Ben Schoon

One of the biggest new features of the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro is the new update commitment – seven years of software support including Android OS upgrades. And, to further sweeten that commitment, Google also says that it will provide spare repair parts for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro for seven years.

Wear OS 4 is seeing its formal launch with the Pixel Watch 2, but Google has confirmed that the original Pixel Watch will also see the update in the very near future.

For years now, Google has had a relatively regular schedule of releasing Pixel updates on predictable dates, but that schedule has seen lots of delays in recent years. This week, Google has confirmed that, starting with Pixel 8, updates for Pixel phones will just come out when they’re ready.

As the smart tracker market waits for Google to shake things up on the Android side of things, Samsung has today unveiled the Galaxy SmartTag 2, which has a revamped design and a $30 price tag.

Trade-in deals are often one of the best ways to get a good deal on a new phone, but if you’re looking to trade-in your existing device for a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you’ll either be quite happy, or almost offended by some of the Google Store offers.

Google is launching the Pixel Watch 2, and at a glance, it looks virtually identical. So, here’s a quick breakdown of all the new changes coming with Pixel Watch 2.

Alongside the launch of Pixel Watch 2 today, Google has also now released the Gmail app for Wear OS, a few months after its initial announcement.

Smartphones have, over the years, brought smaller and smaller changes from generation to generation. While the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro aren’t as minor as some others, many of the differences and new features are still quite minor. Here’s every noteworthy change this time around.

Charging speeds on Android can often be absolutely wild, with some of the fastest devices hitting speeds of over 200W. Google Pixel phones, though, have been pretty tame in this regard. With Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, though, we’re getting a boost to charging speeds, at least over a wire.

The Pixel Watch 2 has arrived, and, yes, it’s very similar to the first generation. Google’s smartwatch sequel is instead full of improvements that you can’t really see, but those changes might not actually change your mind on the company’s wearable.

Google has seen moderate success with its reboot of the Pixel series in the “Tensor” era, but Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series phones ultimately ended up earning a less-than-stellar reputation for issues such as overheating and signal. But with the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Google is debuting what are easily the most promising Pixel phones since the original, but it all rests on whether Tensor G3 is actually the improvement it claims to be.

Not long ago Roku announced a feature that would put your photos on the screensaver, and now that feature is expanding to add support for Google Photos.

The pandemic pushed video calls into everyone’s daily life, with Zoom being the biggest success story at the time. Now, Zoom is expanding its focus, with the launch of “Zoom Docs” aiming to take on Google Docs.

In an expansion of the series that first launched in 2020, Samsung is bringing new “Fan Edition” devices to market this month with the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Buds FE, and Galaxy Tab S9 FE, but two of those are a lot more exciting than the other one.

The Oppo Find N3 Flip launched in China last month as a pretty impressive foldable flip phone, but the company has been quiet on a global launch. That should be imminent, though, according to a new teaser page.

Samsung is shutting out any Windows users who have been taking advantage of Samsung Notes app. That is, unless they own a Galaxy Book.

Google has been clearly working over the past few years on making Android devices and accessories work better together, and soon that may get a big boost through “Device Groups,” which would allow Android devices to transfer video calls between devices among other features.