Your appliances are about to get a lot smarter. Samsung on Wednesday said the second generation of its Bixby digital assistant will be coming to its various non-mobile devices including its smart TVs in the US and Korea in 2018, as well as its Family Hub refrigerator. The company also announced a new SDK for …
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The Pixel 2 vs. the Pixel 2 XL. The smaller phone uses a 5-inch Samsung AMOLED screen, while the larger has a 6-inch LG P-OLED one. James Martin/CNET You might have heard: The Google Pixel 2 XL has a less-than-perfect screen. Depending on whom you ask — see: Reddit, XDA Developers — the phone’s LG-made P-OLED screen has muted colors, …
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Though Apple and Android fanboys and girls will scratch each other’s eyes out arguing over which phones have the best technology, when it’s time to trade in your old phone, there’s still only one clear winner. That’s something to consider when investing in your next phone. The glory days of the wireless carrier subsidies are long gone, which means people …
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Apple’s new method for unlocking the iPhone X, called Face ID, certainly raised some eyebrows. Is it secure? Is it necessary? And is really going to be as convenient as unlocking the phone with your fingerprint? Could it even be better? Convenience is perhaps the stickiest sticking point of all: Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader is already able to quickly …
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So you want a big-screen phone and the Pixel 2 XL, iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8 are catching your eye. Which one do you buy? Decisions, decisions. The best policy is to wait until our reviews are in. Some of you are going to preorder regardless, so for you, we’re going to break down the pros and cons of …
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Google‘s new Pixel 2 and 2 XL phones don’t have dual rear cameras like other flagship phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, Essential Phone, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. But, that doesn’t mean its solo rear camera isn’t packing some amazing features. The Pixel 2’s camera uses optical and electronic stabilization along with machine learning to take some …
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After months of speculation and an accidental leak last month, Google formally announced its latest phones at an event in the San Francisco Jazz Center: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The phones are nearly identical in every way aside from size, battery and price. The Pixel 2, the smaller of the two, comes with a revamped camera, Daydream …
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Wednesday an event in San Francisco, Google announced its newest phones: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The announcement comes after an accidental leak revealing the phones last month. The new Pixel phones are nearly identical in every way aside from the 2 XL being bigger with a larger battery and a higher price. The Pixel 2 XL comes …
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