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Welcome to Pixelated episode 124. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will dive into the announcement of Motorola’s flagship return in North America, the Signature 27. Is a $1,600 non-foldable the comeback everyone hoped for, or is this device doomed by rising component costs? Then, with Apple’s HomeView smart display set to launch next week, the gang examines Google’s lack of a modernized competitor and wonder what they’d want to see from a relaunch in 2027. Enjoy the show? You can listen to our weekly members-only Pixelated Pro bonus episode by signing up for 9to5Google Pro for just $5 per month, or about $1 per episode. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited: Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company’s suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our link. Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring the podcast. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Overcast more…

Since Huawei unveiled the Pura X View earlier this year, several Chinese smartphone brands, including Oppo, Honor, and most recently Xiaomi, have been rumored to be developing their own wide-screen phones. Now, a new leak suggests that vivo is also joining the race. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, vivo is targeting a 2027 launch for its first wide-screen candybar-style smartphone. Huawei Pura X View The tipster also claimed that vivo’s wide-screen phone will likely feature a display under 6.5-inches in size. That’s all we’ve been given so far. For comparison, Huawei’s...

Penn State researchers have refined an atom-scale model of how silicon carbide changes from a solid into vapor during crystal growth, work that could help manufacturers produce higher-quality material for advanced electronics while reducing costly trial-and-error experiments.

Sam Altman says people took his remark about memory in home computers out of context. The OpenAI chief executive made the point on X on Wednesday. Hours earlier, he had renamed himself “Ram Altman” on the platform. “i actually do want the world to have tons of memory and people to put as much as […] This story continues at The Next Web

Friends star Morgan Fairchild has revealed she is joining OnlyFans (Picture: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock) Actress Morgan Fairchild, who is best known to Friends fans as Chandler Bing’s mum, has joined OnlyFans at the age of 76. The US star, who played Nora Tyler Bing in the hit sitcom, says she is enjoying finding new ways to connect with fans through the subscription platform. However, she has made clear that her page will not feature anything explicit, despite the site being best known for hosting adult content. ‘I’m putting up new pictures and videos. And before anyone asks, no, not that kind!’ she told People magazine. ‘Mostly, it’s just me being goofy and talking about whatever’s on my mind.’ Fairchild has enjoyed a long career on American television, appearing in shows including Dallas, Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest and Paper Dolls, as well as soaps Search For Tomorrow and Days Of Our Lives. The actress played Chandler Bing’s mum, Nora (Picture: NBCUniversal via Getty Images) One of her best-known roles came in Friends, where she played Nora, the glamorous mother of Chandler, portrayed by the late Matthew Perry. The actress has also moved into podcasting in recent years and says she was encouraged to try OnlyFans by friends who were already using the site. ‘Several of my friends started doing OnlyFans and encouraged me to try it,’ she told Entertainment Weekly. ‘And they were right! It’s been so much fun finding new ways to reach out to my fans!’ Fairchild is working with creator management company Creators Inc on the venture. Her page is currently offering a free monthly subscription, with her bio promising new pictures, videos and a chance for followers to see her ‘silly side’. Fairchild has enjoyed a long career on American television, appearing in shows including Dallas (Picture: Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock) She wrote: ‘In a tech world that seems so isolating, I want to share our humanity.’ OnlyFans allows users to charge subscribers a…

When Irene moved to San Francisco last year, she started using dating apps as a way to meet new people, get to know her new city, and connect with others who care about the things she does. After the 25-year-old analyst downloaded Hinge and started swiping, she noticed a trend. "Hinge has a prompt where […]

The upcoming iQOO 16R received its first certification in Indonesia last month, and today it showed up in another database, but with a twist. Malaysia's SIRIM certification lists the model number I2606 as the iQOO 16s, not the 16R. That's the same model number that showed up as the iQOO 16R in the GSM Association's IMEI database and Indonesia's TKDN listing. So it looks like iQOO will sell this phone as the 16s at least in Malaysia, though it remains to be seen which name other markets will get. The SIRIM listing doesn't reveal any specs, unfortunately. The 16R/16s is expected to be...

Since suffering her sole loss in early 2025, the Australian has already won four fights in a row to become a two-weight world champion. Ahead of her first bout with Jake Paul’s promotion, she speaks to Alex Pattle

Lampard appreciation at Everton, Glasner sparking Forest fire, Zubimendi and Kroupi in spotlight and Carrick v Emery Premier League top scorers Nothing better encapsulates the dysfunction that was Everton under Farhad Moshiri than the idea that an unknown vandal with a can of spray paint could influence the club’s managerial direction. “Pereira out, Lampard in” they daubed on a wall at Goodison Park when it appeared Vítor Pereira was in line to replace Rafael Benítez in 2022. Alarmed by fan protests, the Everton board opted instead for Frank Lampard and, while his tenure ended 12 months later with the club immersed in another relegation battle, there will be appreciation for the Coventry manager when he makes a first visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday. The connection between Lampard and Evertonians was genuine and a factor in keeping the club up in 2022. Both parties will be glad to see the other emerging stronger from those troubled times. Jack Grealish, meanwhile, will again be absent for Everton after his recent disciplinary breach, although the manager, David Moyes, said: “We will be working again with Jack soon.” Andy Hunter Everton v Coventry City, Friday 8pm (all times GMT) Leeds v Tottenham, Saturday 12.30pm Continue reading...

Most young children in countries like the UK, the US and Australia attend childcare, where their napping patterns often differ to when they are at home. But we don't know if this affects their development

In an exclusive first look, costume designer Jacqueline West reveals how she drew on everything from medieval religious dress and Howard Hughes to Cristóbal Balenciaga for the desert epic.

Konsa came off in Prague midweek (Picture: Getty) Ezri Konsa has been passed fit for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Hull City this weekend. Konsa has featured in all 14 of Arsenal’s games since his £55 million move from Aston Villa in August. The England international started alongside Gabriel Magalhaes in central defence in the Champions League game against Slavia Prague on Wednesday, while William Saliba was named as a substitute for the first time this term. Saliba, who has been recovering from a long-term back injury, remained on the bench as Konsa was forced off in the second half with a knee problem and replaced by Cristhian Mosquera. Get personalised updates on your favourite club Sign up to our daily football newsletter, pick your team and get the latest news sent directly to your inbox every morning. Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Arteta played down any injury fears, believing his defender will be ‘fine’ for the visit of the Tigers. ‘He is fine,’ Arteta said. ‘He was feeling much better today. We took him out as a precaution [against Slavia Prague] but yesterday and today he is feeling good. Arsenal could move six points clear of Manchester City if they beat the Hull on Saturday afternoon with Enzo Maresca’s side in action on Sunday away to Nottingham Forest. Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source

TikTok has released a standalone app for TikTok Shop in a few countries, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. According to its App Store listing, the TikTok Shop app offers: - Personalized picks inspired by your interests - LIVE streams & short videos to see products in action - App-only deals, free shipping […]

In this week’s midterm elections, many Democrats won n a landslide. Also on the winning side of many ballot decisions: animals. First, voters in Washington, DC, and Denver, Colorado, decisively supported a ban on the sale of foie gras — duck liver made by force-feeding the animals. In Colorado, voters opposed a constitutional amendment that […]

Not only did Craig insist his 007 die at the end of his run, but now we learn from Dench’s memoir that it was his idea to kill her off too. How will the next Bond top that? Shoot a puppy? Now that the next James Bond actor is on the brink of being unveiled, it may be a good time to take a proper look at the prior 007 with clear eyes. Because, while the reputations of all the previous Bonds have ossified over the years – in chronological order: sexy, wooden, camp, boring and silly – the Daniel Craig era is finally coming into focus. And it turns out that he was actually the angel of death. Obviously anyone who saw No Time to Die knows this, because that film ended with Bond being exploded in a hail of missile fire. But according to Judi Dench’s new memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, it was also Craig’s decision to kill off M, too. Continue reading...

EXCLUSIVE: Italy-set horror movie Cinghiale, starring Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland) and Quelin Sepulveda (Havoc), has begun shooting in the medieval town of Barga in the Province of Lucca in Tuscany. Robertson and Sepulveda play two friends who travel to a remote Italian village to settle a family estate, where their trip spirals […]

Fox Entertainment Studios has sealed a first-look development and producing deal with Cottage Industry Entertainment, the shingle launched by executives Lisa Hamilton Daly and Alysia Cotter Thomas. Among the slate of scripted television series and feature films in the works is “The Whittiers,” based on the Danielle Steel novel, which Fox has optioned to adapt […]

People, including on this staff, keep asking me with varying degrees of excitement or trepidation when the AI bubble will burst. I'll tell you what I tell them: If I knew that, I would make a life-changing bet on the market, levered up as far as I could, and then, after I made my money, […]

Imran Perretta discusses his feature debut, which has traveled the festival circuit over the past year and attracted attention amid the riots in France: "It sparks a conversation."

The sale of the Nanotyrannus "Jodi" for over $47 million shines a stark light on the commodification of Earth's history, say Kristi Curry Rogers and Lindsay Zanno.

The Hollywood Reporter presents its inaugural data-driven stylists’ survey, in which tastemakers voted on their peers’ most impressive looks this year. What’s being served: fashion as art.

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! A consistent criticism levelled at Como is that they are simply not “Italian” enough to be a bona fide Serie A club. Bankrolled by an Indonesian ciggy manufacturer, their president has helpfully likened their multi-hubbed business model to that of the Walt Disney Company. In Cesc Fàbregas they have a Spanish coach and their starting XI against Lens in Bigger Cup on Wednesday didn’t feature a single Italian. To add insult to injury, they also thrashed their hosts 9-1 in a show of outright vulgarity that will have had Serie A traditionalists gesticulating angrily. Piling on the hurt against already-humiliated opposition has never been the Italian way, unless both teams have formally agreed to it before the game kicks off. Continue reading...