The FTC and seven US states settle with Google and iHeartMedia, requiring the companies to pay $9.4M for allegedly paying radio hosts for deceptive Pixel 4 ads
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Tests indicate wireless charging is much less efficient than cord charging; Pixel 4 charging tests showed wireless charging used 47% more power than cabled
We crunched the numbers on just how inefficient wireless charging is — and the results are pretty shocking
Google says it's aware iPhones can back up original quality HEIC photos to Google Photos for free, says it's a bug, after users wanted Pixel 4 to offer the same
Rita El Khoury / Android Police :
iPhone users who save photos as HEIC/HEIF may get free unlimited storage of photos at original resolution with Google Photos, unlike Pixel 4 owners
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac :
Verizon and T-Mobile say Pixel 4 won't support RCS messaging on their networks at launch
The rollout of RCS messaging has been an absolute mess - to the point where Google is actually taking things over from carriers. Now, there's more bad news. Google's Pixel 4 won't support RCS …
Interview with Google execs about Project Soli, the tech behind Pixel 4's Motion Sense radar, and why they think gesture-sensing is not just a gimmick
but Apple could still learn something from Google Tweets: @google : #NightSight already helps you take beautiful photos in the dark. Now you can use it for shots of the night sky.🌙✨ Coming to Pixel 3a...
Google debuts 5.7" Pixel 4 for $799 and 6.3" Pixel 4 XL for $899 with gesture recognition, two rear cameras including one with a telephoto lens, coming Oct. 24
With a camera that captures detail … Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat : Innoventions wins patent on skin-based virtual touchpad for wearables David Ruddock / Android Police : With the Pixel 4, Google's sm...
Google says its Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19 for those who spent $130 on the Founder's Edition package
It streams games to the Pixel 3, Chromecast Ultra, and Chrome web browsers — and likely Pixel 4 — Google's Stadia cloud gaming service is right around the corner …
Sources say Google contractor Randstad used dubious tactics targeting people of color to gather facial scans for improving the face unlock system on Pixel 4
Tech giant Google wants your face — especially if you've got “darker skin.” — To get it, the company has funded …