News and notes on the latest from Google.
Chances are, you’ve heard of Fitbit. They’re one of the leaders in the wearable market for health and activity trackers. Today, Google announced that it will be buying Fitbit as a whole for $2.1 billion. It’s also important to note that this isn’t Alphabet, Google’s parent company, acquiring them. Fitbit will fall under the Google brand, just like Nest and all other Google products.
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Nearly two weeks ago, Google announced its new lineup of Made by Google hardware. This included Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming service; Pixel Buds (2nd Gen), truly wireless earbuds; Pixelbook Go, a premium yet traditional clamshell Chromebook; Nest Mini, a more powerful and versatile Home Mini; Nest Wifi, a Google Wifi router and Google Home speaker combined; and, of course, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Google’s latest flagship smartphones.
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Google’s yearly hardware event launch is now over and the ‘Made by Google’ brand of devices has now expanded. There have been a couple of big announcements, so in case you missed them, here’s a quick recap of everything released today.
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Google’s yearly hardware event launch is now over and the ‘Made by Google’ brand of devices has now expanded. There have been a couple of big announcements, so in case you missed them, here’s a quick recap of everything released today.
Continue reading “Recap: Here’s all the new hardware Google announced today”
It’s that time of the year again, and Google’s third annual hardware event, Made by Google, is finally here. Are the Pixel 3 XL leaks actually fake? Today’s the day we’ll find out for sure.
The Pixel 3 and 3 XL have been leaked front and center, with the official announcement rumored previously to take place on the 9th of October in a media-based event in New York. This was a little bit strange since Google historically unveils its newest Made by Google products on October the 4th, five days earlier than the suggested announcement date. Furthermore, Google is set to hold the event in New York City this time around instead of San Francisco. Clearly, we had to take these rumours with a pinch of salt.
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