The future of WiFi is Mesh, and Google might be missing out

The secret to unlocking all the cool technological stuff you can do in your home is centered around a very reliable network. Smartphones and tablets; TVs and streaming sticks; printers, and laptop and desktop computers; game consoles; security cameras; wireless speakers; internet connected doorbells, door locks, door sensors, and garage door openers; motion sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, and leak detectors; thermostats, smoke detectors, and CO detectors; smart light bulbs; and more, all of these devices rely on one singular thing: your home network.Be it wired or wireless, ...

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Pixel Schmixel: Why I’m opting out of Google’s latest smartphone

Hi, I’m Joe “the Android Guy”. Perhaps you’ve heard of me. I’m that guy who says Android is the best mobile operating system out there, and that “Pure Android” is the best of the best. If you want a “Pure Android” phone, you own a Nexus. Notice I said you “own” a Nexus, not you “buy” a Nexus or you “use” a Nexus. You own a Nexus.Nexus phones and tablets are (were?) devices commissioned by Google, sold directly to consumers (and occasionally through select carriers). They generally got timely updates ...

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