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Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Google Makes New $400 Offer To Pixel 9 Pro Buyers
The Google Pixel 9 Pro just received its biggest discount yet. Photographer: David Paul ... More Morris/Bloomberg This is the deal Pixel 9 buyers have been waiting for. After slashing the price of the Pixel 9a for the first time and repeated discounts for the Pixel 9 Pro over the last few months, Google has now produced one of its best deals yet. This is one of the U.K. Google Store's more generous Pixel 9 discounts, dropping the price of the Pixel 9 by £200 ($269.86), bringing the final price down to £599 ($808.23), and the Pixel 9 Pro / XL by £300 ($404.79), bringing the price down to £699 ($943.16). The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is £350 ($472.26) cheaper, with a final price now at £1,399 ($1887.68). The promotion is in aid of English soccer team Liverpool FC winning its 20th league title this season, but Google doesn't need an excuse to drop prices for its phones. The Search company ramped up the frequency of its sales around half way through the lifecycle of the Pixel 8, launching new promotions almost monthly. This new sale, however, is one of its biggest yet. Most other deals have focussed on knocking $150 and $200 off the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro respectively. The size of this discount represents how late in the cycle these phones are, with the Pixel 10 likely landing this August. After that, Pixel 9 prices will be in freefall. The Google Pixel 8 pro is dirt cheap. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty ... More Images) Buying last year's phone has suddenly become a viable option because of Google and Samsung's recent software support policy change. Both companies now offer seven years of promised Android updates and security patches. This means your Pixel 8 should be supported until 2030. I say 'should' because I hold a small bit of skepticism about a company like Google continually updating a seven year-old-device when it famously ditches products suddenly and without notice. If we take Google's word for it, though, the Pixel 8 is worth considering if you're looking for a new phone. It is decently repairable, with a score of 6 out of 10 according to iFixit, where parts and guides can be easily found. The Pixel 8 has many of the Pixel 9's features, including AI tools like Magic Editor, Best Take, and Video Boost (on the Pixel 8 Pro). Formerly exclusive Pixel 9 features, such as the Pixel Weather app, have now migrated over to the Pixel 8. Only the updated hardware separates the two phones (this is becoming increasingly the case for Pixel phones). Finally, the Pixel 8 series is dirt cheap. Right now, you can pick up the Pixel 8 Pro for $449 on Amazon. These Pixel 9 discounts are the better deal at the moment, but when the price goes up again after May 31st—when the Google Store deal ends—the Pixel 8 price will stay low and continue to dip.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
Lawmakers draw attention to Connecticut's Safe Haven Law
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — On every Jan. 2, Meriden police hold a ceremony to honor a baby they named 'David Paul.' That is the day back in 1988 when he was found at the base of a tree. He had been left by a troubled mother. 'We will never forget. We made a promise,' said former Meriden Police Chief Robert Kosienski. 'We'll never forget. We did adopt him and he's ours.' Kosienski was the police chief at the time and he would later testify at hearings about the Safe Haven Law which was passed in 2000. New Haven police reconnect father and daughter who was kidnapped decades ago 'I told them all about David Paul. How the baby was found. How it never should have happened and if they had that law in place the baby would have been alive and safe,' said the former chief. 'It's a shame it wasn't in place at the time and a woman didn't know what to do.' The law allows mothers of a newborn baby to drop the baby off at a hospital emergency room anonymously without punishment. 'So often I hear well this legislation may save lives. Guess what. This one does,' said State Rep. Tim Ackert. '59 as a matter of fact.' Each year, lawmakers hold a press conference to remind people of the law and the choice for mothers who may be in distress. 'The person who drops off the baby is given a matching wrist band so if they decide within the next 30 days that they would like to reunify with the baby they go back and it would be through DCF,' explained former State Rep. Pam Sawyer. Some Republican lawmakers are hoping to expand the law by bringing so-called 'baby boxes' to Connecticut. 'This provides an opportunity to leave an infant enclosed attached to a hospital or other facility,' said State Sen. Heather Somers. Right now the baby is handed to a nurse or staff member in an emergency room but some say some mothers may be too fearful to do that in person. 'I'm open to exploring ways to improve the law but I love Connecticut's law because of the warm transfer,' said Carl Schiessl with the Connecticut Hospital Association. 'This is just another opportunity to have an added measure of protection and safety for those in a really vulnerable position,' said Somers. The bill which would provide for the so-called 'baby boxes' did not make it out of the public safety committee but may be re-introduced later. The Safe Haven Law has been expanded over the years. It is now taught to students in school because sometimes teenagers are affected. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
