Google acquired Fitbit in early 2021 and launched its first smartwatch the following year and the sequel the year after that. Now both are available with a discount from Best Buy. The Google Pixel Watch 2 features a new(er) chipset that improves battery life – having to charge too often is always a pain point for smartwatches. It also adds skin temperature and skin conductance sensors. The watch is available with a $50 discount. This puts the Wi-Fi version at $300, while the version with LTE connectivity is $350. Google...
It has been almost exactly a year since Google unveiled the Pixel 7 series and the Pixel Watch – now their successors have arrived. They are available through Google’s online store, of course, but here is an offer from Best Buy (this is for US fans only). Both phones come bundled with a Pixel accessory and you can get up to $800 credit when trading in an old device. The Google Pixel 8 Pro is bundled with the new Pixel Watch 2, which is worth $350 on its own. The phone itself starts at $1,000 if you go for the 128GB model. Check out the deal on Best Buy. Google Pixel 8 Pro + Pixel...
As we said yesterday, Google just doesn't seem to be able to contain its excitement for its upcoming Pixel device releases. Whether by leaking them on its own website, or publishing very revealing teaser videos. There were two of those yesterday, of which one showed a few quick glimpses of the Pixel Watch 2, while the other basically portrayed the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro from all possible angles. So, if you watched that one and wished the Pixel Watch 2 would get the exact same treatment, you're in luck for that's exactly what Google's done this time. Following the "Sneak Peek at Pixel 8 &...
At the end of last month, Google responded to Apple's announcement of its September 12 launch event by revealing that the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro would get official on October 4. It's been a little over a week from that moment, and it already seems like Google can barely contain its excitement towards its upcoming event. Case in point: today it released two teaser videos. The first one is the more proper teaser of the two, showing very quick glimpses of products including the Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel 8 Pro. Have a look for yourself: This wasn't enough, however, so about an hour later...
A bit later than usual - it generally sends out updates on the first Monday of each month - today Google has finally released its June update for Pixels. But this is no ordinary monthly update, it's the latest Feature Drop. These come out every three months, and while the rest of the company's monthly updates focus solely on patching security vulnerabilities and fixing bugs, these Feature Drops bring with them new features as well, just like the name implies. This time around, there are a load of novelties prepared by Google, both for the Pixel phones it still supports, as well as the...
A bit later than usual - it generally sends out updates on the first Monday of each month - today Google has finally released its June update for Pixels. But this is no ordinary monthly update, it's the latest Feature Drop. These come out every three months, and while the rest of the company's monthly updates focus solely on patching security vulnerabilities and fixing bugs, these Feature Drops bring with them new features as well, just like the name implies. This time around, there are a load of novelties prepared by Google, both for the Pixel phones it still supports, as well as the...
A new report sheds first light on the Google Pixel Watch 2, which is due in the Fall alongside the Pixel 8 series. Per this report, Google's second-gen smartwatch will make the move from Samsung's Exynos chipset to the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 generation. Whether it's the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 or the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1, we're looking at a 4nm chip with four Cortex-A53 cores - a significant improvement to the Pixel Watch's 10nm Exynos 9110, which has just two Cortex-A53 cores. The W5+ has a special co-processor for a more efficient Always-On display and other features. The spec...
For the first time in a couple of months or so, Google's monthly Android update release is once again on time - it's the first Monday of the month, and the update seems to be going out already to supported Pixel phones. Not just that, but the May update is also available on the Pixel Watch. Let's start with the phones. Google releases big "Feature Drop" updates every three months, and the next one is due in June. As such, May's update doesn't bring any new features, just some fixes all over, including for a bug that occasionally caused lock screen UI elements to overlap with the home...
Yesterday we got detailed information about the Google Pixel Fold's announcement date and its release date, along with the pricing, and today a new report is out confirming some details and revealing others. The Pixel Fold, Google's first foldable smartphone, is, in this report, claimed to cost "upward of $1,700", which lines up nicely with the previously leaked price of $1,799. To sweeten that, Google will reportedly offer a free Pixel Watch to Pixel Fold buyers, in addition to a trade-in option. According to "internal documents and images", Google will say that the Pixel Fold has...
Google announced its first Feature Drop for 2023, which brings a bunch of new features to older Pixel phones as well as a fall detection for the Pixel Watch. The wearable can now automatically detect if you took a hard fall and will either connect to emergency services or send an automated message to request help. Of course, it will first prompt you to confirm if everything is alright. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagships now get faster Night Sight thanks to improved algorithms in the Google Tensor chipset. Both devices, alongside all other Pixel phones, gain erase background...