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Pixel 9 Pro XL is $250 Off Again as the Ultimate Last Minute Gift

Kellen December 19, 2024 2

Most of the best holidays deal have come to pass, but Google's best phone is back to its Black Friday pricing at the moment. The Pixel 9 Pro XL is once again $250 off, leaving it with a starting price of $849. Google's top non-foldable phone typically starts...

Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 18, 2024 1

It's still hard to grasp this new world we are in now, with Google back to releasing multiple versions of Android in a single year, or at least letting us test them. But that's the story to end 2024. We have already put Android 16 on some Pixel devices in a...

Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 16, 2024 3

It may be the holiday season, but that won't stop Google from releasing Android updates for Pixel phones. To start this week, Google gave us Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2, with several bug fixes included. For Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2, Google has continued to make this...

Gemini on Android Gets Access to Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental

Kellen December 16, 2024 3

Remember when Gemini 2.0 launched last week as a usable preview called Gemini 2.0 Flash that was only available on desktop? Cool. At the time, Google said to expect it in Gemini mobile apps "soon" and we've apparently reached that point, at least on Android....

Mint Mobile Cuts $400 Off Pixel 9 Pro, Gives You Unlimited for 12 Months at 50% Off

Kellen December 13, 2024 2

One of the best deals we've seen in recent weeks was hosted by Mint Mobile, who was slashing hundreds of the Pixel 9 series while also cutting 50% of the price off of their best plans. That deal came back and it now includes the Pixel 9 Pro too. When first...

December Pixel Update Expands to Pixel Fold, Pixel 7 on T-Mobile

Kellen December 13, 2024 1

Earlier in the week, Google released December updates for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 8 series devices that were being used on T-Mobile. The list of devices included the entire series for each, from the Pixel 9 through the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and the Pixel 8, 8a, and...

Google Home Devices Get First Taste of Gemini in Place of Assistant

Kellen December 13, 2024 6

We are inching closer to the day that Google Assistant is fully retired and Gemini takes its place as the assistant-like service on our devices. Google is already heavily pushing Gemini on phones and now it appears to be testing the waters for your Google Home...

Google’s Pixel Camera Update Returns Quick Access Controls, and Folks are Happy

Kellen December 13, 2024 1

As a part of the December Pixel Feature Drop, Google rolled out an update to the Camera app on Pixel phones that should bring the version to 9.7. In this update, an old feature that was weirdly removed has made its return and folks are quite excited about it....