Months ahead of its expected release date, the Google “Pixel 8” has been officially certified for Qi wireless charging, confirming no speed improvement over last year.

This week on Alphabet Scoop, we talk about our report on the Pixel Watch 2 and what’s powering it. Then it’s hands-on with the Google Search Generative Experience (SGE) and Messages Magic Compose.

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Google Chat, the company’s Slack and Microsoft Teams competitor, looks to be getting an overhaul in the near future that features a new logo and “Timeline”-focused redesign of the mobile apps.

Over Memorial Day weekend, I tried out Google’s upcoming Dashcam feature on my Pixel 7 Pro and found it to be a surprisingly OK experience, but it needs the right set of accessories.

Artist pages on YouTube Music have remained mostly unchanged over the years, but the Android, iOS, and web apps now show a combined “Top releases” section.

Last June, Google announced it was removing third-party Assistant voice apps and Nest Hub games in a year’s time. With that set to occur on June 20, another casualty of that deprecation is the shutdown of third-party Google Assistant Notes & Lists integration.

Google has released a May 2023 update for the Nest Wifi Pro that should fix incorrect speed test results and improve overall performance.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is the epitome of Samsung’s fixed-display device lineup. According to new research published, a little under 40% of the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s cost can be attributed to materials alone.

Android 14 is still in development but chugging along on Pixel phones and select other devices. Behind the scenes, though, Samsung is also working up Android 14, which is expected to be called One UI 6.0, and a recent app update is giving some hints on the company’s progress.

Earlier this month, Samsung announced its next iteration of Wear OS – One UI Watch 5. Having initially promised that software would debut a beta version for existing Galaxy Watch models, the company is now backtracking with looming unknowns.

Google has quietly announced that support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended and that there will be no more updates.

Following an update last month, the Chromecast with Google TV is getting an update to the April 2023 security patch.

With how much our lives have moved online, data breaches are one of the most significant threats to our personal information and create the potential for identity theft. Thankfully, you can check for free whether your information has been compromised by using pCloud’s Free Data Breach Checker. For a limited time, you can also get 75% off pCloud Pass password manager .

As stock Android experiences go, Motorola has found success in the past and delivered good hardware and experience with it, though it’s been a long time. Now, with the 2023 Motorola Edge+, it seems the company is maybe finding its stride again, delivering a phone that flies under the radar but should really be on a lot of buyers’ minds.

We already know what the new Google Weather will look like on phones, tablets, and foldables, and now we’re learning that it should be a standalone app.

We’re just a couple of short days out from the launch of the new Motorola Razr, with the “Ultra” foldable having leaked countless times in recent weeks. Today, yet another Motorola Razr leak details water resistance, which seemingly won’t be able to match Samsung’s flip phone.

We revealed at the start of May that Google is planning to announce the Pixel Watch 2 alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro this fall. 9to5Google can now report some key Pixel Watch 2 specs, including the processor, battery, and health sensor upgrades.

After public voting ended last week, the five finalists for the US Doodle for Google 2023 contest were announced today.