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#GWB - Android: Google hält Tablets für sinnlos und überflüssig – und steigt schon wieder aus dem Tablet-Markt aus - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/android-google-haelt-tablets-fuer-sinnlos-und-ueberfluessig-und-steigt-schon-wieder-aus-dem-tablet-markt-aus/ #pixeltablet2 #pixeltablet3 #pixeltablet #Google

#GWB - Android: Google hält Tablets für sinnlos und überflüssig – und steigt schon wieder aus dem Tablet-Markt aus - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/android-google-haelt-tablets-fuer-sinnlos-und-ueberfluessig-und-steigt-schon-wieder-aus-dem-tablet-markt-aus/ #pixeltablet2 #pixeltablet3 #pixeltablet #Google

#GWB - Android: Google hält Tablets für sinnlos und überflüssig – und steigt schon wieder aus dem Tablet-Markt aus - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/android-google-haelt-tablets-fuer-sinnlos-und-ueberfluessig-und-steigt-schon-wieder-aus-dem-tablet-markt-aus/ #pixeltablet2 #pixeltablet3 #pixeltablet #Google

#GWB - Android: Google hält Tablets für sinnlos und überflüssig – und steigt schon wieder aus dem Tablet-Markt aus - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/android-google-haelt-tablets-fuer-sinnlos-und-ueberfluessig-und-steigt-schon-wieder-aus-dem-tablet-markt-aus/ #pixeltablet2 #pixeltablet3 #pixeltablet #Google

#GWB - Android: Google hält Tablets für sinnlos und überflüssig – und steigt schon wieder aus dem Tablet-Markt aus - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/android-google-haelt-tablets-fuer-sinnlos-und-ueberfluessig-und-steigt-schon-wieder-aus-dem-tablet-markt-aus/ #pixeltablet2 #pixeltablet3 #pixeltablet #Google

Lilbits: Google without Chrome, Rabbit R1 gets (a little) more useful, and Pine64’s new camera

The US Department of Justice wants to break up Google. After launching to horrible reviews earlier this year, the Rabbit R1 is getting a little more useful through software updates. Pine64 stuck a 2MP camera on the end of a tiny computer with a RISC-V and ARM processor. And Google may be done with tablets… again.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

The US Department of Justice wants to force Google to spin off Chrome, make other changes [Techmeme]

If you’ve seen any tech news today, you’ve probably seen this one. But the long and short of it is that the US government alleges that Google has violated antitrust laws by leveraging its Chrome web browser, Android mobile operating system, and Google search engine to create a sort of inescapable Google experience.

One proposed solution? Make Google sell off its web browser and maybe even its mobile operating system. But it’s unclear to me what that would actually mean for the general public that uses these apps and services – it would certainly be a setback for Google that could theoretically lead to increased competition.

But a big part of the reason Google offers Chrome and Android for free is that they’re bundled with Google search and other apps in a way that helps Google make a LOT of money from advertising. Would an independent Chrome browser be a financially viable product? I guess that depends on who buys it and what changes they implement. This is all hypothetical until a judge rules early next year though.

Teach mode, Rabbit’s tool for automating R1 tasks, is now available to all users [Engadget]

The Rabbit R1 is inching closer to living up to its potential. The long-promised “teach mode” is now available in beta, allowing users to train the R1 to interact with websites on their behalf. Theoretically this opens the door to doing things like ordering groceries for you, but right now the simplest functions are things that it’d probably be easier to do manually.

Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices [Ars Technica]

When you set up a new Android phone, odds are that you’ll have the chance to import your apps and data from your old phone. One thing that you normally still need to do though, is login to most of your apps. But Google has introduced a new Restore Credentials feature that could save you the trouble… assuming third-party developers update their apps to use the feature.

November Update: Something Borrowed Something New [Pine64]

The company behind the PinePhone, PineBook, PineTab, and PineNote line of hacker-friendly products is returning to putting out monthly progress/status updates. The latest brings news of a new PineCam featuring a SG2000 RISC-V + ARM processor and a 2MP camera. The RISC-V powered PineTab V has also received a small hardware update: it now has an accelerometer and status LED as well as some bug fixes.

Google Cancels Pixel Tablet Development [Android Authority]

I’d take this with a grain of salt, because Google has been making tablets in one form or another on and off for more than a decade. Yesterday Android Headlines reported that Google was still planning to release a Pixel Tablet 2 in 2025, but that the tablet after that had been canceled. Now Android Authority reports that BOTH tablets are canceled. Not only will there not be a Pixel Tablet 3, but there won’t be a Pixel Tablet 2. 

Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads, Facebook, and X.

#android #antitrust #chrome #doj #google #lilbits #pine64 #pinecam #pinetab #pixelTablet #pixelTablet2 #pixelTablet3 #rabbit #rabbitR1 #restoreCredentials #tablet #teachMode

Lilbits: Google without Chrome, Rabbit R1 gets (a little) more useful, and Pine64’s new camera

The US Department of Justice wants to break up Google. After launching to horrible reviews earlier this year, the Rabbit R1 is getting a little more useful through software updates. Pine64 stuck a 2MP camera on the end of a tiny computer with a RISC-V and ARM processor. And Google may be done with tablets… again.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

The US Department of Justice wants to force Google to spin off Chrome, make other changes [Techmeme]

If you’ve seen any tech news today, you’ve probably seen this one. But the long and short of it is that the US government alleges that Google has violated antitrust laws by leveraging its Chrome web browser, Android mobile operating system, and Google search engine to create a sort of inescapable Google experience.

One proposed solution? Make Google sell off its web browser and maybe even its mobile operating system. But it’s unclear to me what that would actually mean for the general public that uses these apps and services – it would certainly be a setback for Google that could theoretically lead to increased competition.

But a big part of the reason Google offers Chrome and Android for free is that they’re bundled with Google search and other apps in a way that helps Google make a LOT of money from advertising. Would an independent Chrome browser be a financially viable product? I guess that depends on who buys it and what changes they implement. This is all hypothetical until a judge rules early next year though.

Teach mode, Rabbit’s tool for automating R1 tasks, is now available to all users [Engadget]

The Rabbit R1 is inching closer to living up to its potential. The long-promised “teach mode” is now available in beta, allowing users to train the R1 to interact with websites on their behalf. Theoretically this opens the door to doing things like ordering groceries for you, but right now the simplest functions are things that it’d probably be easier to do manually.

Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices [Ars Technica]

When you set up a new Android phone, odds are that you’ll have the chance to import your apps and data from your old phone. One thing that you normally still need to do though, is login to most of your apps. But Google has introduced a new Restore Credentials feature that could save you the trouble… assuming third-party developers update their apps to use the feature.

November Update: Something Borrowed Something New [Pine64]

The company behind the PinePhone, PineBook, PineTab, and PineNote line of hacker-friendly products is returning to putting out monthly progress/status updates. The latest brings news of a new PineCam featuring a SG2000 RISC-V + ARM processor and a 2MP camera. The RISC-V powered PineTab V has also received a small hardware update: it now has an accelerometer and status LED as well as some bug fixes.

Google Cancels Pixel Tablet Development [Android Authority]

I’d take this with a grain of salt, because Google has been making tablets in one form or another on and off for more than a decade. Yesterday Android Headlines reported that Google was still planning to release a Pixel Tablet 2 in 2025, but that the tablet after that had been canceled. Now Android Authority reports that BOTH tablets are canceled. Not only will there not be a Pixel Tablet 3, but there won’t be a Pixel Tablet 2. 

Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads, Facebook, and X.

#android #antitrust #chrome #doj #google #lilbits #pine64 #pinecam #pinetab #pixelTablet #pixelTablet2 #pixelTablet3 #rabbit #rabbitR1 #restoreCredentials #tablet #teachMode

Google Store summer sale: Buy discounted Pixel 8 & get 50% off Pixel 8a, more

https://9to5google.com/2024/06/02/google-store-summer-sale/

#pixel8
#pixel8a
#pixeltablet
#android
#stockandroid
#android15
#android16
#family
#friends
#googlecalendar
#kitchencalendar
#reading
#ebooks
#newspapers
#browsing
#kitchentablet
#kitchencomputer
#familytablet
#tensorg3
#pixel6
#pixel6a
#upgrade
#pixelupgrade
#upgradeyourpixel
#teampixel
#pixeldeals
#pixelsale

Google Store summer sale: Buy discounted Pixel 8 & get 50% off Pixel 8a, more

https://9to5google.com/2024/06/02/google-store-summer-sale/

#pixel8
#pixel8a
#pixeltablet
#android
#stockandroid
#android15
#android16
#family
#friends
#googlecalendar
#kitchencalendar
#reading
#ebooks
#newspapers
#browsing
#kitchentablet
#kitchencomputer
#familytablet
#tensorg3
#pixel6
#pixel6a
#upgrade
#pixelupgrade
#upgradeyourpixel
#teampixel
#pixeldeals
#pixelsale

Lilbits: Nintendo’s next game console, AYANEO AG01 GPU Dock, and Raspberry Pi Connect

Since launching the Nintendo Switch in 2017, Nintendo has released a few variations of the popular hybrid game console including a Nintendo Switch Lite (which has built-in controllers rather than detachable ones) and the Switch OLED (which has a better display). But the underlying hardware hasn’t changed much in the past seven years.
Now […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=168496

#android #ayaneo #ayaneoAg01 #gameConsol #google #gpuDock #graphicsDock #lilbits #nintendo #nintendoSwitch #pixelTablet #raspberryPiConnect

Lilbits: Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S now comes with up to 8GB RAM, modular laptop maker Framework to expand into new categories

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S is a SODIMM-style version of the Compute Module 4. It has the same processor as the standard model, but the form factor restricts the I/O capabilities, so it’s not quite as versatile. And when it first launched in 2022, the Raspberry PI CM4S was only available with 1GB of RAM.

Now Raspberry Pi has announced that the CM4S can now be purchased with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of LPDDR4-3200 memory onboard. But you’re probably not going to find them in stores anytime soon – they’re positioned as a commercial product and sold in boxes of 200 or more.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

New memory variants for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module family [Raspberry Pi]

Raspberry Pi notes that the goal was to make things easy for “industrial customers who are migrating from Compute Module 3 or Compute Module 3+” solutions by offering a version of the CM4 in the same form factor. But even with the new memory options, there are some downsides to the form factor: it lacks a PCIe interface, Ethernet connections top out at 350Mbit/s, and USB capabilities top out at USB 2.0, among other things. 

Confirmed: Google to Release a Pixel Tablet Without Dock, Sell Pen and Bluetooth Keyboard [ Droid Life]

Retail listings suggest that Google will soon begin offering the ability to buy a Pixel Tablet without the Speaker Charging Dock. New digital pen and Bluetooth keyboard accessories may also be on the way.

Here’s a first look at Bluetooth audio sharing in Android 15 [Android Authority]

First look at an upcoming Android 15 “share audio” feature that could allow phones to broadcast audio using Bluetooth LE’s Auracast feature, which lets you share audio with multiple nearby devices at once.

Framework won’t be just a laptop company anymore [The Verge]

Modular laptop maker Framework plans to expand into “additional product categories,” but isn’t ready to say what they are yet. Desktops? Smartphones? Tablets? Watches? Something else entirely? I guess we’ll find out… eventually.

Keep up on the latest headlines by following @liliputing_liliputing.com on Mastodon (or @[email protected]). You can also follow Liliputing on X and Facebook. We’re also on Bluesky now, but just barely.

#android15 #auracast #bluetoothLe #framework #google #leaks #lilbits #pixelTablet #raspberryPi #raspberryPiCm4s #raspberryPiComputeModule #raspberryPiComputerModule4s #shareAudio

Gizmodo: Google Announces October 4th 'Made by Google' Event With Expected Pixel 8 Launch https://gizmodo.com/google-pixel-8-made-by-google-event-release-october-4-1850788181?utm_source=regular #technologyinternet #googlepixeltablet #googletensor #tensorg3chip #googlepixel #pixeltablet #draftpixel8 #pixelwatch #tensorg3 #qualcomm #android #wifipro #google #iphone #pixel2 #pixel

Oh, that’s NOT a Hammer!

From an ad Google sent out today for their new Pixel Tablet, where they’re plugging it as a hub for controlling “smart home” devices. At first glance, it looked like she was about to smash it with a hammer.

I suppose that says something about my attitude toward IOT?

(At second glance, it looked like a hummingbird sculpture on a post. At third glance I realized it was a houseplant.)

#ads #google #hammer #misinterpreted #pixel-tablet #tablet

https://hyperborea.org/journal/2023/05/not-a-hammer/