Ben Schoon

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.

Galaxy smartphones and tablets are reportedly adding a new app from Samsung as soon as this week, a new report claims, as Samsung will apparently expand its own cloud gaming service to all Galaxy users.

We’ve seen countless leaks of the Pixel 8 Pro, and they just keep coming. With just a day or two left, a new leak of Pixel 8 Pro shows off the blue colorway, and reveals that its name might be “Bay.”

The first Pixel Watch launched with Fitbit integration, but it felt a little sloppy and was missing big and expected features. One of the biggest gaps, the lack of automatic workout tracking, is apparently set to be fixed on Pixel Watch 2, at least according to a new leak.

At this time in a couple of days, Google will unveil its new Pixel 8 series smartphones, but that timeline is only making leaks hit the web even faster. Over the weekend, video unboxings of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have hit the web, with a few details confirmed, including the type of fingerprint sensor.

In just a few days, Google will host an event in New York City to unveil the Pixel 8 series and the Pixel Watch 2. Here’s everything you should expect to see from the event.

Pixel 8 leaks aren’t stopping, and this weekend we’re getting yet another collection of leaks as a new ad emphasizes yet again how badly it wants you to switch to Pixel, and why you should.