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If you’re in New Zealand and want a Google Pixel really, try PBTech
If you're in New Zealand and wanting a Google Pixel, then you're probably only too well aware that New Zealand wasn't included by Google as a launch country. In fact, Pixel is only available...
Google releases new OTAs and Factory Images for Pixels, Nexus with November security patches
Google has released its updates for Android including the November security updates, and they are now available as factory images and OTA .zip files for owners of Pixel and Pixel XL handsets, as well...
Root For Google Pixel Phones Updated With Important Bug Fix
Many of us obtain root access on our devices as soon as possible, though maybe not a many as used to. If you are a 'rooter', the problem is that there are often bugs...
OtterBox releases its heavy-duty cases for Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL
If you're the clumsy kind, a tradesperson, or someone who requires their phones to have a high level of protection, then you already know that OtterBox is one of the toughest cases you can...
Some Google Pixel XL customers have found slight manufacturing defects in their phones
Ausdroid reader TT has drawn our attention to a defect he observed with his new Pixel XL from Google, which you can see in the photo above. It might not be clear, but let us...
Google Pixel XL — Australian Review
Here it is, possibly the most anticipated Android phone of all time, and at least of 2016. It’s been manufactured by one of the biggest players in the Android space, HTC but unlike the...
Get Your Root Access For Google Pixel Phones
It was just three days ago that Chainfire obtained root access on his Pixel and then a day later he achieved root with a systemless method and DM-verity switchable. He said at the time...
*UPDATED* Chainfire XDA Obtains Root Access On Google Pixel
It was only five days ago that I pondered the question here whether root access on the Pixel phones would be attainable. Despite what appeared to be an insurmountable number of hurdles to jump...
Google Publishes More Pixel Videos
To say Google are all in on the Pixel phones is an understatement. We are seeing them market this phone like they have never marketed anything before. We have seen them release...
Google is aware of a lens flare issue affecting some Pixels, preparing a software...
As is often the case with a new phone, especially a popular one, if there are issues they are usually found fairly quickly. A problem that seems to be plaguing a number of new...
The 32GB Google Pixel XL Costs US$286 To Manufacture
The Google Pixel XL is not a cheap phone, as my credit card will attest to. Google have so obviously priced the phone exactly the same as the high end iPhones, aiming at...
While you may not be able to get a Pixel in the USA, you...
It seems that in the USA at least, if you want to buy a Pixel Phone from Google you'll have at least a 3-week wait for stock. Reports are coming in that even those...
You’ll want to watch Google’s new Pixel ad — but please don’t try to...
With Google's Pixel and Pixel XL phones now on sale, it's time for Google to roll out the ads, and the latest features a less-than-safe motorcycle rider expressing that riding a bike -- in...
Google wants to help you learn all there is to know about your new...
If you've got yourself a shiny new Pixel phone, or you're considering getting one, and you want to know all that Google's latest and greatest phone can do then Google has provided you with...
You Can Now Buy Official Google Pixel Cases From JB Hifi
On release date there wasn't much in the way of protection available for the new Pixels (Pixel and Pixel XL) which is nothing new for Google. Nexus devices rarely had cases ready within weeks...