Will Sattelberg

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series might seem a little messy to outside observers, but no amount of drama or rumored Edge cancellations could seemingly dampen what the company sees as a slam-dunk hit set to arrive in just a few months.

Welcome to The Sideload episode 11, a NewGeekGuide podcast. This week, Will is joined by Nick Sutrich, Senior Content Producer at Android Central, to discuss everything VR, AR, and whatever lies in between. This isn’t just a conversation surrounding the launch of Galaxy XR and the Android XR platform — together, Nick and Will walk through the entire XR landscape, ranging from the ongoing dominance of Meta Quest to the failure of PSVR2, and, of course, a look at the smart glasses that could shape our future.

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The Pixel 10 is about as good a smartphone as we’ve seen from Google yet, and you don’t have to take our word for it. Google’s seeing some unprecedented success on the back of its latest hardware launch, and while it’s a far cry from the likes of Apple and Samsung, it’s something worth getting excited about.

We’re entering our first full week of Google’s fight with Disney over its YouTube TV agreements, and the pain is starting to spread. In addition to the looming threat of missing out on Monday Night Football, Disney has seemingly pulled its content from Google Play over its failed negotiations.

While one Android flagship is seeing a launch so early, it’s beating out the holiday season, Samsung appears content to take its time building up to the Galaxy S26 series.

Welcome to episode 76 of Pixelated, a podcast by NewGeekGuide. It’s another round of Galaxy XR talk — this time, with a full week’s worth of use under Abner’s belt (or face, rather). From tablet comparisons to finding the true use case for this sort of headset, all three of your trusted hosts have found themselves pleasantly surprised and intrigued by the device Samsung and Google has managed to build, even if it’s tough to see this as anything more than an expensive stepping stone towards the lighter, more comfortable gadgets of your sci-fi dreams.

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As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google partnered with YouGov to commission a survey of over 5,000 smartphone users throughout the US, India, and Brazil, and their findings surrounding spam and scam texts might surprise you.

Regardless of whether agentic AI is the future of the web, the AI-based browser wars are really starting to heat up. Following the launches of AI-focused tools from Perplexity and OpenAI, Samsung is throwing its hat in the ring with the arrival of its Android-based browser on PC.

For a lineup set to debut in just a few months, the Galaxy S26 series sure seems to be in a constant state of flux. It wasn’t long ago that Samsung appeared set to launch a radically different trio of phones: the usual Galaxy S26 Ultra paired with a Plus-replacing Galaxy S26 Edge and a smaller Galaxy S26 “Pro.” It took less than the entirety of October for that all to fall apart, with the Edge seemingly scrapped and that “Pro” suffix dropped entirely. In other words, its vision for 2026 seemed to collapse overnight.

The OnePlus 15 already saw an official launch in China earlier this month, teeing up for a broader rollout in the coming weeks. Well, OnePlus fans might not have to wait as long as they might’ve feared, as the company’s next flagship phone will be on store shelves well before Black Friday.

We’ve known for a while now that Google is working on a successor to this year’s excellent Pixel 9a. Now, thanks to a new leak, we’re getting our first glimpse at what the Pixel 10a might actually look like when it arrives on store shelves.

Welcome to The Sideload episode 10, a NewGeekGuide podcast. This week, Will is joined by Steve Radochia, mobile author at Android Police and the creator behind his YouTube channel, StevealiciousTech. Together, Steve and Will break down the trends that defined 2025’s smartphones, from ultra-thin hardware to the state of foldables and, of course, the big debate surrounding Tensor G5. It’s an incredibly nerdy conversation, and one die-hard smartphone fans won’t want to miss.

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Video calls have helped military families feel closer with those serving than ever before, and through a new partnership with the United Service Organizations, Google wants to take that feeling even farther.

Ahead of an expected global launch in the coming weeks, OnePlus is launching its latest flagship device in China first, and it’s giving us a good idea on what to expect.

Welcome to episode 75 of Pixelated, a podcast by NewGeekGuide. This week, we dive into the long-awaited launch of Galaxy XR, the realized name for Project Moohan and our first glimpse at a real Android XR product. But what spot can Google and Samsung claim in a market that hasn’t shown much demand yet for premium hardware? And is the future of Android XR other third-party headsets, or is this a stopgap on the way to glasses? Abner, Damien, and Will try to make sense for this vision of wearable computing.

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Nobody likes ads, and that goes double for ads appearing in more personal, unexpected spaces. Unfortunately, it’s a lesson smartphone companies appear to need to relearn again and again, with Nothing finding itself the latest culprit.

Since its launch a couple of years ago, Boox has won over fans everywhere with its smartphone-esque Palma series, combining an e-reader with a more pocketable form factor. While the company’s not ready to unveil whatever a third-gen Palma might look like, the newly-upgraded Palma 2 Pro looks pretty enticing for anyone still holding out.

Although we’ve all adjusted pretty quickly to the modern seven-year software support standard set by Samsung and Google, it’s easy to forget it’s still a relatively new shift. There are still plenty of devices with four years of OS upgrades set to age out over the next few years, and today, it’s the Galaxy S21 FE’s turn to graduate into security patches exclusively.

For better or worse, short-form video is here to stay, and YouTube is continuing to build out its TikTok rival. This time, however, the update isn’t designed to keep you interacting with shorts for longer — it’s to get you off the platform without wasting too much of your time.

There’s a new Android Canary build out, and with it comes a preview of changes Google has in store for a future update. After building out a rough flashlight brightness UI a couple of months ago, Google’s testing out an Apple-inspired UI for everyone’s favorite camera-adjacent utility.

Welcome to The Sideload episode 9, a NewGeekGuide podcast. This week, Will is joined by Chris Wedel, the creator behind the YouTube channel Gadgets & Gravel and a writer at sites like CNET, Android Central, and XDA. Chris has dived deep into the type of smart home gadgets you might not think about all too often — robot lawn mowers, wall-illuminating specialized bulbs, electric scooters, and much more — and the result is an exceptionally fun chat on all sorts of gadgets and the state of creation in 2025.

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