Google wants to win the smartphone game, and with the recent HTC deal, there's a realistic roadmap to getting there.
Essential has been able to ride a very long wave of news, but at some point we have to expect the phone to actually match the promises and posturing.
Is HTC on an inevitable path to acquisition? And how might a Google buyout in 2017 look different to the Motorola deal of 2012?
We need to re-evaluate what we mean by "stock Android" in light of this year's crop of Samsung phones.
Samsung has picked up what feels like an insurmountable lead in the Android space, and now it's only looking at one competitor: the iPhone.
Port of Google's Pixel camera app to other phones shows it's still almost unmatched in computational photography.
Thoughts from a pretty weird, disturbing Saturday.
Every time a phone comes out we complain about its bezels or its size and weight. Then phones get super-thin ... and we complain still. What's up with that?
Andy Rubin's new firm needs to act fast, and deliver a great product, if it's to avoid being squeezed by the competition.
While we wait for the next big thing, it's time to take stock, and a break.
Don't be lulled into thinking the year is done — we have several big phone launches left in 2017.
DxOMark controversy is back in the news this week, but the problem with the camera rating scores isn't as simple as manufacturers 'buying' inflated numbers.
With the launch of the OnePlus 5 this week, we got to see a perfect example of what a delicate balance companies play in setting expectations and delivering on promises.
Even when Bixby Voice eventually arrives, there's no reason to keep the annoying, user-hostile hardware button.
A few words about an extraordinary woman.
Andy Rubin's new consumer electronics brand, Essential, had a pretty well-executed launch last week. But no matter how well you do things at the start, the deck is stacked against entering the market at this point.
With the arrival of the OnePlus 5, the company graduates from 'startup' status.
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Project Treble will have a huge influence on how we experience Android in the future, but it may not make changes in the way you think.