Google’s Pixel 5A with 5G phone might be heating up since its reveal earlier this week. Literally. As spotted by Adam Matlock, and confirmed by CNET, the issue seems to materialize when recording 4K video at 60fps for extended periods of time. When shooting in the higher frame rate, even in normal environments, the Pixel 5A …
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Google hopes Pixel 5A, a midtier 5G phone, will lift sales despite limited availability
Google on Tuesday unveiled its Pixel 5A, a $449 5G device the search giant hopes will lift sales of its struggling branded phone line. That goal, however, will be a challenge because the midtier phone will be available through limited channels and in just two countries, the US and Japan. The new phone is part of Google’s A series, a …
Read More »Google Pixel 3 XL is now $215, but only if you’re cool with its worst color (Update: Sold out)
Google has a history of quirky names for the colors of its gadgets, but the name Not Pink doesn’t really do justice to the pale white flesh tone of the Pixel 3 XL. While you can drop the phone into a case and forget about the color underneath, this color option never sold very well for Google. As a result, …
Read More »Score a Google Pixel 4 for $380 today
Where many other companies are focused on releasing Android phones with the biggest and most impressive-sounding specs, Google has carved out a niche showing how to use software to make the hardware more useful. In many ways, the Pixel 4 was the first phone to offer a number of features you couldn’t get anywhere else at the time. And the …
Read More »Google’s emojis are getting a face
Google’s emoji are getting a new look that’s set to debut when its Android 12 mobile operating system arrives this fall. And you don’t have to be fluent in emoji to understand why. Google spelled it out in a recent blog post. “Emoji have a global audience and it’s important for them to be globally relevant,” the blog post reads. Google …
Read More »Android 12: All the features you’ll love, like Quick Tap, Scrollable Screenshots and improved privacy dashboard: Here’s how they work
Android 12 is getting closer to an official release now that Google has rolled out Beta 3, which includes several new features and improvements. For example, there’s a new scrollable screenshots tool (finally!), and on-device search gets a big improvement when it comes to finding information inside third-party apps. Google also said it improved auto-rotation by using the front-facing camera …
Read More »Six new Android features improve voice controls, messaging and more
Google’s latest updates to Android will let you find important messages more easily, customize your experience with Android in the car and access more apps with your voice. The tech giant announced six new updates to its mobile operating system on Tuesday in a blog post. The updates are expected to roll out in the coming weeks. My favorite of …
Read More »FaceTime’s iOS 15 upgrades: Blur backgrounds and schedule calls, just like in Zoom
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s FaceTime will soon look a lot more like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The iPhone maker on Monday said it’s adding features to its videoconferencing software that will let people schedule calls and even access them via a browser on Google Android and …
Read More »When iOS 15 debuts at WWDC21, it should include these Android 12 features
Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC kicks off Monday June 7 at 10 a.m. PT. We’re likely to see iOS 15, a new version of the iPhone’s operating system. WWDC21 comes a month after Google’s I/O developer conference which gave us a more complete look at Android 12. The new Android OS, which will debut this fall on the Google Pixel 6 phone, adds more …
Read More »Pixel Buds A vs. Pixel Buds 2: Every spec compared
It’s a battle of the buds: Google’s new Pixel Buds A are now available for preorder at just $99, offering a more affordable wireless headphone option for Android users compared to last year’s Pixel Buds 2. But the lower price point comes at a cost: The Pixel Buds A lose features that some users may not be happy about. Pixel …
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