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If you’ve ever wanted to buy a Google Home Hub, this Target deal is too insane to pass up
Target is selling the Google Home Hub for $99 today—and you get two Google Home Minis for free.
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You can save up to $300 on a Pixelbook with Google’s incredible last-minute holiday deal
Google is knocking $250 off the entry-level Pixelbook, and some lucky buyers will also get a bonus $50 gift card.
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Get 4K streaming for insanely cheap with all-time-low pricing on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick
Amazon is selling the Fire TV Stick 4K for $35 or two for $60.
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How Google can clean up its messaging mess after Allo’s shutdown
Google has announced that it will be shutting down Allo and Hangouts for good, as it again refocuses its messaging strategy on the remaining apps. Here's a simple way for Google to fix it once and for all.
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Android Confidential: The Pixel Slate doesn’t cut it as a high-end Android tablet
In the latest episode of Android Confidential I teaming whether the Pixel Slate can do double duty as a premium Android tablet. Spoiler: It can't.
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The Blue Yeti USB microphone makes you sound amazing and it’s $40 off
The Blue Yeti USB microphone is just $89 at Amazon, one of the lowest prices we've seen yet.
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Best Black Friday Android deals 2018: Google Pixel 3, Galaxy Note 9 and S9, and more
Black Friday is a great opportunity to pick up a brand new Android phone for a great price. Here are the best deals we've found so far.
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Black Friday deals: Best smart-home discounts
Upgrade your home with these deals on speakers, thermostats, light bulbs, security cameras, and more.
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Black Friday 2018: The best early deals
You don't have to wait until November 23 for good tech deals: They've already begun rolling out. We'll keep updating this article with new ones as they emerge.
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Forget the crowds and stay home with $0.99 Google Play Store movie rentals on Black Friday
Google is offering all rentals for 99 cents this Thanksgiving, which is perfect for the long weekend.
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Black Friday deals: Best sales on TVs, speakers, and streaming video devices
The home theater category is rife with junk products and outright rip-offs on Black Friday. But here are the living room deals that TV buffs and cord cutters should actually care about.
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iPhone XR vs Android’s best: A razor-thin margin of victory
Can Apple's newest iPhone stand up to the best Android handsets of the year—the Galaxy Note 9, Pixel 3 XL, and OnePlus 6T? We break it down by design, display, performance, camera, battery life and more.
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Nvidia’s Shield TV, the best media streamer for enthusiasts, hits its lowest price yet
Grab the Nvidia Shield TV with remote for just $140 on Amazon right now.
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Google’s Chrome 71 will block ‘abusive’ ads that trick you into clicking them
Google says its upcoming Chrome 71 browser will take down all ads from sites that allow deceptive advertising.
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Google offers Pixel 3XL users free Play Store credit, promises bug fixes ‘in the coming weeks’
Google has some good news for Pixel 3 owners: fixes are coming and free Play Store credit can be claimed.
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Step up your fashion sense with the Amazon Echo Look for 50% off
Amazon's high-tech selfie cam isn't perfect, but it can help you choose the right outfit with hands-free, 360-degree photos and videos—and today's it's half off.
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Google Pixel 3: The 5 features that matter most
In a phone reveal that left little room for hardware surprises, Google's Pixel 3 and 3 XL still demoed software innovation.
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Google Pixel Slate: The top features, specs, and highlights
The Google Pixel Slate debuts with a stunning display, a detachable keyboard, and new Chrome OS features that redefine the Chrome tablet.
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The Roku Streaming Stick, our favorite budget media streamer, is even cheaper today
The Roku Streaming Stick supports a slew of video services and comes with an awesome remote. Today, it's just $40 on Amazon.
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Google is shutting down Google+ after it exposed user data and neglected to tell anyone
After The Wall Street Journal reported that Google hid a Google+ breach for more than six months, the company announced it was shutting down the service for consumers.
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Made by Google Event 2018: What we expect and don’t expect for Pixel, Google Home and more
Google is holding its annual Pixel event in New York City on Tuesday, but we're going to see a whole lot more than new phones. Here's everything we expect, don't expect, and hope to see at the big show
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Hands-on with Microsoft’s Surface Headphones: Tune out the outside world to focus
Naturally, you can talk to Cortana via the noise-cancelling Surface Headphones. And what she tells you is for your ears alone.
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Best Buy’s giving away a free Google Home Mini with a Google Home today
If you buy a Google Home for $129 at Best Buy, you'll also get a free Google Home Mini, a savings of $49 from its list price.
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Screen Time, Family Link, and FreeTime vs my 7-year-old son: Which parental controls are best?
Apple, Amazon, and Google all offer a set of parental controls for monitoring and limiting the time our kids spend on their devices. But which one is best for outsmarting a wily 7-year-old?
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Google promises a fix for Chrome’s auto account-sign-in snafu, but you can stop it right now
Chrome 69 looks like it logs you in to the Chrome browser when you sign in to a Google Web service. It may be a big misunderstanding, but here's a way to help you to be sure.
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Google’s new search features tap AI to make your Android phone and PC even smarter
As Google celebrates its 20th anniversary as a search engine, it lays out several fundamental changes to how you'll search using Google, especially on mobile phones.
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This Google Home Mini and Chromecast bundle is $8 off today at Walmart
A bundled set of the Google Home Mini and Chromecast is on sale for $66 online at Walmart today, down from a list price of $74.
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Amazon offers $40 off Fire Cube TV and $15 off Fire Stick today for Prime members
Amazon is offering $40 off Fire TV and $15 off Fire Stick today for Prime members. The Fire TV Cube is just $80 right now, and the Fire TV Stick is $25.
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Pixel 3 XL notch conspiracy theory adds intrigue to Google’s Oct. 9 phone launch
Google is set to unveil its new Pixel phones on October 9 in New York City and the leaks suggest there aren't many surprises in store. But there may be more than meets the eye.
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Amazon’s new Fire HD 8 tablet sacrifices battery life for always-on Alexa
Amazon has unveiled its newest Fire HD 8 tablets, which are pretty much the same as the old ones with less battery life.
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Google Chrome’s new password manager makes securing Chrome even more important
Google's Chrome 69 includes a nifty new password manager that promises to make third-party password managers unnecessary by both generating and storing site passwords. But that makes securing Google's main password even more important.
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Google just saved us from a month of Pixel Watch rumors—and probably a terrible watch, too
Google has reportedly told Tom's Guide that it won't be making a Pixel Watch this year. That's probably for the best.
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The HTC U12 Life is a sad reminder of how much better the Google Pixel 3 could look
HTC has unveiled the mid-range U12 Life and there are two surprises: it's not coming to the U.S. and it looks a lot like the Google Pixel.
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Searching for Bing: How Microsoft’s search engine has lost its way
Though Microsoft Bing continues to gain share in search, here are several reasons for choosing Google instead as your preferred search engine. Microsoft, of course, has other ideas.
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With the revamped Fit app, it’s looking more and more like Google is making a Pixel watch
Google has updated its Fit app for the first time in many months, bringing yet another clue that it is working on its own Pixel smartwatch.
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Alexa, Cortana officially become BFFs as Amazon and Microsoft integrate the two assistants
You can now access Amazon Alexa from Windows 10's Cortana, and Microsoft Cortana from Alexa devices such as the Amazon Echo. We'll show you how to use Alexa within Cortana, too.
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The Campfire caveat: Why cheap Chromebooks running Windows will benefit Google, not you
Google's Campfire would reportedly allow Chromebooks to dual-boot with Windows. But only Google will benefit from demonstrating how poorly Windows runs on low-end hardware.
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Google takes on Apple, Windows with Chromebook attack ad as Amazon slashes Pixelbook prices
Google is running a new ad spotlighting Chromebooks' advantage over Mac and Windows PCs, namely longer battery life, less lag, and no viruses.
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Google’s Smart Display UI is a peek at Android’s voice-centric Fuchsia evolution
Lenovo's Smart Display runs an Android Things-powered OS that's light, intuitive, and deceptively powerful. And it could be coming to our phones next.
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Nvidia Shield TV levels up to full-featured PC gaming with free GeForce Now beta
The era of confusing, dueling GeForce Now services is over. Nvidia's Shield TV now streams PC games from the cloud, cementing its reign as the king of streamers for geeks.
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Newegg is selling a 43-inch Samsung 4K HDR TV for less than $350 today
The 43-inch Samsung UN43MU6300FXZA is $340 with code EMCPVRV22 at Newegg today.
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Google’s new Podcasts app offers the bare-minimum Android listening experience
Google has finally released a standalone podcasts app, but don't expect it to blow you away with features.
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The new Gmail steals some great ideas and invents some fresh ones
Most of Gmail's new features aren't really new, and that's okay.
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Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 is a Teams-powered giant tablet that creates its own video wall
Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 2, its next-generation videoconferencing and collaboration tool that can combine into a massive display or roll away on an easel.
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The new Google One storage subscription wants to pamper paid users with services and deals
Google is using support and free goodies to try to lock you into an ongoing cloud storage subscription, called Google One.
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How Waymo’s AI-trained self-driving cars could feel scary even if they’re safe
Google's Waymo will launch a ride service with self-driving cars in Phoenix, Arizona, later in 2018. The company emphasized its safety record in the wake of Uber's pedestrian fatality earlier this year.
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Google Lens: 6 new features we can’t wait to try out
With everything from text recognition to real-time results, Google Lens is leaping into the future.
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Major Google News overhaul starts rolling out today on web, Android, and iOS
Google is overhauling its News app and web presence, making it easier to find the news that matters to you from the sources you trust.
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Google Assistant wants to talk to you like a friend—and call in your dinner reservation
At the I/O 2018 keynote, Google revealed a flurry of features that make Google Assistant smarter, more personal, and predictive no matter what device you use.
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