Google introduced a small, lightweight smart camera called Clips during its Pixel 2 event Wednesday in San Francisco. The camera, which will be priced at $249, use artificial intelligence to take pictures all on its own. It was designed with parents and pet owners in mind, said Google product manager Juston Payne, and will capture spontaneous …
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Google announced a partner certification program called “Made for Google” on Wednesday as part of its Pixel 2 hardware event. The company will now recommend third-party accessories to accompany your Google-brand devices, so you can easily add them to your shopping cart when you buy your next Pixel phone. It’s official, we are a #MadeforGoogle partner for the #Pixel2. pic.twitter.com/wnhB5zBeiW — …
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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 …
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Last October, Rick Osterloh, the head of Google’s newly minted hardware division, stood on stage in San Francisco and made his pitch to consumers everywhere: Google is not just for Googling anymore. Instead, he said, come to Google for physical products that fit in your pocket or live in your house: a phone, a smart speaker, a Wi-Fi router. It …
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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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When it came to interference with the 2016 election, tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google “did not take this threat seriously enough,” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner told reporters at a press conference at the US Capitol on Wednesday. Warner and Republican Sen. Richard Burr addressed reporters to give an update on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into allegations of …
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For Google‘s new Pixelbook, setting up a hotspot on the go got a lot simpler. At a hardware launch event Wednesday, Google unveiled its new Pixelbook 2-in-1 laptop. The device can automatically pair with your Pixel phone to offer internet access when no Wi-Fi is available. The company calls the feature “instant tethering” and says it’s easier to use than …
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Google has sold 55 million Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. Rick Osterloh, Google’s hardware chief, made the announcement about the cheap wireless video dongle during Google’s Pixel 2 event in San Francisco on Wednesday. The device lets users steam Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, HBO Now and thousands of other apps and games to TVs using either a phone, tablet or …
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Google packed a ton into its event, seemingly updating all of its products (or close) — phones, laptops, VR — as well as announcing a host of new ones. The phones also incorporate the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android Oreo, which was unveiled at Google I/O in May. The event began with CEO Sundar Pichai offering condolences on recent …
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Last year, we called Google‘s $79, £69 or AU$119 Daydream View the easiest-to-use VR experience yet. It easily turned any of an increasing number of Android phones into a competent VR headset. For 2017, Google isn’t changing the formula all that much. The new $99, £99 or AU$149 Daydream View — announced Wednesday and shipping Oct. 14 — looks practically identical at …
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