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RIP Apple iPod: As technology becomes obsolete, it becomes nostalgic too

My first was white, boxy, in a rubbery blue case. My second, silver. My third, pink – and that was a Shuffle, barely the size of my thumb, so it’s lost somewhere in the house. If my child finds it, even though he has his own old and cracked Touch model, I’m not sure he’ll […]

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The Pixel Buds Pro are the AirPods Pro rivals we’ve been waiting for

Google has unveiled a new-and-improved version of the Google Pixel Buds called the Google Pixel Buds Pro that are going on sale for pre-order on July 21, 2022. Like the Apple AirPods Pro, Google has equipped its latest true wireless earbuds with multipoint connectivity that allows them to pair with multiple devices simultaneously, active noise […]

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DJI’s new Mini 3 Pro drone hits the aerial photography sweet spot – TechCrunch

DJI has just introduced a new drone — its most capable ever to squeak under the 250 gram limit that keeps operators free from a whole host of headaches and restrictions for flight (note that local laws and rules still do apply — being small doesn’t mean you can do anything you want). The DJI […]

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Samsung says Google Assistant will arrive on Galaxy Watch 4 this summer

After almost a year of waiting, we finally know when Google Assistant will arrive on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 lineup. Kind of. In a blog, Samsung executive vice president Patrick Chomet announced the long-awaited feature will arrive this summer. as for when this summer, it’s anybody’s guess. Chomet writes that Google Assistant on Wear OS […]

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Pixel 6a will launch in India

One of the biggest challenges Google’s Pixel lineup faces is its limited distribution, but it seems Google is finally ramping things up a little bit. The Google Pixel 6a is going to be available in India, the first smartphone sold in the country by Google in nearly two years. Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 […]

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 will finally get Google Assistant support this summer

Google previewed Assistant for Wear OS 3 during the Pixel Watch’s unveiling One of the biggest takeaways from last year’s Google I/O conference was Wear OS 3. The resurgence of the Android-based smartwatch platform was made possible by a close collaboration between Samsung and Google. The Galaxy Watch4 then went on to launch with Wear […]

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Battle.net recovers from DDoS attacks after more than an hour

Activision Blizzard said on Twitter Wednesday that its Battle.net service was suffering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A little over an hour later, reported that the attacks it was monitoring have ended. In the initial tweet, sent at 7:11PM ET from the @BlizzardCS Twitter account, the company cautioned that the attack “may […]

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The portable Sonos Roam speaker is now available in three new colors

Once in a blue moon, Sonos releases its speakers in some fun colors or finishes, but most of the time, people just have to pick between black and white. But starting today, you can get the portable Sonos Roam in three new shades; Wave, Sunset and Olive. As you might guess, Wave is a chill […]

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Google Lens is going to be a ‘Ctrl+F’ for the world, says search giant

Google Lens already has lots of fancy AR tricks up its sleeve, but it’ll soon get what might be its most useful feature yet, called Scene Exploration. At Google I/O 2022, Google previewed the new feature, which it says acts as a ‘Ctrl+F’ shortcut for finding things in the world in front of you. Hold […]

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Google Fit will co-exist with Fitbit past the Pixel Watch

The culmination of Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit is here, with the Pixel Watch officially coming later this year with a fully integrated Fitbit experience. What does that mean for Google Fit? We’ve been curious to know for a while, but it seems Fitbit and Google Fit only have plans to co-exist. In an […]