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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 3

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly unpredictable shipping situation. To you I say, jerks. I'm kidding of course, but for those still waiting, we have at least something...

Google Drops Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Factory Images on Us

Kellen October 10, 2023 7

Should your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro show up tomorrow on launch day, there will be factory images available in case you tinker too hard. Tinkering used to be a thing we did with Google's phones, but the time of the root bro seems so far in the past. I couldn't...

Upgrade Pixel 7 Pro to Pixel 8 Pro – Best Buy has the Best Trade-in Value

Kellen October 9, 2023 28

You can still upgrade to the new Pixel 8 Pro in the pre-order period with a few days left before the phone hits store shelves. If you do so (and you should if you like free stuff), Google and its retail partners are offering up a Pixel Watch 2 or a pair of...

The Response to Google’s 7 Year Update Promise for Pixel is Getting Weird

Kellen October 6, 2023 105

Google finished off its Made by Google event this week by confirming that its new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones would receive a full 7 years of software support. Those years will see security patches, Pixel Feature Drop releases, and Android OS upgrades...

Pixel 8 Pro is the Choice This Year

Kellen October 6, 2023 42

The decision over which Pixel 8 phone to pre-order this year seemed so clear to me after watching the reveal (all of the leaks too) and then pulling up the Google Store a couple of days ago. In past releases, I can't say the same, because I was always torn...

Google Will Supply Pixel 8 Buyers With 7 Years of Spare Parts, Too

Tim October 5, 2023 20

Google is committed to 7 years of life for the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, whether you plan to use them that long or not. When news first hit that the latest Pixel phones would get 7 years of Android OS and security updates, many minds went directly to the...

Google Confirms What We’ve Known: Pixel’s First Monday Update Schedule is Out

Kellen October 5, 2023 18

During yesterday's full reveal of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, hearing Google confirm that it was indeed committing to a full 7 years of updates, that includes Android OS upgrades, is still something I'm not sure we've wrapped our brains around. Updates on a...

Wednesday Poll: Pre-Order the Pixel 8?

Tim October 4, 2023 73

Well, did you do it? Have you pre-ordered Google's new Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro? If you did, we don't blame you. The Pixel 8 Pro in particular is looking like a very solid device, especially if you'd be upgrading from say a Pixel 6 Pro or even a Pixel 5. And...