Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are mighty impressive. The “pure” Google experience combined with a stunning camera and a unique approach to the overall design, makes for a pair of compelling devices. Here’s how to get the most out of your Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL. Now playing: Watch this: Pixel 2 …
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Check out these new camera features on the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
We’ve been busy putting the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL’s new camera to the test, and now it’s time we explain how you can use these features yourself. There’s a new portrait mode, a motion feature, and Google thinks the phone is now smart enough to handle HDR on its own. Now playing: Watch this: Pixel 2 vs. iPhone …
Read More »Here’s everything the Pixel 2’s Active Edge do
The idea of squeezing a phone to trigger some sort of action or feature is a bit odd. HTC did it first with the U11, and now Google has added the feature to the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Now playing: Watch this: The brains behind Google’s Pixel 2 camera 3:34 Using Active Edge, there are a few things …
Read More »Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL: 5 new features to try
Google’s latest smartphone is full of new features and customization options. Be it a really smart camera or painless way to see what song is currently playing, you just have to know where to look. Here are 5 tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL. Now playing: Watch this: …
Read More »Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL: How to preorder the new phones now
Google on Wednesday revealed its new flagship phones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, with preorders going live after the event. If you’re eager to get your hands on Google’s latest wares, the wait won’t be much longer. Let’s take a look. Now playing: Watch this: Pixel 2 and 2 XL: Better camera but no headphone jack 1:54 Price The …
Read More »Microsoft Edge browser for mobile now available for preview
If you’re a Windows PC user looking for a new browser for your iOS or Android device, you might give the new mobile version of Microsoft‘s Edge browser a try. Available today in preview for Windows Insiders — enroll here — the new version of Edge promises some quality of life benefits if you also use Edge on your PC. Among the …
Read More »Google Pixel 2 event: Livestream, start time, how to watch
Livestream Update: The event has ended. Here’s everything Google announced, along with all of our followup coverage. Apple unveiled its new iPhones on Sept. 12. Last week, Amazon surprised us with five new Echo products. Now, it’s Google‘s turn. WHEN: Today, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. PT; 12 noon ET; 5 p.m. UK; 3 a.m. (Thursday) Sydney — or see …
Read More »Google Glass lives on inside Google’s new Pixel products
Back in 2013, I was boarding a New Jersey Transit train with a piece of metal and plastic on my head. Google Glass ended up being a symbol of many things — the technology industry’s cavalier invasions of privacy, or its increasing elitism — but its promise of a cyborg future didn’t ever really arrive. More from Google’s event Google …
Read More »Google Pixel 2, Pixelbook and Home Mini up for UK pre
Google showed off a whole bunch of new tech on Wednesday in San Francisco, and the great news for Brits is that it will mostly all be available for preorder in the UK immediately. First up is the Pixel 2, the successor to 2016’s sell-out Pixel phone. The smaller version of the phone, with the 5-inch screen, will cost £629 …
Read More »Pixel Buds: $159 wireless headphones do real
Everybody else is doing a headphone, so why not Google? The Pixel Buds, the company’s new $159 (£159, AU$229) in-ear headphones, will be available in November in color options that match the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones. More from Google’s event Google Pixel 2, XL take on iPhone X with squeezable sides Google announces Pixelbook Chromebook Google Home …
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