How does the camera on Google’s Pixel 3 compare to Apple’s iPhone XS? Most importantly, the Pixel 3 has a single lens on the back. Google is betting big that it can beat out the dual camera on the iPhone XS and even the quad-camera setup on other phones. With camera quality as one of the most important …
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Anker is known for its mobile charging products but in recent years has branched out into other consumer electronics categories. Heading into the holiday season, it announced a handful of new products at a media event in New York. They include the Nebula Capsule II pico projector, the PowerPort Atom PD charger (Anker’s smallest 27W charger yet) and the Soundcore …
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Responding to a report that President Donald Trump’s personal iPhone was tapped by its spies, China suggested that he switch to Huawei. “If they are very worried about iPhones being tapped, they can use Huawei,” said Hua Chunying, deputy director of the Chinese foreign ministry information department, according to a Thursday morning tweet by The Washington Post’s Luna Lin. Hua …
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This is part of CNET’s “Crossing the Broadband Divide” series exploring the challenges of getting internet access to everyone. I sit in a massive green tractor, called a sprayer, as we drive down the field. A tablet in the machine’s cabin shows a map with blue rectangles marking where we’ve applied chemicals. Soon, I can see another sprayer pop up …
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Starting today, you can ask your Google speaker to control Roku. Roku’s popular streamers and smart TVs now have the ability to take commands from Google Assistant. That means a Google Home, Google Home Mini or Google Home Hub, for example, can control Rokus using “OK Google” voice commands from across the room. People with Roku streamers and a compatible Assistant gadget …
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Mobvoi hosted its LookUp event on Oct. 24, where it announced two new products: the TicWatch C2 smartwatch and TicPods Free wireless earbuds. Mobvoi is a Chinese company focused on AI, but it’s also known for its various wearables and tech products like the TicWatch Pro and TicHome Mini. The newly announced TicWatch C2 is an upgrade from the previous TicWatch …
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Google’s Pixel 3 XL ($400 at Walmart) is the first phone from the company that features a notch at the top of the display. The notch is where Google has tucked the front-facing cameras and a speaker in an attempt to give you more screen without increasing the size of the phone. If you feel adamant about using a Pixel …
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Google Lens already lets you use your phone’s camera to copy text from a sign, identify plants and animals, scan bar codes and get details on a monument or building. Now Google is bringing the feature’s ID skills to search. Tap on a Lens button in mobile image search and it will place dots over objects in images so you can …
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Google now includes a pair of USB-C earbuds in the box with the Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL. The earbuds look a lot like the company’s wireless Pixel Buds and work much in the same way. Instead of touch interaction on the earbud itself, there’s an in-line remote, with volume controls and a means to summon Google Assistant. But …
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Your brand-new Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL offers wireless 10w fast charging, but only with Google’s own Pixel Stand or with upcoming Made for Google-certified models thanks to a proprietary protocol. Qi-standard chargers, even if they support 10w, are limited to 5w for Google’s devices. The fast-charging incompatibility was pointed out to Android Police by a reader, and the …
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