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From the Editor's Desk: Post-CES hot-takes
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So long, CES 2018. You were kinda weird.
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Phone addiction is making me sad and anxious, but change is hard
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The better phones get, the easier it becomes to justify using them. But when does it become too much?
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A reminder to keep CES announcements in context
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With all of the CES craziness so nearly upon us, it's worth remembering what this show is actually for and what it really means when it comes to products actually being released.
HOLIDAYS!
From the Editor's Desk: The Android Naughty + Nice List 2017
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We've made our list. We've checked it twice.
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From The Editor's Desk: Let's gush about Star Wars
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Let's love Star Wars together because it's a highlight in an often-terrible year.
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A great time to re-evaluate 2017's best phones
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Whether for ourselves or as a gift, the holiday season is often a great time to get a new device with all of the discounts being handed around. And as such, it's a great time to re-evaluate where 2017's top phones rank.
new toys
From the Editor’s Desk: Galaxy S9 at CES, and other surprising things
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A brief, fleeting glimpse of the GS9 in Vegas? It’s more likely than you think.
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When cheap phones can do everything, what happens to flagships?
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We're getting to the point where Android, and the phones that run it, can all do the same thing. Where does that leave the flagships?
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How far can OnePlus go with community-driven software and hardware?
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There's a fine line between consistency and complacency, and that's precisely where OnePlus is walking right now.
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From the Editor's Desk: Smartphone predictions for 2018
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Some thoughts on where it's all going.
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Unpacking the doomed T-Mobile / Sprint merger
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The T-Mobile / Sprint merger isn't going forward ... for now.
Not just Halloween
Being critical vs. starting a Pixel 2 XL witch hunt
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What I've seen in response to the Pixel 2 XL's display woes has gone far beyond demanding that a $900 phone be great, and well into the "witch hunt" category — befitting of this Halloween weekend.
AI
From the Editor’s Desk: Android 8.1, and Oreo’s AI future
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Pixel Visual Core and Mate 10 event offer clues about what’s next for Android and AI.
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End of the headphone jack, rise of the audiophile
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The end of the headphone jack has spurred an interest in high-quality audio components, but where does the madness stop?
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Google's commitment to hardware is no longer in doubt
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With its October 4 event, Google didn't just "double down" on hardware — it quadrupled down, announcing four new versions of existing products and four altogether new ones.
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From the Editor’s Desk: Late-breaking Pixel predictions
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Hunches, predictions and gut feelings about what’s next from Google.
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For Google, HTC deal is about the Pixel's next decade
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Google wants to win the smartphone game, and with the recent HTC deal, there's a realistic roadmap to getting there.
Opinion
How much longer do we wait for Essential to figure it out?
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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.
From the Editor's Desk: HTC x Google
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Is HTC on an inevitable path to acquisition? And how might a Google buyout in 2017 look different to the Motorola deal of 2012?
The Samsung Way
From The Editor's Desk: Taking 'stock'
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We need to re-evaluate what we mean by "stock Android" in light of this year's crop of Samsung phones.