Google‘s Pixel 2 ($98 at Amazon) and Pixel 2 XL ($249 at Amazon) are compatible with the company’s cellular service, Project Fi. In fact, neither device even needs a Project Fi SIM card to activate service. Instead, Google included an eSIM in both phones, which means you no longer have to wait for Google to …

Editors’ note: This was originally published on May 25, 2016, and has since been updated to reflect changes to the Paribus service.  I do a considerable amount of shopping online, so when a service comes along promising to help me save money, I pay attention. Paribus is one such service; it monitors your purchases at nearly 30 stores, watches for …

“Stranger Things” is almost back.  The second season of the cultural phenomenon arrives on Netflix on Friday. We discuss the tricks Netflix plays to get us hooked on that show and others, including choosing that perfect splash photo to tease the show.  Not that we need another photo to get us excited.  We also discuss T-Mobile’s third-quarter earnings results and how …

In another classic case of now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t, the entry-level Nokia 2 Android phone briefly appeared on retailer B&H’s website before being removed, according to Android Headlines. A search result for the white version of the phone was still available on Google at the time of writing: Looks like you’ll be able to buy it in white and black. Screenshot by …

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Something strange is afoot with Apple’s new iPhone 8. Tech recycling site Decluttr is seeing more trade-ins of both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus than any other new iPhone right after its launch, the company reported. Declutter told CNET that the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus make up 7 percent of its total buy-backs.  “The highest figure to …

Remember how crazy everyone went in 2016 when buyers stood in long lines for the chance to buy Snapchat Spectacles from a robot?  The gambit may have garnered social media company Snap 150,000 sales of the glasses that shoot and broadcast snaps, but a new report from The Information (paywall; via Quarz) suggests that the hype overshadowed demand, leaving potentially …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Woz not upgrading? What has the world come to? James Martin/CNET Can it be that the world will be deprived of one of the great Apple traditions? It seems that on every launch day, the company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak is at an Apple store to …

Parting with your money online isn’t always as easy and breezy as it should be, but Google thinks it’s come up with a fix. The company launched Pay with Google on Monday, a service that should help you speed through online checkouts in record time. Gone are the forms, the session timeouts, the errors and the backup authentication, promised the …

#article-body > div.article-main-body > div > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} #article-body > div.col-7.article-main-body.row > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} The Good: Google’s Pixel 2 has a superb camera with OIS and excellent low-light shooting. It’s water-resistant and Google Lens calls up a trove of information to help you explore your surroundings. The Bad: The phone’s battery doesn’t keep pace with the Pixel’s competitors and its …