Cary Chevrolet
Commenting since May 2025
On T-Mobile's new T-Mix plans have customers worried about losing perks, discounts, and deals ·
I'm going to wait until I can actually see it on T-Mobile's system, because the reporting on it has been rather confusing at best. But I do think whether it's good or bad will depend very much on what the individual does, so for example it might be good for someone who buys midrange phones at a discount and keeps them a long time, but can use a lot of the other benefits.
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On 5 streaming boxes you should buy instead of the new Apple TV 4K - Android Authority ·
I just moved from the Fire Cube 3rd Generation to the Google Streamer and find it just as fast, but it's "App Mode" is very nice, getting rid of all the screen clutter and just leaving icons for your apps and a few other items, like a "settings" button. This device just proves that synthetic benchmark tests don't mean much in real life. The one downside is the Fire Cube's up-conversion is better, so I now leave that to my TV.
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On The Pixel 11 Pro should be a disappointment, but after 3 weeks with the phone I can't put it down ·
Yeah, since writing that I noticed the Samsung S25+ has the same lower resolution default.
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On Pixel 11 problems and how to fix them — from boot loops to camera issues ·
My issue is the phone stays warm on wireless charging even after charging ends, but not with wired charging.
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On The Pixel 11 Pro should be a disappointment, but after 3 weeks with the phone I can't put it down ·
I'm only a couple of days in, but this review seems spot on. I turned off Hilight entirely and have not gotten a single proactive assistance message. I have found it very snappy compared to my old S25+, and not having the annoying Samsung software and account makes it all the better (the main reason I upgraded). I will say wireless charging seems warm too, but that may be because the phone is still optimizing?? One final thing, I thought it odd the phone defaults to not the highest screen resolution. If anything I'd prefer it to default to a slower refresh rate.
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On Google may start Pixel 11 pre-orders way sooner than expected ·
Ordering early would be very risky. I still remember the Samsung S5 launch where they removed just about everything that made the S4 great. But then I guess the average consumer doesn't look at the spec sheet as carefully as I do. There was an article about a week ago that claimed to have the "complete" specs of the new 11 series, and it had no information on the things that are important to me.
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On 5 smartwatches you should buy instead of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 ·
It's never taken anywhere near two hours to charge my 8 Classic. Hour tops, although I do limit charging to 90%. I bought my 8 Classic for about $299 only a short time after launch off Samsung's website. They had both a discount and a $200 rebate for my Pixel Watch 1, which obviously wasn't worth that.
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On Meet the Pixel Tag, Google's answer to the AirTag ·
Wireless chargeable would be okay.
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On Google Play's new terms reveal something most Android users never know ·
I'd change the headline to "assumed" rather than "know" (or "knew"). How do those who didn't assume this think Google gets its traffic data, for example? And what would make them think their provider would have a different policy for charging for such data getting to Google? This is really just about preventing the parasite class action attorneys getting another feeding.
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On We've cut Google enough slack for poor Pixel updates. Now it's time to hold it accountable ·
Updates based on a calendar have always been problematic. I don't remember if it was ATI or Nvidia that used to to that with their Windows video drivers, but whichever you'd often just be trading one set of bugs for another set. More to the point, my first Google Nexus tablet was a real crap shoot with updates, often making the tablet so slow it was unusable. That kept me from trying Pixel for years. I'm perpetually amazed the Microsoft doesn't have more issues than it does with it's 2nd Tuesday schedule. That said, going with say Samsung through a carrier may be safer for bugs, but it is more dangerous for zero days.
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On I finally ditched my Google TV for the Apple TV — and I couldn't be happier ·
Another odd article from AA. Comparing a premiere device to a basic device. This would be more interesting if it were comparing moving from a Fire Cube, even an older generation one. Also, I'm actually considering moving from the current Fire Cube to Apple TV, but it will be after the next generation comes out later this year. If/when that happens this one will probably become less expensive, but I won't be buying a four year old piece of tech, I'd be buying that new generation.
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On I get why battery protection exists on Android phones, but I’ll never use it ·
That doesn't make sense. If you "can easily get 2 days" of use, then you could easily go one day only charging to 80%. And your battery would last longer. The only difference would be how frequently you charge, which itself is neutral on battery life.
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