Tag: Handheld & Connected Devices
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: A battle of Android’s biggest phones
Google just unveiled the Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphone during its Made by Google event and, boy oh boy, is it a doozy. This is a larger version of the Pixel 9 Pro. It ships with the brand-new Tensor G4 processor and 16GB of RAM. As with most modern handsets,…
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Nothing just announced the Phone 2a Plus, a minor refresh of a pre-existing model
Nothing just announced a relatively surprising hardware update for its Phone 2a smartphone. The Phone 2a Plus is a modest upgrade, but still significant, being as how the original 2a was just released back in March. Most notably, the 2a Plus has a faster chip than the OG 2a. The…
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Fresh leak shows the Google Pixel Watch 3 comes in two sizes instead of one
The next Made by Google is just around the corner (Aug. 13, to be exact) but you may not have to wait to find out about the Google Pixel Watch 3. A leak from a Google source to the website Android Headlines reveals some new details about the new smartwatch.…
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Google’s first cross-device sharing features for Android now rolling out
Google is rolling out the two handy features first announced at I/O in May: Call casting and internet sharing. They're the first wave of the company's new "Cross-device services" that make it easier to hop between Android devices, 9to5Google reported. According to Google's help page, Call casting lets you switch…
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Samsung Galaxy Ring review: A bit basic, a bit pricey
I don’t expect much from a device as small as a ring. There’s no room for a lot of hardware, so it only really needs to do a few things well. A sleep tracker that doesn’t get in the way of, well, sleeping, is my holy grail, and smart rings…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro review: AirPods clones that actually deliver
There’s no way around it: Samsung copied Apple in multiple ways on its Galaxy Buds 3 ($180) and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro ($250). Not only do the physical designs echo the third-gen AirPods and AirPods Pro, respectively, but Samsung also mirrored a few features, too. The Galaxy Buds offer Adaptive…
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