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Google Pixel Watch 4: Release Date, Price & Specs Rumours

2 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin |Artur Tomala

Pixel Watch 4: In summaryGoogle’s upcoming fourth-generation smartwatchLikely launching this summer in two sizes with similar prices to its predecssorLeaks suggest an almost identical design with improvements to the fitness features and battery lifeConfirmed to get Wear OS 6 software, which may come pre-installedGoogle makes some of the best smartwatches money can buy so all eyes are on the upcoming Pixel Watch 4 wearables.
A new Galaxy Ring rival is here, but no one was expecting this

2 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

After many years of hiatus, and to much surprise, Acer has returned to the wearable tech market with a Samsung Galaxy Ring and Oura Ring 4 rival. The Acer FreeSense Ring was a surprise announcement at Computex 2025, a tech show in Taipei typically focused on laptops and PC gear. Wearable tech like this normally gets leaked in advance, but not in this case.
Google Pixel Tablet 2: Release Date, Price & Specs Rumours

2 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

Pixel Tablet 2: In summaryGoogle’s second-generation flagship Android tabletReportedly cancelled due to worries of poor salesCould well be working on a Pixel Tablet 3, however Google’s flagship Android tablet and iPad rival is two years old, so where is the Pixel Tablet 2? The Pixel Tablet arrived on 10 May 2023 and though not all devices have a 12-month refresh cycle, a replacement would normally have arrived by now.
Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones Confirmed with New Price, Design & Features

3 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

After a longer wait than normal, Sony has officially announced the WH-1000XM6 noise cancelling headphones, which are likely to be the best headphones of 2025. Sony normally launches a new model every two years, but the 5-star XM5 model arrived back in May 2022.
Samsung missed a trick with the Galaxy S25 Edge

3 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has finally arrived, and with it, may well kick off a new trend of super-slim phones. Not that I’m sure anyone has really been asking for it, any change in the smartphone market is welcome to keep things fresh. I quite like the idea of the Galaxy S25 Edge in various ways, but can’t help thinking that Samsung has missed a trick. To put it simply, the Galaxy S25 Edge should have been portless.
Google might launch Android 16 today and you can watch it live

3 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

Google’s about to launch Android 16 fully, and it’s getting its own ‘I/O Edition’ live stream. Although the full Google I/O 2025 developer conference is taking place as usual, it seems the firm wants to unveil the next version of Android in advance, perhaps to free up more of the keynote to talk about Gemini AI. This will take place a week ahead in the form of The Android Show: I/O Edition. This event is scheduled for 13 May at 10am PST – that’s 1pm EST and 6pm BST (UK time).
How to Watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Launch Live Stream

3 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

It’s finally happening, Samsung will officially launch the Galaxy S25 Edge slim phone in a few hours, and you can watch the launch live stream. Samsung originally teased this new S25 model way back in January at Unpacked with its siblings, but we’ve been waiting for it ever since. The firm has been pretty quiet about the specifics while showing off the design at events like MWC.
How to watch Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge launch live stream

4 weeks ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

It’s finally happening, Samsung will officially launch the Galaxy S25 Edge slim phone in a few days, and you can watch the launch live stream. Samsung originally teased this new S25 model way back in January at Unpacked with its siblings, but we’ve been waiting for it ever since. The firm has been pretty quiet about the specifics while showing off the design at events like MWC.
This is everything we know about the Pixel 10 series phones so far

1 month ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin |Anyron Copeman

Pixel 10: In summaryGoogle’s upcoming flagship series of smartphones, likely to launch in summerShould consist of four models, including a book-style foldableWill likely arrive with Android 16 pre-installed, introducing a new user interface design called Material 3 Expressive The Pixel 10 series is still a way off, but there’s already a lot of buzz surrounding what will make these next-gen phones stand out from their predecessors and rivals.
How to watch the Android 16 launch live stream 'I/O Edition'

1 month ago | techadvisor.com | Chris Martin

Google’s about to launch Android 16 fully, and it’s getting its own ‘I/O Edition’ live stream. Although the full Google I/O 2025 developer conference is taking place as usual, it seems the firm wants to unveil the next version of Android in advance, perhaps to free up more of the keynote to talk about Gemini AI. This will take place a week ahead in the form of The Android Show: I/O Edition. This event is scheduled for 13 May at 10am PST – that’s 1pm EST and 6pm BST (UK time).