Google is again with one other entry-level smartphone, the Pixel 9a. With extra AI smarts, a brand new {hardware} design, and the most important battery on any Pixel but, on paper, it sounds good. Particularly the sub-$500 price ticket.
In our full Pixel 9a review, Sam Rutherford breaks down the place corners have been reduce in comparison with the remainder of the Pixel 9 household, specifically display (which remains to be good!) and sluggish charging.
Whereas there may be help for practically all of Google’s AI options, the $499 Pixel 9a doesn’t get entry to Google’s Screenshots app, which is an odd oversight. Particularly when the cellphone has the Tensor G4 chip.
With ‘solely’ two cameras, as soon as once more the Pixel 9 affords correct photographs and sufficient versatility for many of us, together with a macro focus mode for pin-sharp close-ups. Briefly, it’s prone to elbow out final 12 months’s Pixel 8a because the best mid-range smartphone.
— Mat Smith
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Ballie is going on.
Samsung’s Ballie will go on sale within the US and South Korea this summer season and can now pack Google’s Gemini AI mannequin. Samsung says it might handle your good house gadgets and even provide well being and styling suggestions, for some cause. Having mentioned that, we don’t know what sort of OS is operating on the gadget, however it would course of voice, audio and visible knowledge. And wrestle… with stairs. Samsung has but to announce pricing for the robotic ball, nonetheless. In all probability for good reason.
Get three months of Apple TV+ for only $9
Perceive the Severance obsession.
Apple TV+ is on sale proper now for $3 per 30 days for the primary three months, bringing the overall price to simply $9 for your complete interval. That saves you $21 off the usual $10 month-to-month price of the subscription. The deal is obtainable via April 24, and the excellent news is that each new and certified returning subscribers (those that haven’t been subscribed for the previous 30 days) are eligible.
The best drone for 2025
DJI nonetheless dominates, however HoverAir and Autel have some fascinating options.
Out there for a drone? We break down the most effective choices at totally different budgets, together with some spectacular price range fashions, like DJI’s Neo and Flip drones, together with the HoverAir X1 Professional lineup, all underneath $500. If you would like the most effective flight expertise (or digital camera high quality), anticipate the price range to circle $1,000.
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