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Apple recently patented a new technology called “Smart Pixel” for its future device displays. The patent was filed in the second quarter of 2017, and on Thursday it was published by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. The patent describes the benefits of Smart Pixel in replacement to traditional thin film transistor (TFT) technology, how…
With a lot of new flagship devices lined up for release this year – iPhone 8, the two upgrades to iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and Galaxy Note 8 – Google Pixel 2 is also making its way into users’ hands later this year. Though not much official information is forthcoming about the next Pixel phone…
We know that the Google Pixel 2 family of smartphones is tipped to be more powerful than some of this year’s flagship phones. Now, there’s word that Qualcomm may debut its Snapdragon 836 System-on-Chip (SoC) processor with the two variants of Google Pixel 2. That means it could be even more powerful than iPhone 8…
There is a lot of information floating around the Internet about Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL launch, which is just a few months away. Reports say the smaller version will be made by HTC and the larger one by LG. The smaller Pixel 2 is said to resemble the original handset and will…
In 2016, Google surprised the mobile market with its first Android smartphone, conceptualized, designed, engineered and tested in-house. Pixel chief Rick Osterloh earlier indicated that an annual release was in the offing, which means Google is coming up with a Pixel 2 line of smartphones, reportedly with enhanced specs and even better cameras. The device will…
Google Pixel is the first smartphone launched under the made-by-Google branding. Launched in October 2016, several refurbished models have been available on various sites. Now, however, Google has launched a refurbished model at a much cheaper price ($359) on Ebay. It is a refurbished 32GB variant, but the price was a pleasant surprise because there was no big fall in…
British iOS jailbreak expert Jamie Bishop, better known as Nullpixel, has been with /r/jailbreak Discord since the beginning, but the group’s administrators have now forced him out. Sources say that it was “a direct result of all the politics and backbiting that goes on in the (jailbreak) community.” It wasn’t enough that Apple is putting…
Samsung could soon be releasing its very first $1000 smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, a follow-up to the failed Galaxy Note 7. According to a South Korean site called Osen, which cited a Samsung Electronics official, the smartphone is coming in two storage variants: a 64GB base model and a 128GB top-end model. This is…
As we enter July 2017, we are rapidly approaching several key smartphone launches that should ideally happen over the next few months. Starting with iPhone 8 in early September, followed by Google Pixel 2 around October and then the “Surface Mobile” from Microsoft’s OEM partners a couple of months later, we’re going to see some pretty…
This year’s Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL will reportedly be manufactured by two different smartphone makers. The smaller Pixel 2 will be made by HTC, and the Google Pixel 2 XL (Taimen) with the OLED panels and slim bezel design will be made by LG. That implies that both these devices could be…
Earlier this year, Google offered LG Display an investment of nearly a billion dollars in exchange for a guaranteed supply of OLED panels for its future Google Pixel smartphones. According to new reports, it seems the deal may have gone through, because Google Pixel 2 Taimen will reportedly come with 1440p OLED panel from LG. Last month,…
A Variety report shows that Google has nabbed ex-Apple employee and microprocessor industry veteran Manu Gulati to head up its own SoC team, an indication that the company is considering designing its own processors, presumably for future generations of the Pixel smartphone and possibly the Google Home smart speaker as well. Gulati has been working with…
We’ve known about the Google Pixel 2 XL, codenamed “Muskie”, for some time now. It was supposed to be the successor to the hugely popular Google Pixel XL. I say ‘was’ because at least three reliable sources now claim that the Google Pixel 2 XL will not make it out of the gate this year….
According to a GFXBench listing for a “PixelXL2” device, it shows that the new Google Pixel 2 XL that’s expected in October 2017 will have a key change in its dimensions. The resolution on the new device shows a 2560 x 1312 display, while the current Google Pixel XL has a 2560 x 1440 resolution. That means…
A recent device benchmark on GeekBench shows a device running Android O, with 4GB RAM and the name Google Taimen. That’s a significant find on its own because, until now, the Google Pixel 2 codenamed Taimen has only been rumored to exist. The fact that such a device has been benchmarked means it does exist….
