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Archives for July 2025

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 might stay the same price, too.

After a leak from Android Headlines showed no major pricing changes for the Pixel 10 lineup, the outlet has shared another rumor that suggests the 41mm Pixel Watch 4 will start at the same $349 price tag for the Wi-Fi version, increasing to $399 for the LTE variant.

Meanwhile, Android Headlines says the larger 45mm Pixel Watch 4 could cost $399 for the Wi-Fi version and $449 with LTE.

Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Garmin isn’t rushing to make smart glasses.

In its Q2 2025 earnings call, Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble says, “Glasses have come and gone once, and the utility and concerns around the use of those have always come up in the context.” He went on to say it’s a “wait and see thing.”

He’s not wrong. Privacy is still a major concern with smart glasses. But frankly, Garmin is probably happy enough with another gangbusters quarter in fitness, logging a 41 percent increase year-over-year.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is stuck in a familiar orbit

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I’m at peace with the squircle. Gemini is promising. But the sum of the parts doesn’t add up to a must-have upgrade.

Victoria Song
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Victoria Song
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
It’s happened again.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Google’s Pixel 10 range has leaked. This time Evan Blass did the honors, sharing images of the 10 Pro and Pro XL, the Watch 4, and our first look at the Buds 2A.

This week we’ve seen repeated leaks of the phone designs, the Watch 4’s new charger, and even an official tease, so there won’t be much left to tell when everything launches on August 20th,

1/5Image: evleaks
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 should match its new phones.

Yesterday we learned Google’s new smartwatch might charge on its side, and now Android Headlines has shared official renders of it in various colors, matching almost every hue we’ve seen from the Pixel 10 phones: the vibrant “Indigo” and “Limoncello;” the muted “Moonstone” and “Porcelain;” and “Obsidian” black — plus a return for the Pixel 9A’s “Iris” purple.

More colors are expected, while the watch itself will apparently come in black, silver, gold, and “Moonstone.”

<em>This punchy “Limoncello” Sport Band will match the base Pixel 10.</em>
<em>As will the equally vibrant “Indigo.”</em>
<em>The “Iris” Active Band is designed to suit the Pixel 9A.</em>
<em>While “Porcelain” can match some 10 Pro models.</em>
<em>“Moonstone” is another Pro color, and gets its own matching watch case too.</em>
<em>And there’s always black if you’re feeling boring.</em>
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This punchy “Limoncello” Sport Band will match the base Pixel 10.
Image: Android Headlines
watchOS 26 preview: a subtler take on AI

Workout Buddy is Apple’s foray into fitness AI, but the real stars of watchOS 26 are Wrist Flick and Smart Stack.

Victoria Song
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Gemini is ready for your Wear OS watch now.

Google’s AI is rolling out to more wearables, after the company announced it was coming at I/O in May, then debuted it on the Galaxy Watch 8 this month.

Gemini replaces Google Assistant, and should be available from the Play Store for any watch running Wear OS 4 or later that has Assistant. But if your watch doesn’t have Assistant already, you’re not getting the Gemini upgrade.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The AirPods Pro 2 can now serve as hearing aids in more countries.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company has officially launched its hearing aid feature, along with the Apple Watch’s sleep apnea detection, in more locations, including Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and others.