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Google’s big hardware event Made by Google is happening today, with the company revealing new Pixel phones, as well as a bigger role for its…

TechCrunch Minute: Google reveals new Pixel phones and more at Made by Google

At Made by Google 2024, the company announced that the new Pixel 9 phones are the first devices to ship with Gemini as the assistant by default.

Google Gemini is the Pixel 9’s default assistant

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Smartwatch shipments see sharp decline in India

India’s wearable market declined in Q2, primarily because smartwatch are not attracting consumers.

Smartwatch shipments see sharp decline in India

The Looking Glass Pro has a 6-inch display and a foldable base. It shows spatial images like those created with the Apple Vision Pro and iPhone 15 Pro.

Looking Glass’ new lineup includes a $300 phone-sized holographic display

The $79 K2 has long been one of Keychron’s bestselling mechanical keyboards. As with all of the company’s K-line boards, it offers a relatively no-frills experience but provides all of…

Keychron’s K2 HE turns magnets and wood into an affordable mechanical keyboard

As has been the case with Nothing’s other handsets, there are a few hoops required to purchase the device in the U.S.

Nothing’s $399 Phone 2a Plus hits the US through a beta program

Google unveiled the Nest Learning Thermostat 4 and Google TV Streamer. It’s expected to announce four Pixel devices, including the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro.

Made by Google 2024: Pixel 9, Gemini, a new foldable and other things to expect from the event

Google revealed its newest set-top streaming box, Google TV Streamer, which will replace the Chromecast. It doubles as a smart home hub.

Chromecast is dead. Meet Google TV Streamer

It’s no coincidence that the new Learning Thermostat arrives as Google is amping up work on its generative AI model, Gemini.

After nine years, Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeover

For once, the iPad was the highlight of Apple’s latest sales numbers. The company said in its third-quarter earnings report that iPad sales increased year-over-year,…

TechCrunch Minute: The iPad was the surprising star of Apple’s sales numbers

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Trade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment

Trade My Spin has pieced together a logistics network capable of offering same or next day delivery in most major cities in the continental U.S.

Trade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment

If you are on the developer beta, you can only use Apple Intelligence features if your language is set to U.S. English and region is set to U.S.

How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

AI hardware is all the rage in startup land — though receptions have thus far been mixed. Two notable examples, Rabbit and Humane, released devices to disappointing results. a16z-backed Limitless…

Friend’s $99 necklace uses AI to help combat loneliness

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices

Users who have signed up for iOS 18’s developer beta can now get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as the company has released some features of its AI suite…

Apple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations

The promise of AI and large language models (LLMs) is the ability to understand increasingly wider amounts of context and make sense of that information easily, so it makes sense…

Bee raises $7M for its wearable AI assistant that learns from your conversations

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A tale of two foldables

Samsung is still foldables’ 500-pound gorilla, but the company successes have made the category significantly less lonely in recent years.

A tale of two foldables

Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet…

Ledger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet

Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties in the South Asian market.

Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown

A little more than a year after launching the ROG Ally, Asus is releasing a refined version of its portable device, the ROG Ally X. This Windows-based machine starts shipping…

The Asus ROG Ally X turns PC gaming into a portable console

Given the years and money invested in the Zone’s creation, there’s logic in Dyson’s decision to turn its R&D work into a more standard set of headphones with the OnTrac.

Dyson’s new OnTrac headphones don’t purify air

The smart ring has long played second fiddle to the smart watch. While tech giants like Apple and Google duked it out over wrists for years, the ring has been…

Ultrahuman’s smart ring gets AFib detection

While Samsung has maintained its own familiar design with the standard Galaxy Buds 3, the Pro are experiencing a sort of Apple identity crisis.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 3, available for preorder now and shipping July 24

At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant.

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, arrives July 24 for $399

At the heart of the features is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same system on a chip that powered the Galaxy S24.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip 6 arrive with Galaxy AI and Google Gemini

The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be more suitable for foldables with the ability to use Gemini with overlay and split screen interfaces.

Google brings new Gemini features and Wear OS 5 to Samsung devices

The Samsung event will feature updates to the Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, as well as more details on the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy AI.

Samsung Unpacked 2024: What we expect and how to watch Wednesday’s hardware event

Apple’s AI plans go beyond the previously announced Apple Intelligence launches on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is also working to bring these…

Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro

We’ve poked through the many product announcements made by the biggest tech companies and product trade shows of the year, so far, and compiled them into this list.

Here are the hottest product announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft and others so far in 2024

Smart ring makers Oura and Circular on Tuesday announced a settlement in an ongoing patent suit. The agreed-upon terms find the French company entering into a multi-year agreement with Oura,…

Circular will pay competitor Oura royalties to sell its smart ring in the US