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The Apple M3 MacBook Air is a lightweight and powerful laptop, but nobody would say that it’s a bargain, considering its $1,100 asking price. But, unusually for Apple’s latest and greatest models, you can currently take advantage of an incredible $250 savings across both the 13- and 15-inch models. These prices are the best that we’ve…

Google’s flagship Pixel 9 series is arriving sooner than expected, with the company holding a “Made by Google” Pixel launch event on Aug. 13. And it’s gone further, confirming the arrival of both the Pixel 9 Pro and bendable Pixel 9 Pro Fold in social media teases. The company’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro launched in October…

After missing its initially expected release date, Samsung’s Android 15 update seems to be looking at a much later launch, as sources claim it has been delayed “indefinitely.” Samsung has been working on its Android 15 update, with One UI 7, behind the scenes for a while now, and the update was expected to be…

Building off the success of the OnePlus Open, a new version has arrived to bring the focus back onto OnePlus’ first foldable just as Samsung and Google aim to take all of the foldable attention. The OnePlus Open “Apex Edition” is here in a Crimson Shadow colorway. What’s new about this “Apex Edition”? It has…

Google is discontinuing its Chromecast product line and has introduced a new, premium offering: Google TV Streamer for $99. The move is a surprise considering Chromecast’s popularity. But it’s also unexpected because, by shifting to high-end TV streamers, Google is validating Apple’s long-held strategy with the Apple TV 4K. Apple TV 4K’s playbook now followed…

Making a set-top box with the Google TV Streamer was a design departure for modern Google hardware — there was of course the Nexus Player — and the team today explained some of the decisions they took. “We were bringing it out from behind the television set, so it needed to be something people are…

This is Google’s new streaming box, the Google TV Streamer. It’s meant to sit on your media console instead of hanging from your TV’s USB port like the Chromecast. The remote comes with a lot of the standard features you’d expect from this kind of device now: a button to trigger voice control, a remote…

Can a thermostat be art?  The new model of the Nest Learning Thermostat is, if you ask Anish Kattukaran, the director of product management for Google Home. It’s certainly smart, and it’s most definitely expensive at $280, but art? Some may find the sentiment a tad pretentious. In many ways, it is: When this product…

Along with a long-awaited update to the Nest Learning Thermostat, Google on Tuesday unveiled its latest set-top streaming box ahead of the company’s Made by Google 2024 event next week. Google TV Streamer’s arrival marks the end of the Chromecast line. With more than 100 million sold over an 11-year life, it was a good…

After 11 years of service, the Google Chromecast has been discontinued and sent to the increasingly crowded Google Graveyard. The streaming dongle’s replacement, the Google TV Streamer, is here – and Google says it’s now “ending production of the Chromecast”. While that’s good news for anyone who’s been holding out for an Android-powered equivalent to the…