Digital wallets are supposed to be faster than physical ones, so if yours feels slower, this is likely a configuration issue rather than a hardware one. It might be time to go into your settings and adjust what is causing you to feel like you've got barriers in place. Your Pixel is a refined payment terminal; you just have to give it permission to act like one.
I turned my Pixel into a payment machine by ditching these default Google Wallet settings…caring about pixel-peeping mentality after a while. Sitting two feet away from a monitor is one thing. Sitting back on a couch with a controller in hand changes the way you…
…Related I tried running games at native resolution again, but DLSS 4.5 changed my mind Even pixel peepers would struggle to justify native rendering at this point Turning it off made…
Jasmine Mannan May 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…You are suddenly using a thumbstick to drag a tiny mouse cursor over a closed window button that is literally three pixels wide and impossible to click on. Hardware vendors solved the…
…Related I tried running games at native resolution again, but DLSS 4.5 changed my mind Even pixel peepers would struggle to justify native rendering at this point I'm not high…
…When I had the RTX 3090, I bought a 4K/160Hz monitor, which made me feel like I was getting ahead of my hardware at the time. Even though Nvidia advertised it…
…So, if you bought an Android phone for the open hardware platform where a Xiaomi phone can run a Google Camera app ported over from the Pixel, Google can now arbitrarily lock…
Jasmine Mannan Mar 31, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…Instead, they've changed or tweaked how I interact with my PC every single day, making it feel exciting to sit down and use it once again. A second monitor has made…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…