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 …
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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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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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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image Talk about cheap entertainment: 13 books, 15 bucks. StoryBundle I don’t know about all of you, …
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Snapchat has been morphing your face into cats, dogs and White Walkers for years, and now the company is changing the way you see art. The company’s CEO, Evan Spiegel, announced Snapchat’s new art feature Tuesday: a series of Lenses that will add augmented-reality sculptures by artist Jeff Koons to specific locations worldwide. These include Central Park in New York, …
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You know Galaxy. Now, meet Odyssey: This image is official, unlike the product page images that leaked this morning. Microsoft Samsung has a new VR headset, but it’s designed for your Windows PC. It could, however, be the best hardware of the holidays, if you’re okay with using Windows Mixed Reality (Microsoft’s name for its upcoming Windows VR platform) as …
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It’s been a crazy summer for fans of AltspaceVR, the social network that lets you hang out and watch events in virtual reality. The company behind the service first announced its closure in July, its revival in August and, now, a new owner in Microsoft in a deal announced Tuesday. The service has previously hosted events including presidential debates and concerts, and …
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With all the hype around 5G, it’s easy to miss a wireless technology that’s making its way to smartphones right now. It’s called Gigabit LTE, and it promises to give your mobile experience a shot in the arm. Over the last two years, carriers have been upgrading their networks to allow for higher speeds and more capacity, so “The Walking …
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For capturing still photos, the iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 are on a pretty even field. But does the same apply to video recording? I found the biggest differences between the iPhone 8 Plus and Note 8 came down to three categories: audio, the front-facing camera and low-light performance. Video specs Galaxy Note 8 iPhone 8 Plus …
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Apple and Samsung may be two of tech’s biggest frenemies, but both of them are rooting for the iPhone X. Samsung may be partly responsible for the iPhone X’s all new screen. James Martin/CNET For every iPhone X Apple makes, Samsung is estimated to earn $110 (roughly £83/AU$140), due to the Samsung-manufactured OLED displays and memory chips that go into …
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