Google has a new set of true wireless earbuds to compete with Apple’s AirPods, but you’ll have to wait a while to get your hands on them. The company’s new Pixel Buds — or Pixel Buds 2, as some are calling them — are scheduled to ship next spring (2020), Google announced Tuesday at its …
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15 October
New AMC Theatres streaming service lets you rent or buy movies at home
AMC wants to be your go-to place for movies, whether that’s out at the theater or at home on the couch. The movie theater chain is launching AMC Theatres On Demand for members of its AMC Stubs rewards program. The service, available Tuesday, will offer approximately 2,000 popular movies for rent or purchase, the company said. The service will include …
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15 October
Google starts selling USB
For those who want the strongest protections against getting their accounts hacked, Google began selling a new model of its Titan hardware security keys Tuesday that plugs into a USB-C port. The new $40 model will work in devices with newer USB-C ports — most notably Android phones that in the past needed adapters or other wireless techniques. Hardware security …
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15 October
Google Pixel 4: Verizon’s no longer the exclusive carrier, and that’s a good thing
After breathlessly listing off the Google Pixel 4’s many new features — including a radar chip capable of detecting gestures, as well as a voice recorder app and a slicker display (we hadn’t even gotten to the cameras yet) — Sabrina Ellis, the company’s vice president of product, dropped another development: The phone would be available for sale at every …
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15 October
Buy a Google Pixel 4, get 3 free months of Google One
At today’s Made by Google event, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL were announced as expected. Google also announced an extended trial of sorts for its Google One cloud-storage service: When you buy one of the new phones, you’ll get three free months on the 100GB tier. Google One affords not only cloud storage for your devices, but also …
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15 October
Google unveils Pixel 4 with radar gesture control
Google unveiled its Pixel 4 phone Tuesday at an event in New York City. It’s the first phone to use a radar sensor to let users control it using gestures, said Google’s Sabrina Ellis, via Motion Sense sensor. You’ll be able to do tasks like skip a song or silence a call through gestures. “It’s one of the best ways …
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15 October
Forget the Pixel 4: The best deals are on the Pixel 3
The Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are official — and officially expensive. The former starts at $799, the latter at $899. That’s no surprise; the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were priced exactly the same when they made their debut last year. I don’t know about you, but I’d have a hard time scrounging up that kind …
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15 October
Yahoo data breach: How to file for $358 or more as part of claim settlement
If you had a Yahoo account any time between 2012 and 2016, you can now take part in a class action settlement to compensate you for losses. Over several years, hackers were able to gain access to Yahoo user accounts, and steal private emails, calendars and contacts in at least three separate attacks. The breaches ranged in scope from two …
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15 October
Pixel 4, Pixel Buds, Nest Mini: Google wants its software in every part of your life
Google on Tuesday unveiled a spate of highly anticipated new devices, including its flagship Pixel 4 phone, Pixel Buds to compete with Apple’s Airpods, and a new version of the Google Home Mini speaker, renamed the Nest Mini. But if you really want to understand Google’s goals when it comes to consumer hardware, one of the company’s less-celebrated products, a …
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15 October
Logitech’s new wireless keyboard and mouse optimized for Google’s Chrome OS
Logitech on Tuesday launched a new wireless keyboard and mouse built for Google’s Chrome OS: the Logitech K580 Slim Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard, Chrome OS Edition, and the Logitech M355 Portable Wireless Mouse. The “Made for Google” devices pair well with the Google Pixelbook, Logitech said in a release. The keyboard features a Google Assistant key, a row of Chrome OS shortcut keys …
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