Shruti Shekar
Shruti Shekar is Android Central's Editor-in-Chief. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto. She started her journalism career as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. When work isn't on her mind, she loves working out, reading, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.
Latest articles by Shruti Shekar
Why you shouldn't trust lifestyle influencers when buying your tech this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
By Shruti Shekar published
TRUST US! A TikTok influencer went on a rant about the Oura Ring, and I have a lot of problems with some of the inaccurate facts she stated.
I switched from my iPhone to a Pixel after 12 years, you should too
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Making the switch I decided to switch over to the Pixel 9 Pro after using my iPhone for many years. Here's how my experience has been.
Android Central's Freelance Contributors
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Here's everyone who is a freelancer at Android Central.
Forget about the Pixel Tablet 2. Google, it’s time revamp the Nest lineup
By Shruti Shekar published
New Nest hardware, please The Google Pixel Tablet was an interesting first-generation device that attempted to merge with the smart home experience. The experience left us wanting new Nest hardware instead.
Former iPhone users reveal if an Apple foldable would bring them back from Android
By Shruti Shekar published
Off the Record We interviewed former iPhone users who have switched to Android, asking if they would move back if Apple launched a foldable phone.
Alphabet reports 14% increase in revenue for Q2 2024, meets most analyst expectations
By Shruti Shekar published
Earnings Alphabet met several of Wall Street analysts expectations and saw a 14% increase in revenue in Q2 2024 earnings.
Samsung should 'feel threatened' by Motorola's excellent Razr strategy
By Shruti Shekar published
Off the Record Motorola has clearly found a winning strategy with the new Razr Plus 2024, and analysts believe Samsung should feel threatened by its latest foldables.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024: LIVE blog and everything you need to know about the Z Fold 6, Flip 6, and Galaxy Ring
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick last updated
LIVE Samsung Unpacked is July 10th, but we're already on the ground with live updates and everything you need to know about the historic announcement event.
Google I/O 2024: Live blog and everything you need to know
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick last updated
Ready for I/O! AI, AI, AI, and maybe some Android.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024: live blog, everything you need to know about the Galaxy S24 launch
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Unpacked LIVE Samsung is hosting its first event of the year, and we're going to learn all about its latest flagship device. Join Android Central as we live blog the whole event.
Shruti Shekar's Top 10 of 2023
By Shruti Shekar published
From becoming EIC, to reading 42 books, 2023 was a journey and here's Shruti Shekar's top 10 of the year.
Made by Google event 2023 live blog: Pixel 8, Watch 2, and everything we expect to see
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Google is set to announce a bunch of new devices and Android Central will be closely watching to see what comes out! Follow along!
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 LIVE updates: Z Fold 5, Galaxy Watch 6 revealed
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick, Patrick Farmer, Nicholas Sutrich last updated
LIVE BLOG Samsung Unpacked is on Wednesday, July 26th at 7am ET, and we're here to give you all the most important updates as they're announced.
Google I/O 2023 Live Blog: Google debuts the Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, and much more
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Follow along as Android Central covers what is coming out of Google I/O. There's a lot happening!
The Pixel Fold isn't coming to Canada, but Google has a good reason why
By Shruti Shekar published
Google has announced its first foldable smartphone and it's not coming to Canada. Analysts say this isn't a surprising move, here's why.
Does Ultra Mobile support 5G?
By Shruti Shekar published
Ultra Mobile is an MVNO that runs on T-Mobile's network. Here's everything you need to know about the carrier's 5G network and why it might be good for you.
As TikTok remains in limbo, it’s time for YouTube Shorts to have a major glow-up
By Shruti Shekar published
As lawmakers in the U.S. debate whether or not to ban TikTok permanently, Google and Meta should start thinking about how it can capitalize on this moment with Shorts and Reels, analysts suggest.
Google's Bard AI chatbot now open to the public
By Shruti Shekar published
Google's Bard AI chatbot is now available to the public. The software will be used to help "people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and to fuel their curiosity."
Google misses slightly in revenue as it's faced with AI competition, job losses, antitrust lawsuit
By Shruti Shekar published
Google's parent company reports Q4 2022 earnings missing analyst expectations.
Alphabet, Google's parent company cuts 12,000 jobs
By Shruti Shekar published
Google cuts 12,000 jobs to tighten "its belt, reflecting a new period of more disciplined and efficient spending."
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