Google will manufacture Pixel phones in India, starting with the Pixel 8

Google announced that it will manufacture phones in India as part of the “Make in India” initiative, and it will start with the Pixel 8 series. Google will partner with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally and expects the devices to start rolling off the lines in 2024. Both the Pixel … Read more

Apple Pencil 3 with changeable magnetic tips coming this week

A report from last week suggested that Apple will announce new iPads tomorrow – October 17 – but it’s now looking likelier that Apple will unveil the Pencil 3 instead. Per the report by Japanese MacOTAKARA, backing earlier information by Majin Bu, the new Apple Pencil 3 will have magnetic interchangeable pen tips, suited … Read more

Week 41 in review: MIUI will be MiOS, OnePlus Open price, Galaxy S24 benchmarks

This week we heard Xiaomi will change the name of its Android OS from MIUI to MiOS but it’s unclear what other changes will come with the rebranding. The OnePlus Open once again leaked in detailed renders and this time we also get pricing information – $1,699. That would likely mean north of €1,700 … Read more

Google Messages now let you send voice messages via your Wear OS smartwatch

Google is rolling out the latest update to its Messages Wear OS app, allowing users to record and listen to voice messages. That’s one of those functionalities that should have been implemented a long time ago with other messaging services, given that most modern smartwatches running Wear OS have built-in loudspeakers and microphones. It’s … Read more

Starlink’s Direct To Cell service will start with texting next year, voice and data in 2025

Remember last year when SpaceX and T-Mobile announced that they are working on a way to beam data directly to your phone from space satellites? That service will launch next year, but it will have a gradual rollout of capabilities. This means that in 2024 only texting will be supported as a sort of … Read more