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Folks on X, formerly known as Twitter, found evidence of what appears to be an interactive rendering of the Pixel 8 Pro published to the Google Store. The “Get to Know Your Hardware” page featured “Pixel 8 Pro” in the URL and a 3D model of the Pixel 8 Pro, which you could pan and rotate. Clicking on specific points of interest revealed some of the features, including the Pro’s extra-long camera bar and a temperature sensor right next to the rear-facing triple camera array. The much-ballyhooed SI…
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I use an Android watch, but even I have to say, when it comes to user interfaces, Apple knows how to hit the mark. That’s nowhere more apparent than with the new double tap gesture on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, announced at its Wonderlust event, where it also debuted the iPhone 15. I hope Google figures out how to get a similar gesture into Wear OS 4. Until then, I can show you how double tap worked on the Apple Watch Series 9 when I went hands-on with it. I also tried on a few of A…
4 months ago
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No, I’m not switching to the iPhone full-time—I’m too embedded in the Android ecosystem to consider the leap. But I have lived half the time with an iPhone over the last year. I’ve learned so much about the walled garden and its inner workings, enough to understand that people choose the iPhone because it’s consistent. It’s not always like that on Android. If you plan to upgrade from an older iPhone, this is the year to do it. You’ll get the new charging standard, plus Apple’s “tetraprism” tele…
4 months ago
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As the Pixel 8/8 Pro nears its debut, so does the eventual launch of the next version of Android. Google typically plans its software updates around new phone launches. This week, Google released Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1, essentially the dress rehearsal for the OS. Code sleuths have been digging through the new build to see what’s up and coming. One of the more exciting features is the ability to tether your phone and use it as a webcam on a laptop or computer—similar to how the new iPhone 15 teth…
4 months ago
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You may have heard that macOS Sonoma is ready to download after a months-long summer beta. But you should hold off on updating to the new version of the operating system if you can. There have been complaints from app developers that their apps are bugging out on the new OS. It’s best to take a beat before jumping into new software. There has also been an unusual amount of recent security bulletins in the Apple ecosystem and the company has had more time to figure out the ins and outs of olde…
4 months ago
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With Google’s next-gen flagship launching just around the corner, this felt like an apt time to visit the iPhone 15/15 Plus and see what this “first tier” model offers alongside its counterpart in the Android world. At its core, the iPhone 15/15 Plus are all the best bits of the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max without debut features like an Action Button and a periscopic camera. They also come in fun colors with last year’s Pro-level guts—save for the telescopic camera. I’ve been using the iPhone 15 alo…
4 months ago
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Never mind that Google took over the week with its Pixel device announcements. Samsung held a keynote for its developer’s conference today, and it announced its new soundbar, the HW-Q900C, which can act as a centralized SmartThings smart home hub. The HW-Q900C—catchy name, isn’t it?—is one of Samsung’s premium soundbars that debuted earlier this year. An update will add Samsung’s SmartThings Hub built right in. You can use it to add and connect devices or trigger the launch of an action. It’s…
4 months ago
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I never thought I’d be leaning on Microsoft to teach me how to install Linux, but here we are. The Windows maker quietly published a support page with instructions on how to install Linux on, presumably, a machine that once used Windows. The Register caught on to the page’s existence and, honestly, the step-by-step is legit. Microsoft even mentions installing a few of the most popular distros. The best part of this whole thing is the way Microsoft describes Linux from the start: Linux is an…
3 months ago
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Google has introduced a new top-level domain for the web to use. It’s .ing, and it seems it exists primarily to challenge the internet and its capacity for creativity. I must admit, I’m struggl.ing to figure out a domain name that isn’t a curse word. Google revealed the new domain in a Keyword blog. Several brands have already jumped on the naming convention, including Canva, Adobe Acrobat, and even The Swiss Association of Consulting Engineering Companies. Canva nabbed the domain design.ing,…
3 months ago
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Windows 11’s big annual update is live and rolling out. Version 23H2 includes everything Microsoft announced at its September event, including the ability to use the company’s AI assistant, Co-Pilot, with a keyboard shortcut. It also makes Teams an official default app, so if you weren’t using it before, Microsoft certainly hopes you’ll use it now. Microsoft’s Vice President of Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery, John Cable, calls this a “cumulative release” in the official upd…
3 months ago
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Need help figuring out how to program smart lights to turn on at dusk? You can ask AI for help with that. Google’s generative AI-powered feature called the “Help me script” started rolling out to beta testers this week. It can help you figure out robust home automation. All you have to do is copy and paste code. The “Help me script” went live a few days ago for anyone enrolled in the preview program for the new Google Home app makeover. (The long-awaited redesign is still in its early stages.)…
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