Big Data
Google is collecting healthcare data because it can and 'everybody' does it
Big Tech wants a chunk of the healthcare market and current laws allow it. Even when it's Google.
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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Android & Chill
A look at why Fitbit users hated Google buying the company
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Some of the reasons are misguided and some are disingenuous. But for many, the real reason is that they just don't like Google.
Your carrier sucks
CCMI means profits and that's why carriers are doing it
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Carriers know that done right, RCS offers new business opportunities. We just have a different definition of right than carriers do.
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Something fishy's going on: How Google names in-development Pixels
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Did you know your Pixel phone was named after a fish? Check out the faces behind the names for Google's Pixel line.
Infrared magic
How does the Pixel 4's Face Unlock actually work?
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The Pixel 4 is a lot of things (good and bad) but its radar-powered face unlock is very impressive.
Android & Chill
RCS on Android is possible and it would be great if it weren't for carriers
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This is why we can't have good things.
Data health
Google's buying Fitbit: Here's what happens to your Fitbit data
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We don't know exactly how Google and Fitbit will integrate, but what happens to your Fitbit data has already been addressed.
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Here's how the Pixel 4's Soli radar works
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We've seen what Soli can do on the Pixel 4, but how exactly does it work?
Bad apps
Here's why you should stick with the Play Store to get your Android apps
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All malware is bad, but this finds a way to reinstall itself — even after a factory reset.
Test of time
Google buying Fitbit could save Wear OS from certain doom
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With Fitbit under its umbrella Google can pair wearables and fitness in a way that makes us want to buy them.
Accessible
The Pixelbook Go is a wheelchair user's best friend
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When a laptop spends a lot of time on your lap, texture makes a difference.
advanced messaging
What is RCS messaging, and why is it important to Android?
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RCS is the thing that makes your texts act more like Facebook Messenger — and Google is pushing hard to get everyone involved.
Android & Chill
Pixelbook Go: it's not like other Chromebooks
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The Pixelbook Go is like that guy she told you not to worry about.
Same phone different price
Tying an update schedule to a price bump isn't a good look, Samsung
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Taking initiative and sending out fast security updates is great and it should be the norm, not the exception.
All the dynamic ranges
Ask AC: What is HDR?
Your phone takes HDR pictures and your TV shows HDR video. Here's what that means.
Dig deeper
The Pixel 4's 90Hz display has some quirks that are both features and bugs
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The A+ rated Pixel 4 display also has "added smarts" to adjust between 60Hz and 90Hz. Google needs to add some more, apparently.
Can't take my eyes off of you
Having an 'eyes open' setting for Face Unlock is the placebo we need
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Adding an easily defeated setting to Face Unlock doesn't change anything except our perceptions. But those are important, too.
The more you know
Your Amazon or Google speaker could be spying on you, but it probably isn't
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A loophole lets your home assistant devices listen longer than they should, but that's not the whole story.
Android & Chill
Google is going all in on ambient computing in 2019
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From earbuds to home routers to smartphones, Google is allowing you to access its "helpful" services everywhere, all the time.
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Is the Pixel 4's Face Unlock secure?
Is unlocking your phone with your face really secure? Yes. And no. Mostly yes.