Google Pixel Watch review

Introduction Last year, Google and Samsung joined forces to release a unified version of Wear OS, one that's more capable, polished, and one that would remain exclusive to Samsung Watch devices for almost a year. Now, with just a handful of smartwatches running Wear OS 3.5, Google's Pixel Watch will be regarded as the golden standard for Wear OS smartwatches. The Google Pixel Watch is Google's first Pixel wearable offering, promising a smooth, polished experience and hoping to be regarded as "the Apple Watch of Androids". The Pixel Watch also carries the future of Wear OS as a...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 43

It's a proper Redmi invasion in our trending chart, the newly announced 12 series occupying the first four spots and ending Google Pixel 7 Pro's three-week reign. The Redmi 12 Pro+ ended up on top, followed by the 12 Pro and the 12 Explorer. The vanilla Redmi 12 saw the least love, but still enough to make the top 4. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra placed best of the rest in fifth, ahead of the former leader Google Pixel 7 Pro. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max is down in seventh and just ahead of its iPhone XR stablemate. The Xiaomi 12T Pro finds itself ninth, while the Samsung Galaxy A53...

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vivo X Fold hands-on review

vivo hosted its first-ever Tech Day event in India recently at the National Stadium, New Delhi, where it talked about 5G, its collaboration with ZEISS for the X80 series, and the V1+ imaging chip. The company also showcased pattern-creating and dual-color changing design technologies that haven't been launched in the market yet. While not quite new, one of the devices at the vivo Tech Day was the vivo X Fold, which was unveiled in April and is still only available in China. We had the chance to attend the event and spend some time with the vivo X Fold, so here are some impressions of vivo's...

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone and smart watch deals from around the world

A lot has happened in the last couple of years and it has made the market more price sensitive, so finding a good deal is more important than ever. And while we can’t help you navigate the housing market, we can help you find a cool new phone on the cheap. Below are the best deals that we have found this week. If you want more, you can check out our Daily deals page, which is kept up to date and offers info like a price history so that you can see whether something is a true discount or just the price fluctuating up and down. The at-a-glance info we have compiled below has quick links to...

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Week 43 in review: Redmi Note 12 series debuts, Galaxy S22 gets One UI 5

Another week down, let's recap. The Redmi Note 12 series was the biggest story this week. It features the Redmi Note 12, the Redmi Note 12 Pro, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+, and the Redmi Note 12 Explorer. The 12 Pro, Pro+ and Explorer all pack MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chips, while the vanilla 12 relies on a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. All four have 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED displays. All four except the Explorer have 5,000mAh batteries. Charging varies between phones, the 12 supports 33W, the 12 Pro 67W, the Pro+ 120W, while the Explorer recharges its 4,300mAh battery in just 9 minutes (advertised) at...

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Flashback: Firefox OS burns down, KaiOS rises from the ashes

The browser wars of the 90s and 2000s saw the dominant player - Microsoft's Internet Explorer - locked in a David and Goliath battle against Firefox, an open-source browser that was spun off from work at Netscape. A decade later another software war began - Microsoft was involved again with Windows Mobile, but the Goliath in this case was Symbian lead by Nokia. You should be familiar with the two Davids that took it on - Apple's iPhone and Google's Android project. However, today's story is about Firefox OS, which was developed by Mozilla, the same community that had been working on the...

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