Well, it's gut check time. After experimenting with some lower-priced Pixel offerings this year, I'm diving into the deep end of the pool.

On Thursday, we fly home from Mexico City after a three-week stay in which my wife and I experimented with just living here normally, as locals. This is, of course, something to which we’ve aspired for years. And that phrase---live like a local---is, of course, something we picked up over 20 years ago from Rick…

I was transfixed by Google’s Pixel 4 launch presentation, which featured an incredible lecture on smartphone photography by distinguished engineer Marc Levoy. Unfortunately, this event is where it all went south for Pixel, both as a brand and technologically. How instrumental was Levoy in making Pixel the best smartphone platform for photography? Well, he led…

The Google Pixel 6a arrives Thursday, and I’m happy to report that I’ll be reviewing it soon, though my unit won’t arrive until next week.

Google’s supported Pixel handsets are already receiving the May 2022 update, which fixes bugs and security vulnerabilities.

Happy Friday! In addition to the usual set of excellent reader questions, I have a couple of quick updates this week as well. So let’s start with those. A quick update Back in 2018, my wife recorded what is essentially an ad for Pfizer, which sounds like a strange thing to do until you realize…

Google today delivered the Pixel Update for April 2022, and it looks like Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users won’t have to wait to get it for a change.

Happy Friday, and happy Spring! Let’s wrap up a curiously busy week with yet another great set of reader questions. Steam deck christianwilson asks: Steam Deck is one product by a single company but the idea of a portable PC designed for games is compelling. Do you think there's potential for the Switch/Steam Deck design…

Five weeks after the release of Android 13 Developer Preview 1, Google has issued a second Developer Preview with new features and other changes.

Google has started rolling out the February 2022 Pixel updates which bring Camera and Bluetooth improvements for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

The Pixel 6 Pro marks Google’s reentry into the premium smartphone market, and it is significantly cheaper than its flagship rivals.

The Pixel 6 Pro is fantastic. But anyone familiar with Google’s troubled Pixel lineup won’t be surprised to discover that there are issues too.

Having completed an epic and long-overdue trip to Paris last week, I can report on some victories and some defeats. There’s a lot to discuss here, and my only worry is that I’ll forget something. So let’s get started. Paris My wife and I love Paris. Granted, I wrote a bit about our relationship with…

It’s obvious from the moment you open the box that Pixel 6 Pro is something new, different, and better than Pixels past.

After experiencing identical audio problems with two different sets of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ earbuds, it is time for me to move on.

Today, Google announced the release of Android 12 Beta 5, adding that we’re just weeks away from the official release.