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Google October 4 event: Rumored Pixel phones, 4K Chromecast, Google Home and more

Now playing: Watch this: Google debuts Pixel phone with built-in Assistant 4:54 Google was widely expected to introduce a number of new hardware products and its launch event in San Francisco and it did just that. We got the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, a 4K Chromecast Ultra video streamer, a new Google WiFi router, …

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How to preorder the Google Pixel and Pixel XL

Earlier today at the “Made By Google” event, Google unveiled two new phones, the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL. These phones are designed by Google and meant to showcase the best hardware and software experience offered by the company. The new Pixel phones come in three colors: Really Blue, Very Silver and Quite Black (I’m really, very, quite serious …

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Pixel vs. Nexus: Which Google phone is better?

Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL phones 2:03 Out with the Nexus, in with the Pixel. More from Google’s event Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL are superphones set to take on iPhone 7 See all of our Google coverage Today Google announced a new …

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Google Chromecast Ultra: What you need to know

At Google’s huge October 4 event, it unveiled the new version of Chromecast. Called Google Chromecast Ultra, this digital media player has 4K video support and a similar design to the second-generation version. Overall Chromecast watch time has increased 160 percent since last year, when Google unveiled the 2nd-gen Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, and the company has sold more than …

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How Google hopes its Pixel camera will win over iPhone fans

If you look at the top cameras used on the Flickr photo-sharing site, you’ll see four out of five of them are Apple iPhones. But with new camera technology debuting in its Pixel and Pixel XL phones on Tuesday, Google hopes to find a place in the hearts of photographers. In an exclusive in-depth look at the new phones’ cameras, …

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Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced

Now playing: Watch this: With Pixel and Home, Google gets serious about hardware 2:47 It feels like forever since the first rumors about Google’s announcements for this event started cropping up, but now we can finally lay at least some of them to rest. Just joining us? Here’s what you’ve missed thus far. The event opened with a cute video …

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Did Google’s Pixel phones just get completely leaked?

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 …

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Is Google’s Pixel the ‘one phone to rule them all’? (The 3:59, EP. 116)

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 …

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Google’s tweaks to Android Wear watches won’t arrive till 2017

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 …

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Google iOS update lets you get ultra

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 …

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