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The Pixel 3A isn’t just a one-off affordable Google smartphone. It potentially marks the start of a family of budget devices.  At Tuesday’s Google I/O conference, the tech giant said it would continue to bring premium phone products down to a more affordable price point. The company said it plans to release phones “pretty regularly,” …

Imagine you’re thinking about chairs, and you Google up some to try out in your living room. Or, you’re looking at a subway map in Tokyo, and you see suggestions on what routes to take that suddenly appear, translated into your own language. Google AR and Google Lens are getting there faster than you think. I’m in Google’s Immersive Lab …

Google hopes a more wallet-friendly price tag will have you looking at its Pixel family again. The search giant on Tuesday unveiled the Pixel 3A, a mid-tier version of its flagship Pixel 3 phone released in October. The biggest difference between the two phones: about $400. The 3A costs roughly half as much as its predecessor, starting at $399 for …

Google’s new Android Q operating system will include a lot more parental controls, with the company’s Family Link features built in. When parents set up a phone or tablet for their child, they’ll be able to control and monitor that device using Family Link, a parental control app Google created in 2017. The controls include reviewing apps used and how …

We’ve seen the current 12-inch MacBook discounted in recent months, but Best Buy’s Tuesday-only $500 discount on the entry-level 12-incher is about the best sale price we’ve encountered. This ultraslim model lists for $1,300 but is selling for $800 in two color options (online only).  This model features Intel’s Core M3 chip, the mobile version of the Core i3, plus …

Today’s deal is a rerun, but with a pretty hefty discount compared to last time. This might make for a cute Mother’s Day gift? Read more: Awesome affordable gifts for Mother’s Day 2019 I thought I’d seen every kind of Bluetooth speaker. One that looks like a little TV. One that doubles as a light bulb. One that freakin’ levitates. …

Google will host thousands of developers in its hometown of Mountain View, California, for I/O, its biggest event of the year. The annual conference, which kicks off later today, is Google’s opportunity to tout its newest creations for its Android operating system, Assistant software and other popular services. But this year there’s even more at stake. It’s a chance for …

Google will build controls into Chrome that’ll let us better control how websites and online advertisers track us using small text files called cookies, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The move, expected to be announced this week at the Google I/O conference, will give the billion-plus users of Google’s web browser an ability to see what cookies are tracking …

In the futuristic Star Trek-like world, people don’t spend so much time tapping their phones or typing on keyboards. They have conversations with their computers. That future, in which people effortlessly ask for something from their always-everywhere computer and can ask further requests based on the response, isn’t several centuries away. Apparently, it’s possible today. During its Build developer conference …

For a brief, shining moment, it looked like 16-inch laptops were going to be a thing. For the longest time, traditional 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch laptop screens dominated. Then 14-inch screen grabbed some market share about five years ago, and is now a solid, established choice. At the same time, 11-inch and 12-inch laptops are still a viable alternative, briefly …