Google’s Live Captions come to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3A

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 by admin

Google has rolled out Live Caption to the Pixel 3 and the 3a like it promised back in October. The tech giant debuted the feature, which enables captions for all audio in real-time on your device, at I/O in May. It first landed on the Pixel 4, but no…

Amazon slashes the price of the Google Pixel 3 to $349

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 by admin

You don't have to worry if you're put off by Google's Pixel 4, but think the Pixel 3a is too much of a compromise. Amazon is currently selling the Pixel 3 line starting at just $349 for the smaller 64GB model — that's $50 less than the official pric…

Google’s compact, Pixel 4-like Assistant starts reaching older phones

Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by admin

If you're not in a rush to get a Pixel 4 but would like a small taste of its Assistant upgrades, you're about to get your fix. Google is rolling out a compact, more Pixel 4-like version of its AI helper to older Android phones, so far focusing on Pi…

These days, Apple is content to follow trends, not set them

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by admin

Watching this week's Apple event gave me a sense of deja vu. With every new feature the iPhone maker announced, I felt like shouting something along the lines of "The Simpsons already did it!" It felt as if everything Apple was doing was a riff on so…

Android 10 may reach Pixel phones on September 3rd

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by admin

It's been months since Google started testing Android Q (now Android 10), so where's the finished version? If you believe Canadian carriers, it's right around the corner. Both Rogers (since pulled) and Telus have posted support documents indicating…

It’s time to take Google’s Pixel phones more seriously

Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 by admin

Google got a lot right with the Pixel 3a. It has excellent cameras, reliable performance, respectable battery life and clever software. Best of all, at $400, the Pixel 3a costs half the original price of the flagship Pixel 3. And this formula of comp…