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Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro hands-on: A smart evolution, and a smaller Pro model

With the new Pixel 9, Google is continuing its push for more AI-powered features while also developing a more durable design and addressing one of my longest-running requests: the addition of a more compact Pro model. The new Pixel 9 family Unlike previous generations, the Pixel 9 line will now…

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The Morning After: Google’s big Pixel event kicks off today

Finally, it’s here. Google’s big hardware press event kicks off later today, and it looks to be an almost entirely Pixel-based affair, with more phones than ever. First, the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro will be straight-up successors to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. Rumors suggest Google will also…

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Google Pixel Fold one year later: More durable than I expected

The Pixel Fold was Google’s first phone with a flexible display when it launched last year. And at its upcoming Made By Google event, we’re about to get a successor in the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. So there’s no better time to check in on how Google’s original bendy handset…

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The Morning After: The Borderlands movie proves bad videogame adaptations can still happen

Eli Roth’s Borderlands movie adaptation sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black as the quippy Claptrap; and even Jamie Lee Curtis. Lionsgate  But according to Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar, it squanders the story potential and all that on-screen talent.…

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The Morning After: The Borderlands movie proves bad video game adaptations can still happen

Eli Roth’s Borderlands movie adaptation sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black as the quippy Claptrap; and even Jamie Lee Curtis. Lionsgate  But according to Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar, it squanders the story potential and all that on-screen talent.…

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Summit is an incredible precision platformer for Playdate that’ll hit you right in the feels

I was not expecting to cry while playing Summit, a $6 mountain climbing platformer for Playdate that’s impossible not to compare to Celeste. Scream in frustration? Yes. Storm away from the game only to come crawling back minutes later? Definitely. Get all up in my feels, though? Not so much.…

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