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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 Plus vs Pixel XL: Which one shoots better video? 3:04 The Google Pixel XL excels at mobile phone photography, edging out Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus in CNET’s estimation. With video, though, it’s a different story. My colleague Vanessa Hand Orellana and I spent hours chasing pigeons, children, dogs and …

Google‘s Android operating system was the big winner in a big time for worldwide phone shipments, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Wednesday. Android captured 88 percent of all smartphone shipped in the third quarter of 2016, a period that also marks the fastest growth rate in a year. “Android’s gain came at the expense of every major rival platform,” Strategy …

It wasn’t ever going to be clear-cut. In a video shoot-out between the iPhone 7 Plus and the Pixel, Apple’s phone came out on top. But that comes after the Pixel won the photo contest. We discuss how important the camera is to consumers (very, but not as important as your loyalty to an operating system). We also talk about …

Google is trying to make good on the Pixel delays. The company has struggled to meet demand for its phone, leading to long wait times for eager customers. In exchange, the company is offering $50 in credit to its Google Play store. Reddit users got an email saying their credit would arrive (also via email) once the phone was delivered. …

Now playing: Watch this: What is Tango? 1:22 Google’s Tango was playing hard to get — but eventually, Lenovo captured its heart. Today, you can finally order the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the first phone with Google’s 3D-sensing Tango camera technology at its core. It measures objects just by looking at them. It’s the phone that could let you see …

Google Tango is here. The 3D-sensing camera technology is available on the new Lenovo Phab 2 Pro phone, offering users the chance to play augmented-reality games, measure objects by pointing a camera at them and adding virtual objects into real-world images. More Tango-powered phones are expected next year. Also on the podcast, we consider other accessories Microsoft could come out …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 Google Maps alternatives for Android 3:02 Don’t get me wrong: Google Maps is the king of the online mapping industry, but that doesn’t mean that the Google Maps app is the best navigation app for your Android phone. There are plenty of other navigation apps on the market, and most of them are just as …

Spotify has announced Spotify Connect is now available in public beta on its speakers enabling users to use the Spotify app to control their music exclusively. Enlarge Image Screenshot Ty Pendlebury/CNET Once Spotify is enabled via the Sonos app, users can stream to any Sonos speaker on the network, as well as create groups of speakers from within Spotify. If …

My mouth began watering even before I put on the VR headset. In the middle of the work day, Hormel’s Black Label Bacon virtual-reality experience was the closest thing I was going to get to the real thing. Available today, a trip to BlackLabelBacon.com will put you smack in the middle of four different bacon-centric VR worlds: Salty Sea, The …

Now playing: Watch this: Appy Halloween: Pokemon Go, Facebook, Google offer spooky… 1:56 With your help, Momo has more than a ghost of a chance of saving her school. Google The Magic Cat Academy is facing a ghostly catastrophe and Google needs your help to save it. This year’s Halloween doodle is a game that features Momo, an adorable black …