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Review: Google’s official Pixel 7 case has me cautiously optimistic

After having a less-than-stellar experience with the official case for the Pixel 6, I’m cautiously optimistic that Google has improved on that design for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro case. I won’t spend long today bemoaning the design failures of the Pixel 6 Pro’s official case. If you’re interested in the gritty details, you can check out our long-term review. But long story short, the…
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Pixel 7 Pro review: Google is finally figuring out flagship phones

The Pixel 6 was a reinvention of Google’s smartphone, pushing the company firmly into “flagship” territory in a way that past devices hadn’t really aimed at. Now, we’re at the second generation of that reboot, and the Pixel 7 Pro builds on Google’s flagship and shows that, finally, the company is figuring out how to do this properly. Our Pixel 7 Pro review was originally published on…
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Apple will finally release iPadOS 16 on October 24 (presumably iOS 16.1 too)

Looks like the rumors were right all along – Apple just confirmed today that it’s releasing what it’s calling iPadOS 16 on Monday, October 24. That’s exactly the date which was rumored last week. Apple released iOS 16 last month but, for the first time since separating its phone OS from its tablet OS, did not also send out iPadOS 16 at the same time. The delay reportedly…
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Long-awaited iCloud Shared Photo Library feature launching with iOS 16.1

iCloud Shared Photo Library was one of the headlining features when Apple first showed off iOS 16. And even before that, something like it was a highly requested capability for years. Now after being delayed past the initial iOS 16 launch in September, the iOS 16.1 release candidate notes have revealed that the highly anticipated feature will be arriving on October 24. iCloud Shared Photo Library…
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