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Why 2021 could finally be the year of the Google Pixel The surprising Pixel 5 could lead to bigger things for Googles phone strategy. Credit: Google This time last year I wrote a column titled, “If you got a Pixel 4 for Christmas, you should probably return it.” I didn’t want to write it. Ever since the Pixel launched in 2016, I’ve rooted for Google’s phone to succeed. No other company is in such a position to bring an iPhone-like level of hardware/software integration and a...

It’s almost unfair at this point, but as long as Google keeps making Pixel ‘a’ phones, they’ll be the best budget phones you can buy. This year there are two models—the Pixel 4a for $349 and the Pixel 4a 5G for $499—but the difference is more than just the 5G modem. You get a larger screen, an extra ultrawide camera, and a faster processor with the 4a 5G—and for $150 more, it’s a no-brainer upgrade. Like the previous generation’s 3a, the 4a 5G has a plastic back and lacks wire...

Meiomi Wines/Michael Simon Actress, model, producer, philanthropist, and style icon Katie Holmes may live an extraordinary life, but she is relishing lifes ordinary moments this holiday season, which she believes to be the most important of all. Like most of us, the New Yorker will be ringing in the holidays at home, with her daughter (and maybe a few family members via Zoom), giving her all the more reason to make these little moments special. "My favorite thing about the holidays is spending...

One man reportedly died after his home collapsed and entire towns were flooded after a night of torrential rain.  Twenty-three thousand people remain in evacuation centres and Rebecca Simon told Newshub only one in 10 trees near her home are still standing. "I wish you guys could see this in person, this is freaking insane." The Simon family say they feared for their lives last night as wind gusts slammed into their home. "The roar was just insane; it was like a freight train coming," said Mic...

Dec 16, 2020 9:00 pm PST IDG With the holidays in full swing—and time running out for shopping—there’s still time to be smart about what you buy. In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about what Apple products you should avoid buying. Listen to episode 725 How to subscribe to the Macworld Podcast You can subscribe to the Macworld Podcast—or leave us a review!—right here in the Podcasts app. Or you can point your favorite podcast-savvy RSS reader at: http://feeds.s...

Pete Davidson and "Poppy" Navigate the Holidays Virtually: "Hes a Little Tech Nerd, My Grandpa" 116 Shares Pete Davidson has had a lot of famous costars over the course of his career — Marisa Tomei, Amy Schumer, Steve Buscemi — not to mention the hosts hes worked with on Saturday Night Live. Among all of those stars, however, one shines especially bright: his grandpa, Stephen "Poppy" Davidson, who made his Hollywood debut in Like many families this holiday season, Pete...

It was a banner year for Apple, from the release of the first 5G iPhone, to the Apple Silicon announcement and subsequent rollout of the first M1 Macs. Apple isn’t showing any signs of slowing down as 2021 approaches. It’s expected that Apple will continue to improve its M1 Macs, and release other Apple Silicon-powered Macs into next year. Macworld senior writer Michael Simon and Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis join Juliet to discuss Apple’s 2020 wins and what else they expect t...

Portland family’s path to ‘red house’ foreclosure was long, filled with bizarre twists Updated Dec 15, 2020; With protesters’ occupation of the North Portland neighborhood around the so-called “Red House on Mississippi” rounding its fourth day, it remains unclear if there is a peaceful path to resolving a conflict that started two years ago, when a mixed-race family’s long-time home was foreclosed on by their lender, leading law enforcement to try to remove them on Tuesday. The K...

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Teigen saying he was one of my idols and one of the best storytellers on the planet. thank you for making food so exciting and standing up for everything right. tony was among other things an advocate for chefs and for workers in restaurants. and also for the victims of harvey weinstein and other prominent men accused of harassment. he had been outspoken on that issue in recent months. heres another comment, michael simon, a chef on the food network saying im in complete shock. this is a loss fo...