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Are you set to pre-order the Pixel or Pixel XL? Well, if you were hoping to grab one in the limited-edition Really Blue (really its name), there’s some bad news. It’s sold out. More from Google’s event Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL are superphones …

Personality-filled, voice-activated digital assistants are everywhere. Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana and Google has Google Now and Google Assistant. At the moment, Google Now and Google Assistant are still two separate things — Google Now works from within the Google Android and iOS app, while Google Assistant is found in Google’s Allo chat app and integrated into Google Home …

Now playing: Watch this: Goodbye Cardboard, hello Daydream View 1:40 Google Cardboard is so yesterday’s news. At a splashy event Tuesday, Google unveiled its new virtual reality headset, the Daydream View. And it’s plush: The goggles, which come with a controller, are covered in fabric. Clay Bavor, head of Google’s VR efforts, said the company worked with clothing makers to …

Now playing: Watch this: Google gives the Chromecast an Ultra upgrade 1:48 Google unveiled a $69 updated version of its Chromecast media-streaming device, which will stream video in 4K and HDR picture quality. 4K is a measurement of video resolution. It multiplies the number of pixels compared with traditional “high-definition” images, but often CNET reviewers fail to notice much difference …

It’s difficult to tell when you’re in the midst of a landmark moment in history. Few guessed that in 2008 when Google debuted the G1, the first phone to run Android, the mobile software would transform the wireless world. It didn’t help that when Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin went up on stage, they were wearing roller blades. …

Finally, the real Google Phone appears. Google showed off the Pixel and Pixel XL, the new flagship phones from the search giant. Unlike in past years, Google had a stronger hand in developing the hardware and software, which will be the first to work with Google Assistant. Google Assistant was such a big deal, by the way, that CEO Sundar …

Google’s next big event is on October 4 — more than 24 hours away — but you may not have to wait to get the scoop on the company’s new flagship phones. Carphone Warehouse, the UK electronics retailer, appears to have leaked all the major features of both new devices. Enlarge Image The best alleged look yet at Google’s Pixel …

It’s less than 24 hours before Google’s big reveal in San Francisco on Tuesday. Rumors are swirling over what to expect thanks to reported leaks of phones dubbed the Pixel and the Pixel XL. We talk about whether the rumored features on Google’s upcoming flagship phone will have what it takes to knock down Apple, and what’s needed to do …

Now playing: Watch this: Tick, tock, Apple Watch: Google’s new watches may land… 1:17 Google’s planned revamp of its Android Wear watch software, called Android Wear 2.0, has been pushed back to early 2017. But when it does arrive, compatible smartwatches might start doing a lot more apart from phones. Ahead of next week’s big Google news of what could …

Google users won’t have to worry about who’s peeking through their history anymore on iOS devices. The search engine giant released several updates for its iOS app on Tuesday. One fixes bugs so that the app is twice as reliable, Google said. Another allows in-search YouTube videos. And then there’s the new incognito mode. Incognito mode, first introduced in Google …