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10 Pixels in, the purpose of a Google-made smartphone remains the same
Google didn’t need to make its own smartphone. Even though the company spent several years having other manufacturers build phones it could slap its “Nexus” branding on, selling hardware is not core to Google’s business. Things like advertising and Search still handily dwarf the inroads the company’s made as a smartphone manufacturer, and that will…
Nothing Phone (3) review | TechCrunch
Carl Pei led electronics manufacturer OnePlus from being a scrappy brand for tech enthusiasts offering affordable phones to one that produces multiple lines of devices, including flagship phones that challenge Samsung and Apple. He is running a similar playbook with Nothing, a 5-year-old, venture-backed hardware startup that just launched its most ambitious device, the Phone…
Smartphone design: The confrontation of comfort and intention
The smartphone wasn’t designed to hijack our attention—it was designed to be indispensable. But somewhere along the way, it started doing both. While they’ve become essential for navigation, coordination, and connection, smartphones also pull us into behaviors that fragment our focus, drain our energy, and steal our ability to be present. The numbers speak for…
Google Pixel 9a review: This is the budget smartphone to beat in 2025
For years, Google’s Pixel A-series line has been one of the best deals in smartphone-land. As long as you can tolerate (or hell, even prefer) Android to iOS, these are generally the best phones that can be had for $500. That hasn’t changed with the new Pixel 9a, but the market landscape has…somewhat. Apple recently…
Google’s Pixel Smartphone Line: Extended and…Distended?
A few weeks ago, I told you about (among other things) the iPhone 16e, Apple’s latest “entry-level” smartphone and the pricier successor to the three-generation iPhone SE series: I couldn’t resist noting that Google had responded to Apple’s news with a (temporary, as it turned out) price cut on its (then-)latest-generation entry-level smartphone, the Pixel…
5 devices to help ease your smartphone addiction | TechCrunch
The downsides of doomscrolling and screen addiction are well documented, but while many of us would like to spend less time glued to a smartphone, it’s easier said than done. Much has been written about the so-called dumbphone revival, where individuals regain some respite from pings and push notifications by downgrading to a basic feature…