Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are expected to hit the streets this fall, and the company has already given us an idea of what they’ll look like in May. But pre-release versions of the phone have been appearing in the wild for months, and now popular tech YouTuber Unbox Therapy has posted… an unboxing and first look at some non-working dev units.
The new phones are expected to have next-gen Google Tensor processors and an updated design that will still look quite familiar to anyone who’s seen a Pixel 6 series phone.
In other recent web tech news, Netflix is already bundling some mobile games with its video streaming service, but there’s evidence the company could move into the game streaming space next. One of Raspberry Pi’s original manufacturing and distribution partners doesn’t do any of those things anymore. Windows Insiders in Japan are the latest to be able to run Android apps on a Windows 11 PC. LibreOfice 7.4 has been released and, among other things, it adds support for WebP images. And hardware acceleration is coming to Waydroid on the Librem 5 smartphone, which should improve the performance of Android apps running on this Linux phone.
Unbox Therapy has gotten its hands on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices on pre-rental. There’s no usable software, but the hardware looks legit (keeping in mind that this is developer hardware and might be subject to change). https://t.co/e5O4ChlNHr
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 19, 2022
Until now, Netflix games have all been mobile titles. But recent job postings suggest the company is planning to enter the cloud gaming space, which could see Netflix compete with Microsoft, NVIDIA and Google in streaming PC and console titles. https://t.co/Hb6kv6yapS
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 19, 2022
RS Components, one of the two original manufacturing and distribution partners for Raspberry Pi, has seen its license expire and will end sales of Raspbery Pi devices. As demand still outstrips supply, other partners continue to manufacture and sell Raspberry Pi hardware. https://t.co/PL7A94FCHX
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 19, 2022
Microsoft is extending a preview of Windows Subsystem for Android (for running Android apps on Windows PCs) to Windows Insiders in Japan running Windows 11 22H2 or later and Microsoft Store version 22206.1401.6 or later. https://t.co/5F1vKLTvpD pic.twitter.com/tvMa5714bV
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 18, 2022
NVIDIA’s GeForce Now game streaming service now offers up to 1440p/120fps streaming to the Chrome web browser for those paying $20/month for an RTX 3080 subscription. https://t.co/ xgdIuc833D pic.twitter.com/FnExXPypyn
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 18, 2022
LibreOffice 7.4 brings support for WebP images, a search field for the extension manager, better change tracking for footnotes in Writer, up to 16384 columns in spreadsheets and a new support for document themes in Impress, among others. https://t.co/ZlmAzSwGRS pic.twitter.com/rOYBdTr3JU
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) August 18, 2022
Hey! Sorry for the wait, it was a little late. Some spares should be available now: https://t.co/5FqLuCUGpp , other SPs like the motherboard should be available within ~months. Thanks for the patience!
— GAMELASTER (gamiee) (@gamelaster) August 18, 2022
So far, Waydroid has never worked with GPU acceleration on the Librem 5… it’s time to change that! pic.twitter.com/Pf6qBrfeFH
— Sebastien Krzyszkowiak (@dos1) August 16, 2022
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