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Google’s hardware ambitions have expanded massively over the past couple of years, and along with that we’ve seen an increase in the company’s retail presence. Now, we’re hearing a report that points to Google opening a retail shop in Chicago.

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Early this year, evidence came out revealing that Google was working on a project called “AltOS” which would enable Chrome OS users to run other operating systems on their machines. Now, a new feature may deliver proper dual-boot support for multiple Chromebooks in the future…

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In this week’s top stories: Android 9 Pie finally went official after a long beta period, Google’s Pixel 3 leaked a lot, and the hit game Fortnite arrived alongside Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 9, and much more.

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Following a hands-on leak in retail packaging earlier this week, things are really starting to heat up around Google’s upcoming Pixel releases. Today, a new video shows off the Pixel 3 XL and reveals some key information about the phone.

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One of Android 9 Pie’s biggest new features is gesture navigation. As Google’s biggest change to Android’s navigation bar since Android 4.0, it’s something that long-time users are definitely going to have to get used to. So, if you want to give it a shot, here’s what you need to know.

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One of the biggest new features in Android 9 Pie is Google’s new take on navigation. However, that isn’t enabled by default when you upgrade your device. Instead, it’s hidden behind a toggle. Apparently, though, Google’s next flagship, the Pixel 3, won’t be that way.

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Google Maps is the most popular online navigation tool on the planet, but until recently, it only showed a flat depiction of the Earth when you zoomed out. Now, Maps finally shows a globe.

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We’re still at least a couple of months out from the debut of the Google Pixel 3, but in the past few weeks, we’ve been learning more about Google’s upcoming flagships. Now, a benchmark is seemingly confirming a few details.

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We’ve had Android P in our hands for a few months now thanks to developer previews, but the final release may be coming up quick. According to one reliable source, Google is prepping an August 20th launch for P…

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Chrome OS has always been considered inferior to the “real” computer operating systems, Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s macOS. However, it does have some major advantages which Google has been trying to point out for years. In its latest ad for Chromebooks, the company highlights a few of those strengths, as well as throwing shade at the competition.

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Like it or not, vertical video is still a thing, and YouTube’s platform has a whole lot of it. While watching videos like this on the desktop, or in other aspect ratios, the video player adds some ugly black bars. Now, though, YouTube’s desktop player is adding a dynamic video player.

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We’re still a few months away from the debut of Google’s next generation of Pixel devices, but we’ve already learned a fair bit about the company’s plans. Today, a few new alleged images of the Pixel 3 XL have hit the web.

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With the year well underway, Alphabet has just reported its Q2 2018 results, with earnings of $32.65 billion — up 26% from the same quarter last year. These numbers range from April to June and beat analyst expectations, with the stock up nearly 5% in after-hour trading.

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Last year’s Pixel launch delivered a lot of new products, and the Pixelbook was one of the most interesting. Today, we’re getting word that a second-generation is incoming for this fall.

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With “Download Your Data,” Google allows users to get a copy of their data if they ever want to switch to a different service. Google, along with Twitter, Facebook, and Microsoft, is now taking this a step further by directly transferring data between different products to make switching seamless.

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Google has been ordered to pay a record-breaking fine by the EU regulators over anti-trust violations relating to the pre-installation of the Chrome browser and associated Google Play Services on devices running Android. The fine may not even be the biggest punishment doled out by the EU today however…

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