The new Galaxy products are available through various online and offline channels in the Netherlands, including third-party retailers. And, according to SamMobile, most retailers expect to ship the devices within 24 hours. Samsung’s online store says pre-orders will be shipped beginning August 11, i. e. today. Unfortunately, such prompt shipping for the latest Galaxy foldables and smartwatches doesn’t seem to be available anywhere else- at least, not as of now. Nonetheless, we expect Samsung to start shipping Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 pre-orders sooner than August 26....

Google Maps is adding Immersive View for select cities Google Maps is adding Immersive View for select cities Starting with Immersive View, Google had previously teased this feature during its I/O 2022 conference in May. It began rolling out part of this experience in July with photorealistic 3D aerial views of around 100 popular landmarks around the world. The company has now expanded the feature to over 250 landmarks. Google Maps offers 360-degree models of the Empire State Building in New York City, Big Ben in London, Alcatraz in San Francisco, Tokyo Tower and Skytree in Tokyo, Acropolis in Athens, the Oracle Park stadium in San Francisco, and many more popular landmarks....

Before we get down to it, though, do note that the Pixel Notepad name was also mentioned. Those are the only two names that were highlighted thus far, so… chances are one of them will be used. Based on the latest info, however, the ‘Pixel Fold’ will probably be final. That’s what the phone is being called, internally. Having said that, let’s see what’s expected out of Google’s very first foldable smartphone....

According to Google, Pixel will be the first-ever presenting partner of the NBA Playoffs. It joins the current NBA Finals “presenting sponsor” YouTube TV in the postseason. Google is also each league’s “Official Search Engine and Search Trends and Fan Insights Partner.” As part of the new multi-year partnership with the NBA, Google will now create “exciting immersive experiences” for fans. The company will combine “Google Search trends, information, technology, devices, and services” for a deeper experience....

Since tweeting out “New phone, who dis?” at 10AM ET, the account has grown to almost 5,000 followers. Which doesn’t sound like a lot, and that’s because it’s not. But remember that Pixel is mostly for the Android nerds out there. So we wouldn’t expect it to grow as big as say the Samsung Mobile US account. As this account is really just for one line of phones – about 3 phones per year....