Hardware Engineering
Fairphone 6 FP6.TP1B: GCam 9.2 HDR+ Enhanced Greys Out After Camera2 HAL Drops to LIMITED
TL;DR: On Fairphone 6 build FP6.TP1B, the GCam 9.2 port shows HDR+ Enhanced greyed out because the rear camera reports INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL =.
Pixel 10 Pro Thermal Throttling Under Gemini Nano Workloads
Run a sustained Gemini Nano summarization loop on a Pixel 10 Pro and the skin temperature climbs past 43°C within about four minutes, at which point.
Android 17 Beta: I Bricked My Pixel So You Don’t Have To
I knew better. I really did. Rule number one of tech journalism: never, ever flash a Developer Preview on your daily driver.
My Shield Pro Is Dying And There Is No Heir Apparent
It happened again last Tuesday. I was twenty minutes into Dune: Part Two on Plex—the bitrate was climbing past 80 Mbps—when the screen just froze.
The Nvidia Shield TV is 7 Years Old and I’m Tired of Waiting
It’s 2026 and I’m still rebooting a device from 2019. Look, I love my Shield TV Pro. I really do. It’s been the single best piece of hardware in my living.
Android Hardware Is Getting Weird Again (And I Love It)
Actually, I should clarify – I stopped caring about the typical smartphone launches a while back. You know the drill: slightly better camera, slightly.
Local AI on Android: Why My S26 Ultra Needs a Fan Now
My pocket is burning, but the transcription is perfect. I was sitting on the train yesterday, trying to look normal while my thigh slowly cooked.
13 Days on a Single Charge? Moto Just Embarrassed Google
I have a drawer in my office. It’s the graveyard of dead wearables. There’s a Galaxy Watch 4 in there, a couple of Fitbits with snapped bands, and a Pixel.
We Hit Peak Smartphone Speed. It’s Boring.
I looked at the Geekbench scores for the latest wave of Android flagships yesterday. The numbers are absurd. We are talking about scores that beat my.
Why I Finally Ditched Glossy Screens for Matte
My eyes are tired. Are yours? I’m writing this at 11:30 PM. Usually, by this time of night, my eyes feel like they’ve been scrubbed with sandpaper.