Reports from distinct sources claimed earlier this year that Google is developing a foldable Pixel phone. Google’s own code in Android 12 revealed a mysterious Pixel handset that was previously associated with Google’s foldable Pixel handsets. But that’s not enough to confirm that Google is indeed looking to release a foldable phone this year. Google …
Samsung’s first foldable showed us how far foldable phones had to go. These devices sound great in theory, but the technology isn’t quite where it should be for them to meet our expectations. Better said, the Galaxy Fold and various other first-gen foldable phones weren’t quite what we would have expected. Aside from the Fold’s …
Google unveiled Android 12 a few days ago during its main I/O 2021 keynote, confirming most of the recent rumors we’ve all seen in the process. The new mobile operating system got a massive redesign called “Material You” that will let users customize their phones and tablets with ease, and without worrying about installing any …
Google made a surprising announcement on Thursday, revealing that it will open its first permanent physical store. Located in New York City, the store will open its doors this summer, allowing Google customers to experience its products just like Apple fans do in an Apple store. The retail stores that Apple opened a few decades …
T-Mobile and Google announced a surprise partnership on Monday, with the carrier ready to support various Google software and hardware products better than ever. The two companies reminded Android users that it was T-Mobile the first carrier to sell the first Google Android phone in the world back in 2008, the G1. T-Mobile said it’s …
The first Android 12 Developer Preview hinted that Google’s upcoming Pixel devices might support two unlocking methods: Face unlock and fingerprint sensors. Current Pixel models either have a fingerprint sensor or come with 3D face unlock, but not both. Google did use its own Face ID alternative for the Pixel 4, but reverted to fingerprint …
Sooner or later, every single smartphone vendor is going to jump on the foldable phone fad. Whether or not foldable phones are still a going concern in two or three years remains to be seen, but for now, everyone is giving the unique form factor a go. Within the next year or two, we even …
Valentine’s Day 2020 will be remembered in the tech world as the day when Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip went on sale, and the new foldable sold out quickly. That’s not surprising given the fact that the clamshell handset is more affordable than alternatives, and it happens to be the world’s first phone to ship with …
A few days before Samsung’s Galaxy S20 announcement event, Google also started teasing the Unpacked event, suggesting that it’ll show up on stage to announce some sort of new partnership. It had to be all connected to the Galaxy Z Flip, a new foldable Samsung was supposed to launch. Then came the Oscars, where Samsung …
We’ve come across rumors detailing Google’s so-called Pixel Watch with some regularity, but the company never made a Wear OS gadget of its own that could compete against the Apple Watch. Meanwhile, the Apple Watch kept growing, having virtually no rival in the market that stands a chance against the Apple Watch Series 5. But …
