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Google Pixel : cette nouvelle mise à jour corrige un bug très génant
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 07:34
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Google Pixel 9 Pro : ces drôles d’images confirment un changement de design
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 4 days ago - 14:48
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Google Pixel 7A : le smartphone est à un prix FOU grâce à ce bon plan AliExpress (-42%)
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Monday, 15 April - 15:17
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Google Pixel 8a : nouvelle fuite majeure pour le moins cher des Pixel 8
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Monday, 15 April - 12:21
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Android 15 disponible en bêta : comment l’installer et quelles nouveautés ?
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Friday, 12 April - 09:34
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Google says running AI models on phones is a huge RAM hog
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 29 March - 17:16 · 1 minute
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Google’s Pixel 9 might have three models, adding a small “Pro” phone
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 27 March - 18:32 · 1 minute
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Est-ce que ça « valait le coup » de voler le smartphone de la dame dans le RER D ?
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 21 March - 16:13
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Pixel 8a rumors list 120 Hz display, DisplayPort compatibility
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 20 March - 18:45 · 1 minute
Depuis le 11 avril 2024, Google propose aux propriétaires d'un smartphone Pixel d'installer Android 15 bêta, sa future grande mise à jour qui sera dévoilée le 14 mai. Pour l'instant, le nombre de nouveautés est très limité.
Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google)
In early March, Google made the odd announcement that only one of its two latest smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, would be able to run its latest AI model, called "Google Gemini." Despite having very similar specs, the smaller Pixel 8 wouldn't get the new AI model, with the company citing mysterious "hardware limitations" as the reason. It was a strange statement considering the fact that Google designed and marketed the Pixel 8 to be AI-centric and then designed a smartphone-centric AI model called "Gemini Nano" yet still couldn't make the two work together.
A few weeks later, Google is backtracking somewhat. The company announced on the Pixel Phone Help forum that the smaller Pixel 8 actually will get Gemini Nano in the next big quarterly Android release, which should happen in June. There's a catch, though—while the Pixel 8 Pro will get Gemini Nano as a user-facing feature, on the Pixel 8, it's only being released "as a developer option." That means you'll be able to turn it on only via the hidden Developer Options menu in the settings, and most people will miss out on it.
Google's Seang Chau, VP of devices and services software, explained the decision on the company's in-house " Made by Google" podcast . "The Pixel 8 Pro, having 12GB of RAM, was a perfect place for us to put [Gemini Nano] on the device and see what we could do," Chau said. "When we looked at the Pixel 8 as an example, the Pixel 8 has 4GB less memory, and it wasn't as easy of a call to just say, 'all right, we're going to enable it on Pixel 8 as well.'" According to Chau, Google's trepidation is because the company doesn't want to "degrade the experience" on the smaller Pixel 8, which only has 8GB of RAM.
Enlarge / OnLeak's renders of the Pixel 9 Pro XL , the Pixel 9 Pro , and the Pixel 9. (credit: OnLeaks / 91Mobiles / MySmartPrice)
When renders of the Pixel 9 came out in January from OnLeaks, we got our first hints that a big change in Google's lineup was afoot. Usually, the company does a big "Pro" phone with three cameras and all the premium features and then a smaller Pixel that gets cut down somewhat, usually with only two cameras. Those January renders showed a big and small phone both with three cameras, indicating the base model Pixel 9 was getting updated to be a "mini-Pro" model—a smaller phone, but still with all the trimmings. The small Pro model still seems to be in the works, but apparently, that's not the base model.
The new render from OnLeaks and 91Mobiles shows a third Pixel 9. This one is the usual cut-down small model with only two cameras. Apparently, the lineup would now be a 6.8-inch "Pixel 9 Pro XL," a "Pixel 9 Pro" at 6.1 inches, and a "Pixel 9" at 6.0 inches.
The base model's design looks just like the other Pixel 9 leaks. The camera bar takes on a new rounded pill shape. The sides switch to a flat metal band, like an iPhone 4/15. The corners of the display and phone body are much more rounded.
Dans une vidéo devenue virale, des usagers du RER D réussissent à retrouver un smartphone volé par une personne présente dans la rame. De quel appareil s'agissait-il ?
Enlarge / OnLeak's Pixel 8a render. (credit: OnLeaks and Smartprix )
Google's next mid-range phone, the Pixel 8a, is rapidly approaching release. The presumed launch date has always been Google I/O, and that's officially set for May 14. Although the Pixel 8a recently hit the Federal Communications Commission , the box has leaked, and renders have been out since October, we haven't really talked specs.
The ever-reliable Kamila Wojciechowska has a new article for Android Authority detailing some specs for the upcoming device. Apparently, there are some big upgrades planned. The Pixel 7a took a big jump to a 90 Hz display, and the Pixel 8a is encroaching even more into flagship territory with a 120 Hz display. Wojciechowska's source says the Pixel 8a display will be a 6.1-inch, 120 Hz, 2400×1080 OLED panel with an improved 1,400 nits brightness. The display's 120 Hz screen will not only make the phone more competitive here; it will also be a big deal for the Pixel line's recent expansion into India, where 120 Hz is the norm at this price range.
The report says to expect the same camera loadout as the Pixel 7a, along with the newer Google Tensor G3 chip, just like the other Pixel 8 phones. Google doesn't mention it on the spec sheet, but Wojciechowska says internally there is a small difference: It's the same silicon on the A-series, but Google goes with a cheaper, hotter silicon packaging method. So expect some thermal differences.