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We’ll talk more about that in the review, of course. Before we do start, however, it is worth noting that this phone is made for the Chinese market. It comes with a software build that is not adapted to global markets, and even though we’ll talk far more about it in the software section, it is worth saying here as well. That being said, I really did enjoy using this phone, and am excited to share with you what I’ve experienced....

Responding to a question from a Morgan Stanley analyst, Pichai cited Ambient Computing as one of the areas where it is focusing investments. This concept was first mentioned last year after Google’s hardware division acquired North, the producer of Focals smart glasses. Ambient Computing was also detailed during the Google Tensor SoC introduction last week. “For a while, we have deeply focused on thinking through computing for the long term. We’ve talked about ambient computing, and it’s just a matter of time before, you know, beyond phones, you’ll see other successful form factors....

The Pixel 6 with Real Tone address an issue within the digital photography industry The Pixel 6 with Real Tone address an issue within the digital photography industry There’s an ongoing issue within the digital photography industry. Companies usually test out camera sensors on people with lighter skin tones. While it works for most scenarios thus far, it leaves a pretty big hole in the tapestry. They’re not properly calibrated to work with people with darker skin tones....

YoY smartphone sales remained stagnant in the US YoY smartphone sales remained stagnant in the US As time changes, we expect the smartphone market to change along with it. Ideally, we want to see growth in the market, but that is not what we’re seeing based on the latest numbers. A recent report shows us that the YoY US smartphone sales in Q4 of 2021 basically reflected the sales in Q4 of 2020....

WhatsApp has come a long way from being just an app for messaging and chatting with people to being a full-fledged communication application. By that, we mean, you can now place a voice call, video call, share your daily life via status, and much more. To recall, the voice calling feature was introduced back in 2015. This was after Facebook (now Meta) purchased WhatsApp in 2014. Later, the group calls feature was introduced to WhatsApp, which took the app to the next level....