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I bought the Google Pixelsnap charger with stand, but you shouldn’t

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-21 18:30:52

Google Pixelsnap Charger with Stand The Pixelsnap Charger with Stand offers a clean aesthetic and a very solid and hefty build quality. Unfortunately, it has a non-removable 1m USB-C cable and doesn't allow for any stand adjustment or portability. It promises 25W of Qi2.2 wireless charging, but fails to deliver that power consistently over a full charge, often dropping to slower Qi2 15W charging speeds. When Google announced the Pixel 10’s Pixelsnap accessory ecosystem, the one thing that drew

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I Tried Snap's Evolving AR Glasses (Again). Get Ready for More AI

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 18:24:00

Among the flood of smart glasses expected in the next couple of years, Snap is preparing its own new pair of Spectacles. CEO Evan Spiegel told me the new augmented reality glasses will be smaller than the thick, developer-focused set I've tried before. I stepped back into those developer Snap Spectacles glasses again recently to test-drive Snap OS 2.0, part of what the company is planning in advance of those glasses arriving. What I realized is that Snap's pushing forward into territory that Me

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I Tried Snap's Upcoming AR Glasses (Again). Get Ready for More Apps

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 04:24:42

Among the flood of smart glasses expected in the next couple of years, Snap is preparing its own new pair of Spectacles. CEO Evan Spiegel told me the new augmented reality glasses will be smaller than the thick, developer-focused set I've tried before. I stepped back into those developer Snap Spectacles glasses again recently to test-drive Snap OS 2.0, part of what the company is planning in advance of those glasses arriving. What I realized is that Snap's pushing forward into territory that Me

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This Chip Will Power 2026's Best Android Phones. I Can't Wait to See What It Can Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 18:47:00

What do the Samsung Galaxy S25, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the OnePlus 13 have in common, beyond simply being Android phones? The answer is that they're all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is the processor of choice for 2025's top Android flagship phones (other than those made by Google). The 8 Elite has performed well in our testing, but a successor is incoming. Next week at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm is set to unveil its latest, greatest chip, which it announc

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Snap unveils Snap OS 2.0 with native browser, WebXR support, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-27 20:46:13

Snap has unveiled the second version of its Snap OS, the software powering its AR glasses known as Snap Spectacles. The update includes a new native browser, WebXR support, and more. The launch comes as the company rolled out its fifth-generation Snap Spectacles for developers last year and plans to launch a consumer version sometime in 2026. The release also comes just ahead of Meta’s Connect conference this week, where the company is expected to reveal its latest updates in smart glasses, AI,

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This Chip Will Power 2026's Best Android Phones. I Can't Wait to See What it Can Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 23:47:43

What do the Samsung Galaxy S25, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the OnePlus 13 have in common, beyond simply being Android phones? The answer is that they're all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is the processor of choice for 2025's top Android flagship phones (other than those made by Google). The 8 Elite has performed well in our testing, but a successor is incoming. Next week at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm is set to unveil its latest, greatest chip, which it announc

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Snapchat unveils Snap OS 2 for its upcoming Spectacles AR glasses

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-09-28 16:00:00

Today, Snap is announcing the second version of its Snap OS operating system, destined for its soon-to-be-released Snap Spectacles AR glasses. It includes a number of noteworthy features: including a new browser, remarkable new lenses, and much more. Snap unveiled its fifth generation Snap Spectacles last year to developers, and the company intends on shipping a version of them to consumers sometime in 2026. In the meanwhile, Snap and its developers have been working tirelessly to bring this pr

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Snap's AR glasses are getting a better browser and support for Spotlight video

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 16:00:09

Snap is upgrading the software that powers its augmented reality glasses as it gets ready for the first non-developer version of its "Specs" next year. The latest update to Snap OS includes an improved web browser, as well as the ability to browse Spotlight videos in AR. The company has long said that one of its goals for AR glasses is to enable people to spend less time staring at their phones. Snap hasn't quite accomplished that yet, but Snap OS is starting to get more features that could hel

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Snap's next smart glasses get a major OS overhaul to rival Meta Ray-Bans

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-28 16:00:22

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Snap has made AR smartglasses with in-lens displays for years. Next year, the company will release a lightweight version. Snap has launched Snap OS 2.0, which brings new, helpful features. Do you remember when, not too long ago, everyone was convinced the metaverse was the next big thing? We are at a similar inflection point with smartglasses, with every company gearing up to release its own AI-

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Snap OS 2.0 is a small step towards AR glasses you might actually wear

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-09-28 16:00:00

Last September, Snap revealed its fifth-generation Spectacles, upgraded AR glasses with a twist: they were only ever released to developers. One year later, we still haven’t seen even a glimpse of the consumer-ready version of those glasses, which the company still says is coming in 2026, but Snap is ready to show off Snap OS 2.0, a software update to those developer Spectacles that signals its plans for mainstream AR. The big changes are actually surprisingly boring. A better web browser, a ga

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Android’s next flagship processor will be the ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-09-29 05:27:41

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Qualcomm has announced that its upcoming flagship mobile chipset is the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5,” a confusingly named successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite. While the processor itself will be unveiled during the Snapdragon Summit on September 23rd-25th, Qualcomm has already published an explanation for the branding update. “It might look like we skipped generations, but the truth is simpler— and more powerf

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It’s official: The ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’ will power the next wave of Android flagships

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 02:41:03

Qualcomm TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that its new flagship processor will be called “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.” Xiaomi has confirmed that its next flagship phone lineup, the Xiaomi 17 series, will be powered by the new chipset. The processor will also power the Galaxy S26 series, with a possible “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy” branding. Qualcomm has officially announced its next flagship mobile chipset, the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.” Ahead of the 2025 Snapdragon Summit, where the chi

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Hands-on with MOFT’s iPhone 17 cases and more: Fantastic options for a leather feel

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-09-28 22:47:50

For the iPhone 17 lineup, MOFT has a number of neat new cases and MagSafe wallets. Also, the company has new Apple Watch bands for the first time. All of these products are available already, just in case you’re shopping for a new case for your iPhone 17. These new cases, wallets, and watch bands are part of the companies new ‘Snap’ collection, made out of MOFT’s soft-touch MOVAS vegan leather material. I must say, they do feel incredibly nice – probably some of the best vegan leather I’ve felt

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Don’t just buy a Pixelsnap Charger without thinking about your USB ports

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 12:57:03

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Some new Pixel 10 owners are running into trouble with Google’s Pixelsnap Charger due to insufficient power input. When buying a charger, make sure that the device you want to power it with is capable of meeting its listed needs. Google requires 35W of input to use the Pixelsnap Charger at full 25W output. Charging phones is finally exciting again! Well, maybe “exciting” is overselling it — and not so much “again,” we guess — but charging is absolutel

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Tarsnap is cozy

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-03 20:17:45

I have been aware of tarsnap for a long time, but only recently did I actually get around to using it for anything, as a result of my big personal digital resiliency audit for 2025. For those of you not in the know, tarsnap is “online backups for the truly paranoid”, and tarsnap the command-line program is the client-side tool you invoke to actually zip up and push your archives into the vault. Its creator, Dr. Colin Percival, is a really smart and interesting dude for a whole bunch of reasons.

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Google’s new Pixelsnap Ring Stand is stumbling out of the gate with early issues

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-04 16:58:10

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Users are reporting that there’s an issue with the Pixelsnap Ring Stand. It appears that the screws that hold the ring to the magnetic panel are becoming loose. One of the more exciting aspects of the Pixel 10’s launch was the announcement of the new Pixelsnap accessories. These MagSafe-like items can magnetically snap onto the Pixel 10 without the need for a special case. Now that the Pixel 10 has been out for a couple of weeks, plenty of owners have

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Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-10-08 05:41:29

In Brief Snap is breaking itself apart and rebuilding from within. In a new annual company letter, CEO Evan Spiegel just announced the company is restructuring around small “startup squads” of 10 to 15 people to better compete against larger competitors. The move comes as the 5,000-person company faces mounting pressure. Advertising revenue growth flatlined at 4% in the second quarter, and North American daily active users declined 2% to 98 million, a troubling sign in Snap’s most important ma

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FTC commissioner questions status of Snap AI chatbot complaint: 'People deserve answers'

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-10-10 16:50:16

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter raised questions on Friday about the status of an artificial intelligence chatbot complaint against Snap that the agency referred to the Department of Justice earlier this year. In January, the FTC announced that it would refer a non-public complaint regarding allegations that Snap's My AI chatbot posed potential "risks and harms" to young users and said it would refer the suit to the DOJ "in the public interest." "We don't know what

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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-12 04:00:00

Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside out Snapchat. While Snapchat already has numerous generative AI Lenses, the compa

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The AYN Odin 3 is officially the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handheld

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 20:53:04

AYN TL;DR The AYN Odin 3 will feature a Snapdragon 8 Elite, making it the most powerful device on the market. Paired with a 6-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel, it’s set to become the ultimate flagship handheld. AYN will need to solve the 8 Elite’s heating and driver compatibility issues first. Just a few hours ago, AYN revealed that its upcoming flagship handheld, the Odin 3, will have an exclusive 6-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel. Now the company has revealed the chipset, and it might be the start of a rev

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Qualcomm’s next Elite processor could have a ridiculously confusing name

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-23 18:02:12

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has claimed that the next Snapdragon 8 Elite chip could be called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This is a major departure from the expected Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 or 8 Elite Gen 2 names. We’re guessing this is because Qualcomm is readying an apparent Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip as well. Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite late last year, and this represented a change in naming convention after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. We were expecting the Snap

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Pixel 10 turns into a smart display while charging — even on older Pixel Stands

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-27 08:00:08

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel 10 series introduces a new screensaver mode that activates while charging on the Pixelsnap Charger Stand. Screensavers include weather, smart home controls, clocks, and wallpapers. We got the feature working with the original Pixel Stand and other Qi wireless chargers after some app updates. The Pixelsnap Charger with Stand is Google’s newest magnetic charging dock for the Pixel 10 lineup, and it comes with more than just faster charging. On

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Asmi Linux finally makes the Xfce desktop accessible to all, even newbies

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-01 03:25:00

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Asmi Linux is based on Debian and uses the Xfce desktop. This distribution makes it easy to switch between layouts. You don't have to have Linux experience to enjoy this OS. Confession time: I don't give the Xfce desktop environment the attention it deserves. To date, there has been a reason for that. I tend to focus mainly on desktop environments suited for all types of users (from those with no

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Did AYANEO just announce the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handheld?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-01 14:57:54

TL;DR AYANEO just teased the KONKR Pocket FIT Elite, which may have a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. It would be the first gaming handheld with that chipset, which offers far more power than anything on the market. It will start at less than $399, with a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 variant starting at less than $329. This week has been crazy for gaming handhelds, with two new dual-screen devices dropping at exceptionally competitive prices. This morning, at a sharing session for the first device from AYANEO

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I review phone cases, and these are the Google Pixel 10 cases I’d pick up at launch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-04 08:57:54

The Google Pixel 10 family is finally here, and with it a fancy new totally-not-MagSafe feature called Pixelsnap and a minor design refresh. If you’re planning to upgrade, the bad news is that Pixel 9 cases are not compatible, so you’ll need to pick up a new one. The good news is that there are tons of great cases to choose from, especially if you want to take advantage of Pixelsnap. I’ve been reviewing cases for years here at Android Authority, and although the cases are still on their way for

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Qualcomm could release not one, but two flagship Snapdragon chips this year

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-06 17:14:16

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Leaks suggest Qualcomm is preparing two new top-tier SoCs: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 (SM8850) and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (SM8845). The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is said to feature Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU cores and share the same TSMC process as the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Curiously, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 5 isn’t expected anytime soon. Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset late last year for Android flagships. With it, the company also took the opp

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Google launches its own ‘MagSafe’ with PixelSnap

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-08 08:22:41

Google announced its own version of “MagSafe” called PixelSnap, which allows magnetic accessories to work with the newly launched Pixel 10 series of devices. The company’s announcement comes nearly five years after Apple announced its own slew of magnetic accessories with the iPhone 12 in 2020. The company said that through PixelSnap, you can attach wireless chargers, stands, grips, and much more to the Pixel 10. It is also releasing its own PixelSnap cases and compatible accessories. Image C

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Pixelsnap is Google's Qi2-powered answer to MagSafe for the Pixel 10 series

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-08 17:00:48

Google just revealed something called Pixelsnap at today's Made by Google event. This is the company's answer to Apple's MagSafe technology, so it's a magnetic attachment system that can integrate with Qi2 wireless chargers. All of the new Pixel 10 phones have been outfitted with the tech, which lets users "effortlessly snap wireless chargers, stands, grips and thousands of other accessories," including the just-announced official Pixelsnap charger. That Qi2 wireless charger reaches speeds up t

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Google Pixel 10 Series, Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds 2a: Specs, Features, Release Date

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-11-08 17:00:00

Nearly a decade ago, Google announced the first Pixel phone at an event in San Francisco. When Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage that day, he talked about the mobile-first to AI-first transition. “I believe computers should adapt to how people live their lives, rather than people having to adapt to computers.” That vision is still playing out on the Pixel phone, which is now in its 10th generation. Google is unveiling its Pixel 10 series Android smartphones today. The lineup is comprise

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The Pixel 10 phones go all-in on Qi2 with Pixelsnap, but one model’s leading the pack

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-08 23:00:40

TL;DR Google’s Pixel 10 series debuts built-in Pixelsnap magnets for Qi2 wireless charging and MagSafe-style accessories. All models support Qi2 at 15W, but the Pixel 10 Pro XL is the only device with Qi2.2 for 25W charging. Pixelsnap works with Google’s new chargers, stands, and cases, plus many MagSafe and Made for Google accessories. iPhone owners have enjoyed MagSafe for years, letting them snap on magnetic chargers, stands, wallets, and more. Meanwhile, Android users looked a touch of en

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I bought the Google Pixelsnap charger with stand, but you shouldn’t

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Don’t just buy a Pixelsnap Charger without thinking about your USB ports

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