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AI is the controversial future of tech whether we like it or not
The next generation of anything "smart" you buy will be powered by AI as much as possible. It's both wonderful and worrisome, but there is nothing we can do about it. Here's why.
Google Play Services is the new Android platform
Play Services started as a way to make sure all apps worked on all phones. Now it's something very different and very powerful in its own right.
The Pixel 6 is the first phone I'm excited about in a long time
The Pixel 6 is the first all-in-one Google product ever. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Either way, it's going to be really interesting.
The worst thing about Wear OS 3 might be able to save the platform
By giving up its tight control, Google uses the Android phone strategy to try and save Wear OS. It will probably work.
The Galaxy Fold isn't the Galaxy Note replacement for a lot of people
Even the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy S Ultra can't replace something as powerful as the Galaxy Note. Here's why
Samsung removing ads from its apps is an easy win in a sea of hard choices
Samsung isn't an ad hosting company. It stopped trying to become one and instead focused on what it does best — make its customers happy.
The global chip shortage means Google has to get its own chip in phones as soon as possible
Google can fix the global shortage of Snapdragon chips. All it needs to do is build its own, and then get them into devices that it can actually sell to people.
Naming a smartphone chip 'Tensor' is the most Google thing ever
An abstract data array neural network accelerator by any other name would still smell as sweet. It'd be too difficult to type a hundred times, though.
Windows 'in the cloud' isn't the only solution for working from your Chromebook
OnePlus keeps alienating its core users to go mainstream, but this time it's gone too far
OnePlus is the Android enthusiast brand. So why did it think nobody would notice that it was trashing our favorite apps?
Upgrading old watches would be the worst thing to happen to the new Wear OS
Nobody likes the idea of old watches not getting updated, but that's what's needed to fix the platform for everyone.
The next best Android TV stick might just come from Microsoft
Do you like streaming media? Do you like to play games? Do you like reasonable monthly subscription fees? I think Microsoft is going to have just what you're looking for — and soon.
With Wear's future set, Google better not forget about cheap Fitbit trackers
The hardware I want to buy is already out there. I'm just waiting to see how the software side will turn out.
Apple needs to give Android users a way to detect local AirTags to prevent stalking (Update: it's coming)
The AirTags biggest feature is what makes it a nightmare when it comes to security, safety, and privacy — more than a billion iOS users can track one, but none of the billions of Android users can.
