Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
In an email to customers, YouTube says it is raising the price of YouTube Premium family plan from $17.99 per month to $22.99 per month — YouTube Premium is getting its first major price hike as the service will now charge $22.99 per month for its family plan.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Some YouTube viewers say ads on the platform have been expanding greatly in length and quantity recently, with reports of five to 10 unskippable ads per break — The experience of watching YouTube has been infiltrated by ads over the years as a means of maintaining the platform and supporting creators financially.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Canalys: Samsung passed Huawei to become the world’s second-largest smartwatch maker in Q2 2022, shipping 2.8M units, up 58% YoY, on strong Galaxy Watch 4 sales — Google’s Wear OS was a forgotten platform in the greater smartwatch market when looking at what people were actually buying, but things are quickly turning around.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Carl Pei’s Nothing will hike the price of its Ear (1) wireless earbuds from $99 to $149 on October 26, citing “an increase in costs” — Nothing is hiking the price of its debut Ear 1 earbuds from $99 to $149, the company’s CEO Carl Pei has announced.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube releases its 2022 recap for the US, highlighting the most-watched videos, top creators, breakout stars, top songs, and global top ads — Following the Music Recap earlier this week, YouTube is revealing the top trending videos of 2022 and other lists that more or less serve as a stand in for Rewind.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google unveils search results with a “Discussions and forums” section, rolling out on mobile in the US, and with machine-translated news coverage, in early 2023 — At Search On 2022, Google announced that “Discussions and forums” will be getting their own sections in results …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Intel says it will replace the Pentium and Celeron brands with Intel Processor, starting with notebooks in 2023 — While there are more and more premium Chrome OS devices, the category very much excels at the cheaper end of the market. When buying those Chromebooks next year …
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