Google has scheduled a hardware launch event for October 4, where the company is expected to officially introduced the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and other hardware (possibly including a 2nd-gen Pixel Watch). Details about the company’s next-gen smartphones have been leaking for months, and we got confirmation of the phone’s design yesterday when Google […]
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Google Pixel 8 might support DisplayPort Alt Mode (connect your phone to a display with a USB cable)
12 Comments on Google Pixel 8 might support DisplayPort Alt Mode (connect your phone to a display with a USB cable)It’s been a decade since Google released a phone that supported video output over a USB cable. But there’s a chance the company’s next phone could bring back the feature. In an article for Android Authority, Kamila Wojciechowska notes that there are clues that the upcoming Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro could support USB DisplayPort […]
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Lilbits: Mobian’s first stable release (Debian for phones), Pixel Feature Drop, and cheap Intel chips for gaming
2 Comments on Lilbits: Mobian’s first stable release (Debian for phones), Pixel Feature Drop, and cheap Intel chips for gamingMobian is a mobile GNU/Linux distribution that starts with Debian as its base, but adds support for mobile-friendly user interfaces such as Phosh, Plasma Mobile, and sxmo and support for smartphone hardware including cellular radios. It’s been under development for a few years, but now the team behind Mobian have announced that the first “stable […]
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Lilbits: Pixel 8 Pro’s temperature sensor, Anbernic’s keychain-sized game console, and more
6 Comments on Lilbits: Pixel 8 Pro’s temperature sensor, Anbernic’s keychain-sized game console, and moreWhen the first pictures of the upcoming Google Pixel 8 Pro started to leak earlier this year, folks noticed that it had an extra sensor in the camera strip, but it wasn’t clear what that sensor did. Now we (probably know): it’s an IR temperature sensor that lets your phone as thermometer. Here’s a roundup […]
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Google releases Android 14 Beta 1 for Pixel phones
Android 14 is set to launch later this year, but if you’ve got a Google Pixel smartphone you can already take the first public beta for a spin. After releasing a first developer preview in February, and a second in March, Google has released Android 14 Beta 1. And it brings some big user-facing changes, […]
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Daily Deals (3-20-2023)
Google’s Pixel 7a and Pixel 8 series smartphones may be right around the corner (not to mention the Pixel Fold), but if you don’t feel like waiting and/or want to save a few bucks, all of the current phones are on sale for $150 off. That brings the starting price of a Pixel 6a down […]
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Unreleased Google Pixel 7a shows up in Vietnam
Google’s next mid-range phone hasn’t been announced yet, but details about the upcoming Pixel 7a have been leaking for a while. Now Vietnamese website Zing News has posted what are allegedly a set of hands-on pictures showing a pre-release version of the phone in action. According to the site, the phone was usable for a […]
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March 2023 Pixel Feature Drop brings Direct my Call, Magic Eraser, and speedier Night Sight to more phones
No Comments on March 2023 Pixel Feature Drop brings Direct my Call, Magic Eraser, and speedier Night Sight to more phonesGoogle typically rolls out new features for its Pixel phones and other devices a few times each year via quarterly Pixel Feature Drops. But the March 2023 Pixel Feature Drop doesn’t really introduce any brand new features. Instead it brings some features that had only been available on the company’s latest devices to more Pixel […]
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Lilbits: Nothing Phone (2), the next Google Pixel phone, and Amlogic’s new S928X chip for 8K TV boxes
3 Comments on Lilbits: Nothing Phone (2), the next Google Pixel phone, and Amlogic’s new S928X chip for 8K TV boxesNow that Nothing Phone (1) knockoffs are starting to appear, how does the smartphone startup plan to make sure its next phone stands out? Well first, I doubt Unihertz has Nothing execs quaking in their boots. But second, the company is planning to make the Nothing Phone (2) a true flagship by giving it a […]
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Google’s Pixel smartphone roadmap through 2025 allegedly leaked
Google’s probably going to launch a Pixel 7a smartphone with a mid-range price tag in the spring of 2023. That’s almost a given at this point. And the company has been working on a foldable phone that’s also likely to launch in the first half of the year. But now the folks at Android Authority […]