The Morning After: Our Verdict On The Pixel 10 Pro Fold

A small aft nan motorboat of nan remainder of nan Pixel 10 family, Google’s caller foldable is here. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is simply a beast — which whitethorn not beryllium nan first point you want to perceive astir a foldable.

It’s perceptibly thicker than its biggest rival, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7. But avoiding nan title for thinness gives Google’s caller foldable immoderate advantages. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has nan champion cameras of immoderate foldable and enhanced hardiness pinch nan apical particulate guidance rating. And remember: This point is $1,800. There’s more: It has PixelSnap, Google’s type of MagSafe, and a bigger artillery compared to its predecessor. Make judge to cheque retired our afloat reappraisal right here.

It’s a week of heavy-duty gadgets, and I don’t mean CAT-branded phones and off-road EVs. We’ve besides tested retired Razer’s updated 18-inch laptop. Predictably, perhaps, it has each nan powerfulness you’d want arsenic good arsenic nan PC maker’s fantabulous build quality. It’s sewage tons of ports too. Rejoice! Prices commencement astatine $2,799.

— Mat Smith

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Sony and AMD tease nan graphics tech coming to nan adjacent PlayStation

Say hullo to Project Amethyst.

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A Minecraft Movie is getting A Minecraft Sequel

The original has grossed astir a cardinal dollars globally.

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