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Weekly poll: the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are selling high megapixel counts, are you buying?

October 18, 2022
Two hundred megapixels – that’s how far smartphone cameras have come. Back when we started “this phone has a camera” was enough to make jaws drop. These days it’s not only about raw resolution, image processing has come a long way (especially with the advent of computational photography) thanks to the ever more powerful mobile chipsets. A few weeks ago the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra got…
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What’s new in September’s 22Q2 Nest and Google Wifi update

October 18, 2022
Before announcing its new Pro 6E model, Google in September rolled out the latest 22Q2 update to the Google and Nest Wifi. Following the “22Q1” update released in March, “22Q2” rolled out in September and is still based on Chromium M94. (The update was definitely released in the third quarter of this year.) The version number for the Google Wifi and Nest Wifi router is 14150.376.32, while…
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Google rolling out Pixel Buds A-Series firmware update

October 18, 2022
Overshadowed by the Pro’s EQ update, Google last week started rolling out a firmware update to Pixel Buds A-Series. Firmware update 3.514 (from June’s 3.415 bug fixer) for the Pixel Buds A-Series brings “general bug fixes and improvements.” Google did not provide any further details on what has changed. As usual, this is a staged rollout and not hitting all users at once, with Google…
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Pixel 7 and 7 Pro getting free Google One VPN in December

October 18, 2022
Google launched the Pixel 7 series with two features listed as “coming soon.” The free “VPN by Google One” is one aspect of the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro’s security tentpole, and it’s set to come in December. According to a Google One support document, “Pixel 7 and…
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iPhone 14 Pro has 50% faster download speeds vs iPhone 13 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22

October 18, 2022
Ookla released its fall report for US mobile and fixed broadband Internet speeds with T-Mobile continuing its lead over the competition. An interesting finding included in the latest study is the increased cellular performance with the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. Shortly after the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max launched, we saw a test show that 5G speeds were up to 38% faster compared to the iPhone 13…
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