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Good morning. What a day yesterday — we had a huge Google hardware event, a total solar eclipse, a truly terrible AI album, and a couple of powerful, cheap AI models released that are sure to make Google sweat. Oh, and we’ve made it to 10 issues!

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Google announced all the news about the Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag this morning, with the actual launch event taking place in the evening.

The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is sneakily maybe the most impressive of Google’s new releases this week, but on picking it up one thing caught my eye – one half of it is thicker than the other.

Google is delivering some seriously durable phones, or so it claims, with the entire Pixel 11 Pro series delivering huge upgrades in regards to scratch and drop protection.

Google’s new Pixel 11 series seems really promising, but they’re also all $100 more expensive across the board than last generation. Luckily, if you’re already sold from our various hands-ons, there are a ton of surprisingly excellent pre-order deals and trade-in valuations you can take advantage of to bring that price tag down — and frankly, no one has Amazon beat.

Google’s Pixel 11 series is a refinement that takes on a more eye-catching look with bold new colors, and Spigen complements it with a case design for everyone.

Google just launched the Pixel 11 series with a few shiny new features – literally. All four Pixel 11 devices are available for pre-order, during which some of the best deals come out.

Amid a price hike on the Pixel 11 series, Google has delivered some solid trade-in values across the board on all four phones, including some pretty great values for older generations too.

Pre-orders are now live on the new Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL, and 11 Pro Fold, and today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is highlighting the very best deals. The official Google Store is offering up to $600 off in trade value (up to $1,000 on the pricey Fold) alongside a FREE $200 store credit or a massive 50% off the new Pixel Watch 5 with orders. Just be sure to scope out the extra $250 in trade-in value alongside a FREE $200 gift card at Amazon, and Best Buy is also advertising ‘Google Pixel 11 Series as low as $99‘ with trades with up to $350 in FREE gift cards. And with all Pixel 11 models now compatible with 25W Qi2 charging, the massive 50% price drop official Google Pixelsnap Charger and Stand at $35 might be worth a closer look while it’s still live. More details below. 

With the launch of the Pixel 11, Google has updated a handful of Pixel app icons to better align with its latest design language.

The Pixel 11 series gets a nice little boost under the back panel to 25W wireless charging – something only the most expensive models got last year.

With the launch of the Pixel 11 Pro, Google has fully detailed how HiLight works and the thinking behind the hardware feature.

While charging on the Pixel 11 series still isn’t super fast, Google has made some upgrades this year, including the addition of a new “Extreme Charging Mode” that unlocks a bit of extra wired charging speed.

Gemini Intelligence comes to Wear OS with the Pixel Watch 5, and there are a number of interesting AI and on-device features.

While Tap to Share was announced with the Pixel 11 series, it’s also beginning to roll out for the Pixel 6 and newer today in a redux of Android Beam.

With the launch of the Pixel 9, Google offered fairly extensive 12-month free trials of the Google One AI Pro plan, but this is being stripped back with the Pixel 11 series.

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 ships with an “Active Band” just like all prior generations, but now with a “2nd Gen” version that’s made from a new material.

Gemini Intelligence is a key aspect of Google’s new phones and many new features, as well as expansions, are debuting on the Pixel 11 series.

The Pixel Watch 5 might offer a much more robust experience than the display-less Fitbit Air that Google launched earlier this year, but that doesn’t mean the smartwatch team isn’t pulling from the Air’s playbook. Alongside all of the standard options for the Pixel Watch 5, Google is also launching a special Steph Curry-branded variant for those of us focused on athletics over all else.

The Pixel 11 series has officially been unveiled with a whole suite of new video features for the camera systems and even a few upgrades for some older functions. Here’s everything new and what you need to know.

The Pixel 11 series might look familiar on the outside, but Google’s packed plenty of changes both behind the scenes and under the hood, and nowhere is that more evident than when you dive into its cameras. From new processing styles and a full creator-focused editing suite to that fancy new HiLight LED flash, there’s a lot new this year.