Ever since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone a decade ago, gadget lovers, the press and industry watchers have waited for Google to make its move. The battle became the stuff of tech lore, akin to the rivalries of the ages: Coke versus Pepsi, Magic versus Bird, Yankees versus Red Sox. So when Google finally released its first branded, flagship phone …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She’s left him. But there’s solace in Sonos. Sonos/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Sonos executives must be looking at vast tech companies making smart speakers and resisting the urge to hum a dirge. Amazon launched its latest Echos last week. Google on Wednesday presented its new …
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I wish it weren’t true. But it is. Google’s just-announced Pixel 2 phones don’t have a headphone jack. The 3.5mm connector is missing. It’s not on the top, where Google placed it on last year’s Pixel. And it’s not on the bottom either, where you’ll find the USB-C data/charge port all by its lonesome. The audio jack is simply gone. …
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After months of speculation and an accidental leak last month, Google formally announced its latest phones at an event in the San Francisco Jazz Center: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The phones are nearly identical in every way aside from size, battery and price. The Pixel 2, the smaller of the two, comes with a revamped camera, Daydream …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Does it call to you? Do you have clothes to model? CNET Did you, an iPhone aficionado, look at the Pixel 2 and salivate? Please don’t worry. There’s an ad for that. No sooner had Google released its new Pixel 2 phone than it uploaded …
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At a time when every major smartphone maker has switched to a dual-camera setup for their highest-end phones, Google just did the opposite. Both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones use a single 12.2-megapixel lens on the back instead of two. Why would Google, a company at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, retreat from the dual-camera trend? Well, …
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Moment, maker of lens accessories that help transform your mobile phone into something more like a proper SLR camera, is ready with lenses and lens cases for Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones. Two cases, in black or walnut, cost $30 and let either phone accommodate Moment’s lenses. There are four specifically sold for the Pixel 2 …
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Wednesday an event in San Francisco, Google announced its newest phones: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The announcement comes after an accidental leak revealing the phones last month. The new Pixel phones are nearly identical in every way aside from the 2 XL being bigger with a larger battery and a higher price. The Pixel 2 XL comes …
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The Apple Watch Series 3 has had problems connecting to LTE networks when around certain recognized public Wi-Fi spots, but a new software update could correct the issues. The new Apple Watch WatchOS 4.0.1 firmware, available now, promises it “fixes issues that in rare cases were causing Apple Watch to join unauthenticated (captive) Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in …
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