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 …
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Introducing Pixelbook Go, a premium Chromebook laptop that’s more affordable
Slim metal body, large touchpad, expansive 13.3-inch screen. Is it a MacBook Air? Or, a Surface Laptop? No, it’s a Google Pixelbook. Next to Google’s newest Pixel 4 phones, Pixel Buds earbuds and Nest products at Google’s fall hardware event, there’s also a new made-by-Google Chromebook in town. It isn’t a convertible tablet-hybrid or a snap-on-keyboard solution like last year’s Pixel …
Read More »Google’s Pixel 4 wants to deliver on privacy and security
Google’s new Pixel 4 phone includes a motion sensor, allowing people to make commands through simple swipes through the air. It’s powered by radar on the front of the phone that can detect motion — and that can lead to privacy concerns. At its “Made by Google” event in New York on Tuesday, the tech giant promised that people would …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Google’s Pixel Buds 2 take on AirPods, but with a sleeker design that seals out ambient sound
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 2019 Made by Google event …
Read More »Inside Google’s Pixel 4 photography: Overhauled portrait mode, dual cameras and more
Over the last three years, Google’s Pixel phones have earned a well-deserved reputation for photographic strength. With the Pixel 4, the company is flexing new camera hardware and software muscles. The new flagship Android smartphone, which the search giant unveiled on Tuesday, gets a second 12-megapixel camera, a key component in an overhauled portrait mode that focuses your attention on …
Read More »Google Pixel 4 doesn’t come with headphones or a 3.5mm adapter
Google unveiled the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at an event in New York on Tuesday. The phones, which start at $799, feature dual rear cameras, radar-assisted face unlock and unique features like live video captioning. What they don’t have: headphones or a 3.5mm adapter in the box. Google’s latest Pixel phones don’t have USB-C earbuds or an adapter …
Read More »Mozilla is sharing YouTube horror stories to prod Google for more transparency
Mozilla is publishing anecdotes of YouTube viewing gone awry — anonymous stories from people who say they innocently searched for one thing but eventually ended up in a dark rabbit hole of videos. It’s a campaign aimed at pressuring Google’s massive video site to make itself more accessible to independent researchers trying to study its algorithms. “The big problem is we have …
Read More »Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest Mini and more: How to order everything Google just announced
At its Made by Google event in New York on Tuesday, Google unveiled a host of new hardware products. You’ll need to wait until next spring for the new Pixel Buds, but you’ll be able to put your preorder in today for the rest, including the Pixel 4 phones, Pixelbook Go laptop, Nest Mini speaker and Nest Wifi mesh router. …
Read More »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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