Android Authority titles the Google TV Streamer the gold standard for Android TV streamers and I agree.

Pixel Superfans had a great time at the exclusive sneak peek of the Google Store in Santa Monica. I wasn’t able to attend the grand opening, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to attend the next one coming to Austin, TX.

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Pixel 9a in Purple Presents Itself

Evan Blass is at it again posting leakers and if you’re unable to see his post on X, 9to5Google has posted the photos on their blog site as well.

Many people are saying that the Pixel 9a looks cheap. From what it seems like, the price might present the same affordability that previous A-series models held within that $399-$499 price. As for it looking and feeling cheap, I plan on getting my hands on it, either the purple or white color, and using it as my main device as soon as it’s rumored to be released later this month.

Google gloating it’s GLOMO “Best Smartphone” award for the 2nd year in a row

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125 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers globally

Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music, YouTube:

I’m thrilled to announce that with your partnership, we’ve reached 125 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers globally, including trials – an incredible milestone that many laughed off as impossible when we first launched. This momentum is critical to our goal of becoming the No. 1 contributor of revenue to the industry, and we won’t stop until we get there.

I don’t mean to have an “I told you so” attitude, but…

Today, we’re also introducing our newest Labs experiment for Search: AI Mode.

Sundar Pichai on Threads:

You’ll get AI responses using Gemini 2.0’s advanced reasoning, thinking, multimodal capabilities + new ways to explore even more of the web. We’re rolling out AI Mode to Google One AI Premium subscribers today, opt in on Labs. And just like AI Overviews, AI Mode will get better with time and feedback.

A pretty big shakeup to the web and how search on the web works. Placing AI directly on one of the most popular websites on the planet is a great way to train your AI for even more advancements.

I told myself to start adding some color to my tech and this Wintergreen Pixel 9 case is delightful. If Google dropped a Bay Blue one, I would quickly order it too.

I’ve been feeling a little cold/flu come along. It’s so cool how the Google Pixel Watch is able to detect that my body is fighting an illness before I start to show symptoms.

Hate to say it, but Best Buy’s Computer Consultants are cooked. I used Gemini Live to shop M-Series Mac, Snapdragon Surface, Ultra Core 7 PC’s within my budget and it took no time.

I walked in w/o any clue of the differences between chipsets and walked out incredibly confident in my purchase.

Unpopular Opinion: ChromeOS is really good for everyday computing needs. Especially when synced to an Android device.

I like that I can take a photo on my Pixel and then it’s automatically available on my Chromebook. Similar to how it works on a Macbook and iPhone.