Head to head
How does the Galaxy Tab S6 stack up against the iPad Pro?
Trying to decide between the Tab S6 or the iPad Pro 11-inch isn't easy. It really comes down to which you prefer — features or ecosystem.
Jerry Hildenbrand
Jerry is Mobile Nation's resident nerd and proud of it. There's nothing he can't take apart, but many things he can't reassemble. You'll find him across the Mobile Nations network and you can hit him up on Twitter if you want to say hey.
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clamshell blues
Pixelbook Go undermines Google's commitment to Android apps on Chromebooks
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If you wanted a new 2-in-1 or convertible from Google this year you're out of luck — Google has passed the torch to its hardware partners for all things tablet-ish.
Pixel 4
Motion Sense on the Pixel 4: How it works and what it can do
Use your phone without using your hands with Google's new Motion Sense. Here's how it all works.
Pixel 4
Why Google dropped the Pixel's fingerprint sensor (and why it's bad)
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With the Pixel 4, Google is going all-in with facial recognition whether we wanted it or not.
Cheap and easy
How to install Kodi on a Raspberry Pi in 2019
Kodi and a Raspberry Pi makes for one of the easiest and best media centers you can make yourself.
Android & Chill
Key omissions make the Pixelbook Go the first one you won't want to buy
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It's missing some of the best features of the original Pixelbook and the Pixel Slate and it's the first Pixelbook I really don't want.
Tech and politics make a bad cocktail
Google's lobbying efforts in DC have formed some controversial partnerships
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Google is trying to appease conservatives so it can retain important protections under the Communications Decency Act, and it's working.
Better and faster
What is Wi-Fi 6, and should you buy a new router?
Wi-Fi standards use numbers now! Here's why 6 is faster and better than 5.
Guessing games
Will my phone get Android 9 Pie in 2019?
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See when your phone will get the Android Pie update or if it already has.
battle of the stream machines
Raspberry Pi 4 vs. Vero 4K+: Which should you buy?
The Raspberry Pi 4 isn't quite there yet when it comes to 4K streaming, but it's the cheaper option for 1080p.
Keep it Patched
October 2019 security patch headed out the door and into Pixel phones
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Get the update you didn't even know you wanted for your Pixel phone with the latest security patch!
Informed consumer
Top 5 things you need to know about switching carriers
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Switching phone service doesn't have to be such a chore.
Android & Chill
Testing face recognition on dark skin isn't a bad thing when done right
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No matter how you approach it the subject is going to be a touchy one. Being deceitful and dumb about how you do it isn't helping here, Google.
Bug Hunt
Project Zero team finds bug in Pixel, Huawei, Samsung and other devices
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An exploit of this bug was being used in the wild and allegedly originates from Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group.
Pixel 4
Here's why the Pixel 4's Neural Core could be a photography game-changer
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One of the Pixel 4 "leaks" speaks of the specs and mentions a Pixel Neural Core. That's the most Google thing ever to find inside a phone.
All about the hardware
Microsoft's Surface Duo is a near-perfect execution of a very old idea
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Nobody expected Microsoft to solve this problem, but from what we've seen we're glad it did.
Ball of confusion
What is Cloudflare's WARP VPN and should you use it?
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WARP is a VPN but it's not like most others and doesn't work the way you think a VPN should. Yeah, it's confusing.
Android & Chill
The OnePlus 7T might be the best "Pixel phone" you can buy
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Since the OnePlus 7T ships with Android 10 and you can have one in your hot little hands in less than a month, it's hard to recommend the Pixel 4 over it.
Internet of PR
Amazon's Sidewalk Wi-Fi announcement creates more questions than it answers
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If it wants to replace an existing and very successful standard, Amazon had better be prepared to do a lot of the hard work.
Get your game on
Play retro games on your Raspberry Pi with one of these controllers
You can't play Mario Kart without a controller. And you really need to play Mario Kart, right?