelled. Google says the phone will be available in the US and […]
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Reports: Google Pixel 5a has been canceled (Update: no it’s not)
Following on the success of mid-range smartphones including the Google Pixel 3a and Google Pixel 4a, Google was widely expected to launch a Pixel 5a this year. Now several sources are claiming that the company has scrapped those plans in response to the global chip shortage, which has been affecting all parts of the hardware […]
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Google Pixel roundup: Pixel 5 coming Oct 8, Pixel 5a (and a foldable) in 2021?
The Google Pixel 4a is available for pre-order, and two more Google Pixel phones are coming this fall. But details about Google’s 2021 smartphone lineup are starting to leak. According to a Google document reviewed by the folks at 9to5Google, there could be as many as four Pixel phones coming next year. It’s just one […]
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Lilbits: Dark Sky goes dark, Pixel 5a, PowerToys v0.20 and game & video streaming updates
7 Comments on Lilbits: Dark Sky goes dark, Pixel 5a, PowerToys v0.20 and game & video streaming updatesThe end is here for the Dark Sky app for Android. There’s a new version of Microsoft’s PowerToys app for Windows. Google is already working on the Pixel 5a, even though the Pixel 4a hasn’t officially been announced yet. Microsoft may be in talks to buy TikTok. And Netflix is finally building functionality into its […]