It's been a few years since Google introduced the camera bar on the Pixel 6. Over the next few generations, Google refined the look of the unique design element, most recently rounding off its edges on the Pixel 9 series. We are not sure what the future holds for the Pixel 10, but new high-quality renders purportedly showing off the design of the Pixel 9a seem to reveal that Google is removing the camera bar on its budget phone. On Monday, Steve Hemmerstoffer (@OnLeaks) teamed up with Android Headlines to share an early look at the upcoming Google Pixel 9a. While the design of the Pixel 8 looked rather similar to that of the Pixel 8a, that won't be the case this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZaLYfOg9TU As you can see in the video and image above, Google appears to have smoothed out the back side of the new budget phone. The dual camera module still sits on its own small "island" on the rear panel, but the camera bar is nowhere to be found. Android Headlines also points out that the Pixel 9a will ship with Android 15 when it launches next year, which wasn't the case for the Pixel 9. There's also a chance that this will be the final Google phone to ship with a processor from Samsung, as the Pixel 10 is expected to feature a custom Google processor built by TSMC. As for specifications, we suspect the Pixel 9a will perform similarly to the Pixel 8a, but with the Tensor G4 replacing the Tensor G3. Google announced the Pixel 8a in May 2024, and everyone is expecting a similar timeline for the Pixel 9a. "The Google Pixel 9 Pro retains many of the design elements from previous Pixel phones, including the camera bar across the back of the device. But it also offers a number of design tweaks that I actually quite like," said Christian de Looper in a review of the Pixel 9 Pro for BGR. "For starters, that camera bar is a little more distinct and avoids blending into the frame like Pixel phones before it. It’s certainly noticeable, but I like the look, and it helps give the phone a unique design without verging on looking too silly." Don't Miss: Google Pixel 9 Pro review: Leaps and bounds ahead The post Pixel 9a leaked images show that Google is ditching the camera bar appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: First Apple Watch Series 10 discount, $20 Amazon credit, $318 HP laptop, more Today’s deals: Pitaka iPhone 16 cases, $10 off Starbucks coffee, $199 iPad 9, $36 Dreo space heater, more Best Apple deals for September 2024 Best Echo Dot deals for Fall Prime Day 2024

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Legend of the stage and screen Maggie Smith died on September 27 at the age of 89. Following her passing, tributes have flooded in remembering her formidable career and the quality of her character. One particularly memorable tribute to Smith has come from her First Wives Club co-star Bronson Pinchot, who recalled falling in love with her during an unexpected encounter. Over a career that spanned more than seven decades, Smith garnered global recognition for her work in both classical theater and modern cinema and TV. She won two Academy Awards, five BAFTAs, along with Tony and Olivier Awards. Known for her commanding performances in films such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, as well as her portrayal of Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter series and the indomitable Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey, Smith left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment. But she has also left those who knew her with cherished memories of a friend and idol. Bronson Pinchot remembers falling in love with Maggie Smith filming ‘First Wives Club’ in an unexpected way FIRST WIVES CLUB starring Maggie Smtih and Bronson Pinchot / Everett Collection The First Wives Club was released in 1996 and, in addition to Smith and Pinchot, starred Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton. Bronson recently recounted first meeting Smith, which was love at first sight with a comical twist. “No one introduced us; they just sat us together,” Pinchot shared with People of how he and Smith first worked together at “a funeral-home set” while filming. “I started to tell her that her performance as Desdemona in Othello had moved me so much I had to be literally carried out of the movie theater.” Whatever reaction Pinchot expected, Smith did not give it. Instead, “She picked up her clutch purse and crisply whacked me with it, saying sweetly but firmly, ‘We’ll have none of that.'” He added, “I had loved her as an artist, but from that moment, I loved her as a person.” Breaking the ice World Premiere of ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ / ImageCollect This first meeting left a lasting impression on Pinchot. In fact, he recounted it fondly well before Smith passed. “She smacked me with it [in the chest] like we’re colleagues and you don’t need to be telling me that I’m something great,” he mused in a June interview with People. Bronson Pinchot in First Wives Club-min / Everett Collection “And it was the most affectionate, eloquent [moment],” he went on, “because what she was saying was, ‘Look, we’re equals here. … Oh, God, I just adored her.” Their unexpected friendship inspired Pinchot to look out for her when Smith retreated to her makeup trailer in tears because she had an abscess in her tooth and was not permitted to go take care of it. Pinchot launched into action, speaking with Scott Rudin, who wanted to find out who told Smith she could not go, and who personally brought Smith into a limo so she could go to the dentist. TEA WITH THE DAMES / Everett Collection Next up: Jane Sibbett On The Abuse She Endured For Playing A Lesbian In ‘Friends’ The post Bronson Pinchot Remembers Falling In Love With Maggie Smith After She Hit Him appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Dana Daly