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Today we’ve got Samsung teasing the forthcoming Galaxy S9’s ‘Animoji’ knockoff, which we’re told may be full body emoji w/ customizable clothing and animations, Google Photos 3.14 with hints at Favorites launch, possible blur adjustment feature, and a new $100 Google Pixelbook sleeve from Google.
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Today we’ve got an LG V30 refresh officially announced for MWC, YouTube Red is ‘really a music service’ says CEO Susan Wojcicki, and YouTube TV is set to add CNN, other Turner channels, more NBA & MLB, but will raise the price for new subscribers.
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Today we’ve got a Bloomberg report on Android P, which is set to deliver a ‘dramatic redesign,’ support for iPhone X display types, and tighter Assistant integration, Huawei solicited 100+ fake Mate 10 Pro reviews on Best Buy to entice ‘beta testers’, and IDC numbers of Google Pixel and Essential Phone sales.
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Updated with Huawei statement below.
Huawei doesn’t have the most squeaky-clean reputation when it comes to its marketing and promotion tactics, but it looks like the company is stooping to particularly disappointing lows with its Mate 10 Pro. In a private Facebook group, the company is asking for positive Best Buy reviews in exchange for a chance to be one of a few “beta testers” of the phone.
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In this week’s top stories: The “Check for update” button on Pixel and Nexus devices finally works with the latest Google Play services, a Chromium commit hints at a successor to Material Design, and the February security patch has rolled out for Pixel and Nexus devices.
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Today we’ve got Uber and Waymo surprisingly reaching a nearly quarter billion dollar settlement to close out the longstanding trade secrets dispute, Android Messages 2.9 preps an Allo-like web app, and Fuchsia Friday.
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Today we’ve got YouTube Music 2.19, which reveals logo for a possible ‘YouTube Premiere’ service, a new app called ‘AirBattery’ tracks the battery life of AirPods when connected to an Android phone, and Google Chrome is set to mark all HTTP pages as ‘Not secure’ later this year.
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Today we’ve got Nest returning to Google proper to bolster integration with Google AI and Google Assistant, the ‘Check for update’ button on Pixel and Nexus devices finally works with latest Google Play services, and Google is reportedly developing a game streaming service codenamed ‘Yeti’ with console hardware.
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Today we’ve got my opinion that Intel’s Vaunt smart glasses are more like Project Jacquard than Google Glass, Amazon drops lockscreen ads on Prime Exclusive phones due to new Google Play rules, and a couple high-profile Alphabet hires, including a new CEO for the Access division.
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According to a report this morning from The Real Deal, Google is close to securing a deal to buy the historic Chelsea Market building in Midtown, where it already leases significant square footage. It’s located right across the street from the company’s NYC headquarters.
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Google Glass has devolved into nothing more than a meme. What was once a genuine — and quite frankly, noble — attempt at building the first mainstream augmented reality glasses, is now the butt of every AR joke. But whatever you think of it, Glass has one thing going for it. Every single pair of AR glasses that come out in the coming years (and yes, I would bet my right eye that we’re going to see lots of these things) is going to be compared to it, and that includes a mysterious new pair from Intel.
Today we’ve got the release of February security patches for Pixel and Nexus devices, which most notably brings Bluetooth, Camera, and Android Auto fixes to the Google Pixel 2 and expands Pixel Visual Core to third-party apps, a now-pulled Chromium commit that references “Material Design 2”, and Nougat finally tops Android version distribution after 18 months.
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In this week’s top stories: Google app 7.20 reveals some details about upcoming features, Fuchsia OS team member Raph Levien reveals a performance-first code editor, and we teach you how to wake up to your favorite music using Google Home.
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Today we’ve got more YouTube news, including Susan Wojcicki’s 2018 priorities for the platform’s creators and new labels for government-funded news channels, a new Google Home Max ad running on the Google homepage as HomePod launch nears, and Fuchsia Friday, in which we explain the forthcoming OS’ “Ledger” feature.
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Today we’ve got a Google Play Services update that fixes Chromecast and Google Home related Wi-Fi issues, lots of YouTube news, including YouTube TV for Roku, YouTube for Android updates, and a wider YouTube Go rollout, and Alphabet Q4 2017 earnings.
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